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Jay Rab photo collection of projects he managed, coordinated, designed, detailed, estimated, quality controlled & supervised...

Cebu, Philippines
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    Over 20 years of experience in the field of furniture manufacturing. Almost 10 years of which as factory/production manager. Well versed in all aspects of production management, product development, product engineering, quality control and continuous improvement. Result oriented with high energy and talent for leading by example and inspiring peak performance.

  • Education
    • Bachelor's Architecture
      University of the Visayas
      2001
  • Experience
    • Technical Manager
      Inde Furniture Asia
      Vietnam
      2015 - Present (11 years)
       Consultancy
       Quality inspection
       Buying representative
       Product Engineering and Drafting
    • Production Manager
      Far East Furniture
      San Fernando, Philippines
      2011 - 2015 (4 years)
       Overseeing the production process, drawing up a production schedule;
       Ensuring that the production is cost effective;
       Making sure that products are produced on time and are of good quality;
       Working out the human and material resources needed; Drafts a timescale for the job;
       Estimating costs and setting the quality standards;
       Monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed;
       Being responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment;
       Monitoring product standards and implementing quality control programs;
       Liaising among different departments, e.g. suppliers, managers;
       Working with managers to implement the company's policies and goals;
       Ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed; Supervising and motivating a team of workers;
       Reviewing the performance of subordinates; Identifies training needs.
    • Factory Manager
      Furniture Gallery
      All Saints, Antigua and Barbuda
      2010 - 2011 (1 year)
       Manage workers in the production floor
       Plan and organize production schedules
       Oversee and coordinates daily activities of wood and metal works to ensure compliance to customer requirements.
       Plan and organize project team request for in-house fabrication
       Ensures accuracy and efficiency on all process
       Ensures that quality standards are well followed
       Communicate and address fabrication issues between project team, procurement and production team
       Sourcing raw materials
    • Country Manager
      Furniture Link International (Ireland & UK)
      Chui, India
      2007 - 2009 (2 years)
    • Factory Manager
      Gulf Timber & Joinery
      Doha, Qatar
      2002 - 2007 (5 years)
      • Giving the inputs required for the costing and estimation and to update them regularly.
      • Planning for the production loading for all products as well as the entire processes to achieve the target plans.
      • Follow up and supervision of the shop floor to guarantee that the plans are met on daily basis.
      • Enhancement of the factories layout for better efficiency
      • Continuous training and enhancement of workers and supervisors
      • Adhere to the safety and environmental regulations and measures.
      • Cost control/Cost reduction on the different inputs of the production (to be equal or less than the estimated budget). This is including the material, man-hours, consumables and maintenance.
      • Increasing the productivity rates and efficiencies of the full production process including its workers and machines
      • Material management/saving
      • Responsible to ensure proper loading, unloading and dispatch of stocks from factory to site/subcontractor facility; with all necessary documents
      • Issue MRN to stores regular for raw materials consumed as per job order; coordinate with stores to ensure proper recording of goods issues & received to production.
      • Control overtime payouts by optimizing the efficiency of workers & proper work planning.
      • Coordination with other departments such as sales, engineering, projects control, safety, finance, HR and quality.
      • Responsible of erection teams on sites and/or coordination with erection subcontractors if any.
    • Research and Development Manager
      Dedon Manufacturing
      Asturias, Philippines
      2002 - 2002
      • Control the operations for the Sample Workshop, control the sample production cost & raw material purchase cost (for sample production) to achieve target cost, improve the quality of samples to maximize sales, improve production efficiency of workshop and ensure on-time delivery of all samples.
      • Act as the communicator between Workshop and Design team, and help ensure the best design for later production.
      • Be responsible for Accuracy and On-time delivery of drawings and other necessary documents to workshop/QC team and suppliers.
      • Source new suppliers for Hardware/Metal/Paint to achieve the target of design.
      • Manage internal Color System.
      • Work with Design team and TIF on cost calculation & work with suppliers to achieve the target Purchase Price.
      • Lead NPI (new product introduction) process inside of the company and ensure follow up the actions are completed.
      • Work with the QC team/Purchase to approve pre-production samples.
      • Involved in Supplier Performance Review and New Supplier Evaluation.
      • Work with Suppliers/QC team to find out potential opportunities for Production Efficiency Improvement.
      • Further streamline the R&D working process and internal documents control.
      • Manage all staff of R&D department and responsible for R&D staff development.
      • Re-design R&D structure to achieve better working efficiency.
      • Evaluate and control annual budget for R&D.
    • Costing Engineer
      InMark Marketing Philippines
      Cebu City, Philippines
      2000 - 2000
    • PRD-Production Coordinator
      Mehitabel Furniture Co. Inc.
      Cebu City, Philippines
      1999 - 2000 (1 year)
      • Determine production routing for all new jobs and schedule production with consideration to lead time, required skills and available capacity.
      • Support the design team finding solutions which can be made and satisfy the client's expectations.
      • Act as gatekeeper to the release of jobs to production, ensuring production tasks and specifications are correct.
      • Supports the sales team in assessing of new projects, and with the Project Assistant, assist in ensuring all project specifications are determined.
      • Track project progress, address risks and negotiate solutions with sales, production, and logistics.
      • Actively seek further knowledge and personal development through training and experience.
    • AutoCAD Operator
      Unistress Concrete Systems
      Cebu City, Philippines
      1996 - 1997 (1 year)
    • AutoCAD Operator
      Siemens-ETSI Technologies
      Cebu City, Philippines
      1997 - 1997
    • Product Engineer
      Maitland Smith Cebu Inc., Cebu-Philippines
      Cebu City, Philippines
      May 1995 - Oct 1996 (1 year 5 months)
    • Quality Control Ínpector
      Mobilia Products Inc.
      Cebu City, Philippines
      1994 - 1995 (1 year)
  • Skills
    • Architecture
    • Design Management
    • Interior Design
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