Specialist/Section Head: Production Planning & Control, Supply Chain, Customer Sales & Services
Solb Steel Company
Total years of experience :22 years, 10 Months
- Developed the master plan for material (raw & consumables) requirements, production allocation and finished product distribution to ensure 100% achievement of customer requirements.
- Prepared and analyzed operational KPI’s that are critical to quality, cost, delivery and safety which leads to the creation of an improvement plan.
- Led the coordination to all stakeholders regarding the implementation of the improvement plan and provide a summary to the management about its effectiveness.
- Led the inventory management for materials, work in process and finished product with utmost priority to accuracy between SAP and Physical count.
- Designed the company’s technical evaluation process and guidelines.
- Selected the best available technology to fit plant requirements in terms of productivity and cost.
- Met and negotiated with technology suppliers on machine requirements.
- Led the operation (production, logistics, maintenance) and staffing. Maximized daily production, created special projects (Kaizen project/QC circle) and motivated staffs to achieve company target. This resulted in a 97% achievement of profit target.
- Directed the change in production system and practices. Introduced a one-piece flow system which resulted in a 70% increase in annual sales and 80% in operational productivity.
- Reduced 25% rejection cost by initiating quality improvements.
- Established standard procedures on the production process, new product development, and quality control to ensure continuous improvement.
- Developed strategies, planned budgets as agreed with the President to achieve set KPI’s. Monitored KPI’s and prepared corrective and improvement measures.
- Increased 95% in productivity by applying Lean manufacturing concept to the production system.
- Zeroed out customer complaints by organizing QC Circles to improve product quality and reliability.
- Accomplished 98% machine efficiency for CNC lathe production line by meticulously identifying major downtime contributors and enacting corrective and preventive actions.
- Transformed production inspection line from batch system to a one-piece flow thereby increasing productivity by 90% and reduced product defects by almost 80%.
- Reduced landed cost by 50% to 60% through the development, qualification, and procurement of jigs and tools locally (originally jigs & tools from Japan).
- Developed strategies, plans, and budgets as agreed with the VP for Parts Production. Headed work safety, labor requirements, production planning, stock management, and inventory maintenance.
- Developed innovative systems and processes while utilizing available technologies. Implemented Kaizen activities in all levels of production to achieve the departmental target for cost-cutting
- Accomplished 98% machine efficiency for CNC lathe production line by meticulously identifying major downtime contributors and enacting corrective and preventive actions.
- Transformed production inspection line from batch system to a one-piece flow thereby increasing productivity by 90% and reduced product defects by almost 80%.
- Reduced landed cost by 50% to 60% through the development, qualification, and procurement of jigs and tools locally (originally jigs & tools from Japan).
- Developed strategies, plans, and budgets as agreed with the VP for Parts Production. Headed work safety, labor requirements, production planning, stock management, and inventory maintenance.
- Developed innovative systems and processes while utilizing available technologies. Implemented Kaizen activities in all levels of production to achieve the departmental target for cost-cutting
- Conducted trial production process before mass production to ensure on-time delivery of goods at the initial phase.
- Prevented non-conformances of a product’s critical measurement by applying production line statistical process control.
- Created standard documents and technical reports for production and maintenance operations. These reports simplified the analysis and resolutions by 80% on every technical difficulty.
- Supervised the time and motion study for machine operation, process layout and in-process stock level to ensure a smooth transition to mass production.
- Collaborated with Japanese engineers on industrial and manufacturing engineering practices.
- Trained on the technical process under a clean room environment, NC programming for turning, milling and grinding, and robotics system control.
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