Balu Arjunan
Masai
Summary
Motivated professional aiming to drive organizational success through effective contributions. Utilizes a systematic approach to enhance work quality and efficiency. Champions a culture of learning and improvement, fostering teamwork for better results. Committed to discovering innovative methods to optimize daily tasks.
Overview
42
42
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Site Manager
Firematic Engineering Sdn Bhd
05.2024 - 04.2025
- Major Job Scope to deal with AKSB client Bachok Kelantan on the water pipeline leakage.
- Arrange the manpower and materials, transportation with other necessary tools to repair and solve the water leakage issues.
- Receive the Service Requisition Form from the AKSB client.
- The teams will arrange to the sites to repair the water supply issues till the house holds. Prepare the claims by HQ and forward to me to submit and follow up.
- Handle the Euro Saga Project water pipeline together with AKSB HQ Kelanatan. Arrange with subcons to change the whole water pipeline and new tapping for houses. Joined meetings with Main con and client to discuss on the outstanding project and site progress.
- Prepare documents to get approval from the client on the materials on sites.
- Handle tool box meeting with supervisors and team workers on the safety and site issues
- Years: 11 months
Business Development Manager
City reserves Engineering & Trading Sdn. Bhd.
09.2020 - 04.2024
- Major Job scope is bringing business to the Company such as Engineering, Construction, Scaffolding, Fabrication Mechanical parts.
- Find new client contacts and provide our company profile or emails.
- Make appointment and meet up to present our company products.
- Once the client sends the inquiry, prepare quotation by Tender Department.
- Go for site visit to check the work area.
- Receive Purchase Order from client.
- Execute the job and complete on time with client satisfaction.
- Follow up with the clients on the status.
- Continuous follow up with clients for any new job available.
- Keep in contact with existing clients to follow up on job availability.
- Always build and maintain good relationship with clients.
- Have monthly meeting with top management to discuss and share info for better improvement.
- Register as in house contractor with client.
- Follow up submitted invoices claims with clients.
- Prepare Profit and Loss analysis to ensure each undertaken projects will be profitable for the betterment of the company.
- Years: 3 Years 6 Months
Project Manager
ARULA RESOURCES SDN. BHD.
07.2019 - 08.2020
- Major Job scope is bringing business to the Company such as Engineering, Construction, Logistics & Transportation
- Find new client contacts and provide our company profile or emails.
- Make appointment and meet up to present our company products.
- Once the client sends the inquiry, prepare quotation by Tender Department.
- Go for site visit to check the work area.
- Follow up with the clients on the status.
- Continuous follow up with clients for any new job available.
- Contact with existing clients to follow up on job availability.
- Always build and maintain good relationship with clients.
- Register as in house contractor.
- Have monthly meeting with top management to discuss and share info for better improvement. Adopt to the changes.
- Prepare Profit and Loss analysis to ensure each undertaken projects will be profitable for the betterment of the company.
- Years in Service: 1 Year
Project Coordination Manager
RM LEOPAD SDN. BHD. (PETRONAS REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL COPORATION SDN BHD PENGERANG, JOHOR)
08.2016 - 06.2019
- In charge of scaffolding at Siemens PCP Project – 1 Year.
- In charge of scaffolding at TR Pipe racks.
- Produce forecast and actual plan on manpower and material for new job scope in line with Scope of Work with the support of the site engineer.
- Generate Costing with Operation Department.
- Request Standing Instruction (SI) or Variation Order for additional works required contrary to the Contract.
- Issued quotation to the client for additional works and obtain approval in timely manner and perform the additional work within the agreed schedule.
- Prepared and keep track monthly inventory report in order.
- If necessary, fulfill company additional requirement such sketch drawing indicating actual erection / installation and justification through P.E.
- Coordinate with Site Project Managers, time to time to eliminate any outstanding issues.
- Provide assistance to Branch Manager and Accounts department on Costing and Invoicing.
- Coordinate with subordinate to complete the work given in timely manner within specific period.
- Participate in production meeting, weekly project meeting as well daily meeting.
- Conduct weekly meeting with key personnel to update the current progress of Project and new projects.
- Conduct weekly mass toolbox with all the staff and workers.
- Conduct monthly HSE Day for all the staffs and present certificate for best Workers on Productivity and Safety.
- Negotiation with Client on final price for the new project amicably.
- Prepare Monthly Invoice to Client based on monthly progress report.
- Do Evaluation ( KPI ) for Key Personnel and Workers.
- Follow up with SOP department on Standard Operating Procedure for Operation.
- In charge of overall claims for all the projects involve at Pengerang rapid project.
- Knowledge in Hot Insulation work.
- Prepare Profit and Loss analysis to ensure each undertaken projects will be profitable for the betterment of the company.
- Years in Service: 2 Years, 11 Months
Project Manager
RM Leopad Sdn Bhd. c/o Kencana Petroleum Sdn. Bhd. (OIL AND GAS COMPANY LUMUT BASED)
08.2007 - 07.2016
- In charge overall project on scaffolding restructuring for Jacket, Topside and Vessel.
- Produced forecasting and actual plan on manpower and material for new projects in line with Scope of Work.
- Generate quotations for newly awarded project in accordance with Contract requirement.
- Generate Costing for all new projects
- Request Field Instruction (FI) for additional works required contrary to the Contract.
- Issued quotation to the Company for additional works and obtain approval in timely manner and perform the additional work within the agreed schedule.
- Prepared and keep track monthly inventory report in order.
- If necessary, fulfill company additional requirement such sketch drawing indicating actual erection / installation and justification.
- Coordinate with Site Assist. Project Managers, Engineers, time to time to eliminate any outstanding issues.
- Provide assistance to Branch Manager and Accounts department on Costing and Invoicing.
- Coordinate with subordinate to complete the work given in timely manner within specific period.
- Participate in production meeting, weekly project meeting as well daily meeting.
- Conduct weekly meeting with key personnel to update the current progress of Project and new projects.
- Conduct weekly mass toolbox with all the staff and workers.
- Conduct monthly HSE Day for all the staffs and present certificate for best Workers on Productivity and Safety.
- Negotiation with Client on final price for the new project amicably.
- Prepare Monthly Invoice to Client based on monthly progress report.
- Do Evaluation (KPI ) for Key Personnel and Workers.
- Prepared Standard Operating Procedure for Operation.
- Do internal KPI and SOP audits for Assistant Managers, Project Coordinator, Engineers.
- Prepare Profit and Loss analysis to ensure each undertaken projects will be profitable for the betterment of the company.
- Years in Service: 9 Years
Senior Production Supervisor
Teknik Data Saab Sdn Bhd. – Serdang, Selangor.
09.2006 - 07.2007
- In charge at Southern Region ( Johore Area ) on Sewerage Treatment Plant.
- Prepare BQ (Bills Of Quantities) for material required.
- Manage the manpower and complete the project as planned.
- Prepare monthly progress claim and submit to Indah Water Consortium
- Attend weekly meeting with IWK representative to inform the progress.
- Restructure the whole plant base on the drawing provided.
- Taking care, the welfare of the employees.
- Cost control and monitor the financial base on the budget provided.
- Years in Service: 10 months (Finished Contract)
Production Manager
PP Product (M) Sdn Bhd – Cheras, Selangor.
05.2005 - 07.2006
- In charge overall Production , Planning ,Maintenance and QC Department
- Setup 5S, assign and form a group of staff to monitor the activities
- Setup maintenance procedure inline with ISO standard
- Revised planning procedure inline with ISO standard
- Setup QC department and implement procedures.
- Setup ISO procedure and implement accordingly to all the related department.
- Conduct ISO Internal audit for all the department.
- Recruit and train staff for all the related department to achieved the company goals.
- External Audit by 3rd party on the ISO procedure for all the department and received the ISO certificate for the implementing of the procedures as per the ISO standard.
- Years in Service: 1 Year (Finished Contract)
Assistant Production Manager, Production Manager, Material Control Manager
Sony EMCS (M) Sdn Bhd - Bangi, Selangor.
03.1992 - 02.2005
- Daily meeting with subordinates to update the progress and obstructions.
- Daily coordinate the cycle counting with the subordinates for expensive parts IC.
- Prepare daily / weekly and monthly report.
- Plan and arrange manpower according by process.
- Prepare R&R for Store Assistant and operators.
- Do monthly stock check warehouse and production, to know the stock accuracy
- Prepare department objective and monitor on the progress.
- Implement direct picking ( MIQ )
- Introduce common loading thus to reduce on unique parts, the purpose is to reduce excess parts return from production.
- Introduce Kanban system for PWB and parts.
- Introduce Kaizen activities such reduce space, manpower, and handling process for cost saving.
- Setup material control warehouse for Sony parts at sub con.
- Travel to sub con weekly to monitor the part status.
- Liaise with purchasing and PQA for any parts problem.
- Conduct weekly meeting with production for parts spoilage.
- Implement Bare Code system to eliminate wrong part supply.
- Implement PDA Scanner to eliminate paper printing for parts kitting.
- Setup ESD room for part IC to control the humidity and room temperature.
- Manage on Incoming Parts from Supplier internal and external.
- Coordinate with subordinates on PQA sampling check on incoming parts.
- Years Of Service: 13 Years
Senior Production & Maintenance Supervisor
Fujitsu Component (M) Sdn Bhd – Batu Pahat, Johor.
10.1986 - 02.1992
- Handling on Auto and Semi Auto machines.
- Plan schedule on monthly maintenance base on production schedule.
- Quality Control Circle Group Member (QCC )
- Control spare parts for machine and order accordingly.
- Carry out daily stocks check on common and unique parts.
- Produce product according to specification and maintain quality.
- Set daily target base on production schedule.
- Carry out monthly overhaul with maintenance on each machine base on plan.
- Increase the productivity by studying the process tact time.
- Reduce defect by improving machine efficiency thus to increase the productivity.
- Years Of Service: 5 years and 4 months.
Engineer (Engineering Department)
Atlas Electronic (M) Sdn Bhd – Bayan Lepas, Penang.
03.1984 - 04.1986
- New model introduction (Transistor Radio) study and implement the process flow for manual mount process.
- Strengthen the line process and do study on the tact time improvement.
- Study tact time on each process flow to ensure the output is maintain on timely manner.
- Increase productivity by introducing parts improvement.
- Trouble shoot and do setting for radio frequency such as IF, RF, FM, LW and MW.
- Trouble shoots on major defect and do improvement to minimize the defect.
- Years Of Service: 2 years (Recession Company Shutdown)
Maintenance Technician
General Electric Audio (M) Sdn Bhd – Kulim, Kedah.
09.1983 - 11.1983
- Trouble shoot Semi Auto machines such as lead cutter machine, flux and solder pot machine, assemble jigs for all type of modules.
- Prepare reports on the job done during the training.
- Years Of Service: 3 months (Completed Industrial Training)
Education
Degree - Electrical Engineering
01.1983
Society of Engineers - Part 1
01.1983
City and Guilds of London - Part 2
01.1983
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia - undefined
01.1979
Sijil Rendah Pelajaran - undefined
01.1977
Skills
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
- Data analysis and problem-solving
- Leadership and team motivation
- Written communication in English, Malay, and Tamil
- Spoken communication in English, Bahasa Malaysia, and Tamil
Accomplishments
- Consolidate Line sub and warehouse material by reducing 10 operators - Sony
- Reduce warehouse WIP lead time from 4 days to 3 days which saved cost of RM3 million. - Sony
- Implement PDA Scanner project (ZERO PAPERLESS) which save cost of RM35,084.00/month.- Sony.
- Introduce BAR CODE system for warehouse parts thus eliminate wrong parts supply to production. - Sony
Community Service
St John Ambulance, Knowledge on First Aid
Extra Curricular Activities
4 x 400M : Represent For School Team Volley Ball : Represent For School Team Badminton
Training
- Visual Control Management
- QMDEI
- Skill of Supervision
- The Seven Habit of Highly Effective People
- Advance Excel
- Sony Six Sigma (Yellow/Green Belt )
- Skill of Managing People
- Kaizen Leadership
- Presentation Alive
- KPI – Key Performance Indicator
- Basic Scaffolding (DOSH )
- OGSP
- NTSP
- Scaffolding Level 1
AVAILABILITY
1 month notice
Timeline
Project Site Manager
Firematic Engineering Sdn Bhd
05.2024 - 04.2025
Business Development Manager
City reserves Engineering & Trading Sdn. Bhd.
09.2020 - 04.2024
Project Manager
ARULA RESOURCES SDN. BHD.
07.2019 - 08.2020
Project Coordination Manager
RM LEOPAD SDN. BHD. (PETRONAS REFINERY AND PETROCHEMICAL COPORATION SDN BHD PENGERANG, JOHOR)
08.2016 - 06.2019
Project Manager
RM Leopad Sdn Bhd. c/o Kencana Petroleum Sdn. Bhd. (OIL AND GAS COMPANY LUMUT BASED)
08.2007 - 07.2016
Senior Production Supervisor
Teknik Data Saab Sdn Bhd. – Serdang, Selangor.
09.2006 - 07.2007
Production Manager
PP Product (M) Sdn Bhd – Cheras, Selangor.
05.2005 - 07.2006
Assistant Production Manager, Production Manager, Material Control Manager
Sony EMCS (M) Sdn Bhd - Bangi, Selangor.
03.1992 - 02.2005
Senior Production & Maintenance Supervisor
Fujitsu Component (M) Sdn Bhd – Batu Pahat, Johor.
10.1986 - 02.1992
Engineer (Engineering Department)
Atlas Electronic (M) Sdn Bhd – Bayan Lepas, Penang.
03.1984 - 04.1986
Maintenance Technician
General Electric Audio (M) Sdn Bhd – Kulim, Kedah.
09.1983 - 11.1983