DIPENDRA DANGOL
Biratnagar,Nepal
Summary
Highly experienced and results- driven production manager with 19 years of expertise in the food technology sector. Proven track record in quality control, research and development, production management and project installation & commissioning. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, optimising processes and ensuring the highest standards of food safety and quality. Committed to driving innovation and continuous improvement in food production.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
8016
8016
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
General Manager
Sri Salasar Food Product
Jalpaiguri, India
09.2025 - Current
- Oversee end-to-end production processes of noodles, including dough preparation, extrusion, drying, seasoning, and packing.
- Ensure production schedules meet demand forecasts while optimizing resources.
- Implement Lean Manufacturing or other continuous improvement strategies to maximize efficiency and minimize waste.
- Ensure all products meet FSSAI, ISO, HACCP, and other relevant standards.
- Monitor quality control systems at all stages of production.
- Implement corrective actions for any quality deviations or customer complaints.
- Prepare and manage annual budgets for the factory.
- Monitor production costs, wastage, and utilities to ensure cost efficiency.
- Approve procurement and capital expenditure aligned with factory operations.
- Lead, mentor, and develop departmental heads (Production, QC, Maintenance, and Logistics).
- Ensure proper manpower planning, recruitment, training, and performance management.
- Foster a positive work culture emphasizing safety, teamwork, and accountability.
- Ensure preventive maintenance schedules for all machinery, seasoning lines, packaging machines and boiler etc.
- Manage facility infrastructure to maintain operational efficiency.
- Enforce occupational health, safety, and environmental standards.
- Ensure compliance with local laws, labor regulations, and factory safety norms.
- Coordinate with procurement for raw materials, packaging, and spare parts.
- Establish relationships with suppliers and evaluate their performance.
- Optimize inventory levels to avoid production delays or excess stock.
- Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to plan production based on demand.
- Identify new product opportunities and support R&D for noodles variants.
- Drive cost optimization and process innovation to enhance competitiveness.
Production Head
KRS Ventures Pvt Ltd
Jhapa, Nepal
05.2024 - 09.2025
- Overall responsible for plant and operation.
- Overall responsible for R&D, NPD and Quality Control.
- Production planning, control & execution.
- Smooth Operation of Snacks plant and Beverages Flavoured juice drink, Pudding and fruit pulp drink.
- Coordination and management on production department.
- Trouble shooting of major production problems, coordination with engineering department for machine maintenance, and maintaining entire machines in order for smooth operation.
- Working with quality control and engineering department for upgrading of noodle process line, extruder & packaging section on conducting wrapper wastage control project.
- Leading the entire production team and maintaining coordination among other departments for smooth production.
- Maintaining qualitative production volume target.
- Reviewing and maintaining the productivity, cost control & labour activities.
- Manufacturing of PRAN beverages and snacks
- In Snacks division: By increasing the operational speed from 80-85 to 100, we improved the product quality (more crunchy & tasty) along with a reduction in oil absorption by 0.5%.
- By adding antioxidant improves the shelf life of products. Before rancid bad smell was there in the products after 3-4 month which is overcome.
- 3 products (twister tomato paprika, tomato twist, & classic zero) were launched developed by me.
- In Beverages Division: 20% mango pulp was replaced by 10% to reduce the cost without affecting quality.
- Sugar filtration technology incorporated to use normal sugar to replace Double refine white sugar, which ultimately saves Rs 7/- per kg of sugar in net.
- Different products like pink guava drink, masala guava, orange were launched after my successful trial done by me.
- Other products like lahori jeera drink, mix fruit drink are in R&D pipeline.
Project cum Production Manager
One Ten Investment
Lusaka, Zambia
06.2023 - 03.2024
- Work as a project manager.
- Deal with plant & machineries supplier.
- Deal with various client for the project requirement like Civil, Electricity, Power cable, Boiler, Fabricator etc.
- Deal with R&D work for the product development.
- Identified potential business growth and opportunities and assisted in the budget development and management.
Factory Manager
Millenium Exim Pvt Ltd
Siliguri, India
08.2013 - 06.2023
- Successful production commission of noodle plant.
- Successful in formulation of new noodles flavour and extruder puff/rings/cheese balls.
- Managed production schedules and resource allocation to meet production target.
- Oversaw and coordinated multiple key business and supervised more than 250 employees.
- Identified potential business growth and opportunities and assisted in the budget development and management.
- Monitored budgets and payroll records and review financial transactions to ensure that expenditures are authorized and budgeted.
- Analysed statements and reports and collaborated and worked closely with executives and managers.
- Implemented compliances protocols for best practices and quality control.
- Recruited and trained team members.
- Motivated department members to achieve and exceed company goals.
- Addressed and resolved employee conflicts and complaints.
- Establish full scale sales operations, duties include developing data base system, recruitment of senior regional sales managers and developing sales and marketing strategies.
- Maintained client files, updating information per departmental policies and producing sales related reports and sales forecasts.
- Led troubleshooting and problem-solving efforts to address production issues.
- My Noodles and Snacks-Extruder
- Overall responsible for plant and operation.
- Production planning, control & execution.
- Smooth Operation of noodle plant and extruder plant.
- Coordination and management on production department.
- Trouble shooting of major production problems, coordination with engineering department for machine maintenance, and maintaining entire machines in order for smooth operation.
- Working with quality control and engineering department for upgrading of noodle process line, extruder & packaging section on conducting wrapper wastage control project.
- Leading the entire production team and maintaining coordination among other departments for smooth production.
- Maintaining qualitative production volume target.
- Reviewing and maintaining the productivity, cost control & labour activities.
Production Manager
Himalayan Snax & Noodles Pvt Ltd
Bhairahawa, Nepal
12.2011 - 08.2012
- Production planning & execution, manpower planning & control, material planning and report preparation (MIS report, monthly reports etc.), productivity management and improvements.
- Worked as a team leader in erection and commissioning of Extruded Product Production Plant of Himalayan Snax & Noodles Pvt. Ltd.
- Worked as a team leader in the development of new products in both noodle and extruded products.
- Smooth Operation of noodle plant, cheese ball plant and snacks division.
- Worked as a team leader in effectively implementing the principles of higher production volume and labour productivity.
Quality Control Manager
AA Nutritions
Meghalaya, India
10.2007 - 11.2011
- Direct involvement in installation and commissioning of units (AA Nutritions, Meghalaya, AASRAY Concept Foods, Guwahati).
- Lab set up, formulation and commercialization of product like brown Noodles, Snacks like ready to eat bhujia with different flavor, and extruder products puff/rings Cheese balls, Cheese rings, Masala balls, Bread chips, Pasta Veg/Non-veg etc.
- Development of Standard and acceptance criteria of all incoming Raw Material/Packaging Material/Ancillaries Material and day to day checking of all incoming materials with quality procedure and report making and deal with supplier accordingly.
- Standardization of in-process parameter, follow up and maintenance of the same periodically as per quality standard.
- Development of Quality Policy and Quality Manual.
- Implementation of FIFO system and Bin Card System in all Materials including Finished Goods.
- Preparation of FPR (Factory Performance Report), MIS Report, discussion and submission to CEO.
- Preparation of documents for Food Safety Management System ISO 22000:2005 (This system is in process in AA Nutritions).
- Maintaining of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) with the focus in Plant, Machine and personal hygiene.
- Collaborated with production teams to address quality issues and implement improvements.
- Meghalaya, India
Quality Control Officer
CG Foods India Pvt. Ltd.
Rangpo, India
12.2006 - 09.2007
- Direct involvement in installation and commissioning of unit.
- Lab set up, product trial and new product formulation.
- Follow up of Standard and acceptance criteria of all incoming Raw Material, Packaging Material, and Ancillaries Material.
- Day to day analysis of all incoming materials with quality procedure and report making and deal with supplier accordingly.
- Day to day analysis of in-process materials, Finished goods and report making.
- Day to day report collection from sub-ordinates, checking and authorising the same.
- Standardization of in-process parameter, follow up and maintenance of the same periodically as per quality standard.
- Work on Quality Policy and Quality Manual, involvement for the amendment in Policy and manual.
- Involvement in implementation of FIFO system and Bin Card System in all Materials including Finished Goods.
- Rangpo, East Sikkim, India
Education
MBA - Project Management and operations Management
IIMT (Intellectual Institute of Management and Technology)
New Delhi, IndiaBachelor - Food Technology
Tribhuwan University
Dharan, NepalIntermediate - Science
Tribhuwan University
Biratnagar, NepalSchool Leaving Certificate -
HMG Board of Nepal
Biratnagar, NepalSkills
- Production Management
- Quality Control
- Research & Development
- Process Optimization
- Team Leadership
- Regulatory Compliance
- Project Management
- Technical Expertise
Certification
- ISO 22000 Lead Auditor
- 01/01/25
Phone Numbers
+977-9804355051, +91-9046266584
Languages
- Hindi
- English
- Nepali
- Hindi
- English
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 02/18/81
- Marital Status: Married
References
Available upon request
Certification Statement
I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, these data correctly describe me, my qualification and experience.
Professional Career
- General Manager, Sri Salasar Food Product, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India, 09/18/25, Oversee end-to-end production processes of noodles, including dough preparation, extrusion, drying, seasoning, and packing., Ensure production schedules meet demand forecasts while optimizing resources., Implement Lean Manufacturing or other continuous improvement strategies to maximize efficiency and minimize waste., Ensure all products meet FSSAI, ISO, HACCP, and other relevant standards., Monitor quality control systems at all stages of production., Prepare and manage annual budgets for the factory., Lead, mentor, and develop departmental heads (Production, QC, Maintenance, and Logistics)., Ensure preventive maintenance schedules for all machinery., Enforce occupational health, safety, and environmental standards., Coordinate with procurement for raw materials, packaging, and spare parts., Collaborate with sales and marketing teams to plan production based on demand.
- Production Head, KRS Ventures Pvt Ltd, Jhapa, Nepal, 05/01/24, 09/16/25, Overall responsible for plant and operation., Overall responsible for R&D, NPD and Quality Control., Production planning, control & execution., Smooth Operation of Snacks plant and Beverages Flavoured juice drink., Coordination and management on production department., Trouble shooting of major production problems.
- Project cum Production Manager, One Ten Investment, Lusaka, Zambia, 06/01/23, 03/31/24, Work as a project manager., Deal with plant & machineries supplier., Deal with various client for the project requirement., Deal with R&D work for the product development.
- Factory Manager, Millenium Exim Pvt Ltd, Siliguri, India, 08/01/13, 06/30/23, Successful production commission of noodle plant., Managed production schedules and resource allocation., Oversaw and coordinated multiple key business and supervised more than 250 employees.
- Production Manager, Himalayan Snax & Noodles Pvt Ltd, Bhairahawa, Rupendehi, Nepal, 12/01/11, 08/31/12, Production planning & execution., Worked as a team leader in erection and commissioning of Extruded Product Production Plant.
- Quality Control Manager, AA Nutritions, Meghalaya, India, 10/01/07, 11/30/11, Direct involvement in installation and commissioning of units., Lab set up, formulation and commercialization of product.
- Quality Control Officer, CG Foods India Pvt. Ltd., Rangpo, East Sikkim, India, 12/01/06, 09/30/07, Direct involvement in installation and commissioning of unit., Lab set up, product trial and new product formulation.
Timeline
General Manager
Sri Salasar Food Product
09.2025 - Current
Production Head
KRS Ventures Pvt Ltd
05.2024 - 09.2025
Project cum Production Manager
One Ten Investment
06.2023 - 03.2024
Factory Manager
Millenium Exim Pvt Ltd
08.2013 - 06.2023
Production Manager
Himalayan Snax & Noodles Pvt Ltd
12.2011 - 08.2012
Quality Control Manager
AA Nutritions
10.2007 - 11.2011
Quality Control Officer
CG Foods India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2006 - 09.2007
MBA - Project Management and operations Management
IIMT (Intellectual Institute of Management and Technology)
Bachelor - Food Technology
Tribhuwan University
Intermediate - Science
Tribhuwan University
School Leaving Certificate -
HMG Board of Nepal