Rubaendra Prabogaran
Kuala Lumpur
Summary
PRINCE2 certified, Head Of Engineering (Engineering Manager) with 27 years experience in industrial automation. Specializing in maintenance and process engineering in high volume manufacturing operations and tool assembly /design in the FMCG and M&E industries. A subject matter expert in area of responsibilities which includes: Factory automation, tool set up and conversion, Product transfer to other sites and NPI, Continuous Improvement. CapEx/OpEx in internal and external stakeholder management, Project cost management study, Program management experience in high tech operations and technology development, AM Pillar lead for site and region. Robotics, Electropneumatics and Automation vision system, Packing, Bottling and conveyor system, Cognex,ADEPT,Omron,Keyence,NSK(Japan),Yamaha(Japan),IAI(Japan),SMC,Fest,Allen Bradley,Atlas Copco,Microtech, Syntegon,Bosh, Buhler. Industrial Engineering which includes cycle time analysis, downtime analysis, tool improvement analysis and ROI analysis based on daily and operational KPI. Loss bridge gap analysis. MUV EHS, ESD, calibration, quality assurance, GMP, HACCP and IL6S Hold 2 design patents(WD-US patent) and 2 project papers on automation and process improvement.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of Engineering (Engineering Manager)
DCH Contract Manufacturing
Shah Alam,Selangor, Malaysia
06.2022 - Current
- Lead and manage all engineering, maintenance, facilities, utilities, calibration, and technical operations activities to ensure maximum equipment reliability, production efficiency, quality compliance, safety, and cost optimization. Drive continuous improvement initiatives, capital projects, and operational excellence programs to support business growth and manufacturing performance.
- Key Responsibilities Strategic Leadership * Develop and implement engineering strategies aligned with company objectives and operational requirements. * Lead the Engineering Department, providing direction, coaching, and performance management to engineering and technical teams. * Support manufacturing operations in achieving production, quality, safety, and cost targets. * Drive a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, accountability, and operational excellence. Engineering & Maintenance Management * Establish and execute preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs for all manufacturing equipment and facilities. * Ensure maximum equipment uptime, reliability, and operational efficiency. * Analyze equipment failures and implement root cause corrective actions to eliminate recurring breakdowns. * Manage spare parts inventory and maintenance budgets effectively. Manufacturing Operations Support * Collaborate closely with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and R&D teams to ensure smooth manufacturing operations. * Lead troubleshooting activities to minimize production downtime and improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). * Support capacity expansion, line optimization, and productivity improvement projects. * Monitor manufacturing KPIs and drive performance improvement initiatives. Facilities & Utilities Management * Oversee operation and maintenance of utilities including boilers, air compressors, chillers, HVAC systems, water treatment systems, electrical distribution systems, and other plant infrastructure. * Ensure utilities are available, reliable, and operating at optimum efficiency. * Manage facility improvement and infrastructure development projects. Project & Capital Investment Management * Lead engineering projects from concept, design, procurement, installation, commissioning, and handover. * Manage capital expenditure (CAPEX) budgets and project timelines. * Coordinate with vendors, contractors, consultants, and regulatory authorities. * Ensure projects meet technical, safety, quality, and financial objectives. Food Safety, Quality & Compliance * Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, OSHA, DOSH, and other applicable regulatory requirements. * Support food safety and quality initiatives through effective engineering controls and maintenance practices. * Participate in internal, external, customer, and certification audits. Energy & Sustainability Management * Develop and implement energy and water reduction programs. * Monitor utility consumption and identify opportunities for cost savings and sustainability improvements. * Lead environmental compliance initiatives and waste reduction projects. Health, Safety & Risk Management * Promote and maintain a strong safety culture throughout the organization. * Ensure compliance with all safety regulations and company policies. * Lead risk assessments, HIRAC activities, incident investigations, and corrective action implementation. * Ensure safe execution of maintenance and project activities. Calibration & Technical Compliance * Oversee calibration programs for production and quality-critical instruments. * Ensure measurement equipment complies with regulatory and quality standards. * Maintain engineering documentation, SOPs, technical records, and asset management systems. Financial and resource management * Prepare and manage engineering operating budgets. * Control maintenance costs while maintaining operational reliability. * Evaluate and justify engineering investments through cost-benefit analysis. * Optimize manpower utilization and contractor management. Key Achievements Expected * Improve equipment uptime and reliability. * Reduce manufacturing downtime and maintenance costs. * Improve OEE and production efficiency. * Successfully deliver CAPEX and continuous improvement projects. * Reduce energy and water consumption. * Ensure compliance with safety, food safety, and quality standards. * Develop a high-performing engineering team. Scope of Responsibility * Manufacturing Operations Engineering * Maintenance & Reliability * Facilities & Utilities * Electrical & Automation * Calibration Management * Project Engineering & CAPEX * Energy Management * Safety, GMP, HACCP & Regulatory Compliance * Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence * Contractor and Vendor Management
Manufacturing Manager ISC (Integrated Supply Chain)
Mondelez International - Cadbury
Shah Alam
12.2020 - Current
- Plant PLT (Plant Leadership Team) and Head of Dept. for Core manufacturing, Making section Choc category which comprises 8 subsections including the main Liquid chocolate Mill and the Industrial Compound chocolate mill, molding, bottling and packing lines in both administrative and technical aspects.
- Site and Regional AM (Autonomous Maintenance) pillar Lead for IL6S initiatives to drive excellence in E2E operations and supply chain.
- Drive the performance of the team through the monitoring of KPIs with the objective of improving manufacturing capabilities and efficiency (GE); besides managing, developing and keeping the manufacturing team motivated. Major operational KPIs include Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Sustainability and Morale (SQDCSM).
- Plan, organize, lead and control manufacturing operations to achieve targeted production output, yield, quality, others KPIs, zero loss diagnosis and loss gap analysis.
- Value stream mapping to analyze current state and implement process improvement measures for E2E operations and supply chain.
- Lead/ review the daily production meeting, safety briefings, comm sessions, financial planning and P&L for dept CAPEX/OPEX review, GE review on periodic basis for all lines in the dept.
- Lead/ participate in major productivity projects and kaizen improvements, project scope includes packaging, manufacturing process improvement, productivity saving projects, Global sustainability projects and waste management projects.
- Ensured compliance and certified ISO 9001/140001, HALAL, GMP, HACCP Principles and quality policies.
- Ensured a safe working environment, through comm sessions and safety briefing for the floor with safety HSE dept and work on safety implementations for daily operations review with tools like BOS and Near miss.
- Ensure all the production system such as SAP and STC being followed strictly and troubleshoot as and when is required to monitor the MUV and loss analysis for RM and PM.
- Developed competencies from all members of dept, that include safety, equipment, hygiene and good GMP practices.
- Lead and drive AM initiatives step ups in the IL6S Phase assessments for production and plant level.
- Lead all packaging development and NPD/NPI improvement and innovation projects for Global Sustainability Program and Manufacturing Excellence Program.
- Oversee preventive maintenance planning and execution, engineering support, training and knowledge transfer in enhancing manufacturing capabilities as well as production yield.
- Review and control the annual departmental budget while identifying cost saving initiatives and waste reduction.
- Collaborate with QA and EHS in achieving zero incidents and GMP measures.
- Process owner for Site Industrial waste management systems.
Senior Engineer (Process, Maintenance, Automation)
Western Digital (M) Sdn Bhd
09.2001 - 06.2019
- Lead as a subject matter expert, in area of responsibilities which includes; tool/tester setup, conversion, troubleshooting, inventory, procurement, design and process integration, instrumentation, calibration and quality assurance, supporting HVM operations.
- Work with cross functional teams on projects and daily operational KPI, varying from assembly driving tools to imbalance testers and humidity flow testers covering the front end clean room build and back end tester qualification.
- Executed target/test matrix and FMEA/PFMEA/DFMEA docs and RPN, performing statistical data analysis to develop innovative solutions and control plans for operational challenges, minimising risk and maximising performance.
- Lead and assist in project planning and execution within various sites of operations and vendor sites; Thailand, San Jose(US), Singapore and Japan, working coherently with internal and external stake holders.
- Project includes, new product transfer, burn in systems, auto loaders/handlers, equipment/ tools upgrade, development of machine vision system set up/upgrade, cost cutting implementation to achieve low cost maintenance, PLC programming for feeder automation and control systems and overall yield improvement activities to achieve technical competencies to meet operational targets.
- Create training packages and execute training for new upgrades and tool processes and maintenance implementation protocols which includes, precision engineering, calibration and vision system set up.
- Coordinate knowledge transfer during transition phase within various sites of operations.
- Support product output challenges, along the entire product life cycle.
- Develop and assist in process frame work to create effective auto shutdown systems in the HVM tool process for tools and testers.
- Constructed and executed controlled experiments (DOE) to address yield and quality issues, implementing solutions in a production environment to achieve production goals.
- Worked on various tooling improvement activities to improve the MTBF and reduce the MTTR of tools in the daily operations KPI.
- Work with KAIZEN approach to implement Continuous Improvement and LEAN methodologies in control chart techniques and process improvement for DPPM and yield recovery strategies.
- Work on sustaining/optimizing and propose long term road map for improvement and cost reduction projects.
- Led, trained, and supervised tooling maintenance and process teams, comprising technicians, technical specialists, and engineers, addressing daily operational challenges and supporting production ramps, machine commissioning, and development projects.
- Executed operations using key indices like process yields, GR&R correlation and CPK reports to create directives for subordinates to address any abnormalities.
- Ensured standardization among same process/system within related manufacturing sites by streamlining documentations and design updates.
- Manage and lead cross functional teams, in support of capital projects.
- Responsible for coordination of disciplines for a project, from detail design until commissioning and project handover.
- Managed engineering activities and facilitated technical reporting and documentation while addressing both technical and management aspects in a dynamic project environment.
Project Manager (Contract)
MYGLOBAL Services Sdn.Bhd
- Oversee all aspects of the project from technical issues to management aspects including building management system and architectural design.
- Negotiated contracts with external vendors, managing resources from proposal to commissioning and handover, resulting in profitable agreements.
- Coordinated and completed office space renovation and re-layout project within time, budget, and scope for MNC client, ensuring client satisfaction and project goals were met.
- Maintained effective communication and professionalism in business relations with clients and stakeholders, providing periodic progress reports and service management to enhance collaboration and transparency.
- Maintained adherence to health and safety standards and prepared documentation for submittals and approvals.
Education
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering -
Open University Malaysia
06-2026
PRINCE2 (Practitioner Certified) -
AXELOS Global Best Practice
06-2020
LEAN Six Sigma (ICGB) -
ASQ Human Development and Leadership Division
Oracle 9i (OCA) -
ORACLE
Skills
- Project Management
- Process Development
- Statistical process control
- Risk Assessment
- Cost reduction
- Continuous Improvement
- LEAN Manufacturing
- New product development
- Automation maintenance
- Asset Lifecycle Management
- Facilities Enhancement
- Energy Efficiency
- Robotics Integration
- Statistical analysis
- DOE (Design of Experiment)
- 8D reporting
- Yield improvement
- Cross-functional management
- People Manager
- Administrative/Technical
- SCADA
Honors and Awards
- Managers award for site and dept achievement for MIA site compliance audit, 2021
- Recognition for achievement in 100% CTS deliveries for major business contributor, 2021
- Western Digital High Five Award, 2011
- Awarded for achievements in yield improvement and cycle time improvement, 2015
- Western Digital Certificate of Achievement in Engineering Innovation and Solution Presentation, 2012
- Western Digital Certificate of Appreciation for the Western Digital Thailand Flood Recovery Plan, 2011
- Western Digital Certificate of Appreciation for Loyalty and Dedicated Service, 2016
Certification
- CGPA: 3.80 ; Recepient of High Achievement Award PRINCE2® (Practitioner Certified) – AXELOS Global Best Practice Credentials: GR657015537RP
- LEAN Six Sigma (ICGB) - ASQ Human Development and Leadership Division
- Oracle 9i (OCA) - ORACLE ITIL® (Foundation) – AXELOS
- Global Best Practice GMP- MONDELEZ INTR
- HACCP- MONDELEZ INTR
- FSSC- MONDELEZ INTR
Accomplishments
- DCH Contract Manufacturing- Outstanding Achievement award Finalist (Hong Kong) Planet Positive Project 2024, Represented the Plant at Hong Kong Finals for Presentation, In the efforts to battle global climate change, it has become a top priority at all social and political level. In the economy sector there are ambitious goals more than 700 of the worlds largest cooperation have communicated their commitment to net-zero Co2 emissions.
We in the food and pharma manufacturing sector of the economy have a big role to play in these global efforts. Hence, initiated a stepping stone to these global efforts, with our Planet Positive Project. - Mondelez International-Cadbury Shah Alam Managers award for site and dept achievement for MIA site compliance audit. Recognition for achievement in 100% CTS deliveries for major business contributor 2021.
- Western Digital High Five Award Recognition of outstanding performance and contributions to the success of new product launch. 2011 Awarded for achievements in yield improvement and cycle time improvement contributing to production target achievement in 2nd quarterly shipment. 2015
- Western Digital Certificate of Achievement in Engineering Innovation and Solution Presentation Presentation on process improvement, and engineering improvement projects. 2012
- Western Digital Certificate of Appreciation for the Western Digital Thailand Flood Recovery Plan Engaged in key supporting roles for the successful transfer of operations from WD Thailand during the flood recovery. 2011
- Western Digital Certificate of Appreciation for Loyalty and Dedicated Service. 2005, 2011, 2016
Additional Information
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/rubaendra-prabogaran
Timeline
Head of Engineering (Engineering Manager)
DCH Contract Manufacturing
06.2022 - Current
Manufacturing Manager ISC (Integrated Supply Chain)
Mondelez International - Cadbury
12.2020 - Current
Senior Engineer (Process, Maintenance, Automation)
Western Digital (M) Sdn Bhd
09.2001 - 06.2019
Project Manager (Contract)
MYGLOBAL Services Sdn.Bhd
Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering -
Open University Malaysia
PRINCE2 (Practitioner Certified) -
AXELOS Global Best Practice
LEAN Six Sigma (ICGB) -
ASQ Human Development and Leadership Division
Oracle 9i (OCA) -
ORACLE