Darren Tan

Experience

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  Singapore Kobe Pte Ltd

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2005

  Production Engineer

  Gone through 3 months of Stamping Process, Trouble Shooting Skill and Tooling Design Basic training in Japan.Plan and execute monthly production to meet customer's delivery schedule and optimised inventory level.Lead a team of 5 supervisors from day and night shift, to ensure daily production output is been met with quality control. Analysing and Identifying problem area in production, and work together with the Engineering section to improve machine's parameter and tooling condition in order to meet the production target.Conduct briefing on production's KPI and Training to supervisors and operator. Working together with Engineering Section for work improvement activity on production yield and productivities in order to achieve KPI set by management.Working closely with QA during customer complain for corrective and preventive action.Presenting of monthly KPI results and improvement activities to the management.Achievements:Was involved in,Increased productions output from 30 million pcs to 160 million pcs per month.Increasing number of production line from 3 lines to 18 lines. Have not cause any line stop to the customer due to delivery or quality problem. Show less

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  Sunningdale Precision Industries Ltd

  Jan 2005 - Jun 2006

  Planner

  Job entails receiving purchase order from customer, work out and plan for the Material requirement, issuing of purchase request to purchasing dept to pull inmaterial on time to meet production schedule. Responsible for issuing of workorder to production and work closely with production in order to meet customer'sdelivery date. Co-ordinating with shipping dept to arrange for shipment tocustomer. Communicating with the customer on shipment issue. Ensuring that the KPI set by the management is been met. Monitoring of inventoryLevel through the MRP system. Achievements:Have build up a close relationship with all customers and also been able to maintain an healthy inventory level by working closing with all department. Show less

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  Singapore Kobe Pte Ltd

  Jul 2006 - Sept 2008

  Mauafacturing Engineer

  o Plan and execute monthly production output base on priority, sale work order, sale forcast and safety stock level.o Preparing and managing master production schedule for stamping and raw material requirement.o Chair monthly meeting with inter department on the supply of raw material to meet production plan.o Liaise with customer service on delivery commitment and propose delivery plan.o Arrangement of manpower for overtime base on production plan.o Control and minimize WIP level by clearing bottle neck and goods with quality issue.o Training of production operators and supervisors on new procedure or any process change.o Working together with Engineering section on new product introduction, work improvement activity on production yield and productivities to achieve KPIs set by management.o Analysing and identifying problem area during production.o Work with QA during customer complain for corrective and preventive action.o Presenting of monthly production yield, productivity and work improvement activity during monthly KPI meeting.o Capacity planning of machine, material and manpower for annual budget base on forcast.o Involve in annual stock planning.Achievements:Was part of the core team in achieving certification for TS 16949:2002Have not cause any line stop to the customer due to delivery or quality problem Was involved in the setting up new production line at the new plant. Show less

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  Kalzip Asia Pte Ltd

  Oct 2008 - Jul 2013

  Assistant Production Manager

  Reports directly to the Regional Operations Manager and is responsible for the overall day to day production activities. Liaise with the respective managers of the other departments to ensure all production, delivery, quality, health & safety matters are addressed to ensure smooth running of the factory within a safety oriented environmentCritical Tasks:o Review and identify training needs of production staff to maintain and upgrade their competency.o Maintain and implement Health & Safety Management Systems.o Planned and execute daily production schedule base on priority and sale work order.o Conduct daily production briefing to Technician and contract workers on production schedule and any production issue.o Arrangement of manpower for overtime base on production plan.o Liaise with manpower company for daily supply of external contract workers.o Co-ordinating with shipping dept to arrange material transfer for any site job and factory production.o Liaison with China factory on production, quality and technical issues.o Liaise with customer service on delivery commitment and any technical issue.o Managing company’s inventory level, review of ageing and obsolete stock.o Constantly review, monitor production performance and minimize operating cost.o Ensure all production facilities are maintained to meet operational requirementso Carry out planning and allocate resource to achieve the KPI goals set by the company.o Budgeting for capacity planning of machine, material and manpower.o Carry out annual staff appraisal exercise.o Organizing of annual stock take.Achievements:Move factory, without affecting production and customer delivery.Handling of two mega projects (Resort World and MBS) con-currently without any major problem.Change over to new MRP system while moving factory at the same time.Products transfer to China’s factory. Show less

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  JMS Singapore Pte Ltd

  Oct 2013 - Feb 2017

  Assistant Production Manager
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  SATO Asia Pacific Pte Ltd

  Feb 2017 - now

  Production