Seif AbdelGawad

• Oversaw building activities during active production, coordinating contractors to work in line with Mars standards while preventing disruption to ongoing filled bar production. Implemented strict entry/exit hygiene controls across installation and production zones to safeguard quality and safety.
• Appointed Safety Champion, creating and implementing comprehensive safety maps across the factory to ensure compliance with Mars global standards.
• Served as LOTO Program Manager, developing and validating Lock-Out/Tag-Out SOPs for every piece of equipment in coordination with Mars safety leads.
• Prepared site for upcoming technical audits, establishing safety, operational, and compliance readiness for a November review.
• Led commissioning and validation of a new Bounty production line, replicating the success of the Snickers/Mars launch under more challenging conditions.
• Conducted one-month assignment in the Netherlands, studying operations on a 50+ year-old legacy Bounty line with limited documentation; organized 24/7 coverage across shifts with a team of associates to capture all operational learnings.
• Accelerated learning curve by two months, achieving stable operations and production targets ahead of schedule.

• Led commissioning, validation, and startup of a new Snickers/Mars production line in Egypt, ensuring adherence to global Mars standards and project timelines.
• Completed one-month assignment in Poland, supervising 11 operators in a cross-cultural environment and achieving 98% of targeted learning deliverables and 100% SOP documentation for the new line.
• Developed and cascaded training programs for 40+ operators; designed exams on the Poka;Learning Platform, platform with an 80% passing benchmark, achieving 100% team capability scores above 80% across safety, quality, and operations.
• Appointed as Quality Champion, co-creating and validating SOPs for cleaning, maintenance, and micro-clearance across the full line, strengthening compliance with global quality standards.
• Established 5S workshops and line readiness programs, designing and procuring tailored furniture, tools, and equipment from multiple suppliers. Built a comprehensive asset sheet (covering >7 categories: furniture, cleaning, Q&FS, digital, R&D, etc.), assigning ownership vertically and horizontally to streamline startup.
• Supervised the first Mars Associate Shopfloor Graduate Program, managing monthly multi-stakeholder assessments over a year-long rotation to successfully graduate participants.
• Facilitated CVS workshops, aligning cross-functional teams (Safety, Quality, Engineering, IE, R&D, Capability) to harmonize deliverables, resources, and timelines for installation, commissioning, and validation phases.
• Managed FAT (Factory Acceptance Tests) on-site and online, ensuring compliance with protocols, capturing and resolving findings with OEMs, and co-developing operational models with SCADA system providers.
• Directed wet commissioning phases, including decoupled runs for process and packaging lines, optimizing process parameters (temperature control, weighing systems, flow charts) and fine-tuning packaging performance.
• Led validation and startup phases, achieving compliance with product specifications, sensory requirements, and line performance metrics, and delivering on TRS (Total Recordable Score) targets within six months.

Local Project

• Developed 70+ new products for the textile industry and supervised their production
• Quoted 90+ models. Slashed cost on average by 8% lower than target prices by negotiating fees, , while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services
• Supervised purchasing of all bulk accessories
• Industrialized and supervised all local models' production
• Supplied two new processes to the local market; allocated nominated vendors to supply materials, implemented their operation layouts and controlled each operation independently ensuring high quality standards
• Increased the project availability rate by 24%
• Achieved over 10% of the whole country sales

Industrial Panel

• Improved factories' line efficiency to increase productivity and to deliver on time
• Increased lines' performances by 20%
• Acquired Knit duplication autonomy in Egypt to duplicate independently knit products
• Acquired Woven duplication autonomy in Vietnam to duplicate independently woven products
• Managed production schedules, ensuring timely delivery of products while maintaining high quality standards.

• Trained workers to operate Lathes, Beam Welding machines and CNC Plasma cutting machines
• Controlled costs and effectively reduced running and fixed costs by 20% and 10% respectively
• Achieved an appreciation certificate from Brigadier Dr. Reda Youssef for developing sector six Metalwork Factory

• Created and implemented a system of reciting and overhauling Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Compressors
• Increased efficiency of the workshop through implementing stock management systems
• Handled day to day tasks by leading a team of fourteen workers to deliver within time-frames and to a high quality standard

• Handled all the teams' field equipment availability
• Handled all export transactions from transportation to living facilities
• Won the National Championship for three consecutive years