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Melbourne, VIC, AU

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bidor, Perak, Malaysia

• As head of Engineering Department, my main responsibilities are to improve plant efficiency byreduction of machinery downtime and improvement of machinery performance of a soy sauce manufacturing plant
• Prepared 2018 Capex Proposal for entire plant. This includes preparation of layout in Autocad, working closely with end users on requirements and budget required
• Reduced waiting time for Engineering Request response from an average of 2 hours to 15 mins
• Reducted maintenance downtime by engaging reliable suppliers in spare part supply and repair works
• Upgraded plant facilities and decluttered the old equipment storage area. Among the areas were upgraded include fencing of brewing area, uplift of compressor room, restoration of incoming water tank and renovation of.

Balakong, Selangor, Malaysia

• As head of Engineering Department, my main responsibilities were to ensure improved plantefficiency as well as to support business growth by maintaining and upgrading plantcapabilities.
• Obtained RM50,000 savings annually by installation of steam condensate recovery system
• Installed and commissioned semi automated system in powder blending facility to minimize risk of error during processing
• Installed and commissioned new retail powder packing line for dry powdered products. Equipment installed includes vibratory sifter, form-fill-seal machine, label applicator and conveyors.
• Installed and commissioned automated steam and water distribution system for CIP program in fat processing area as part of safety initiative
• Facilities upgrade: a) Relocate compressor away from production area to reduce noise pollution b) Refurbish unused old containers to transform into product storage area c) Install fast roll doors at production area to.

Balakong, Selangor, Malaysia

• As head of Engineering Department, my main responsibilities were to ensure improved Engineering systems as well as improved plant capability to facilitate operation efficiency
• Revamped the total plant Planned Maintenance Program. This includes identification of each machine and its components, determining which equipment needs to be checked and replaced at what frequency and drawing up the.
• Team member (Engineering) of the successful plant accreditation of FSSC22000.
• Introduced data collection and tracking of key plant parameters. This includes water consumption, boiler fuel consumption and plant Repair & Maintenance spending.
• Planned, executed and commissioned successful projects in the plant: a) Pedestrian walkway line marking as part of safety initiatives b) Conversion of abandoned plant into new warehouse for plant warehousing capacity.

Balakong, Selangor, Malaysia

• As an engineering consultant, my main responsibility was to provide engineering support to the plant Operations Manager and Production Manager. This includes implementation of engineering controls either as safety or.
• Major revamp of plant Autocad drawing. This includes total re-measurement of the entire plant and equipment and translating them into the plant layout
• Prepared entire plant’s 2015 Capex budgetary proposals – including layout, equipment identification and project budget
• Took over and completed Capex project on new boiler chimney installation. This included concluding project specifications with supplier, dealing with consultant on submission to DOE and testing & commissioning of chimney
• Introduction and execution of safety initiatives which include installation of anti-slip strips on staircases, identification of non-safety practices in plant, installation of interlock systems on plant equipment and.

Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

• In my capacity as Assistant Manager - Production, my main responsibilities were to lead a production team of 70 headcounts to produce the required amount of products efficiently,safely and of the highest quality.
• Achieved 85% OEE for one of the sachet powder packing lines
• Introduced hourly tracking system of finished goods for each line to as part of visual management initiative
• Responsible and answerable for plant OEE, yield, downtime and expenses
• Responsible for manpower planning in accordance to production schedule, forming Small Group Activities, for improvement projects, responding to customer complaints and deviations in the line.

Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

• As a project and process engineer, my main responsibilities were to plan and execute Capex projects, conduct feasibility studies and propose improvement plans on plantoperations
• Successfully installed an auto cartoning machine for powder packing line to reduce number of headcounts from 6 to 2
• Successfully installed a new packing line - from powder blending process to stickpack packaging process as a new business development initiative
• Successfully combined 2 packaging equipments into one area and to run concurrently to achieve savings in utilities, space and manpower
• Conducted Value Stream Mappings for all production lines as a tool to identify bottlenecks and other process improvements

Damansara, Selangor, Malaysia

• As Product Change Coordinator my role was to coordinate projects that involved changes onproduct or product packaging. This involved coordination between various departments in orderto achieve successful implementation
• Successfully completed project that involved coordination between Coordinators from 3 different companies on packaging change of confectionary product in ASEAN. Coordination also involved local manufacturing team.
• Acted as main contact person from Malaysia for when other countries would like to source for confectionary products from Malaysia

Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

• As plant Safety Executive, my main responsibility was to revamp the tracking andmonitoring system with relations to Safety Management system.
• Successfully revamped the Risk Assessment system in the plant. This included identifying the gaps in the system, creating a new reporting template and implementing said template together with end users.
• Identified potential hazards in the plant and recommended action plans as counter measure
• Consultant to Cadbury plant engineers on Kraft requirements on Sanitary Design, especially on project implementation.

Prai, Penang, Malaysia

• As plant Project Engineer, my main responsibiliites were to carry out proposed Capexprojects for the plant. This includes preparing project write ups, cost comparisons,vendor selections, project execution and.
• Successfully achieved RM1.2 million in savings by conversion of LPG to Natural Gas as fuel to the burners. This included installation of gas receiving station, new pipeline and burner conversion
• Successfully reduced headcount by 2 per shift by installing conveyor system to transport finished goods from packing line to warehouse
• Successfully installed spot cooling ventilation system for fresh air ventilation in oven and packing area to improve working conditions of line operators
• Successfully installed auto bulk bagging machine to reduce headcount by 2 per shift
• Other projects include new office renovation and improvement of production cleaning area

Bachelor Of Engineering, Mechanical

Activities and Societies: Member - Monash University Basketball Club Most Valuable Player - Monash University Sports Carnival (Basketball).

Diploma - Pre-University Program, Canadian Pre-University Program