Saravanan Sundram
Maintenance Manager
Puchong
Summary
Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
2004
2004
years of post-secondary education
5
5
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Maintenance Manager
Jowat Manufacturing (Sea) Sdn Bhd
10.2023 - 03.2025
- Head of Department for Maintenance Team.
- Vendor Management and spare part management.
- Coordinating Preventive Maintenance and attend analyze downtime trends.
- Attending quality related issues.
- Preparing SOP's for servicing equipment.
- Good Manufacturing implementation at site.
- Safety and Scheduled waste management.
Head of Department
Henkel
06.2020 - 10.2023
- Head of Department for Maintenance
- Supporting Production needs and rectify QA issues caused by Equipment
- Supporting SHE officer on safety requirements
- Planning and creating Preventive Maintenance activities for Critical Equipment
- Creating spare parts list and listing correct tools for repairing for troubleshooting
- Responsible for yearly JKKP inspection.
- Project management, budget requesting and implementation.
- Diagnosing faults on machines, plan for major service or repair
- Knowledge in 5s, Lean Manufacturing, VSM, QMS, Lean Manufacturing, 6 Sigma
- Trained in PFMEA and Measurement System Analysis(MSA)
- Knowledge in Lean Manufacturing and 6 Sigma
- Engineering solutions representative for Henkel Shah Alam
- Completed more than 10 projects in 2 years, in charge of a major refurbishment project(100T Euros).
- Yearly budget planning and submission for Maintenance.
- Knowledge in A3 problem solving methodology
- Attended training in Associate in Project Management, Singapore Institute for Management.
- Experienced in CCMS- Fluke X5 sandbox
Senior Maintenance Engineer
Sunway Spun Pile Sdn Bhd
07.2019 - 02.2020
- Responsible for Spun pile production line, to minimize downtime. Studying breakdown patterns, and sourcing/localize spare parts for costs saving.
- Leading Line technicians, to complete and perform planned and preventive maintenance accordingly.
- Deal with suppliers and vendors, confirm and test all fabricated parts, electrical and mechanical parts functions as indicated in warranty.
- Support Production team on new project implementation, regarding machinery (electrical and mechanical), planning, tests and support any inquiries regarding machines.
- Introducing daily check list on critical equipment, such as conveyor systems, pumps and 3-phase motors.
- Improvised Preventive Maintenance plan for equipment.
- Responsible for spare parts acquisition for both mechanical and electrical, make sure all critical spares are available to reduce MTTR(Mean time To Repair).
- To Improve Mean Time Between Failures of machines.
- Head of Department for Maintenance department
Equipment and Maintenance Engineer
SR Technics
06.2016 - 07.2019
- TPM for all equipment and test benches used in production.
- Monitoring and execution of TPM.
- TPM plan lead to equipment breakdown reduction of 42% compared to previous year.
- Equipment troubleshooting.
- Specialized in hydraulic test benches.
- Test benches are manufactured in Austria and used for testing of aircraft components.
- Focal point between SR Technics and OEM for equipment troubleshooting and technical services.
- Experienced in troubleshooting of electrical components/systems.
- Spares and consumables management.
- Initiated and championed the necessity to hold critical spare parts that are non-procurable in Asia Pacific.
- Performed study and generated business case for provision of spare parts.
- Collaborated with OEM to establish list of critical spares based on consumption, usage history of breakdowns.
- Continuous Improvement Initiatives.
- Participated in SR Technics lean activities in terms of tool layout and management.
- Facility management.
- Focal point for maintenance and troubleshooting of facility compressed air system and frequency rotary converter.
Senior Maintenance Engineer
Setia Offshore Services Sdn. Bhd.
01.2012 - 06.2016
- Lead for technical team.
- Supervised team of 10 technicians.
- Focal point between operations and managements for technical services (e.g. equipment troubleshooting, offshore maintenance plans, allocation of critical spares for offshore/onshore projects).
- Experienced in valves, pumps, diesel engine air compressors and diesel engine gen-sets.
- Spare parts and consumables management.
- Responsible for spare parts and consumables availability both for workshop use and projects.
- Generated list of critical spares based on history of equipment breakdown and consumption history.
- List of critical spares enabled warehouse to plan provisioning and acquisition of spares/hardware which lead to reduction of cost and better management of spares and consumables.
- Restoration and maintenance of equipment.
- In charge of equipment maintenance.
- Prepared job cards to standardize equipment maintenance. Standardization of maintenance tasks lead to no equipment breakdown in 2015 and enabled cost reduction in acquisition of spare parts.
- Focal point of equipment restoration after demobilization from projects.
- Responsible for equipment modification for increased efficiency and reliability.
- Vendor Management.
- Focal point for OAG management, vendors and OEM for equipment technical services.
Maintenance Executive
GB Industries Sdn. Bhd.
09.2008 - 01.2012
- Troubleshooting and Vendor management.
- Responsible for glove production line and also water treatment, to minimize downtime.
- Deal with suppliers and vendors, confirm and test all fabricated parts, electrical and mechanical parts functions as indicated in warranty.
- Introduced Preventive Maintenance plan for hydraulic systems.
- Total Productive Maintenance.
- Leading Line technicians, to complete and perform planned and preventive maintenance accordingly.
- Team lead for Boiler crew, minimized downtime, by introducing daily check list on critical equipment, such as conveyor systems, pumps and 3-phase motors.
- Responsible for spare parts acquisition for both mechanical and electrical.
- Continuous Improvement.
- Support Production team on new project implementation, regarding machinery, plan, test and support any inquiries regarding machines.
Technician
ON Semiconductor Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
04.2004 - 09.2008
- Troubleshooting and Repair.
- Rite Track and AIO Coater.
- Able to trouble shoot any machine parts and robotic arm. Adjust machine programs to accommodate production needs.
- 600 series Photo Aligner (Critical Machine).
- Project: How to reduce pellicle breakage.
- Done data collection on how many pellicles are damaged.
- Monitor how the problem is caused and created and created a Statistical Process Control Chart to be passed to production manager.
- Also done adjustment to machines that was damaging the pellicles and guiding to proper way to load the material.
- Sensors.
- Have some knowledge and hands on experience dealing with variety of sensors.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical/Electronic, Electronics
Diploma of Engineering - Electrical/Electronic, Electronics
Skills
Leadership And Interpersonal Skills
Electrical Maintenance
Mechanical Engineering
Preventive Maintenance
Decision Making Skills
5S
Health
Safety and Environment
Project Management
Total Quality Management
Total Productive Maintenance
ISO 45001
Health Safety Environment Management
Manufacturing Processes
Cost Saving
Troubleshooting
Safety Standards
Team Leadership
Leadership
Facilities Management
Plumbing
Renovations
Electrical Power Systems
Reliability Centred Maintenance
Lean Manufacturing
Chemical Engineering
Manpower Planning
Six Sigma
Continuous Improvement
Key Performance Indicators
Certification
Critical Facility: Critical Infrastructure, Alison.com, 05/01/25, Current, https://alison.com/user/pdf/1392/1
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 14 staff members.
- Achieved CMMS by introducing FLUKE X5 Sandbox.
- Achieved goal by completing CapEx with accuracy and efficiency.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Documented and resolved Predetermined Maintenance which led to minimal downtimes
Timeline
Maintenance Manager - Jowat Manufacturing (Sea) Sdn Bhd
10.2023 - 03.2025
Head of Department - Henkel
06.2020 - 10.2023
Senior Maintenance Engineer - Sunway Spun Pile Sdn Bhd
07.2019 - 02.2020
Equipment and Maintenance Engineer - SR Technics
06.2016 - 07.2019
Senior Maintenance Engineer - Setia Offshore Services Sdn. Bhd.
01.2012 - 06.2016
Maintenance Executive - GB Industries Sdn. Bhd.
09.2008 - 01.2012
Technician - ON Semiconductor Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
04.2004 - 09.2008
TAFE College - Diploma of Engineering, Electrical/Electronic, Electronics
Multimedia University - Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical/Electronic, Electronics