On Tuesday, June 27, 2023, my friend and I went on an industrial visit to Synthomer Sdn. Bhd., which is located in Pasir Gudang, Johor. The IChemE Club at UTM organised this industrial tour. My friend and I were excited to attend on this industrial tour because we wanted to see how an engineering firm does its business. This is also a practise run for when we look for an internship firm next year. This industrial tour will cost RM 30 and will begin at 8:00 a.m. and finish at 12:30 p.m.
Before departing to our destination, all participants were expected to convene in L01, Kolej Tun Hussein Onn at 7:20 a.m. The IChemE committees were also responsible for preparing breakfast for all attendees. We left on schedule at 7:50 a.m. and arrived at our destination, Synthomer Sdn. Bhd., at 9:00 a.m. When we arrived at the location, Mr. Syahrizan, the senior HR manager, greeted us warmly. We were led inside the main gate of their company by him at first, and he began to provide guidance us on certain safety measures that must be followed when visiting their industry site. After that, Mr. Syahrizan took us separately to two different conference rooms to begin their presentation. We learned about the company's history, how their manufacturing line works, and even their personnel roster throughout this presentation. The presenter had also opened a Q&A session at the end of the presentation for us to ask questions.
After the presentation, we began to prepare ourselves by equipping the safety shoes and jackets given by the workers before our industrial tour to their workplace. Mr. Syahrizan had taken on the role of tour guide, introducing and explaining each industrial facility. Mr. Syahrizan's explanation clearly shows how workers inside the sector was split and how they carried out their tasks. We will also be able to view their controller room. We were astounded by the equipment inside the controller room and were informed that the controller room played a crucial part in observing and controlling all of the industry's production lines. After the tour guide, we were finally taken back to hand over the workers their safety shoes and jacket.
As this was their first time hosting so many visitors in a single industrial visit, Mr. Syahrizan and the other employees spoke on behalf of their firm to express their deepest thanks to all of us who had come to visit their company. The club representative of our IChemE club also presented Mr. Syahrizan with a certificate. Last but not least, we had to wrap up this industrial tour with a group photo with Mr. Syahrizan and his employees. This industrial excursion has unquestionably left me with fond memories.