Benjamin Bautista

Responsible for the plant operation of Disney 7 Plant-production, planning, maintenance, quality, warehouse, and safety. Handles the installation, commissioning, and startup of new equipment. Accomplishes machine qualifications and acceptance reports. Ensures the proper execution of production plan with consideration of cost, quality and on time delivery by proper alignment with Sales, PPIC and Production. Handles the development of raw materials and new processes. Manages forecasting and capacity planning of the plant. Led the development of new products in coordination with Marketing, R&D and QA. Ensures delivery of KPIs by ensuring availability and reliability of machines. Monitors and controls material consumption of the plant. Led end to end plant operations with strong involvement in packaging design execution and print quality governance. • Accountable for print quality, color consistency, and packaging compliance across customer portfolios. • Led customer audits and quality reviews, ensuring alignment with brand and regulatory requirements. • Drove operational discipline in artwork change management, material standards, and production readiness.

Responsible for providing technical support to Wet Process 1 & 2 to improve production capacity, quality, and reliability. Performs root cause analysis, raises corrective and preventive actions to prevent recurrence of downtimes, red measures, and quality issues. Leads Daily Operations Review. Accomplishes Manufacturing Investigation Reports and Manufacturing Event Reports such that held stocks be released on time. Generates Risk Assessment of rework powder’s usage. Drives AWGs activities to sustain continuity of TPM (Total Productive Maintenance). Plans production/schedule to meet the delivery requirements. Creates standards as guide and to facilitate the operation. Performs Standard Routine. Resolves Globe (SAP) issues. Handles improvement projects through Change Management.

Responsible for the efficient shift operation by properly communicating, executing production of required liquid mix batch on time and proper execution of CIP to meet turnaround time. Evaluates equipment trouble and quality related issues and executes corrective actions to correct the problem in collaboration with MWG. Organizes workflow by assigning responsibilities and preparing schedules. Oversees and coaches AWGs to improve their behavior and performance. Ensures that TPM activities are carried out by the AWGs to prevent deterioration of machines and unplanned stoppages. Creates Job Aids, Work Instructions, Forms, CIL, and CL checklists to facilitate the operation. Performs Standard Routine. Performs validation run of new products and other product development.

Responsible for the efficient shift operation by properly communicating, executing production of required liquid mix batch on time and proper execution of CIP to meet turnaround time. Troubleshoots equipment trouble and quality related issues and executes corrective actions to correct the problem. Organizes workflow by assigning responsibilities and preparing schedules. Oversees and coaches AWGs to improve their behavior and performance. Ensures that TPM activities are carried out by the AWGs to prevent deterioration of machines and unplanned stoppages. Creates Job Aids, Work Instructions and Forms, CIL, and CL checklists to facilitate the operation. Performs Standard Routine.

Responsible for the efficient Multipack operation by properly planning the required SKUs to be packed for the day. This is done by effectively coordinating with PPIC. Organizes workflow by assigning responsibilities and preparing schedules. Manages rework powder recovery and handling. Oversees and coaches AWGs to improve their behavior and performance. Handled changes/improvements in packaging materials through Change Management. Raises packaging materials deviation reports to packaging suppliers.

Executed plant start up and commissioning by addressing ORRs of equipment and environment. Executed validation protocols of dryer and equipment. Responsible for the efficient shift operation of the dryer by properly planning, leading, executing production plan. Ensures that the dryer uptime is met by ensuring efficient drying operation. Executes CIP to meet turnaround time. Troubleshoots equipment trouble and quality related issues, executes corrective actions to correct the problem. Organizes workflow by assigning responsibilities and preparing schedules. Oversees and coaches dryer operators to improve their behavior and performance.

Manages the installation and commissioning of Packaging Line 7 and Canning Line 6 Project. Collaborates with various equipment vendors so that the equipment meets the URS (User Requirement Specifications). Handles the CAPEX of the packaging line project. Coordinates with the Project Manager personnel to ensure that the civil, mechanical, and electrical requirement of the packaging equipment are met. Handles the shipping of equipment from vendor to site. Handles the equipment installation, SAT (Site Acceptance Tests), commissioning and validation. Handled packaging materials development and improvements through Change Management. Provided technical packaging and design execution support within a highly regulated FMCG environment. • Supported packaging design development, material selection, and artwork compliance. • Ensured packaging designs met brand, regulatory, and manufacturing requirements. • Collaborated with global and regional teams on packaging changes, print quality, and supplier qualification. • Led trials, validations, and print quality assessments for new and revised packaging. • Managed installation and commissioning of packaging lines, ensuring compliance with specifications and budget constraints. • Successfully coordinated with vendors and construction teams, leading to effective project completion.

Managed label production and technical execution supporting multinational FMCG brands. • Oversaw artwork intake, pre press preparation, and print execution for pressure sensitive labels. • Ensured color consistency, registration accuracy, and material compliance across SKUs. • Worked closely with customers, brand owners, and agencies to manage artwork revisions and approvals. • Improved workflow efficiency through standardized pre press and quality control processes. Manages the production department. Responsible for the production planning and control, warehouse, pre-press, production, and maintenance sections. Ensures that the actual material consumption for each job does not exceed the allocation. Handles the machine scheduling such that machine capacity is optimized, machine changeover and set up time are minimized, machine efficiency is achieved, and delivery commitments are met. Responsible for improving the productivity of the company by proper planning of production runs, effective management of personnel, analyzing root causes of machine downtime and internal and external rejections to avoid recurrence. Actively participates in weekly planning meeting of Unilever’s Deos Supply Chain Team. Provides technical services to clients, helps in resolving product related issues, provides CAPA to clients on the quality issues and ensures all issues are corrected in the plant.

Plans the artwork and graphics development of new designs and new products according to the customer requirements and lead times. Analyzes designs/artworks such that the aesthetics and functional properties of packaging materials are viable both in the company’s converting machines and at client’s machines as well. Controls and schedules all jobs in pre-press from artwork preparations, cylinder making and color proofing. Handles lay outing of products as integral part of packaging material specifications. Collaborates with sales and marketing regarding concerns on design development. Provides technical services to clients for the product development and helps resolves design quality issues of customers, formulates CAPA and ensures that these are applied on the design. Manages preparation of color guides, ensuring that the color requirements of clients are met. Played a key role in design development and packaging execution for global consumer brands. • Supported design adaptation, artwork development, and print trials across multiple packaging formats. • Coordinated between designers, pre press, and production teams to ensure accurate translation of creative intent. • Led color matching, print approvals, and material qualification activities. • Strengthened collaboration between commercial, technical, and operations teams.

Responsible for continuous operation of printing, lamination, extrusion and finishing machines. Ensures the efficiency of commercial runs. Troubleshoots quality problems encountered in the machines and implements necessary corrective actions. Ensures that all machines are properly manned.

Handles inspection and testing of resins, blown films, papers, solvents, inks, and varnishes. Operates Gas Chromatography and other laboratory instruments. Performs line inspections in printing, lamination, extrusion, slitting and bagging. Conducts aesthetic inspection and functional testing of samples from the line. Evaluates finished goods prior to delivery according to the different testing procedures required by the clients. Provides technical services to clients and helps in resolving quality issues with customers, creates CAPA for all issues and ensures that these are implemented in the plant.