SAP
Oswald Adiyere Avio
Operations Management/ Manufacturing Excellence/Product Development
MBZ City
Summary
Knowledgeable and dedicated professional offering a wealth of experience in operations management, process optimization, project management, workflow accountability, safety and quality protocols. A dedicated professional with history of meeting organizational goals utilizing proactively consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Understands the challenges of today's businesses in meeting industry demands with cost-effective strategies and is well-versed in trends in continual improvement tools.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
16
16
Certifications
Work History
Manufacturing Excellence (IWS) & Prod. Dev. Mgr
Fine Hygienic Holding
Abu Dhabi
11.2025 - Current
- Controls costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits through the systemic execution within the IWS (Integrated Working Systems) structure.
- Manages budgets effectively, ensuring optimal financial performance while investing in necessary resources for business growth.
- Achieves departmental goals by coaching, developing, and executing strategic plans and performance metrics.
- Develops a strong company culture focused on continuous improvement, zero loss mentality, employee engagement, and collaboration.
- Streamlines workflows by identifying bottlenecks in existing systems and implementing appropriate solutions.
- Reduces operational costs through comprehensive process improvement initiatives and resource management.
- Increases market share with strategic business development efforts, together with the Sales, Quality, Marketing teams to enable expansion into untapped markets.
- Achieves significant cost savings by renegotiating contracts with key vendors, without compromising service quality.
- Successfully develops and manages KPIs to maximize productivity and profitability.
- Reduces waste and pursues revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.
Category Line Manager
Fine Hygienic Holding
Abu Dhabi
09.2024 - 10.2025
- Reduced employee turnover through effective communication, regular feedback, and promoting a positive work environment.
- Adapted quickly to changing industry trends, proactively identifying challenges, opportunities, and solutions for maintaining business success.
- Reduced customer complaints by 7% vs 2024.
- Supported the implementation of new technologies, resulting in increased efficiency and cost savings.
- Mentored Process Engineers, technicians, and operators to foster professional development and career growth opportunities within the company.
- Increased profitability by optimizing resource allocation and reducing operational costs. Operational waste reduced by 0.7% ($113K/year).
- Conducted regular performance reviews to identify areas for improvement and provide constructive feedback.
- Cultivated an environment of teamwork by encouraging collaboration among team members from diverse backgrounds and skill sets.
- Developed comprehensive training programs to enhance staff skills and boost productivity levels.
- Implemented safety protocols that significantly reduced workplace accidents and injuries.
- Assisted with budgeting processes, ensuring accurate financial forecasting and prudent resource management decisions were made.
- Established strong relationships with vendors, negotiating favorable contracts for materials and services.
- Played a pivotal role in achieving business growth targets through strategic planning and execution of initiatives. Record Process Reliability of 87% achieved and sustained at 85% (+2 points increase vs 2024)
- Built rapport with internal stakeholders, effectively communicating progress updates on critical projects regularly.
- Oversaw routine maintenance programs and scheduled service to keep equipment functioning at peak levels.
- Planned operations to meet established schedules, factoring in order demands and business forecasts.
- Devised and administered cost control initiatives saving $41K/year on consumables and spare parts.
Process Engineer/Project Engineer
Fine Hygienic Holding
Abu Dhabi
03.2020 - 09.2024
- Manage the day to day operations to ensure the achievement of maximum reliability and quality whiles reducing production cost and ensuring the safety of my team. Improved Production reliability by 8.3% and reduced production cost by 6.1%
- Project management and Product development. 4 successful installation projects delivered on time via remote support from suppliers due to Covid-19.
- Develop and established AM Steps and PM strategies to maximize efficiency of production processes.
- Create standardization and change management documents to improve processes.
- Conduct effective root cause analysis to identify, prioritize, and sustainably eliminate losses and improve performance. Eg. Achieved $100K+ savings on consumption of packaging materials.
- Coach Team leaders in IWS methodologies (Process standardization and improvement) tools to effectively. monitor performance and prioritize daily operational activities.
- Member of AM, FI, and Quality Pillar teams to optimize productivity, eliminate defects, and reduce operational losses.
- Provide technical assistance to production teams when issues occur.
- Liaise with cross-functional teams (Quality, HSE, Supply Chain, Procurement) to achieve business goals.
- Analyze critical production data to make recommendations for improvement.
- Develop and KPIs, PPIs, and PPIs to drive maximize performance through the implementation of the IWS DMS system.
- Establish project schedules and monitored tasks to meet milestones during each phase.
- Train and qualify my team to improve capability and process ownership.
- Solicit proposals from third-parties to provide holistic costing data in proposal documentation.
- Document feasibility and implementation of projects for review and future reference.
- Interface with production teams to verify application of technical details.
Production Line Manager
Nestle
05.2012 - 03.2020
- Created streamlined production schedules and collaborated with production employees to communicate objectives and goals.
- Ensured products were produced in safe working environments whiles making sure all quality standards in terms of HSE, QMS, and HACCP were met.
- Estimated labor requirements to support anticipated workload.
- Managed WIP, raw materials, non-conformities, inventory, and labor as well as manufacturing process controls.
- Effectively solved challenging issues in operations using Continuous Improvement modules such as DMAIC, RCA, SMED, UPS, LIR, Gemba, Hoshin, GSTD, and Six-Sigma.
- Developed effective performance measures (KPIs/ PPIs/ APIs), monitored, and evaluated daily, weekly, and monthly operational performance based on business targets.
- Trained and qualified 730+ operators and technicians on structured problem solving tools and continuous improvement modules.
- Member of PA (Performance Acceleration), FI (Focused Improvement), and CI (Continuous Improvement) teams to drive process improvement initiatives
- Wrote and conducted formal performance reviews for production personnel.
- Reviewed maintenance and repair problems to determine appropriate action for resolution.
- Implemented quality improvement changes to minimize product defect rates. . Eg. Reduced consumer/customer complaints by 73%.
- Reviewed work for quality and compliance with company standards and design specifications.
- Created and regularly updated department work instructions and reports.
Distribution Supervisor
Nestle
09.2010 - 04.2012
- Implemented strategic plans as well as contributed to evaluation and analysis of business objectives.
- Implemented new systems, resolved performance issues and expanded processes to meet diverse needs.
- Developed standard and emergency operating procedures for receiving, handling, storing, shipping and salvaging products.
- Monitored and managed stock levels, delivery times and transportation costs to adhere to clients' specifications.
- Divided and categorized cargo received and redirected shipments in response to customer requests.
- Identified and solved complex strategy obstacles to promote growth and guide business direction by use of structured problem solving tools.eg. DMAIC, GSTD, LIR.etc.
- Developed and documented safety action plans, quality initiatives and team performances.
- Supported consistent order fulfillment accuracy by inspecting products to verify correct quantities and quality.
Senior Lab Analyst
Nestle
10.2009 - 08.2010
- Analyzed the chemical, physical, sensory, and microbiological characteristics of raw and packaging materials and finished products to ensure their compliance to standards
- Conducted Food safety/Hygiene induction for all new employees, contractors, and visitors to the factory
- Conducted trainings for all staff on Quality Management systems
- Led in the Quarterly verifications of all the CCP’s and OPRP’s on the production lines in the factory.
Education
MBA - Business Administration
Wrexham University
UK 02.2021 - 10.2021
BSc - Biochemistry
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
Ghana 08.2005 - 06.2009
Skills
Project management
Accomplishments
- Improved PR (Process Reliability) from 83% to 85%, setting a new Business group record of 87% (November 2025).
- Reduced waste by 0.7% (November 2025).
- Cut maintenance costs by 23% through spare part optimization and DMS compliance (November 2025.
- Eliminated a critical quality risk which could not be resolved by the machine OEM since installation in 2019 (Jube 2025).
- Delivered over $400K+ in operational savings through CI and reliability projects (December 2024).
- Initiative: Installed an automatic bar code sticker tagging machine to reduce line headcount by two persons with cost savings of 17K USD (July 2023).
- Awarded as a cost champion after reducing the consumption of packaging materials resulting in savings of 24K USD per year (January 2023).
- Successfully managed the installation and commissioning of a Dust control system (CAPEX: 231K USD) with only remote support from Suppliers due to Covid-19 restrictions (March 2022).
- Member of startup team of new Gambini tissue roll production line (CAPEX: 8.2M USD) (June 2021).
- Successfully execution of the WMS system packaging project (CAPEX: 216K USD) with only remote support from Suppliers due to Covid-19 restrictions (May 2021).
- Successfully managed the installation and commissioning of a Handle Applicator machine (CAPEX: 122K USD) with only remote support from Suppliers due to Covid-19 restrictions (November 2020).
- Achieved 460K USD/year savings by eliminating trays for packaging Milk products whiles preserving the strength, aesthetics, and durability of packaged Milk. Cost savings = 460K USD/year (October 2018).
- 2-time receiver for best GSTD (Problem solving) of the month (March 2013 and June 2014)
- Published full length research journal: Effect of storage conditions on the shelf life of locally distilled liquor, African Journal of Biotechnology Vol 9(10) pp. 1499-1509. Available online at academicjournals.org/AJB (March 2010).
- Speaker at the 26th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association (August 2009).
Certification
Corrosion Science and Engineering
Key skills and attributes
- Able to take initiatives, flexible and able to adapt to difficult situations, energetic, proactive and industrious with attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines and to manage multiple priorities.
- Able to effectively analyze, research, and synthesize information to make sound recommendations using good project management skills.
- Possesses excellent leadership and communication skills.
- Has the ability to work both autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
References
Available upon request.
Software
OSHAS 18001:2007
ISO 9001:2015
Lean-Six Sigma
Risk management
Budgeting and scheduling
PMP
Microsoft Office
Oracle
Work Availability
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Affiliations
- American Center for Quality (ASQ)
- Ghana Science Association
Timeline
Manufacturing Excellence (IWS) & Prod. Dev. Mgr
Fine Hygienic Holding
11.2025 - Current
Category Line Manager
Fine Hygienic Holding
09.2024 - 10.2025
Corrosion Science and Engineering
08-2023
Business Analysis for Project Managers
07-2023
Strategic Innovation
07-2023
Operations Management: Quality and Supply Chain
06-2023
Global Environmental Management
06-2023
Budgeting and Scheduling projects
05-2023
Project Management Principles and Specialization
05-2023
Global Environmental Management
05-2023
Six Sigma Black Belt, IMC
03-2023
MBA - Business Administration
Wrexham University
02.2021 - 10.2021
Qualifi Level 7 Diploma in Business Strategy, Capital College
02-2021
Process Engineer/Project Engineer
Fine Hygienic Holding
03.2020 - 09.2024
Management in Engineering, MIT - USA
01-2019
Manufacturing Process Control, MIT - USA
01-2019
Packaging Skill Training, Packaging Resources Consult
07-2018
ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor Training, SGS Ghana
08-2017
Six Sigma Green belt, American Society for Quality (ASQ)
12-2014
Performance Measures & Manufacturing – Reliability, Nestlé
06-2014
Production Line Manager
Nestle
05.2012 - 03.2020
Distribution Supervisor
Nestle
09.2010 - 04.2012
Senior Lab Analyst
Nestle
10.2009 - 08.2010
BSc - Biochemistry
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science And Technology
08.2005 - 06.2009