James Leong

Experience

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  DK Leather Seats

  Sept 2003 - Jun 2005

  Industrial Engineer

  Manage Sewing and Trimming Department (282 operators)- Oversee expansion site at Slim River- Core team for TS16949 implementation- 5S Committee and in-house trainer- Core team for ERP implementation- Process improvement and CT study- Dinner and Dance committee

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  Western Digital

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2019

  1 internal promotions (From Manager) Manage NPI production consisting of 350 operators, and 14 staff- Define and drive business goals in line with strategic plans and annual operating objectives. Transitioned new products to factory (Palmer, Charger and Spyglass). Palmer successfully ramped to 6M/quarter (9 Automation lines within 6 months)- Establish effective manufacturing organization to make sure a right structure and strong leaders in place. Restructure the department within 6 months enabling OT and career development, reducing 150 operators (From 500) and 6 shift supervisors (From 15)- Provide regular and structured communications to the team, including progress toward strategic objectives, Operations goals, priority projects, and company statusSite leader for Factory Scrap Management- Partner with other leaders (Finance, Product, Process & Scrap Eng) to establish strategic plans and objectives. Reduce factory scrap cost by >$3M (Q3’18-Q3’19), $0.39 Scrap CPU reduction ($1.17 - $0.78)Site leader for Lean Manufacturing Program- Initiate and coordinate Lean Manufacturing Program throughout the factory to meet the quarterly factory LOH cost targets with cross-functional teams (Mfg, Eng, Quality & Contam). Realised factory cost savings of $22.7M (FY’16-FY’19) @ 2,271 HC reduction- Organise Lean Manufacturing Events (Gemba Walk/ Workshop/Factory visits). Facilitated 2 days VSM workshop which identified major lean projects with savings >$1M- Organise Lean Manufacturing Training Progression for all levels (From operators till managers). Certified HRDF trainer, helped conduct 35 Lean Training to 1,629 participants (Engs, Techs and Opr)- Represent local site for Global CI team Show less

  • Senior Operations Manager

    Jul 2015 - Aug 2019

  • Principal Engineer

    Jun 2005 - Jul 2015
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  Infineon Technologies

  Sept 2019 - now

  Operation Cost Improvement via NLoP Project Tracking PLT Lead for Mixed Device project under NLOZD initiative

  • IE NLoP Senior Manager

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Senior Production Manager

    Sept 2020 - Sept 2022

  • PLT Operations Manager

    Sept 2019 - Sept 2020