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Jaga Ganesan

Engineer And Superintendent
George Town,07

Summary

Passionate engineer and technical leader with 9 years of expertise in medical and semiconductor industries. Posses excellent knowledge in start up company as being the pioneer team and successfully started new manufacturing plant for both medical and semiconductor companies. Experienced in setting up processes, validate and qualify production line in new production plant. Implemented lean manufacturing tools and performed continuous improvement projects in manufacturing areas to reduce waste, inventory and technical downtime. Posses strong knowledge in manufacturing, process, equipment, quality, supervisory and planning scope. Able to execute tasks well and have excellent skills in project and people management.


Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Process Manufacturing Engineer

Teleflex - Molding Department
10.2024 - Current
  • Improve production downtime by conducting thorough root cause analyses and propose corrective actions.
  • Collaborate with RnD for new product validation to perform engineering study and define process parameters.
  • Revise and create technical documentation, including standard operating procedures, work instructions, and validation protocol to support manufacturing and process validations.
  • Design and execute experiments to test process improvements, documenting results for future reference.
  • Enhance product quality by redesigning process parameters and closely monitoring outcomes.

Manufacturing Supervisor

Dexcom - Product Assembly Department
5 2023 - 10.2024
  • Perform initial hiring for start up crew consists 75 headcounts and collaborate with IE to benchmark MMR required based on processes.
  • Performed production plan accordingly to meet OTD and achieve department KPI.
  • Supervise a group of reporting team members and cascade down daily build plan for alignment and overcome any obstacles expected.
  • Execute performance qualification (PQ) with engineering and verify from manufacturing side for new tools to ensure the tool is in optimum conditions before released for commercial run.
  • Manage inventory for WIP, direct, and indirect materials in production area.
  • Escalate person regarding any tool downtime and yield lost to PE/EE for ensuring minimum impact to production execution.
  • Work with QA for lot release, reporting out any quality incident and obtain the disposition on time.

Manufacturing Operations Manager

Intel Microelectronics - Wafer Probe Department
01.2022 - 05.2023
  • Plan daily shift headcount for probe card maintenance and testers according to product priority and specialization.
  • Monitor WIP in production and work with cross functional department to ensure zero awaiting metrology for probe card and testers.
  • Manage group of equipment specialist (Tech) in production by cascade down daily plan and discuss to overcome any obstacles anticipated.
  • Reporting out on status for WIP and hot products to management team and recover plan if target is behind plan.
  • Execute prelim investigation for quality issue and work together with QA for preventive measure and obtain disposition.
  • Access manufacturing area in lean point of view and purpose solution for any improvement which can contribute to increase in productivity.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for process improvements and cost reductions.

Manufacturing Engineer

Micron Technology - Component Assembly Department
09.2020 - 01.2022
  • Manage WIP in manufacturing area for die preparation, die attach and wire bond area to ensure product cycle time and OTD are met.
  • Execute production plan from planner with a group of reporting team members to achieve department KPI and target plan.
  • Attend, solve and escalate MES system issues for all the processes at manufacturing areas and propose a back up plan by collaborating with Planner.
  • Plan layout, setup workstations and storage stations for manufacturing area.
  • Provide investigation report, root cause analysis and work with QA/PE/EE for preventive solution and disposition for any quality incidents in floor.
  • Prepare shifty report consists of safety, quality, yield, downtime and escalation for management review.
  • Access manufacturing area in term of lean point of view and initiate small projects which can tackle any lean wastes.

Process Manufacturing Engineer

B Braun Medical - Packaging Department
07.2015 - 09.2020
  • Process in charge to set up production line and processes for new product transfer from HQ plant.
  • Responsible for sterilizer, automated material handling, visual inspection and packaging process performances.
  • Initiate continuous improvement projects across process equipment to increase equipment OEE and product yield.
  • Define new process and manufacturing operations by establish proper SOP and WI that comply with cGMP.
  • Provide training to new engineers, technicians and operators on how to carry out manufacturing process and handle any process related deviations.
  • Handle regulatory, customer, external and internal audits for production area and work on to close any findings during auditing session.
  • Manage the available stock for all direct and indirect materials in production floor.

Education

Bachelors of Engineering - Electronic Engineering

University of Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
Perlis, Malaysia
09.2011 - 06.2015

Technical Skills

Process

  • Sterilization and Automated Material Handling System (AMHS)
  • Visual Inspection, Vision System and Product Packaging System
  • Semiconductor Assembly (Wafer Backgrind, Wafer Dicing, Stencil Printing, Die Attach and Wire Bond)
  • Semiconductor Test (Wafer Sort, Probe Card Maintenance and Testers)
  • Product Assembly PnP (Pick and Place)
  • Molding


Software


  • Minitab
  • Power BI
  • SAP System (Basics, Material Management and Production Planning)
  • Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
  • Manufacturing Asset Management (MAM)
  • Camstar
  • Microsoft Office - Word,Power Point, Excel (Pivot Table and Intermediate Cert)
  • SQL, JMP and Phyton (Basics)
  • Autocad (Basics)


Skills


  • Statistical Process Control (SPC)
  • 8D Problem Solving and Reporting
  • Theory of Constraints (TOC)
  • Lean Manufacturing Tools - (6S, Kanban, Poka Yoke, SMED, 6 Big Losses, 8 Types of Waste, Kaizen)
  • Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE)
  • Root Cause Analysis - (5 Whys, Fishbone Diagram, FMEA, Pareto)
  • Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
  • 7 QC Tools
  • Equipment Installation, Commissioning and Qualification (IQ, OQ, PQ and PV)
  • Equipment Troubleshooting and Process Establishment
  • Technical Report Writing, Data Collection, People Training and Multimedia Presentation
  • Medical and Semiconductor Product Manufacturing, ISO Compliance, Audits and GMP

Soft Skills

  • Time Management and Punctual
  • Responsible and Task Oriented
  • Multitasking
  • Independent and Able to Work Under Minimal Supervision
  • Problem Solving Skills
  • Persistence and Proactive
  • Effective Communication
  • Posses a good teamwork skills
  • Analytical and Innovative Thinker

Timeline

Process Manufacturing Engineer

Teleflex - Molding Department
10.2024 - Current

Manufacturing Operations Manager

Intel Microelectronics - Wafer Probe Department
01.2022 - 05.2023

Manufacturing Engineer

Micron Technology - Component Assembly Department
09.2020 - 01.2022

Process Manufacturing Engineer

B Braun Medical - Packaging Department
07.2015 - 09.2020

Bachelors of Engineering - Electronic Engineering

University of Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
09.2011 - 06.2015

Manufacturing Supervisor

Dexcom - Product Assembly Department
5 2023 - 10.2024

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