Darren Tan

Experience

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  Hitachi Chemical ( Singapore) Pte Ltd

  Apr 2001 - Dec 2016

  (A) Environment, Health and Safety- Responsible to develop , implement and continuously improve EHS policies, management system and culture in the plant and ensure compliance with Corporate, local/international regulations and EHS Policy and Management System.- Responsible to lead management personnel in the investigations of plant incidents and complaints regarding unsafe working conditions and practices within the plant in order to identify immediate and root causes.- Responsible to periodically assess the section’s compliance status with the various programs and report to department head.- Responsible to oversee the maintenance system of all EHS required records/ documents as specified by regulatory boards and standards.- Responsible to anticipate, prevent and mitigate EHS risks and impacts to protect people, the environment and the business.- Responsible to develop and maintain effective programs for hazardous materials management, chemical handling, wet disposal, biological safety, radiation safety, confined space entry, fire prevention and other environmental health and safety.(B) Facilities Management- Responsible to develop, implement and continuously improve facilities policies and management systems.- Responsible for the operation and maintenance of all facilities and utilities systems such as electrical, pure water, waste water, compress air, scrubber, HVAC and cleanroom systems.- Responsible to manage the performance of outsourced service providers ensuring quality service delivery.- Proposal of capital investment plans for system upgrades, expansions and energy efficiency.- Reviews start-up, shutdown, emergency and other operating procedures and standing orders for all units in the department and update them according to the best practices and the operational experiences.- Plan, execute and new projects in line with production investments and provide technical and engineering support to other departments. Show less 1.) Energy and Water Conservation - Appointed Energy Manager of the plant. - Certified Water Efficiency Manager - Plan and organize energy consumption improvement initiatives and projects to enhance safety, operability and efficiency of plant utility systems and facilities. - Update and submission of annual energy consumption and improvement plan to NEA in accordance to Energy Conservation Act. - Performance duty as a certified Energy Manager to conduct energy audit, management, measurements and prepare reports.2.) Operations Rationalization • Responsible to improve operations rationalization through reduction of manhour, transport waste, layout improvement for WIP, ergonomics and method analysis. • Responsible to streamline activities/ manpower and set work flow in order to ensure smooth and safe operations to achieve targets in terms of production, HSE and related areas. • Responsible to study and implement measures to prevent mis-­operation and rejection avoidance.3.) Major maintenance improvements • Liases with the concerned staff in Maintenance Department for detailed troubleshooting and elimination of recurring problems. • Responsible to study and analyze equipment performance and suggest improvements to increase equipment reliability with supporting departments to resolve the issue. • Reviews start-­‐‑up, shutdown, emergency and other operating procedures and standing instructions for all units in the department and update them according to the best practices and the operational experiences. • Implement value engineering study in machine renewal to reduce the downtime and maintenance cost.4.) New projects • Responsible to coordinate with relevant engineering disciplines/ suppliers to draft and design layout of equipment, materials and workspace to maximize efficiency, safety and equipment reliability. Show less Productivity and efficiency • Responsible for the planning of yearly and quarterly capacity, factory supply, operations plan and target efficiency.• Responsible to meet to the Production Target as set during the monthly production Target meeting.• Responsible to meet to the Manpower Efficiency Target as set during the budget preparations. Will need to regulate overtime according to demand to control cost.• Responsible for Continuously Training subordinates with new skills to achieve better efficiency and improved productivity.• Responsible for the implementation of OEE methodology/ framework to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of a process, by breaking it down into three constituent components of availability, performance and quality.• Responsible of the proposal of necessary investments based on the production and quality requirement in line with the product forecast as projected by sales department.• Execute and supervise introduction of new and existing product changeover according to procedure.• Responsible for the handling of grievances and disciplinary cases. Quality and Cost • Responsible to meet to the Quality Target as set during the Budget preparations. To lead cross functional (Production, Process, Maintenance and QA) small group to achieve the objectives.• Authorized to stop production when there is abnormality related to Quality Concerns and initiate discussion with supporting departments to resolve the issues. EHSQ • Responsible to maintain the necessary system under my section to comply with to ISO/ TS16949 and ISO 14000 operating system.• Responsible for the preparation of corrective actions generated from internal as well as external driven audits and ensure closure.• Responsible for education and enforcement of EHS compliance to Safe Work Practices and Risk Assessments in order to achieve zero accident. Show less Process Improvement • Responsible for the identification and development of new and present processing methods and conditions for different product types.• Conduct DOE and determine the optimum processing conditions for each process• Responsible for the implementation of quality tools such as FMEA, SPC, DOE, Control Plan, GR & R in the assigned process line.• Applied Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making tools to rapidly and accurately resolve quality problems.• Responsible for preparation of Work Station Instructions to maintain and improve productivity, quality and safety.• Responsible for the introduction of Lean Processing methods to minimize rework, wastage and scrap.• Responsible for the mapping of necessary investments to meet the specifications and requirements of products as required in the technology roadmaps, resolution of chronic quality issues and improvement of existing machine capabilities.• Responsible for the planning of yearly and quarterly targets and improvement plans.• Responsible to meet to the Quality Target as set during the monthly Quality Target/ Review meeting. Appointed Chairman of QIC group to lead cross functional (Production, Process, Maintenance, QA) small group to achieve the objectives. Show less

  • Manager ( Facilities/WWT/EHS)(SCEM)

    Nov 2015 - Dec 2016

  • Assistant Operations Engineering Manager and Energy Manager

    Dec 2010 - Oct 2015

  • Senior Process/ Production Engineer

    Feb 2008 - Dec 2010

  • Process Engineer

    Apr 2001 - Jan 2008
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  Marina Bay Sands

  Jan 2017 - now

  • Accountable for the development and execution of Energy Management Strategies to meet Sustainability Goals• Champion Energy management efforts including standardization, technical leadership and enhancing the performance of all related facility mechanical and electrical systems throughout the property• Responsible to project, forecast and prepare utilities budget and KPI based on the projection of increased business activities/ new installation of equipment• Monitoring of the overall consumption of electricity, chilled water, water and gas within the property• Drives team members to share and present data to effectively identify abnormal energy consumption resulted from leakages or losses• Identify Energy Control Measures (ECM) project and perform detail feasibility studies targeting at reducing energy consumptions/ effective usage of energy to achieve cost savings• Provides strategic and technical leadership in the areas of energy management and related standard operating procedures• Develops and provide monthly energy consumption status updates and variance reports to senior leadership and corporate office• Develops and conducts training and technical mentoring of staff to facilitate growth within their career/profession and to further the goals of the companyResponsible for planning and executing a variety of ECM capital projects to ensure that deadlines are met, budgets are monitored, variances are explained, and that savings is on target Show less

  • Associate Director, Facilities

    Nov 2020 - now

  • Senior Manager, Facilities

    Apr 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Manager, Facilities (Energy Management)

    Jan 2017 - Mar 2020