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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Military status
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Courses and certificates
Accomplishments
Certification
sports
References
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Hesham Tagaldin

Hesham Tagaldin

Plant Sr. Manager
Giza,GZ

Summary

Versatile Senior Manager specializing in Supply chain and Manufacturing operations and skilled at planning, implementing and overseeing key improvements to drive business growth and efficiency. History of cultivating an open culture with free exchange of information. Pursuing new professional challenges with a growth-oriented company.

Overview

2025
2025
years of professional experience
4050
4050
years of post-secondary education
11
11
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Plant Sr. Manager

AMERICANA FOODS
6 2024 - Current
  • Oversee the production dept., Maintenance dept., Safety dept., Projects dept., technical dept., and quality dept
  • For two different plants (Frozen & vegetables)
  • Ensure all HSE measures and regulations are well established and implemented
  • Ensuring smooth manufacturing process by setting the plant strategic objectives aligned with business goals
  • Setting the KPI's related to each department Manager according to the CBN and yearly priorities
  • Ensure that the integration between operations departments is well structured and implemented
  • Responsible for monitoring and controlling all CAPEX, OPEX and budget submission for top management related to ICAPP Plants
  • Managing over 200 employees direct FTEs and over 15,000 outsourced on a monthly basis
  • Ensure that all departments are running through operational excellence system for maintaining and enhancing business results achieving our yearly EBITDA
  • Reporting to E2E Sr
  • Operations director

Plant Sr. Manager

YARDEX for artificial grass Co.
01.2023 - 06.2024
  • Oversee the production dept., Maintenance dept., Safety dept., Projects dept., technical dept., and quality dept
  • Supervise all departments related to supply chain (planning-logistics-warehouse-procurement)
  • Ensure all HSE measures and regulations are well established and implemented
  • Ensuring smooth manufacturing process by setting the plant strategic objectives aligned with business goals
  • Setting the KPI's related to each department Manager according to the CBN and yearly priorities
  • Ensure that the integration between departments is well structured and implemented
  • Responsible for monitoring and controlling all CAPEX, OPEX and budget submission for top management related to the plant needs
  • Cooperate with HR department, Finance department and business development department to meet company business strategy
  • Ensure that all departments are running through operational excellence system for maintaining and enhancing business results
  • Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer

Manufacturing Operations Manager

YARDEX for artificial grass Co.
06.2022 - 01.2023

Development of Projects Manager

NEWTRAC trading co.
12.2021 - 06.2022
  • Create and standardize the projects management office duties and tasks to meet business requirements
  • Participate in all business cases studies related to new initiatives
  • Assign projects to the projects Managers and align the deliverables and KPI's with all stakeholders to meet customer requirements
  • Ensure that the Projects management plans are well structured, revised and implemented on time
  • Ensure that all projects' BACs are met without exceeding the ROM approved in projects scope statements
  • Revise and approve all projects portfolios before submission
  • Create all SOW (statement of work) for all related projects
  • Creating benefits management plans aligned with the company strategic objectives
  • Reporting to the CEO

Regional R&D Department Section Head

Fine group Absorbents
03.2021 - 11.2021
  • Leading key projects of R&D to support business goals
  • Preparing portfolios of all cost optimization projects covering manufacturing processes, and products development and following up its implementation with all business units' leaders
  • Acting as a PMO for all new initiatives across the business units and supervising its implementation in cooperation with the plants managers throughout the project’s lifetime
  • Following up and evaluating new technologies used by suppliers, competitors, and customers
  • Preparing technical studies of new technologies, products, and manufacturing techniques to be applied by the company operation department, or through the vendor development program
  • Designing and evaluating materials, assemblies, processes, and equipment
  • Developing and updating concepts, products, and solutions through cooperation with company business units
  • Developing and standardizing products and products specifications across all Business units
  • Providing consultancy and technical support to all business units in Egypt, KSA, and Jordan including manufacturing lines, operation teams, and product performance issues
  • Reporting to the R&D Regional Director

Production Department Manager

Fine Hygienic Holding
11.2019 - 02.2021

Production Department Section Head

Hayat Kimya for Hygienic products
06.2018 - 11.2019

Senior Production and process Engineer

Hayat Kimya for Hygienic products
01.2016 - 06.2018

Production and process Engineer

Hayat Kimya for Hygienic products
08.2013 - 01.2016

Education

High School -

Collège De La Salle
Egypt
04.2001 - 06.2013

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical power

Cairo University
Egypt
06-2013

Master in business administration - Global Business Management

ESLSCA University
Egypt
11-2024

Skills

    Microsoft Office

    SolidWorks 2012

    CAD 2016

    SAP ERP System

    Oracle Cloud

    Strategic planning

    Operations management

    Resource allocation

    Troubleshooting and problem resolution

    Team building

    Organizational improvement

    Budget oversight

Military status

Exempted

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 07/04/90
  • Nationality: Egyptian
  • Marital Status: Single

Courses and certificates

  • Master in Business Administration, ESLSCA University, 2024
  • Certified Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute (PMI), 04/01/22, 3238505
  • Certified Strategic & Business Planning Professional, KPI Institute, 11/01/21, 20110703-2133-CSBP1
  • Project Management Professional, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, 02/01/20
  • World Class Strategic Leadership, Eco-man, 05/01/19
  • Lean Manufacturing, Orient Consulting Training, 08/01/18
  • QMS ISO 9001:2015 Foundation & Internal Auditor, SGS, 03/01/18
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making, SGS, 11/01/17
  • Communication Skills, Orient Consulting Training, 10/01/16
  • Asset Integrity Management, Alkhobraa for Consulting & Training, 03/01/15
  • 5S, SGS, 09/01/14

Accomplishments

    1. Finalizing commissioning, Qualification, and validation successfully for tufting and coating lines at efficiency of 90% with rate of quality of 99.5% at machines rated speeds.

    2. Exported successfully to Europe our 1st container 4 months only after 1st good product run.

    3. Established all SOPs & PFDs for all departments with assigned tasks & responsibilities for all plant members.

    4. Initiated & implemented Integrated working system (IWS) applying advanced tools for TPM across all plant departments.

    5. Implementing new initiative on baby diaper machines to reduce losses in pulp by 70% generating a saving of 50,000 USD/year

    6.Qualifying new sizes on baby diapers line of Fine group Absorbents with the Egyptian staff without any intervention from the production line manufacturer

    7.Established the first training center in the Middle East in Hayat Kimya which helped the operations team to improve their technical and supervision level through excessive training sessions along with useful training documents.

Certification

5S, SGS

sports

· Practiced Gymnastics for 7 years in Gezira Sporting Club.

· Practiced Basketball for 14 years at Gezira club first team and selected for the Egyptian national basketball team (less than 19 years old).

· Achieved the national championship in both sports.

· Decorated with forty-five different medals in both sports.

· Named the best player in both sports.

· Practiced Boxing and achieved third place in Cairo University championship.

References

  • Eng. Shahin Oz, Projects Developments Manager at Hayat Turkey for Hygienic Products, soz@hayat.com.tr
  • Eng. Omar Osama, Chief Operations Officer at Biscato for Food industries Egypt , +201006020650
  • Eng. Abdulkadir Kaymaz, Campus Manager at Hayat Egypt for Hygienic Products S.A.E, akaymaz@hayat.com.tr
  • Mr. Jan Robben, Global Chief of Supply Chain at Fine Hygienic Holding, JRobben@finehh.com
  • Mr. Patrick Ashba, Chief Executive Officer for NEWTRAC CO., pashba@newtrac.com
  • Mr. Walid El Husseiny, CEO at YARDEX for Artificial Grass, walid.elhusseiny@yardex.com
  • Mrs. Hala Shalaby, Global HR Advisor for YARDEX for Artificial Grass, hala.shalaby@yardex.us
  • Alaa Darwish , Senior Operations Director for ICAPP- Americana Foods, alaa.darwish@icapp.com.eg

Timeline

• Master's in business administration ESLSCA University

12-2024

Plant Sr. Manager

YARDEX for artificial grass Co.
01.2023 - 06.2024

Manufacturing Operations Manager

YARDEX for artificial grass Co.
06.2022 - 01.2023

• Certified Project Management Professional – PMP, Project Management institute (PMI), PMP® Number: 3238505

04-2022

Development of Projects Manager

NEWTRAC trading co.
12.2021 - 06.2022

• Certified Strategic & business planning professional, KPI institute,(Certification Number: 20110703-2133-CSBP1).

11-2021

Regional R&D Department Section Head

Fine group Absorbents
03.2021 - 11.2021

• Project Management Professional – PMP, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Egypt

02-2020

Production Department Manager

Fine Hygienic Holding
11.2019 - 02.2021

• World class strategic leadership, Eco-man

05-2019

• Lean manufacturing, Orient Consulting Training

08-2018

Production Department Section Head

Hayat Kimya for Hygienic products
06.2018 - 11.2019

• QMS ISO 9001:2015 Foundation & Internal Auditor, SGS

03-2018

• Problem solving and decision making, SGS

11-2017

• Communication skills, Orient Consulting Training

10-2016

Senior Production and process Engineer

Hayat Kimya for Hygienic products
01.2016 - 06.2018

• Asset integrity Management, Alkhobraa for consulting & Training

03-2015

5S, SGS

09-2014

Production and process Engineer

Hayat Kimya for Hygienic products
08.2013 - 01.2016

High School -

Collège De La Salle
04.2001 - 06.2013

Plant Sr. Manager

AMERICANA FOODS
6 2024 - Current

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical power

Cairo University

Master in business administration - Global Business Management

ESLSCA University
Hesham Tagaldin Plant Sr. Manager