Patrik Yeoh

Full responsibility for managing key support functions within the factory, including Industrial Engineering, Operations Training, QPP (Quality Productive Program), Tooling, EOL PM, and CMS. Propose effective solutions to capacity-related issues and ramp-up planning while coordinating site revenue and P&L improvement initiatives. Analyze forecasts and various production scenarios to evaluate their impact on manufacturing operations. Identify opportunities to reduce capital expenditure and optimize investment by driving operational excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement—leveraging emerging technologies in systems, equipment, and processes. Lead factory setup and new production line expansion, ensuring space, capacity, and headcount readiness. Enhance operator training effectiveness by developing and implementing technical training programs to elevate shop floor competency, meet quality standards, and achieve desired output. Drive improvements in company productivity and manufacturing KPIs, including sales, headcount, and capacity utilization. Provide continuous support for tooling design to secure new business and product introductions. Ensure tooling remains in optimal condition and promote efficient changeovers to minimize production downtime. As Department Head of QPP, define and execute company-wide improvement strategies, lead the Hong Leong Improvement Program, and implement 5S and Kaizen initiatives across the plant.

Accountable for plant capacity planning and space optimization, including product ramp-up, equipment installation and commissioning, asset utilization (OEE), resource planning, productivity improvement, and manpower optimization. Develop and propose strategic “what-if” scenarios for future factory capacity and space requirements, based on projected growth or potential scale-down in forecasted demand.

Responsible for capacity planning for Module and Network Tools products across assembly, test, and labeling processes. This includes headcount planning and maintaining the productivity model. Lead capacity ramp-up projects aligned with equipment readiness, process capabilities, space utilization, and layout planning. Oversee capital budgeting and factory CAPEX (capital expenditure) planning. Drive initiatives to improve labor productivity and equipment efficiency. Generate weekly equipment requirement reports based on the weekly pack plan, monthly capacity performance, and manpower needs. Collaborate with NPI (New Product Introduction) teams to support product transfers from the US headquarters and to set up new production lines. Provide support in tooling design and fabrication, ergonomics, and logistics flow optimization. Trained in Maynard Operation Sequence Technique (MOST) for time and motion analysis.

Reports to the Industrial Engineering (IE) Manager. Involved in process development for IC, MLP/QFN, BGA, and Flip Chip (FC) packages. Responsible for plant-wide capacity planning, including resolving capacity constraints, addressing production bottlenecks, ramping up capacity, and determining optimal man-to-machine ratios. Leads and initiates cross-functional projects aimed at improving productivity, reducing cycle time, and optimizing production layouts. Supervises and leads a team of three IE technicians to support continuous improvement and operational efficiency across the plant.