Wang Qiang

Manufacturing operations leader with 10+ years of progressive leadership experience across automotive and high-volume solar manufacturing. Proven experience leading organizations of up to 550 employees, including 12 team leaders and 6 supervisors, across 9 production lines and 200+ equipment assets. Track record of improving OEE, yield, capacity, labor productivity and manufacturing cost: OEE 95.0% to 98.3%; scrap 1.73% to 0.85%; approximately 5.7 million fewer scrap units annually; and an estimated RMB 17 million in avoided product value loss.

Experienced in plant start-up and ramp-up, Lean Manufacturing, TPM, 5S, SPC, PDCA, line balancing, Yamazumi analysis, production planning, workforce optimization, budget planning and manufacturing data analysis. Safety-focused leader with no major safety incidents within areas under direct production leadership.

Senior Production Supervisor - TRINA SOLAR

(2022)

• Lead a manufacturing organization of up to 550 employees, including 12 team leaders and 6 supervisors, across 9 production lines and 200+ equipment assets in a two-shift operation.
• Support approximately 1.9 million solar cells of daily output and approximately 650 million cells of annual production capacity.
• Increased OEE from 95.0% to 98.3% by reducing downtime, changeover losses, equipment failures and speed losses, while improving process parameters and preventive maintenance effectiveness.
• Reduced scrap from 1.73% to 0.85%, eliminating approximately 5.7 million units of annual scrap and avoiding an estimated RMB 17 million in product value loss.
• Apply TPM, 5S, standardized work, line balancing, PDCA, visual management, SPC and KPI-based management to improve equipment performance, process stability and shop-floor execution.
• Led manufacturing execution for a major half-cell passivation equipment modification and ramp-up completed within approximately 45 days; increased post-modification OEE from approximately 30% to 93% and yield from 93.5% to 98.8%.

Production Supervisor - LONGi

(2020 - 2022)

• Led a high-volume manufacturing organization of approximately 300 employees, including 10 team leaders and 4 supervisors.
• Managed daily production execution through a layered frontline leadership structure, coordinating workforce deployment, production priorities, operating standards, quality and equipment requirements.
• Applied 5S, standardized work, KPI tracking, visual management and continuous improvement to strengthen manufacturing performance and frontline accountability.

Front-End Production Lead - TIANJIN AIXU

(2019 - 2020)

• Led a 50-person front-end production team from plant start-up through production stabilization and full-volume ramp-up.
• Improved equipment OEE from approximately 80.0% to 98.85% and manufacturing yield from approximately 86.0% to 98.7% during ramp-up.
• Increased production capacity from approximately 980,000 to 1.22 million wafers per shift - approximately 24.5% - through production stabilization, equipment performance improvement and operating discipline.
• Coordinated workforce, equipment performance, process stability, quality and output requirements to support the transition to stable full-production capability.

Body Production Line Leader - TIANJIN GREAT WALL

(2012 - 2018)

• Led a 57-person automotive body production team with responsibility for daily production execution, safety, quality, workforce deployment and line performance in an IATF 16949 manufacturing environment.
• Applied Lean Manufacturing and Yamazumi workload analysis to identify bottlenecks, rebalance work content and optimize workforce deployment while maintaining required production output.
• Maintained a sustained focus on safe production, with no major safety incidents within the area under direct leadership.
• Participated in budget and cost planning; forecast low-value consumables requirements to improve purchasing and usage control and reduce manufacturing cost.
• Coordinated continuously with Sales to translate demand into production schedules and sequencing plans, adjusting output and manpower to maximize capacity utilization.

Bachelor's Degree - Finance - Northwest University (2022-03 - 2024-07)

Associate Degree - Business Administration - Nankai University (2015-09 - 2018-01)