DOMINIC OFORI
Accra-North
Summary
To be a member of a reputable Engineering and Manufacturing company with a challenging environment where I can apply my skills and abilities in achieving aims, Objectives and set goals of the company
Plant maintenance professional with robust background in managing maintenance operations and ensuring optimal equipment performance. Known for collaborative approach and results-driven mindset, consistently aligning maintenance activities with production goals. Reliable team player with flexible approach to changing needs, proficient in troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Plant & Maintenance Manager
Sahara Pioneer Ventures Limited
04.2025 - Current
- Manage the maintenance and repair of all plant machinery, equipment, buildings and systems to ensure optimal performance and minimize production downtime.
- Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Lead and supervise a team of maintenance technicians and engineers, fostering a culture of safety and Operational excellence.
- Collaborate with the production team to ensure alignment between maintenance activities and production goals.
- Oversee the installation of new equipment and systems, ensuring adherence to technical specifications and safety standards.
- Maintain compliance with regulatory and industry standards related to health, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Develop and manage the maintenance budget, ensuring cost-effective use of resources.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment reliability and reduce operational costs.
Plant Maintenance and Operation Manager
Best Fertilizer Limited
10.2023 - 04.2025
- Plan, manage, and control maintenance parts & payroll on a weekly, monthly, and annual basis.
- Health and safety-ensure the implementation of the health and safety plan, the environmental plan, and the quality manual in line with approved standards.
- Permit and certification-ensure timely acquisition and renewal of all permits and certificates to cover all aspects of the company's operations.
- Developing standards for our operations (SOP, Safety procedures, Problem-solving etc.
- Ensure SOPs, operations manuals are current and updated accordingly.
- Manage and enforce all maintenance activities through system work orders.
- Capable of exporting factual data from (CMMS) for thorough cost and return on investment analysis.
- Sets overall maintenance department goals, processes, or procedures to accomplish company objectives.
- Capability in managing a large and fluid department.
- Oversees, motivates, and reviews maintenance supervisors including management of training and professional development.
- Delegates tasks and responsibilities to maintenance supervisors and controller in an effective, positive, and efficient manner.
- Creates a preventive maintenance system as well as procedures to keep day-to-day operations running smoothly.
- Performs assignments in accordance with established safety policies and procedures.
- Adheres to the Quality Policy, including all items assigned to this position in accordance with safety policies, procedures, and work instructions.
- Complies with the code of conduct and standards set forth in the Employee Handbook.
- Displays appropriate work ethics in the workplace and group setting which provides a positive influence on coworkers.
- Assures that all work assigned to the position is performed in accordance with specifications, instructions, and requirements.
- Maintains good housekeeping and clean working areas in assigned work sites.
- Works with team members to maximize productivity and efficiency.
- Provides training and education to employees that includes and is not limited to mechanical, safety, and performance.
- Participates in objective setting, plan development and performance review of plant performance.
- Initiates, implements, and manages the plant maintenance program based on best practices in the fertilizer industry, with an emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventive/predictive maintenance.
- Monitors the use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, and equipment and initiates reordering when necessary.
- Ensures company's computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) for tracking work orders, spare parts, and maintenance history of plant equipment.
- Prepares reports, analyses data, and makes recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance-related problems.
- Manages/supervises plant maintenance personnel.
- Ensures that maintenance technicians are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated so that the maintenance program can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
- Communicates regularly with all maintenance technicians, both individually and as a group, to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues.
- Assists with hiring of maintenance personnel.
- Conducts employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge, and contribution of the maintenance technicians.
- Maintains and updates operating and training manuals for the maintenance department.
- Monitors operation of plant equipment and systems.
- Reviews the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipates and solves problems in a timely manner, and identifies opportunities for improvement.
- Initiates and conducts projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.
- Conducts on-site inspection of repair projects.
- Prepares, implements, and maintains preventive maintenance schedules for maintenance and repair of tools and equipment.
- Orders tools, equipment, and supplies and maintains accurate records.
- Recommends replacement of existing equipment.
- Tracks, analyses, and improves key maintenance parameters such as asset utilization, maintenance cost, PM compliance, schedule compliance, etc.
- Completes daily, weekly, and monthly checklists on building equipment maintenance procedures and maintains records of scheduled maintenance procedures.
- Maintains safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures.
- Ensures city, county, state, and federal regulations relating to the maintenance department are always met.
- Directs, maintains, and enforces the safety program for the maintenance department; reviews safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance technicians.
- Coordinates activities with Plant Operations Department.
- Communicates directly with the operations department to coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Management Representative Member ISO 19001:2015 (MR), PRG
Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals Limited
01.2021 - 09.2023
- Overseeing the establishment, implementation, maintenance, Training, and continual improvement of PRG's Quality Management System (QMS)
- Chairman of Sub Safety Committee in charge of Fire.
Plant Engineer
Phyto-Riker Pharmaceuticals Ltd
11.2019 - 09.2023
- Responsible for development and implementation of the facilities 'preventive and breakdown maintenance programs in compliance with current good manufacturing practice and ISO9001.
- Oversee all engineering functions and maintenance of production and other equipment used in high volume production of pharmaceutical products.
- Plan and ensure that continuous working of plant machinery and utilities at the factory through regular inspection, maintenance and repairs.
- Provides both capital and all budgetary information on activities for the efficient running of the plant and areas of the company.
- Ensure thorough and efficient maintenance of plant machinery to prolong life span, increase productivity and efficient use of resources.
- Maintain existing plant, equipment. Utilities and buildings to an acceptable standard.
- Tracks, analyses, and improves key maintenance parameters such as asset utilization, maintenance cost, Preventive maintenance compliance, and schedule compliance.
- Rebuilding or recondition old plant and equipment to avoid wastage of resources.
- Liaises with the HR department on staff management issues such as hiring, training, performance management, employee relations, welfare and discipline for employees at the plant.
- Install and effect alteration of plant, equipment and services, if necessary, to ensure maximum output of the facility.
- Recommends replacement of over age, existing equipment with less Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) after assessment.
- Liaises with Production Departments for complete co-operation and mutual understanding between them, in order to accomplish their common goal and objectives.
- Operates and supervise particular utilities such as steam, Air compressor, power generation and its distribution, to ensure production targets are achieved.
- Ensures availability of plant machines and facilities for start-up when required by the production Department.
- Introduces an effective maintenance policy for planning, controlling and directing all maintenance activities for a high yield in production activities.
- Liaises with supply chain in ordering of tools, equipment, and supplies and maintains accurate records.
- Ensure all Regulatory Licenses are renewed accordingly (DVLA, AMA, VIT, FIRE CERTIFICATE, FACTORY INSPECTORATE, INSURANCE. ASSEMBLY PERMITS, etc.).
- Develop and ensure Standard Operations procedures (SOPs) for Engineering, Physical Security, and Facility are adhered.
- Make use of the ERP system (Ebiz Fram) to manage all breakdowns and Preventive Maintenance on equipment, Request for Part Ordering.
- Maintains safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures.
Senior Facility & Utility Officer
Phyto-Riker Pharmaceuticals Ltd
06.2018 - 11.2019
- Liaises with the Office Manager in fueling vehicles, to ensure that they are road worthy.
- Liaises with competent workshops for servicing and maintenance of company's vehicles.
- Monitors the movements of vehicles to ensure that they are in compliance with the company's policies.
- Supervises the maintenance of company buildings and structures to ensure that relevant standards are complied with.
- Assigns jobs to ground workers and inspects on daily basis to ensure that jobs are executed effectively and efficiently.
- Liaises with contractors on the implementation of company's capital projects such as building, painting works, etc.
- Supervise and monitor the activities of security services/guards contracted to work for the company.
- Conducts on-site inspection of repair projects.
- Assists with the mechanical maintenance of the utilities.
- Completes daily, weekly, and monthly checklist on building equipment maintenance procedures and maintains records of scheduled maintenance.
Mechanical Engineering Officer (Production)
Phyto-Riker Pharmaceuticals Ltd
04.2013 - 06.2018
- Manage the Engineering section when supervisor (Plant Engineer) is on leave.
- Maintains the efficiency of production equipment and machines to ensure continues running of the plant.
- Propose improvement upon preventive maintenance methods to avoid machine downtime.
- Interprets engineering drawings and installation of equipment to enhance work at the engineering section.
- Supervises engineering maintenance works to ensure strict adherence to safe working practice.
- Assists in formulating of strategic plans with the engineering function to enhance efficient and continuous running of the plant.
- Maintains history cards on all machines in order to provide prompt solution to engineering problems.
- Advises the Plant Engineer on the optimum level of all essential spare parts to ensure the continuous running of the plant.
- Ensures all machines are lubricated with the recommended lubricants to avoid rusting, tear and ware leading to machine breakdowns.
- Improves and modifies machines parts to prolong life span of machines and equipment.
- Tracking preventive maintenance programmes of all machinery.
- Coordinating the activities of preventive maintenance.
- Compiling all International Standard Organization Procedures (ISO) Maintenance related data-preventive & breakdown.
- Provide data for the Plant Engineer's end of month reports.
- Performs any other duties that may be assigned by the Plant Engineer.
National Service Personnel
11.2003 - 08.2004
- Boiler operation
- Water treatment Plant Operation
- Servicing & repair of pharmaceutical production equipment and Utility equipment.
- International Standard Organization's maintenance requirements & Procedures.
Education
Master in Maintenance Management - Reliability engineering
International Institute of Chartered Project Management (IICPM)
10.2025
Master of Business Administration - Total Quality Management
University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA)
Accra07.2020
Post Graduate Diploma - Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
07.2017
Executive Certificate - Real Estate and Property Management
Logos Business School (LBS)
10.2015
Bachelor Degree (BSc) - Mechanical Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
07.2015
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering Technician (Plant Option)
City and Guilds, London Institute
06.2006
Mechanical Engineering Technician III - Mechanical Engineering Technician
Takoradi Polytechnic (Private candidate)
06.2003
Mechanical Engineering Technician II - Mechanical Engineering Technician
St. Paul's Technical School
06.2001
Mechanical Engineering Technician I - Mechanical Engineering Technician
St. Paul's Technical School
06.2000
Mechanical Engineering Craft Practice (MECP) - undefined
St. Paul's Technical School
11.1998
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Internet usage
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
- Organizing Training Programmes
- Results focused
- Designing and Drawing of Annual Preventive Maintenance Programme Chart
- Innovative
- Machines Modification
- Effective implementation of Annual Maintenance Programme Chart
- Installation
- Servicing
- Repair of Production Equipment
- Repair of Utility Equipment
- Repair of Facility Equipment
- Designing of Machine Qualification Protocols
- Maintenance planning
- Predictive maintenance
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Supervised team of 35 staff members.
- Collaborated with team of 35 in the development and Installation of 20Tong per hour Fertilizer Plant with no Injury.
Certification
- 2022-03-03, Vault Consult from Dubai - Inspirational Leadership Skills
- 2022-02-02, Food & Drug Authority (FDA)-Pharmaceutical Water System
- 2021-11-25, Food & Drug Authority (FDA)-Clean Room Specification
- 2021-07-16, Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals Limited (CFO)-Finance for Non-Finance Managers
- 2021-03-16, Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals Limited (CEO)-Effective Asset Utilization
- 2020-09-22, Food & Drug Authority (FDA)-Equipment Qualification and Validation
- 2020-09-24, Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals Limited (CEO)-Customer Consumer Value Preposition &IBO
- 2019-11-19, Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals Limited (CEO)- Root Cause Analysis and Report writing
- 2019-10-25, International Labour Organization (ILO)- Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises
- 2018-10-08, University of St. Andrews UK - Lean Theory: Application of Lean Improvement Methods
- 2015-11-20, Member of Institution of Engineering and Technology, Ghana
- 2014-10-17, Rainbow Consultant - Effective Supervisory & Leadership Skills
- 2011-07-06, Peak Impact Consultant- Developing Effective Supervisory skills
- 2011-06-16, International Organization Standard Consultant from India- Quality Management System (ISO 9001)
- 2010-09-17, International Organization Standard Consultant from India- Introduction to (ISO 9000 and Family)
- 2009-08-09, Rainbow Consultant- Conflict Resolution Skills
- 2009-05-13, Gerkin Consultant- Effective Management Skills
- 2008-08-09, Rainbow Consultant- Building Better Teams
- 2008-03-08, World Health Organization (W.H.O) Consultant from USA- Equipment and Process Validation
- 2004-03-10, Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals Limited (Head of Manufacturing)- Basic Principles/Procedures of cGMP
Languages
English
Timeline
Plant & Maintenance Manager
Sahara Pioneer Ventures Limited
04.2025 - Current
Plant Maintenance and Operation Manager
Best Fertilizer Limited
10.2023 - 04.2025
Management Representative Member ISO 19001:2015 (MR), PRG
Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals Limited
01.2021 - 09.2023
Plant Engineer
Phyto-Riker Pharmaceuticals Ltd
11.2019 - 09.2023
Senior Facility & Utility Officer
Phyto-Riker Pharmaceuticals Ltd
06.2018 - 11.2019
Mechanical Engineering Officer (Production)
Phyto-Riker Pharmaceuticals Ltd
04.2013 - 06.2018
National Service Personnel
11.2003 - 08.2004
Master of Business Administration - Total Quality Management
University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA)
Post Graduate Diploma - Occupational Safety, Health and Environmental Management
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
Executive Certificate - Real Estate and Property Management
Logos Business School (LBS)
Bachelor Degree (BSc) - Mechanical Engineering
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering Technician (Plant Option)
City and Guilds, London Institute
Mechanical Engineering Technician III - Mechanical Engineering Technician
Takoradi Polytechnic (Private candidate)
Mechanical Engineering Technician II - Mechanical Engineering Technician
St. Paul's Technical School
Mechanical Engineering Technician I - Mechanical Engineering Technician
St. Paul's Technical School
Mechanical Engineering Craft Practice (MECP) - undefined
St. Paul's Technical School
Master in Maintenance Management - Reliability engineering
International Institute of Chartered Project Management (IICPM)
References
- Mrs. Sheila Agyeman, Head of Human Capital Department, Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals Ltd., 0557114424, 0207971485
- Mr. Duncan Alangea, C E O, Peak Impact Consultant, 020-2017631, 0541247549
- Professor J.K. Anerfi, ISSER Legon, 0208135548
- Professor John K. Mensah Mawutor, Dean, School of Graduate Studies (UPSA), 0243287242
Personal Information
- Number of Children: 2
- Date of Birth: 1978-09-19
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Ghanaian
- Marital Status: Married
Qualities
- Honest
- Dynamic
- Innovative
- Hardworking
- Result Oriented
Project Reports
- Usage of Total Quality Management (TQM) in Telecommunication Industry, A Study of Trenching Works (Fiber Optic Laying) In the Telecommunication Industry in Ghana., The study was aimed at evaluating the TQM implementation in the telecommunication industry specifically trenching works in Ghana.
- Assessment of Health and Safety Policy in Pharmaceuticals Industry, Case Study at Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals Limited., Health and safety standards instituted by organizations is aimed at the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental, social wellbeing of workers in all sectors that have an impact on the health of employees.
- Redesigning of Process Layout for A Manufacturing Company, Case Study at Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceutical Ltd, Accra., Productivity is very necessary for a firm in a competitive business world.
Achievements And Awards
- Overall best Student for year 2000, St. Paul's Technical School, Mechanical Engineering Technician II Plant Option Class
- Best Worker for Manufacturing Department of 2010, Phyto-Riker (GIHOC) Pharmaceuticals
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