Shin Kyoo Kang

Head of operations

• Head of 10 teams : Logistic(Included Customer service and warehouse) /Launch /Manufacturing engineering/ Project Engineering /Maintenance / 3 Value Streams (Machining line, Electro-Plating Line, Polymer coating line & Material production line) / Lean Manufacturing/Quality team, About 260 employees direct&indirect]
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines
• Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
• Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
• Oversaw workforce management planning, volume predictions and capacity planning.
• Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue and effectively targeting new markets.
• Strategically selected methodology to reduce cycle time and meet target margins
• Provided technical guidance, peer review and mentorship to engineers and team leaders engaged in building system designs

Support Safety Management & Activities

• Achieved Zero Incident plant (Keep safety plant) and conducted regular safety training/ Continuous installation safety device for preventing potential incident, Achieved "Awarded Safety Excellence Plant" from HQ, Powertrain
• Assisted to maintain ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 certificates

Establish business plan including KPI and operation plan yearly

• Set plans for Sales revenue, Productivity(OAE Improvement), OT, Investment cost, Inventory, Quality, New business opportunity, Continuous process improvement, Safety and Attrition rate

Logistics management including customer service and warehouse

• Sales revenue management monthly : Achieved almost 100% of business plan
• Delivery management: Keep 100% delivery performance without customer line shut down
• Inventory control : continuous inventory reduction activities , from 15% in 2019 to 12% level
• Minimize air freight cost & transportation cost through advanced planning for import and export product/raw material.
• Managed inventory and supply chain operations to achieve timely and accurate delivery of goods and services

Managing operations

• Check and confirm production planning weekly and monthly cooperating by CS and production teams
• Capacity study based on customer demand and make secure plan, Optimized operation method for specific lines 3group 2shif, in general 2groupx2shift
• Managing overtime max. 52hours through multi-functional employees
• Daily “Gemba Walks” management: review safety, production status, scrap, defect with all related team leaders and foremen
• Continuous implementation “Production System” based on TBPS (Tenneco Bearing Production System which is similar to TPS
• Continuous activities changeover time reduction through skilled operators
• 5S activity for cleaning up workshop floor daily

Management of new product launch project and new business development

• Assisted and advised specific technical requirements on drawing
• Continuous approach for new business opportunities like China HD market and NA(Cummins, John Deere and Caterpillar)
• Quote review and optimized manufacturing cost/maximize profit(GM 20% target)
• Acquired new business of India Tata Cummins, sales $1mil./year in 2022
• Assisted product failure during development in application engineering

Management of Project engineering/Manufacturing engineering//Maintenance

• Establish required investment item list and make plan for budget in short term and long term/ Negotiate budget plan with BU, Tracking expenditure monthly and management as planned
• Continuous finding project related to improve productivity, increase capability and quality assurance : major 3 items implemented per months
• Implement weak/poor process through machine change or refurbish
• Attracted new investment US$5mil in 2023 for polymer coating line. Payback in 3years.
• Continuous reduction activity for MRO cost/Energy saving
• Material usage efficiency improvement activities : $58K in 2022, $320K for 2023
• Continuous new system applied like “Vision System” and “Deep Learning System” for appearance inspection : Can be reduced headcount of inspector.
• Running “Andon system” to minimize downtime for trouble shooting
• Failure rate and downtime analysis per each value stream and PM activities : Achieved from 1.16% to 1.09%. Minimize downtime for maintenance through support by engineering team and operators
• Applied mechanical troubleshooting skills to develop effective solutions for quality products

Quality control and assurance activities

• Collect scrap data and analyze, support to investigate route cause and solving : Achieved 1.2% of scrap rate vs over 2% of other bearing plants
• Conduct TFT for quality improvement including: engineering, production and quality team
• Leading “Quality Circle Activity” to improve process through participation in all employees
• Leading “Suggestion System” for continuous improvement participated in all employees(1 case/person/month)
• Assist to resolve customer complaint through coaching to quality engineer in bearing technology and potential root cause in customer side
• Support filed claim issues; Investigation of phenomenon, root cause and suggest countermeasure
• Assist to maintain TS16949 certification

Support purchasing team

• Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers to obtain best pricing and terms
• Support to negotiate for new equipment investment cost
• Support in case of shortage supplying raw material like steel and powder

Global communications and team work

• Reporting to Head Quarter (APAC HQ in China, BU leader in Europe) weekly and monthly for reporting operation performance
• Sharing knowledge and best practices through weekly teams meeting
• Sharing material usage improvement experience
• Sharing continuous quality improvement activities
• Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers

Activities in general

• Keep good relationship with labor union through continuous listening from union leader, operators and inspectors
• Environment improvement at workshop : Temporary cooler in summer and heater in winter season
• Implementing inconvenient items on operation
• Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements
• Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices

Responsible for Material production team/Project Engineering/Logistics

• Material production line: Hot bonded Al Alloy strip, 2x Sinter powder Cu alloy strip and 2x Polymer coating line
• Engaged about 60 employees
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines
• Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems
• Collaborated with technical and administrative teams to develop and implement successful corrective plans
• Directed initiatives to improve work environment, company culture or overall business strategy
• Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers
• Reported issues to higher management with great detail
• Analyzed and reported on key performance metrics to senior management
• Maintained Zero incident plant

Operation management

• Production planning review weekly and monthly
• Supported improve productivity
• Skill up training for operators continuously
• Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts
• Resolved issues quickly to maintain productivity goals
• Estimated labor requirements to support anticipated workload
• Increased production quantity; 5.7% in Al Bonding line, 17% in Sinter line and 2% in Polymer coating line
• Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements
• Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures

Project Engineering

• Successful localization for new invested 2nd sintered material line : Impact inventory reduction from 15% to 12%. Saving transportation cost impact, good for profitability and lead time reduction
• Capex management related to Investment
• Continuous process improvement : Powder loss improvement
• Supported scrap reduction activity through increase of effective length of strip on the ends
• Lots of problem solving related to quality and process
• Maximize capacity through changing operation method and all employee support : from 2group x 2shfit to 3groupx2shift led 8% increase capacity
• Supported machining line process and quality issues to resolve

Logistics Management

• Monitored logistics performance and identified improvement opportunities
• Planned and supervised shipments from production to customer and scheduled daily and weekly routes
• Inventory management and reduction activities through Excess&Obsolete reduction supported by production team and customer service team
• Improved inventory accuracy by developing and implementing enhanced control systems (QAD and MES System)
• Collaborated with manufacturing and supply chain management

Support Activities

• Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers to obtain best pricing and terms
• Supported to application engineering, Quality and launch project
• Supported technical issues for customer
• Support quality issues internal and external, advised problem solving

Responsible for Customer Service/Application Engineering /Launch /Quality

• Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations
• Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
• Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members
• Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to finish

Customer Service

• Achieved sales revenue 4% exceed compare to business plan in 2019
• Achieved 100% delivery to customer
• Continued to keep good relationship with customer(Automotives)

New business acquirement

• Acquired 3 new projects in 2019 (Hyundai&Kia, Doosan Infracore)
• Project support for Oversee projects
• Assisted technical support to customer R&D

Project management/New product launch management

• Successfully launched 15 projects in 2019 for various customer like Hyundai/Kia, Ssangyong, China and India automotive
• Managed 8 running projects
• Managed based on APQP requirements
• Led all related teams of CFT
• Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members

Quality Management

• Dedicated to reduce scrap and customer complaint
• Achieved 8% exceed reduction vs BP
• Achieved Customer ppm 0.07ppm compare to 0.08ppm of plan
• Managed suggestion system by all employees : Achieved 18% exceed vs BP
• Tracked quality issues with external customers, suppliers, and internal plant operations
• Developed quality planning for multiple new product launches by verifying customer requirements and implementing in design and production
• Created and maintained quality management systems to align with industry standards (IATF 16949)

New product launch management

• Achieved 9 projects launched to mass production successfully
• Managed over 14 running projects in 2018
• Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance through TFT organization
• Launched quality assurance practices for each phase of development
• Identified and communicated customer needs to supply chain capacity and quality teams
• Preparation of raw material, selection of production line, capacity study, capability investigation, tooling preparation, packaging study and preparation

New business acquirements for oversea

• Acquired 6 new projects for projects for China HD (CNHTC, WeiChai) and India (Mahindra& Mahindra, TATA and etc)
• Traveled to Japan to have opportunity new business of JOEM : Toyota, Nissan, Mazda, Honda, Subaru and Isuzu, 6times during 2016~2018

Quote preparation and cost review with global sales

• Analyzed and implemented cost structure for manufacturing cost through OAE, scrap improvement, led maximize profitability
• Prepared and quoted 15 projects in 2018

Proto/Pre-production sample management

• Sample production scheduling and inventory management
• Achieved 100% on time delivery

• Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
• Developed and implemented strategic project plans to meet business objectives
• Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
• Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems

New project acquirement and expanded customer

• Achieved new customer development in domestic, more than 10 : Ssangyong, RSM, AAM, Magna Powertrain and other many Tier1 customer
• Achieved new customer development in oversea more than 20 : GM(USA, India, Uzbekistan), Chrysler USA, Ford, Nissan, Isuzu, SVW/FVW, BFCEC, CNHTC, WeiChai, JAC, Geely, M&M and etc
• Hyundai/Kia/Hyundai Wia : Achieved Gamma/Theta/Nu engine projects : It was tremendous volume more than 1mil. engine per year(24 pcs/set) => led to continuous investment auto bearing line (from 3 lines in 1999 to 7 lines now)
• Achieved localization of RSM M4R(SM5) engine bearing in 2007 and Ssangyong Diesel /Gasoline in 2007 as well. Continued to participate in new project and achieved X-100 project
• Acquired GM GF-6 Transmission Bushing Business, 8items, annual volume : 680set(5.44 mil. pcs => led to invest one bushing line)
• Acquired Hyundai 6 Speed/8Speed Transmission Bushing Business(1.5 mil. set x 5pcs/set=7.5mil. pcs => led to invest 2 more bushing line)
• Achieved JOEM Business : Isuzu in 2006, Nissan
• Achieved SVW/FVW EA444/EA888 electroplating material and polymer coating business => Improved profitability more than 20% of Ebita
• Achieved BSM bearing(Small size bearing) for Hyundai and GM Korea => led to invest specific line investment
• Acquired small end bushing business mainly Hyundai and GM Dmax => led to invest 1 bushing line with high profitability

Implementation of technology and technical support to customer

• Implemented engine bearing design & analysis capability : Auto-CAD/Pro-Engineer, ensured 2D, 3D drawing and modeling capability, Introduced Load & Lube analysis by Sejong and received support for EHD analysis from Technical center
• Trained engine bearing technology and material application including lubrication system and counter parts like crankshaft, connecting rod and engine block. In addition, learned engine assembly
• Conducted DFMEA and Design 6-Sigma : Analyzed engine bearing functions
• Introduction new bearing material and new technology to customer for contributing to reduce friction and increase fuel efficiency through supporting from Technical Center in Germany and USA

Project Management/New product launch management

• Trained APQP system and expanded various customer requirements ; GM APQP1927, Nissan ANPQP, Chrysler SQAP and Hyundai PSO
• Project management based on APQP (Proto, Pre-Production, SOP)
• Management for all KOEM automotive and Oversea as well
• Feasibility review with engineering/production/quality team/customer service/logistic
• Managed LOP (list of open point): Regularly check and review with team
• Communication with customer in R&D, Procurement and supplier quality
• Conducted program support/Process audit/PPAP management
• Identified plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
• Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.

Leading and supporting for problem solving

• Supported customer complain in quality and their process
• Fixed problem at HMI for assembly issues
• Fixed problem at Dmax for machining process issues through visit on-site, Ohio, USA
• Advised through on-site visit to BFCEC for engine failure, Beijing China

Distress Analysis

• Failure analysis after engine test : Required skill for all bearing knowledge including counter parts, SEM analysis and chemical properties
• Conducted 8 cases of report per month

Proto sample management

• Built plan with production team and arranged tooling and raw material lead time
• Proceeded sample production timing and arranged inspection