THAVASELVAM KARITHIKEYAN
SENIOR WORKCELL OPERATIONS MANAGER
Bayan Lepas, Penang,PENANG
Summary
Accomplished quality, engineering, and operation profession with more than 25 years of distinguished performance in the OEM and CM industry. Reliable, self-starting person who has lots to offer in terms of enthusiasm for work and life, has an ability to bring high standards to the workplace. Ready to travel and eager to make a difference.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
WORK CELL MANAGER
JABIL
01.2020 - Current
- Recruitment and Retention
- Identify people requirements of multiple department that meet the needs of the Work cell and customer
- Identify key factors in team member turnover that can be improved and make improvements.
- Employee and Team Development
- Identify individual and team strengths and development needs on an ongoing basis.
- Coach and mentor work cell team members daily to deliver excellence to every internal and external customer.
- Performance Management
- Establish clear measurable goals and objectives to determine individual and team results. Coordinate activities of large teams and keep them focused on times of crisis.
- Ensure recognition and rewards are recommended fairly and consistently in the work cell to Functional Managers.
- Communication
- Provide communication forum for the exchange of ideas and information with the work cell.
- Act as a communication link between the Business Unit and Operations.
- Manage multiple customer's business unit
- Reviewed production reports to resolve operational, manufacturing and maintenance problems, enhancing productivity.
SITE QUALITY MANAGER
JABIL
07.2014 - 01.2020
- Recruit, interview and hire Quality Engineers
- Identify individual, team strengths and development needs on an ongoing basis.
- Create and/or validate training curriculum in area of responsibility.
- Coach and mentor Quality Engineering staff to deliver excellence to every internal and external customer.
- Ask questions and encourage input from staff.
- Assess communication style of individual team members and adapt own communication style accordingly.
- Technical Management Responsibilities
- Drive continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management.
- Assess the adequacy of data gathering methods utilized by the work cells.
- Assure that procedures and work instructions are efficient and not redundant.
- Offer new ideas and suggestions for improvement.
- Identify and implement new practices and processes that are best in field.
- Demonstrate a commitment to customer service, anticipate, meet, and exceed expectations by solving problems quickly and effectively making customer issues a priority.
- Understand and drive regulatory and compliance certifications as appropriate (i.e. Regulatory requirements surrounding ISO9000, ISO14000, QS9000, BABT, TUV).
- Manage multiple customer's Quality org/team
STAFF PROCESS ENGINEER
TELEPLAN TECHNOLOGY
07.2006 - 06.2014
QUALITY ENGINEER
SOLECTRON TECHNOLOGY
07.2001 - 06.2006
PROCESS ENGINEER
SEAGATE STORAGE
07.1996 - 06.2001
Education
Degree in Electrical & Electronics -
Southern Pacific University
Higher National Diploma in Electrical & Electronics - undefined
Informatics / Wigan Leigh College
References
- Gerald, Prabhakar, 012-4233849, Celestica, Quality Director
- Jayasugunthan, 012-4932378, Plexus, Vice President
Timeline
WORK CELL MANAGER
JABIL
01.2020 - Current
SITE QUALITY MANAGER
JABIL
07.2014 - 01.2020
STAFF PROCESS ENGINEER
TELEPLAN TECHNOLOGY
07.2006 - 06.2014
QUALITY ENGINEER
SOLECTRON TECHNOLOGY
07.2001 - 06.2006
PROCESS ENGINEER
SEAGATE STORAGE
07.1996 - 06.2001
Higher National Diploma in Electrical & Electronics - undefined
Informatics / Wigan Leigh College
Degree in Electrical & Electronics -
Southern Pacific University