Amar NathJha

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A dedicated & knowledgeable administrator, seeking senior level assignments in Production Management, Maintenance and Operations Management with an organisation of high repute.

Profile Snapshot

  • A competent administrator with nearly 19years of experience in tea estate management handling:

- Production Management- Operations’ Management- ROI Accountability

- Cost Effectiveness- Budgeting- Tea TastingBlending

- Process Enhancement- Commercial Operations- Employee Relations

  • A keen planner & strategist with proficiency in preparing operating budgets, curtailing the costs and enhancing the bottom line profitability.
  • Proven abilities in introducing technically advanced, cost-efficient, state of the art production systems and processes. Resourceful in steering change with focus on maximising morale and productivity.
  • An enterprising leader with abilities in leading multi-skilled motivated teams to achieving organisational goals and industry best practices
  • Possess sound knowledge of Tea Machinery Installation and exposure of liaising with various Govt. officials, Banks and other agencies
  • A strategic planner with proficiency in analyzing various processes / applications and implementing process modifications to enhance operational efficiency
  • An effective communicator & team leader with excellent interpersonal & negotiation skills

Core Competencies

  • Driving the estate to profitable operations and adopt modern plantation management practices
  • Supervising tea production and harvesting activities with an eye on cost control
  • Interacting with vendors for cost-effective procurement of material. Inventory management to ensure minimum inventory levels with focus on proper storage of product
  • Implementing measures for minimum wastage at all stages of production and optimum energy utilization
  • Forecasting monetary resource requirements for development of budgets as per production plans and monitor adherence to budgets through variance analysis
  • Preparation & submission of capital proposals with cost-benefit analysis for obtaining sanctions
  • Ensuring maintenance of documentation for maintaining compliance with various statutory requirements

Work Experience

Since Jul’13Singtom/ Steinthal Tea Estate, Darjeeling as Manager

Role

  • Managing Black Tea, Green Tea and Specialty Tea processing, tasting,blending & packing with a team of 70 people
  • Overseeing major field practices including pruning, spraying, weed control, planting, plucking, nursery maintenanceextension planting
  • Preparing budgets and reports including consolidation of group budgets, as well as preparing revised forecasts
  • Monitoring and analyzing financial reports and records, communicating them at Group level and pro-actively identifying issues and initiating corrective actions where needed.

Accomplishments

  • Played a major role in achieving savings in the energy cost by optimum utilization
  • Involved in achieving quality improvement of products with an elevated production of 10-15%.

Mar’10 to Feb’13 Goomtee Tea Estate, Darjeeling as Manager

Role

  • Oversaw major field practices that included Pruning, Spraying, Weed Control, Planting, Plucking & Planning
  • Responsible for factory processing Orthodox Black Tea, Green Tea and some specialty teas, tasting, blending & packing

Accomplishments

  • Successfully increased the production upto 30% with quality improvement and elevated the sales average.

Nov’07 to Feb’10Mahalderam Tea Estate, Darjeeling as Divisional Manager

Role

  • Handled green tea leaves harvesting, disease control, pruning and replanting
  • Involved in extension planting and to encourage to nearby villagers to grow Tea in the field under standard Organic Field Practices

Accomplishments

  • Proved pivotal in handling the plantation development by adopting standard field practices and plantation of clonal tea about 10 hect at the elevation range of 6500 ft to 5500 ft.
  • Dexterously increased the production to 25% with good quality.

Apr’05 to Sep’07Tindharia Tea Estate, Darjeeling as Dy. Manager

Role

  • Handled Field & Factory Assistant Managers

Accomplishments

  • Distinctively handled the plantation development by adopting standard Field Practices.
  • Improved the quality of product by adopting good manufacturing practices.
  • Played a key role in planting clonal tea about 10 hect at the elevation range of 3500 ft to 3000 ft
  • Reduced the cost of production by an increase in Yield.

Feb’96 to Mar’05: Commenced career with Jungpana Tea Estate, Darjeeling as Assistant Manager

Education

1995ICWA (Inter) from Institute of Cost & Works Accountant of India, Kolkata

1993B.Com. (Hons.) from Binoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh, Bihar

IT Skills

  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel PowerPoint) and Accounting Software Tally

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 10th September 1973

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Nepali & Bangla

Passport No.: K1227220

Address: Singtom/ Steinthal Tea Estate, P.O.: North Point, District: Darjeeling-734104, West Bengal

Current CTC

Annual Salary Rs. 7.50 lacs, plus Accommodation, Car, Medical and one month annual leave.