Maizal Malek
Maizal Malek
Maizal Malek is an HRD Corp Accredited Trainer and Production General Manager with more than 20 years of manufacturing leadership experience. He specialises in Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, Operational Excellence, Quality Improvement and Leadership Development. He has extensive experience leading manufacturing transformation initiatives and has served as an Industry Panel Member, Industry Lecturer and Industry Advisor to higher education institutions. His programmes combine practical workplace experience with hands-on learning to help organisations improve productivity, quality and operational performance.
Expertise
- Lean Manufacturing System
- Kaizen for Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Operational Excellence
- 5S Methodology
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Quality Improvement in Operations
- Problem Solving Methodology
- 7 QC Tools
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- PFMEA for Automotive & Aerospace
- Control Plan in Automotive Manufacturing
- Production Management
- Manufacturing Process Optimisation
- Waste Elimination
- Productivity Improvement
- Leadership & Supervisory Development
- Coaching & Team Development
- Managing Cross-Functional Teams
- Decision Making for Supervisors
- Industry 4.0 Fundamentals
- Smart Manufacturing
- Data-Driven Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Transformation
- Operational Strategy
- Process Improvement
- People Development
Certifications
- HRD Corp Accredited Trainer
- Certified IATF 16949:2009 Internal Auditor
- Certified ISO 14001:2004 Internal Auditor
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt
- Ichikoh Malaysia Internal Trainer
- ABE Level 4 Competency in Human Resources Management
- Occupational Safety & Health Auditor
- Disciplinary Procedures at Workplace
- Effective Handling of Absenteeism Related Problems at Workplace
Qualifications
- Executive Master in Industrial Engineering (Manufacturing) – Universiti Malaysia Pahang
- Diploma – Polytechnic Port Dickson
- Production General Manager, Ichikoh Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (2013 – Present)
- Assembly Manager, Sunplas Industries Sdn. Bhd. (2005 – 2013)
- Industry Panel Member – Polytechnic Port Dickson (2018–2025)
- Industry Panel Member – MARA Japan Industrial Institute (2018–2025)
- Industry Lecturer – Polytechnic Port Dickson (2018–2025)
- Industry Lecturer – Polytechnic Shah Alam (2018–2025)
- Industry Lecturer – Polytechnic Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (2018–2025)
- Industry Advisor – Mechanical Engineering Department, Polytechnic Port Dickson (2025–2027)
