Andy Zhao

Experience

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  菏泽胜利包装有限公司

  Aug 2000 - Nov 2003

  Production supervisor

  This company is a joint-stock enterprise mainly producing corrugated cardboard boxes and printing. The company has approximately 80 employees, my responsibility is as follows:Reporting: Production Manager Team: 33Operating Duty：1: In August 2002, I went to Sweden to participate in a half month technical training, during which I was responsible for technical translation;2: Promoted to workshop director in October 2002, mainly responsible for on-site management, production scheduling, and workshop technical support;3: Cooperate with the equipment maintenance department to maintain, upkeep, and repair equipment;4: Report the production situation and major accidents to the production manager.Achievement：1: Established a training system to enable employees to accumulate knowledge and improve their abilities;2: Won the title of "exemplary individual" for two consecutive years;3: Established a united and progressive team and became a model for the company. Show less

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  上海康保机电有限公司

  Feb 2004 - Mar 2005

  Quality Engineer

  The company mainly produces air compressors, power tools, portable air storage tanks, etc., and all products are exported to the United States, Canada, Japan, North America, etc. The main processes include stamping, welding, spraying, and overall testing. There are about 300 employees in the company.Reporting: Quality Manager Team: 0Operating Duty：1: Handle customer complaints (WAL-MART, CAMPBELL, HOMDEPOT, etc.) and respond to them (such as: SUPLIER CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUEST、CORRECTIVE ACTION/PREVENTIVE ACTION）；2: Communication and cooperation with clients (WAL-MART, CAMPBELL, HOMDEPOT, etc.);3: Analyze and solve quality issues;4: Responsible for internal finished product inspection and customer inspection.Achievement：1: I have gained a profound understanding of how quality control methods and techniques are applied in practice;2: I have mastered the defect identification methods for welding and stamping, as well as the spraying process and inspection methods;3: Established good communication relationships with clients;4: Improved the ability to analyze and judge things. Show less

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  上海德浦打火机有限公司

  Mar 2005 - Sept 2008

  Quality Manager

  Our company is a subsidiary of the Spanish Barcelona Famagas Group in China, mainly engaged in the production and sales of lighters, with a sales network covering five continents worldwide. The total number of employees in the company exceeds 500, and I am serving as the quality manager in the company.Reporting: General Manager Team: 26Operating Duty：1: Responsible for the development, audit, and coaching of suppliers;2: Fully responsible for IQC Complaints from IPQC, QA, laboratory, and domestic/external sources;3: Responsible for the daily work of the quality supervisor and setting corresponding performance evaluation goals;4: Responsible for establishing and operating the quality system;5: Communicate with headquarters about the company's quality status and jointly establish appropriate quality standards.Achievement：1: By providing training and guidance to suppliers, the quality of incoming products has become increasingly stable, and the rejection rate has decreased from 15% in 2006 to around 5% in 2007;2: Established more suitable process inspection methods and techniques, making inspection methods simpler and faster;3: Work together with the production department to develop effective management plans to reduce the product scrap rate from 7% to 3%;4: Strictly control the quality to reduce the rejection rate of the headquarters from 15% in 2006 to 4% in 2007;5: In 2008, the company successfully established and implemented the ISO9001:2000 quality management system. Show less

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  GCE gas control equipment Co., Ltd

  Sept 2008 - Nov 2019

  Quality manager/Lean manager

  The company mainly produces industrial, laboratory, and medical pressure regulator valves, industrial cylinder valves, flame arresters, one-way valves, welding and cutting torches, medical panels, centralized gas supply systems, Gaslines, and other products. The total number of employees is nearly 100, and the annual sales revenue is about 110 million.Reporting: General Manager + Group Quality Director Team: 6Operating Duty：1: Establish a system that is compatible with the company's development and maintain and continuously improve it to serve the company's growth;2: Responsible for the registration of the company's medical products, departmental budgeting, KPI setting, and tracking;3: Responsible for the development, audit, and guidance of suppliers to ensure their stable and continuous provision of qualified parts;4: Develop inspection standards and specifications for incoming materials, work in progress, semi-finished products, and finished products;5: Handling domestic and international customer complaints and communication matters;6: Lead the company's lean operations, promote lean culture, and be responsible for training the company's employees on green and yellow belts.Achievement：1: Established ISO9001 and ISO13485 systems from "0" to "1" and ensured their implementation and improvement within the company;2: The supplier's incoming material defect rate has decreased from 80,000 PPM in 2008 to 8,123 PPM in 2019;3: The defect rate of finished products has decreased from 150,000 PPM to 9,050 PPM, and the customer complaint rate has decreased from 23,000 PPM to 750 PPM;4: By improving supplier quality and optimizing departmental inspection methods, the number of personnel has decreased by 25%;5: Through the implementation of lean projects, the company's leased area has reduced by about 40%, production efficiency has improved by about 20%, and annual savings of about one million RMB have been achieved. Achieve "0" stop for company relocation. Show less

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  ESAB Welding & Cutting Products Management CO.,Ltd

  Nov 2019 - Jan 2022

  Plant Manager

  In 2019, GCE (Shanghai) Gas Control Equipment Co., Ltd. was acquired by ESAB Group, and I was promoted to the position of Operations Manager/Plant Manager of the original company. The total number of employees in the company is about 100, and the annual sales revenue exceeds 130 million.Reporting: Group Operations Manager (Czech Republic) Team: 90+Operating duty：1: Responsible for the annual budget and KPI indicators of the operations department (procurement, production, planning, warehouse, logistics, and quality);2: Responsible for the lean operation of the company, continuous improvement, and reducing operating costs;3: Create a positive, united, trusting, open, and safe environment;4: Participate in the weekly new product progress meeting held by the group and report the work status to the group operations manager every week;5: Host daily operational meetings, track key issues and implement measures。Achievemet：1: Through continuous improvement of workshop layout, an area of approximately 300 square meters has been saved; Reduce warehouse pickup time by 10%;2: The inventory turnover days have decreased from 95 days in 2019 to 80 days in 2021; The proportion of slow-moving products has decreased from 22% to 11%;3: Employee satisfaction increased from 81 points to 91 points, and the company's safety accidents were zero;4: The timely delivery rate to customers has increased from 97.5% to 98.4%, and the customer complaint rate has decreased from 750PPM to 530PPM;5: The production efficiency increased from 101% to 111.6%, and the hourly labor cost decreased from 213 yuan/hour to 171 yuan/hour;6: The supplier's shortage of materials has decreased from 186 to 125; The incoming material defect rate has decreased from 8,123PPM to 6,903PPM. Show less

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  YiRui trading (Shanghai) Co.ltd.

  Jan 2022 - Mar 2024

  Regional director

  The company mainly runs in supermarkets, with nearly 200 stores located in Shanghai, Wuxi, and Kunshan. It specializes in food and daily chemical products, employs over 900 people, and has an annual sales revenue of nearly 1 billion yuan. I am responsible for regional procurement, administrative personnel and finance, logistics, warehouse, sales, store expansion, and decoration.Reporting: CEO Team: 700+Operating duty:1: Expand stores and establish a strong and effective store network to increase store sales and gross profit margins;2: Continuously improving the entire operation process via Lean tools and principle, reducing costs, and establishing a stable, healthy, and efficient hard discount supermarket;3: Develop performance indicators (KPIs) and create a positive, united, and friendly working atmosphere;4: Host weekly and monthly meetings.Achievement：1: Through price negotiations and lean improvements, saves approximately 4 million RMB annually;2: The number of stores has increased by about 30 within 2 years, and 70% of new stores (opened for 18 months) have achieved profitability or breakeven, compared to about 40% previously;3: Establish a material tracking system to compress the processing time for material discrepancies from 10 days to 3 days, and reduce the number of discrepancies from 60 per month to 20;4: Inventory turnover has decreased from 10 days to 8 days; The product loss rate has been reduced from 0.5% to 0.2%;5: The opening cycle of new stores has been shortened from the original 3 months to 1.5 months. Show less