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Rashpal Singh

Managerial Position
Ipoh,Perak

Summary

  • Highly motivated individual with strong knowledge in Operational Management
  • Proven track record of turning loss making department into profit within 2 quarter at my current work by improving operational efficiencies
  • Good in both short term and long term planning for business sustain with over 25 years of experience. Have strong knowledge on semiconductor and wood base product manufacturing in design , process , equipment , people management and financials
  • Throughout the career , managed different functional group from process engineering , equipment engineering , project management , new product development , vendor management and operations management.
  • Early involvement in new product introduction from the design stage onwards to ensure minimal issue during high volume manufacturing. Review design , process characterization and special controls and training requirement up front to ensure no or minimum issue during high volume manufacturing.
  • Strong believer in developing people. Focus more on the down line development , more on skills orientated.
  • Winning subcontractors senior management support and develop good relationship for partnership program that will benefit both parties.
  • Goal driven and result orientated , proven track record on generating increased throughput , cycle time and cost reduction.
  • Identifying and develop new suppliers
  • Adapt to stressful and demanding working environment
  • Positive attitude and focus on continuous improvement concept

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education

Work History

MANUFACTURING SENIOR SECTION MANAGER - FRONT AND EOL ASSEMBLY OPERATION

CARSEM ( M ) SDN. BHD
08.2022 - 04.2024
  • Work with management team on the yearly sales and cost budget
  • Identify opportunities with existing customers and new customers to ramp up business
  • Lead manufacturing cell / line project to develop a leaner manufacturing line giving focus to several K.P.I and driving improvement as well motivate line personnel
  • Perform value stream mapping to identify waste , reduce process cycle time and implement process improvement
  • In charge of working closely with internal planning with customers on their demand planning and execute to meet the committed targets
  • Work closely with new product development team to identify gaps in design , process and costing during development stage to ensure minimum operational issues during high volume manufacturing
  • Developed technical gap analysis to analyst technical gaps systematically
  • In charge of the department daily operations to meet KPI such as output , quality and cost
  • Responsible for departmental profit and loss account
  • Work on cost saving project company cost down program by process simplification , high cost material waste reduction and OEE improvement
  • Develop and set direction to engineering , maintenance and production people for Continuous Improvement activities
  • Prepare and analyst weekly P & L to ensure CMAD ( Contribution Margin After Depreciation ) , CMBD ( Contribution Margin Before Depreciation ) and PAT ( Profit After Tax ) are met as per the budget given
  • Prepare weekly sales and cost forecast to ensure that the set targets are achieved
  • Handle major customers audits and other internal and external regulatory audits
  • People development initiatives by introducing activities base training programs for new operators and executive to align with departmental and company's goal and expectation
  • Taking up and additional role as process engineering to assist current technical personnel with technical difficulties and reporting
  • Performing data analysis on problematic areas for root cause analysis using all the necessary tools for measurement and problem solving
  • Managing overall the operation KPI , work closely with operational team and all the support group

PLANT MANAGER

HEVEA BOARD SDN BHD
02.2018 - 08.2022
  • Planning , organising , directing and running optimum day to day operations to exceed customer expectation
  • Responsible for overall operational related matters
  • Increasing production , assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining quality standards
  • Responsible for operation - output , product quality , cycle time and costing budget
  • Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
  • Implement strategies in align with the strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
  • Monitor operations performance and trigger corrective action
  • Share a trusting relationship with the work group and recruit , manage , train and develop plant staff
  • Collect and analyst data to find places of waste - work towards lean manufacturing concept
  • Commit to plant safety procedures compliances / ISO requirement
  • Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards , metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
  • Address employees issues or grievances and administer collective bargaining agreement with the company Union
  • To make sure on the application production management best practices and concept at production floor
  • Collaborate with all the functional departments in the implementation of improvement
  • Investigate and implement innovative manufacturing processes to reduce costs and also improve product quality
  • Apply Lean Manufacturing Principles in designing , specifying and validating world class manufacturing process that achieve organizational goals
  • Manage material replenishment , quality standard and performance metrics in support of organizational goals and objective
  • Manage cost structure for manufacturing by keeping operational expenses within the budget allowance and investigate cost reduction measures
  • Create documentation protocols and ensure that all the records of operations are properly maintained and reviewed
  • Participate in maintenance planning to determine and plan required projects , status of on going projects and scheduling of future projects

PLANT MANAGER

MIECO MANUFACTURING
08.2016 - 02.2018
  • Planning , organising , directing and running optimum day to day operations to exceed customer expectation
  • Responsible for overall operational related matters
  • Increasing production , assets capacity and flexibility while minimizing unnecessary costs and maintaining quality standards
  • Responsible for operation - output , product quality , cycle time and costing budget
  • Allocate resources effectively and fully utilize assets to produce optimal results
  • Implement strategies in align with the strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus
  • Monitor operations performance and trigger corrective action
  • Share a trusting relationship with the work group and recruit , manage , train and develop plant staff
  • Collect and analyst data to find places of waste - work towards lean manufacturing concept
  • Commit to plant safety procedures compliances / ISO requirement
  • Develop systems and processes that track and optimize productivity and standards , metrics and performance targets to ensure effective return on assets
  • Address employees issues or grievances and administer collective bargaining agreement with the company Union
  • To make sure on the application production management best practices and concept at production floor
  • Collaborate with all the functional departments in the implementation of improvement
  • Investigate and implement innovative manufacturing processes to reduce costs and also improve product quality
  • Apply Lean Manufacturing Principles in designing , specifying and validating world class manufacturing process that achieve organizational goals
  • Manage material replenishment , quality standard and performance metrics in support of organizational goals and objective
  • Manage cost structure for manufacturing by keeping operational expenses within the budget allowance and investigate cost reduction measures
  • Create documentation protocols and ensure that all the records of operations are properly maintained and reviewed
  • Participate in maintenance planning to determine and plan required projects , status of on going projects and scheduling of future projects

PRODCUTION AND MAINTENANCE MANAGER ( UAT )

UNISEM ( M ) Berhad
07.2013 - 08.2016
  • Establish and manage KPIs related to the manufacturing process , including yield , cycle time , cost and quality
  • Work with the cross functional team including engineering , operation , sales , marketing and customer support to bring product to market on time and on budget
  • Manage the manufacturing process with FABS , OSATs , ODMs and other partners ensuring that they met the yield , quality , cost and delivery expectation aligned with company and customers expectation
  • Primary responsibilities including managing production on the delivery time / cycle time , revenue and profitability while meeting the quality expectation and safety standard
  • Manage operator production activities , provide direction and support for all work shift , establish work schedules and assignment when necessary .Work through with the line managers
  • Manage material planning , expediting , incoming material deficiencies
  • To achieve departmental goal while interacting and supporting other departments involved in the process
  • Support all company system and quality requirements that drive cost saving initiatives , efficiency gains , process improvement , labour utilization and improvement in quality and yield rates
  • Interact with other department managers and executive / supervisors to support common department goals and mission which defined by top management
  • Aligned with common goal and work towards it
  • Work with the sales department and business development personnel for the delivery scheduling and aligned with operation team
  • Enforce all the company policies , standard , quality standard requirement and all the ISO procedures and requirement
  • Address employees concerns , resolve problems , train , coach and discipline employees on the working standard
  • Carry out equipment maintenance activities - planning and executing it base on the schedule
  • Responsible to reduce equipment downtime and maximize machine availability , focus on the OEE
  • Organize preventive maintenance and repair of production equipment and optimize maintenance schedules
  • Understand and perform process control through SPC ( Statistical Process Control ) and CPK control verification
  • Verification and analyst on the defective part to determine the root cause and remedy to troubleshoot equipment major problems
  • Drive continuous improvement activities on the equipment OEE improvement and people skills
  • Develop maintenance procedures and ensure implementation
  • Carry out inspections of the facilities to identify and resolve issues
  • Plan and oversee all the repair and installation activities
  • Monitor expenses and control the budget for the maintenance
  • Manage relationship with the contractors and service providers
  • Ensure all the health and safety policies are complied
  • Plan out all the training - skills enhancement technical training
  • Performed regular internal and external compliance audit
  • Responsible for overseeing the daily operation of a store , make sure it run smoothly and effectively
  • Specially on the inventory level monitoring and storing
  • Movement inventory base on FIFO

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Ekowood International Berhad
04.2009 - 05.2011
  • To be accountable and supervise for the daily / monthly targeted output and quality for the company with the sales turnover exceeding plan given by production control
  • Under take the cost saving for the department on the direct and indirect operating cost , to keep focus on the budget given by company versus actual cost spend by the department
  • This is more on monitoring the costing for the department
  • To manage the WIP / Inventory movement in the production floor in order to make sure balance WIP distribution and utilization of the resources 100%
  • The same time to make sure there is no stock variance or to control the variance at minimum level ( 0.5% )
  • To collaborate with the store department on reduction for parts and consumables material which is non moving and slow moving
  • This is to released the cash flow and also to reduce of parts and consumables material at store
  • To improve on machine utilization by collaborating together with production control department on the pattern of loading in order to minimize the conversion percentages and work together with Quality department and technical department on the reduction of defects
  • To focus on the area of machine productivity , people , effective utilization of machine with effective planning , tracking on production activity movement on daily basis and fast counter measure program

STORE MANAGER

Ekowood International Berhad
02.2007 - 04.2009
  • To supervise overall activity on output , quality and cost for Incoming Raw Material department , Store and Inventory department
  • To monitor on the On Time Delivery for all the raw material used for production
  • This is on supporting on the daily mess production
  • To manage the inventory movement with balance distribution , storage activity and to make sure on the inventory accuracy for planning purpose
  • To monitor the sufficient inventory hold in the hand to avoid excess inventory generated which will give impact on the cash flow
  • To make sure safe working environment created

PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT

Western Digital ( M ) Sdn Bhd
11.2005 - 01.2007
  • Production planning and review on targets versus daily loading with the production team or line supervisors
  • To review with production supervisors on the lots status by FIFO movement base on cum cycle time and other urgent lots or batches
  • To review on the shift performance in term of productivity , quality , cycle time or OTD and yield with the cross functional teams
  • To review on loading with Production Control versus capacity and constraints
  • To present the cycle time update in the morning review meeting
  • To update on equipment that were down for Preventive Maintenance due to major breakdown , under engineering use to production control for scheduling purpose
  • To track on the linearity of material flow from one process to another process
  • To track pre production issues that delayed production and effect the quality and also the quantity
  • To conduct and lead teams on the improvements activity for the critical processes with the maintenance and engineering teams
  • To conduct and audit on the office TPM projects and publish the audit findings
  • To review headcount and cross training status
  • To present in the department meeting for cycle time , yield for critical processes , CAR update and production self audit results and findings
  • To review on the direct material use age
  • To review the 5S activity and counter measure taken for improvement purpose
  • Prepare report base on monthly for department manager on the OTD , Gate PPM , CAR , Improvement projects , output performance and status for all the outstanding projects
  • To review on the stock count ( inventory count ) activity by monthly base
  • To review on the logistic planning versus loading forecast and supporting tools for volume ramp

PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT

CARSEM ( M ) SDN. BHD
04.1998 - 10.2005
  • Daily production planning in order to achieve the quality and quantity with the targeted yield and to be cost effective
  • To motivate and guide the operators to participate actively on ESS ( Employee Suggestion System ) program
  • Cross training the operators for other crucial processes
  • To lead the shift to carried out TPM ( Total Preventive Maintenance )activities
  • This program is to train the operators on the basic machine maintenance
  • The objective of this activity is to reduce machine breakdown time
  • To conduct meeting with the continuous improvement team and carry out improvement projects under QPP in order to solve process related problems
  • To make sure there is safe working environment for all the employees

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Penang Seagate Sdn Bhd
07.1994 - 03.1998
  • Periodic headcount planning in order to achieve the daily targeted yield , quality , output , UPH and costing
  • Cross training operators for other crucial processes and also to track the operators day by day performance
  • Conduct meeting with continuous improvement teams and liase with the supporting group on improve quality , yield , cost and solve process related problems
  • To perform the line auditing daily to ensure the conformance to ISO 9002 standards are been follow by the employees
  • Daily to track and analyst the material use age versus quantity build ( output ) , to avoid the variance issue
  • Manage the line inventory base FIFO system and ensure safe working place

Education

Master - Business Administration, Supply Chain Management

Universiti Utara Malaysia
01.2009 - 04.2010

Diploma - Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Workers Institute Of Technology
01.1990 - 04.1993

Secondary Education - STPM

Sek . Men. Clifford
Kuala Kangsar, Perak
01.1986 - 04.1988

Skills

Six Sigma

Majortraining

  • Operational Management
  • Financial Management
  • HRDF - Train the trainer (registered HRDF trainer)
  • Kepner and Tregoe problem solving
  • D.O.E and Statistical process control and FMEA
  • RCM methodology
  • DMAIC (Green Belt)
  • Quality and Productivity Program (QPP) and TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)
  • Good manufacturing Basic Practice
  • Lean Manufacturing Concept
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • 7 QCC Tools for problem solving
  • 5S and Safety Requirement
  • People Development Skills
  • Problem Solving Skill Management

Nricno

690315-08-5709

Willingtotravel

Yes

Employmentstatus

Employed by Carsem Semiconductor, Ipoh, Perak

References

  • Felix J Nathan, Aihai Mineral Europe GmbH, Former Sibelco Malaysia & Thailand, Managing Director, 012 5052822
  • Mr Ganesan, Hevea Board Bhd, Gemas, Negeri Sembilan, General Manager, 016 6265905

Personal Information

  • Willing To Relocate: Yes
  • Height: 185cm
  • Weight: 95kg
  • Father's Name: Surjan Singh
  • Health Status: Excellent
  • Date of Birth: 03/15/69
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Malaysian
  • Marital Status: Married

Timeline

MANUFACTURING SENIOR SECTION MANAGER - FRONT AND EOL ASSEMBLY OPERATION

CARSEM ( M ) SDN. BHD
08.2022 - 04.2024

PLANT MANAGER

HEVEA BOARD SDN BHD
02.2018 - 08.2022

PLANT MANAGER

MIECO MANUFACTURING
08.2016 - 02.2018

PRODCUTION AND MAINTENANCE MANAGER ( UAT )

UNISEM ( M ) Berhad
07.2013 - 08.2016

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Ekowood International Berhad
04.2009 - 05.2011

Master - Business Administration, Supply Chain Management

Universiti Utara Malaysia
01.2009 - 04.2010

STORE MANAGER

Ekowood International Berhad
02.2007 - 04.2009

PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT

Western Digital ( M ) Sdn Bhd
11.2005 - 01.2007

PRODUCTION SUPERINTENDENT

CARSEM ( M ) SDN. BHD
04.1998 - 10.2005

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

Penang Seagate Sdn Bhd
07.1994 - 03.1998

Diploma - Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Workers Institute Of Technology
01.1990 - 04.1993

Secondary Education - STPM

Sek . Men. Clifford
01.1986 - 04.1988

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