Zai Iromzee Zainal Abidin
Production Manager
Bukit Mertajam
Summary
Developed strong leadership and process optimization skills in fast-paced manufacturing setting, leading cross-functional teams to achieve production goals. Skilled in resource management and workflow enhancement, focusing on continuous improvement and operational efficiency. Seeking to transition into new field where these transferrable skills can drive impactful results.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Production Manager
Mondelez Malaysia
05.2023 - Current
- Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals.
- Managed internal operational standards and productivity targets.
- Increased overall productivity by identifying bottlenecks in the production process and proposing effective solutions.
- Managed continuous improvement initiatives to drive gains in quality, flow, and output.
- Conducted root cause analysis on production issues, devising corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Reduced waste and material costs by optimizing resource allocation and inventory management.
- Determined suitable crew requirements, scheduled employees, and worked with human resources to meet changing production schedules.
- Enhanced production efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing lean manufacturing techniques.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products according to customer requirements.
- Estimated labor requirements to support anticipated workload.
- Introduced automation and technological advancements to the production floor, leading to increased efficiency and reduced labor costs.
- Created streamlined production schedules and collaborated with production employees to communicate objectives and goals.
- Implemented preventive maintenance programs for equipment, extending their lifespan and minimizing downtime due to malfunctions.
- Improved team productivity with introduction of flexible shift patterns that matched production demands.
- Initiated and managed lean manufacturing initiative, resulting in more efficient use of resources and reduction in lead times.
Manufacturing Supervisor
Lam Research
04.2022 - 03.2023
- Identified problems and implemented effective solutions.
- Performed accident investigations.
- Communicated job expectations and monitored employees.
- Read and interpreted schematics, technical documentation and production orders.
- Improved production efficiency by implementing Lean Manufacturing principles and streamlining processes.
- Reported tool, machinery and equipment issues to maintenance personnel.
- Conducted root cause analysis on production issues, identifying solutions that prevented future recurrence of similar problems.
- Enhanced employee morale and retention by fostering a positive work environment and recognizing outstanding performance.
Process Lead
Mondelez Malaysia
08.2021 - 03.2022
- Partner with line leadership to deliver the SQCDSM target of the line/s/unit/s and ensure process stability
- Understand and analyze the process variability root causes and come up with systems and ways to eliminate them
- Analyze the process variation related losses and prioritize them and reduce them and eliminate them by designing systems and processes that helps the line teams
- Design, define critical process parameters and centerlines and systems to track adherence and to analyze the variation
- Participate in the DMS meetings at the shift and line level and helps in data collection, root cause analysis and analyzing the data
- Owns the CL adherence SWP for the line and horizontal area under responsibility
- Owns a horizontal technical area for the plant e.g.all end of line packaging equipment /part of lines, all flowwrap machines etc
- Own and control the changes in process and horizontal equipments owned and trains the line team on them
- Gains hands on experienced in operating the equipment, build self capability in company's systems and IL6S
- Represent the department in the FI pillar and leads the FI pillars capability building agenda for the lines
Sr Production Executive
Mondelez Malaysia
08.2018 - 07.2021
- Delivers overall SQCDSM targets for the lines, units during the shift
- Ensures that the work planned for the shift in the daily 24 hour action plan gets executed during the shift
- Owns one or more equipment, operates a group of equipment during the shift and some shift level standard work processes
- Executes shift DMS cycle, ensures that the team understands what needs to be delivered and plan the activities during the shit working collaboratively with the previous and next shift leader
- Provides support to the team and helps in identifying and resolving issues and troubleshooting
- Takes the assigned decisions during the shift and escalates when needed
Production Executive
B Braun Medical Industries
06.2016 - 07.2018
- Responsible for directing the manufacturing operations performed in a group of production lines, ensuring to reach volume, quality and cost goals
- Determine manufacturing processes and calculate machine and operator loads
- Communicated with various department such as Engineering, Planning, Quality & Safety on any issue related to production
- Respond to Non-conformance Report (NCR)/ Complaint Investigation Report (CIR) issued by Quality Management team
- Update Working Instruction, SOP and Document Change Control once any changes done related to process or quality
- Ensure all subordinate Supervisors and Operators are well train based on Working Instruction and SOP
- Supporting on NPI to verify and validate the readiness of the new product which involve Process Engineering, Quality Management & Quality Control
- Update daily report on lines performance to the HOD
Sr Production Executive
Molex Malaysia
08.2011 - 05.2016
- Take charge & control production operation by ensuring timely execution of production and quality plan in order to meet quality & production goals
- Motivate subordinates on continuous improvement & achieve higher performance in fiscal year financial & non-financial goals
- Responsible on producing quality output, meeting both quality and productivity target
- Responsible for production schedule adherence
- Coordinate activities of molding specialist with toolmaker according to planned schedule
- Responsible for maximizing machine run time and human resources to maintain high machine and productivity
- Responsible on correct material consumption, maintain high inventory accuracy
- Perform handshake between shifts for effective communication to ensure continuous follow up
- Conduct 3 shift briefing and communicate daily issue or focus to subordinates
- "Walk around" production floor and perform regular check on subordinates work
- Conduct counseling to change subordinates work habit or behavior
- Ensure 6S are strictly enforced in molding production
- Perform appraisal on subordinates
- Monitor the performance of the molding machine daily
- Interface with engineers, maintenance, toolmakers when repair are required
- Perform other duties as assigned by management
Education
Bachelor of Communication -
National University of Malaysia
Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor 08.2008 - 06.2011
Skills
Lean Six Sigma
SAP work order entry
Training & Development
Cost Controlling
Production line management
Cost reduction
Manufacturing operations
Cross-functional teamwork
Multitasking Abilities
Accomplishments
- Molex Lean Belt
- Molex Plant Award
- B Braun Medical Industries, Lean Belt
- Mondelez SMED Trainer
- Mondelez Manager Award 2020
- Monedelez Manager Award 2022
- Mondelez Value in Action Award South East Asia 2021
- LAM Research Ambassador Lead
- Mondelez Global Runner Up Efficiency Improvement 2023
- Mondelez SEA WPI Project Champion
Timeline
Production Manager
Mondelez Malaysia
05.2023 - Current
Manufacturing Supervisor
Lam Research
04.2022 - 03.2023
Process Lead
Mondelez Malaysia
08.2021 - 03.2022
Sr Production Executive
Mondelez Malaysia
08.2018 - 07.2021
Production Executive
B Braun Medical Industries
06.2016 - 07.2018
Sr Production Executive
Molex Malaysia
08.2011 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Communication -
National University of Malaysia
08.2008 - 06.2011
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