Yakult Factory Visit

On the 1 February 2016, the IEM UNMC Student Section has organised an industrial visit to Yakult Malaysia. The visit is aimed to expose our engineering students to their actual working environment and Yakult is selected due to its good reputation.

The details of Yakult visit are as follow:

Date: 1 February 2016

Time: 8.30am-12.45pm

Location: No 276, Jalan Haruan 1, Oakland Industrial Park, 70300 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

Number of participants: 23

Accompanying Lecturer: Dr Hii Ching Lik

The purpose of organising this trip is to increase the industrial exposure of the engineering students. This allows them to have a better understanding about the real working environment. Besides, they are able to see the main production plant during the tour, which may enhance their knowledge in chemical industry.

After this trip, they have gained the knowledge about the manufacturing of milk cultured drink (Yakult), as well as the working conditions of the engineers in the plant.

Activities Summary

8.20am-8.30am – Gathering at the SA bus stop

All the participants gathered at the SA bus stop and filled up the disclaimer form before departing. Later on, the participants depart to Yakult Malaysia by the appointed bus.

9.45am-10.00am – Arrival to Yakult Malaysia

After more than an hour of journey, the bus reached Yakult Malaysia. The bus was parked at the designated car park and students head towards the entrance of the factory.

10.00am-10.45am – Presentation Video

Upon arrival, we met our accompanying lecturer whom travelled there by car. We entered the factory and were lead to a presentation hall with seats by the tour guide. We were briefed about the company’s history and it manufacturing procedure. Basically, the company produces a milk cultured drink which contains prebiotic bacteria. It contains bacteria named Lactobacillus casei Shirota after a Japan Scientist named Minoru Shirota. This factory has 2 types of cultured drink which is Yakult Light and Yakult Ace. The approximated bottles of drinks produced daily are 700,000 bottles and it only operates from 9am-5pm. Besides, every participant was given a sample bottle of the Yakult drink and several souvenirs. At the end, few videos were played showing the advantages of Yakult which can cure illness such as short-intestinal disease.

10.45am-11.15am – Production line tour

After the presentation, the tour guide led us to the production line of the Yakult drink. The production line was isolated from the participants. Thus, participants will only be able to view the production line from a certain distance. Moreover, participants were also not allowed to capture any picture during the production line tour.

11.15am-11.45am – Purchasing merchandises

At the end of the visit, participants were led back to the entrance of the factory. Participants are allowed to purchase fresh Yakult drink and some Yakult merchandises from the counter located at the entrance. After every participant had gotten their items, a group photo was taken.

11.45am-12.45pm – Departure from Yakult

At last, all the participants went into the appointed bus and travelled back to the campus. We arrived at the SA bus stop approximately 12.45pm.

Conclusion

This trip does not have any expenses and profit, thus no income and loss from the account. As conclusion, this trip is interesting and beneficial to the engineering students. More industrial trips should be organised in the future.

Last but not least, the PHOTOS!

Thanks for coming (:

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Engineering Careers Day

On the 11th November 2015, the event "Engineering Career Fair" is held in the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, organized by Career Advisory Service Team followed by support from IEM UNMC, UNMCRS, IEEE, ICE, IMechE, and IStructE. The event was participated by six companies, namely, Motorola, Accenture, Sunway Groups, AECOM, Shell and MRCB.

 





This event is organized with the aim to allow participants of the event to be more familiar with the industry they might be interested in and its future developments. Students can take this event as an opportunity to apply for internships or any future career opportunities with the companies mentioned. Students will then have a much clearer picture and a good idea what is to be expected when transitioning from university background to a working environment.


The event is divided into 3 parts, the first part is the booth session, followed by speed networking session which goes simultaneously with the booth session, and finally the exclusive dinner session for the company reps, the dean, several invited lecturers and the organizing committee. The detailed description for each session are as follows;


- Booth Session
There will be booths set up by the company with banners and buntings prepared from each perspective booth showcasing what the company is about and what they do. Students will then engage with the company reps at the booth asking question to obtain some idea or insights about what the company do. If the student seem to be interested, he or she can then submit their CVs or resumes for the company rep either for an internship position or future career opportunities.

- Speed Networking Session
Speed Networking session was held separately in the Great Hall where the students will take their turns according to the time slot given, to have the chance to network with the company representative inside the Great Hall. There were several booth inside the Great hall where each booth will contain around 6-7 students followed by the 1- 4 company representatives. During this session, active Q&A sessions were engaged between the students and the company representative. The aim of this session is to allow students to have a greater idea and greater understanding from an experienced employee perspective of what the working environment is like, their experiences, along with some insights regarding the engineering industry.

- Exclusive Dinner Session
Typical Buffet Style dinner for the VIPs and the organizing committee members.



On the day of the event itself, the infrastructure team has prepared the general layout of the booth session, at the ground floor of the Trent Building, and the Great Hall. All the electrical systems, PA systems were prepared for the event.

Roughly around 2.00pm, the company representatives arrives. They received guidance from the Public Relation Teams to show the way around the campus and lead them to the Trent Building to allow them start preparing their materials and props at their booth. At 3.00pm, as the company reps were done preparing setting up each perspective booth, the students are starting to come in and the booth session was officially began.

Company Reps at their booth (AECOM)

Accenture Booth and the Company Reps

Students Engaging with the Company Reps from MRCB

Students Engaging with the Motorola Company Representative

IMechE taking this opportunity to promote their society.

You are right! We also took this precious opportunity to promote too! 

In the Great Hall, about 3.45pm, the Opening Ceremony begins with the arrival of the dean, Professor Ian Harrison, Careers Advisory Head, Ms Alicia, Student Experience Head, Ms Mavis, along with the company representatives from each company followed by the first batch of students for the speed networking session. The Emcee begins an introduction and invites the dean to give a Welcoming speech. After the speech is done, Certificate Presentation Ceremony begins with the Dean and the Head of Careers Advisory Team, Ms Alicia presenting the certificates to the company reps as an appreciation gift for their participation towards this event.

VIPs, waiting for the Opening Ceremony to begin

Inspiring and Insightful welcoming speech by the Dean of Engineering, Professor Ian Harrison

Professor Ian Harrison, Ms Alicia along with other company representative posing for a "FreeStyle" photo.

As the opening ceremony ends, the speed networking session begins, with batch after batch of students coming in for their turn to have their chance to network with their chosen company representative. Each batch are given a 15mins time allowance. Meanwhile, in the Trent Building Ground Floor, the booth session is ongoing answering any questions that the students might have regarding the company plus collection of CVs presented to the company reps by the students to consider an internship placement or potential employment in the future.

Networking Session 

More Networking Session

Yeap, Networking session still~

Networking Session is the bomb!!!!

Students discussing which booth to visit 

Handsome~

Company Rep Preparing her material

At 6.00pm, the exclusive dinner session begins as the last event for the Engineering Career Fair. Food were prepared, chairs were arranged, and this is the time where the organizing committee got a chance to network with the company reps. There were also musical performance prepared during the dinner session showing musical talents from UNMC.

Food prepared, showing what is like to have exquisite Semenyih Dining Experience in our honorable clock tower of UNMC, The TRENT BUILDING.

Delightful smiles, satisfied company reps with their food.

Onnomnomnom.

Musical Performance!

After the dinner session, the infrastructure team begins to clean up the Great Hall and the Trent Building floors thus marking the end of the "Engineering Career Fair" event. 

Prepared by,

Chang Sze Hong,

Marketing Team.

Date: 13th October 2015
Industrial Visit - Guiness Anchor Berhad

That day, everyone reach around 1:30 pm, half an hour earlier than the expected time. Ivan briefed us about the packaging lines etc production processes and much info about the brewing process had been delivered. For instance, the brewing process is now mainly managed through a software called BrewMax and therefore, requires only minimal manpower. There are 3 packaging lines (bottling, canning and drafting) procuding 45000 litre of beers per batch, which are further separated to 14 different brands. QA methods employed includes checking the pH value, color intensity, flavor testing etc. To cut down production cost, ratio of water to beer had been reduced from 5:1 to 4.3:1 now. However, we must also point out that GAB still retains its bronze accreditation. The industrial visit ends with 2 cups of free beer and a lovely group photo.

Induction Night

Dear Members,


Thanks to everyone of you, the induction night had been a great success with turn-out rates alot higher than expected !

Of course, we hope to retain everyone as long as possible and we that everyone can give us your continuous support.

On a side note, we've also received complaints about insufficient food. We will definitely look into that and thanks for your responses.

Cheers!

     

CS Fair 2015

Monday-Tuesday, 5th-6th October 2015
Clubs and Societies Fair - University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Great Hall

They long-awaited annual clubs and society fair is here! 

Just like every other previous years, university freshers scout eagerly for their preferred clubs and grumble on the expensive mandatory membership fees.

People ask why should they join IEM? Well, there's a few reasons:

1. We organize career fairs
2. We organize industrial visits
3. We provide a platform for engineers to establish valuable networks amongst themselves
4. Members get privilege on activities / events organized by the club.

Please do like our Facebook page by following the link HERE.

See you again at the induction night next week!

A bed of GLOVEs

Tuesday, 21^st October 2014
Industrial Visit – Top Glove, Klang, Selangor

A bed of GLOVEs

Hands upon hands upon hands were all that one remembers when a trip to Top Glove, the world's largest rubber glove manufacturer, was organized by UNMC’s IEM Student Section on a bright Tuesday morning. Before diving into the world of ‘hands’, the first step was gaining knowledge on the company in which a presentation was kindly given on its legacy. This visual tour from a modest start up to being an international powerhouse and Malaysia’s pride in the span of 23 years was something that made the visit more engaging. The process of manufacturing was also being described by another senior engineer of the company before going for the ground tour. After being equipped with personal protective equipment (PPE), the anticipated exploration of ‘Handland’ begun. In this integrated plant, one of the interesting event was the chance to witness quality control at work where experienced workers manually and skillfully segregated gloves according to standards, operating almost, or even better than machines themselves. Another thought-provoking point throughout this visit is the environment of the plant. The area was hot and noisy due to the heat generated from the processes and mechanical workings of the machinery. This gave a different perspective to fellow aspiring engineers that life is not a bed of roses and that hard work must be put in. After the educational ride, students were served with light refreshments and a Q&A session was conducted before ending the journey with a token of appreciation and a picture for commemoration. 

14th October 2014 Industrial Visit Experience in a NutSHELL

Tuesday, 14^th October 2014
Industrial Visit – Shell Refinery, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan

Experience in a NutSHELL

“SAFETY FIRST,” was the first lesson our future engineers learnt when IEM Student Section was given the opportunity for an industrial visit to Shell Refinery, Port Dickson on the 14^th of October 2014 (Tuesday). The day started with a well-defined briefing on safety and Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) guidelines at the plant, which was further accompanied by an exhibition that left a deep impression on the importance of safety. Next on was the exciting part, where young engineers get a tour around to witness firsthand the refinery coming to life, together with the company’s engineers that helped to make sense of the processes as well as satisfy any curiosities. Thereafter, an informative career talk session on the application processes and insight on the benefits of becoming part of the company was conducted by the recruitment team. This left hopefuls excited and many to have broaden their view. Finally, to enhance and conclude the industrial visit, lunch was spiced up when employees joined in. Participants were given a window of opportunity to network and gain details on the personal working experience by these seniors during this interactive session which left many bringing home something more, something valuable.