Khafidz Alauddin Farras

• Initiated Autonomous Maintenance (AM) on two priority machines — the largest capacity and the most technically challenging unit — reducing failure time by 20%. • Built an OEE monitoring system using Excel Power Query, helping track performance and identify areas for improvement. • Supported and streamlined two new large-capacity product projects, one of which has successfully passed into mass production. • Developed standardization for AM, 5R practices, and fast-moving spare parts management. • Coordinated vertically (Top management – Head of Departments, Lower – Team Leaders and Operators) and horizontally (Supervisors) to improve efficiency.

• Awarded as “High Impact Player” for last two years based on work performance. • Expertly operated the DCS system (PCS7), ensuring safe and efficient operation of a 20-ton reactor, managing advanced parameters like high pressure, vacuum, and high temperatures. • Implemented effective process controls to refine production methods, ensuring excellent product quality and minimizing defects. • Led a team of four operators and coordinate across departments to ensure zero downtime and implemented 5S for better workplace organization. • Skilled in using ERP systems (SAP), including product data entry and work request creation. • Contributed to achieving 2024 KPIs by reducing OOS and aborted rates below 0.43% and improving site OEE by over 2% from 2023.

• Built an online database to streamline experiment data storage, ensuring easy access for future lab assistants. • Designed an Excel-based assessment system that automated scoring, improving speed and accuracy. • Promoted to Head Laboratory Assistant, recognized for reliability and leadership in lab operations.

- Demonstrated and guided students in using the UV-Visible spectrophotometer to measure substrate concentration in solutions. - Developed an online database to streamline experiment data storage, ensuring accessibility for future lab assistants.

- Developed an alternative experimental program to address online class challenges during the pandemic, including four instructional videos and a web-based experiment. - Created an Excel-based assessment form that automated scoring, improving efficiency and accuracy for lab assistant evaluations. - Promoted to Head Laboratory Assistant, recognized for reliability and leadership by the lead lab technician.

• Led the resolution of a menthol filter issue in collaboration with R&D and Process Engineering by analyzing over 1,000 data points with Excel and Minitab, successfully solving the problem through lab and machine- scale experiments within one month. • Operated Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy/GCMS daily to analyze material’s compounds.