Siphesihle Gumede

I am skilled in project management in the FMCG industry, developing the projects from concept to implementation. The concepts are a product of extensive production analysis, identifying losses and development of sustainable solutions. I work with multidisciplinary teams by coordinating their efforts to deliver projects. I manage capital expenditure budgets as well as the return on investment for all my projects.

Projects and Continuous Improvement Manager

Clayville Nutritionals (A Division of Lactalis Group)

• Identify cost reduction and process improvement projects and evaluate ROI’s for each improvement.
• Manage Capital Expenditure (Capex)
• Manage projects from conception to commissioning – includes planning shutdowns for the installation of equipment
  • Tools: MS Projects; Autodesk
• Two direct reports – mechanical engineers
• Report to SANULAC Industrial Director Africa and SANULAC Global Industrial Director Laval (France)

(2015 – 01/2021)

Site Engineer

Aspen Nutritionals/Clayville Nutritionals

Lead Capital Expenditure (Capex) projects – budgeting, proposals and contractor management; RFQ’s, URS and adjudicating and first stage payment terms negotiations in collaboration with Procurement and Finance

Responsible for the utilities budgeting.

Lead factory efficiency improvement initiatives

GMR 2.7 appointee – ensure safety in all projects carried out

2IC to the Maintenance manager

(2014 – 2015)

Industrial Performance Specialist

Nestle

Goal alignment pillar lead and Focused Improvement lead – Problem solving and plant efficiency improvement

Facilitate creation of Operational Master Plan (OMP) for the factory

Assist factory departments with KPI’s linked to OMP and business results

Train and coach teams on problem solving methodologies – DMAIC (similar to KAIZEN) and GSTD (Go-See-Think-Do)

Audit sister factories in TPM foundations

Maintenance of production master recipes - SAP

Annual plant capacity budgeting – includes defining plant capacity utilization based planned shutdowns and plant efficiency.

(2011 – 2014)

Team Leader/TPM Facilitator

Nestle

Lead a production shift with both processing and packing sections

Participate and lead TPM projects – Breakdown and minor stops reduction; HTR management and safety

Train, coach and update skills matrix for teams for various aspects of TPM

Prepare teams for Step Change (experience up to Step 3)

(2008 – 2011)

Process and Innovation Engineer

Unilever

Capital expenditure projects – processing and packing

New products development – establish process equipment requirements for new products. Initiate design and capex process. 

Plan and execute capability trials for new products – manage all stakeholders such as maintenance, logistics, production and quality.

Continuous improvement projects – KAIZEN method problem solving

Lead and facilitate HAZOP studies for new installations

(1999 – 2008)

Lecturer – Chemical Engineering

Mangosuthu University of Technology

Teaching and assessment of the following courses:

Chemical Engineering Tecnology II

Process Control III

(1995 - 1996)

Refinery Controller

NATREF (Pty) Ltd

Operate the following units:

Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) including the Kerosene and Bitumen plants

Fluid Catalytic Cracker (FCC)

Appointed as a quality control personnel for two shutdowns responsible for ensuring correct installation of distillation trays in various CDU columns

MBA

University of the Witwatersrand

Core: 
Finance and Investment Decisions; Marketing in a Connected World; Organisational Design and Development and People Management; Leadership Quest; Entrepreneurship

Electives: Industry and competitor analysis; Strategic Finance; Asset management and portfolio formation

Research: Corporate social responsibility and shareholder value in South Africa

Cultural immersion: Visited various businesses in the UAE (Dubai) and USA (Seattle) to learn about business relations and culture.

(2016)

Postgraduate Diploma Business Administration

University of the Witwatersrand

Strategy; Marketing; Business Law; Economics

Advanced Project Management

University of Cape Town (through GetSmarter)

PMBOK methodology

(1993 - 1998)

BTech Chemical Engineering

Mangosuthu Technikon

Mass & Heat transfer operations

Process Control

Equipment and plant design

Chemical Engineering Technology II & III