Chao Wang
Sydney
Summary
Production supervisor with more than 5 years of experience in project management, lean Manufacturing, development, and quality assurance. Expert in CAD operation, and skilled producer of documentation and drawings associated with mechanical engineering. Recognized for a keen ability to improve design components, increase product and manufacturing efficiency, and decrease the constant need for re-engineering.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Production Supervisor
George Weston Foods
10.2023 - Current
- Establish learning environment that creates and supports meaningful learning and development opportunities for employees and that helps them to foster career progression opportunities.
- Monitor and manage employee performance following company policies and EBA requirements by providing formal and informal performance guidance and performance planning.
- Increase 20% production efficiency and reduce 12% waste for Garlic Bread production Line by implementing lean manufacturing techniques and Statistical Process Control (SPC) framework.
- Participate in Production & Labour Planning for effective execution of demand plans and weekly schedules.
- Validate labour hours and costs, coordinate labour allocation and spending against budget, controlling spending in relation to changes in production volume.
- Improve product quality by monitoring production processes, conducting inspections, and initiating corrective actions as needed
- Conduct root cause analysis on production issues for prompt resolution, minimizing negative impacts on output rates
- Manage budgetary constraints effectively by controlling labor costs, optimizing resource utilization, and making strategic spending decisions
Production Supervisor
Allied Pinnacle Pty.Ltd.
07.2022 - Current
- Lead A/S (approx. 60) team members to run three bakery production lines by allocating resources effectively to meet site KPIs.
- Manage and monitor resources such as raw material, packing materials, and consumables to prevent shortages and minimize waste.
- Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between different departments, such as procurement, quality control and logistics, to ensure smooth flow of production activities.
- Identify and off-loading production bottleneck by monitoring OEE and performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Ensuring that all production activities are carried out in compliance with food safety and hygiene standards, as well as adhering to workplace safety regulators to prevent accidents or contamination.
- Liaise with Quality Assurance Department to solve non-conformance items and prepare and write Corrective Action Reports (CAR).
- Created training matrix to identify training needs and providing appropriate training with people in critical roles by Job Break Down Sheet.
- Reduce around 5% of cycle time and by implementing Quick Changeovers (SMED) in one of production lines.
- Applying DMAIC, Lean and Project Management methodologies to successfully complete improvement projects and realize targeted benefits.
Production Engineer
FreshFood Corporation Pty. Ltd.
05.2017 - 07.2022
- Managed chemical treatment maintenance for boiler in daily basis to ensure boiler water content is within the regulated specification to achieve continuous heat exchange, corrosion protection and production of high-quality steam.
- Liaised with the Production Manager and user personnel to maintain production standards through TPM activities.
- Managed and supervised both internal maintenance team and external contractors that undertake project work in production, ensuring their work is fully compliant with the company standards, including GMP and OH&S.
- Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), work instructions and one-point lessons for production and maintenance activities such as instant coffee process, coffee extraction process and air compressor operation.
- Produced and updated 2D and 3D drawings of plant equipment and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) such as roaster system flow diagram, extraction piping system.
- Sized and selected mechanical parts such as electrical motors, gearboxes, shafts couplings, etc. and produced reports to justify the selection.
- Coordinated with the Production Manager for new equipment installations and commissioning, improvements to existing production processes and waste reduction solutions.
- Used Spaghetti Diagrams and Value Stream Mapping to map the flow of roasting coffee process and streamline the flow by redesigning plant layout with Point of Use Storage (POUS).
- Established preventive maintenance program for packaging machines by Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) to reduce downtime and costs.
Data Engineer
MadeForGoods Limited
12.2015 - 04.2017
- Investigated and researched deeply in each project background, e.g. analyzed proportion of counterfeit bottle wines with rising price from supply ties; presented existing supply chain problems of local market; determined way of tagging QR Barcode for wines production line.
- Visualized Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as Customer Transaction and Counterfeit Analytics by creating dashboard on SaaS Platform.
- Performed technical support to cooperate with team members to complete projects and achieve goals.
Education
Diploma of Project Management -
TAFE
Ultimo, NSW06.2022
Advanced Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
TAFE
Ultimo, NSW06.2019
Master of Engineering Management - Computer Networking And Telecommunications
University of Tech Sydney
Sydney, NSW06.2013
Master of Engineering Studies - Telecommunications
University of Tech Sydney
Sydney, NSW06.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications
ChangChun University
China06.2010
Skills
- Quality Assurance & Statistical Process Control
- Project Management
- Budget Adherence
- Lean Manufacturing & 6 Sigma
- TPM & Preventative Maintenance
- Inventory Management
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate (AuSQ)
Timeline
Production Supervisor
George Weston Foods
10.2023 - Current
Production Supervisor
Allied Pinnacle Pty.Ltd.
07.2022 - Current
Production Engineer
FreshFood Corporation Pty. Ltd.
05.2017 - 07.2022
Data Engineer
MadeForGoods Limited
12.2015 - 04.2017
Diploma of Project Management -
TAFE
Advanced Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
TAFE
Master of Engineering Management - Computer Networking And Telecommunications
University of Tech Sydney
Master of Engineering Studies - Telecommunications
University of Tech Sydney
Bachelor of Engineering - Telecommunications
ChangChun University
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