Thiyagarajan Karpayya

• Experience in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS): OSHA Compliance, Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE)/DOE/ EIA Compliance, NRA, CHRA, Project coordination Chemical Plant safety, Lead ERT/EHS committee (Internal and External), Scheduled Waste Management, Comply with legal regulations DOE, OSHA & FMA, reports to internal and external EHS representatives
• Site safety and site construction management, Building facility and workers' hostel management.
• Managed and archived quality documentation and participated in internal and external quality audits.

Detail Job Scope:-

• Accountable to development, implementing and monitoring Occupational Health Environmental and Safety compliance.
• Reviewed contractor safety programs to ensure alignment with company expectations before granting access to job sites or facilities.
• Implemented effective compliance policies and procedures to meet regulatory requirements.
• Updated quality control standards, methods, and procedures to meet compliance requirements.
• Enhanced employee safety awareness by organizing regular safety meetings and workshops.
• Preparing incident reporting & investigation, ERT trainings, EHS Audits & Inspections Schedule Waste, Workplace & employees monitoring, and Legal Audit.
• Organize meetings, conduct annual monitoring and handle interactions with government agencies: DOE, DOSH, BOMBA etc.
• Establish and maintain ISO 14001 / ISO 45001 system, conduct internal auditing, participate management review.
• Maintained open communication channels between management and staff, addressing concerns promptly to maintain a culture of trust around safety matters.
• Review and approve contractors /vendor's Safe work Permits (SWP) or Permit To Work (PTW), such as a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA), Main Work Permit (MWP), HIRARC and related permits.
• OSH Compliance: Conduct Safety Health Committee Meetings, Risk Assessment- CHRA, NRA (Noise monitoring), Air Quality, Audiometric, Fire Drills, and Chemical spillage drills.
• DOE: EIA Compliance: Chemical plant, WWTP (Schedule waste requirement), Chemical Labeling requirement, SDS and Scheduled waste managements, comply with poison license / permit requirement and prepare documents for renewal.
• Assist Management in Safety & Health procedures implementations, Enforcements to ensure achieved Zero Accident targets at work place.
• Coordinating project site, chemical plant, chemical preparation, Chemical safety and Chemical delivery.
• Led incident investigations and root cause analyses to prevent future occurrences of similar events.
• Conducted regular site inspections to identify potential risks and address them proactively.
• Analyzed and identified risk areas to determine compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Liaised with clients to identify and target inefficiencies in areas of risks and business controls, process gaps and workflow discrepancies.
• Review weekly and monthly Site inspection reports for the Site Management on the basis, Comply with legal regulations, reports to internal and external EHS representative.
• Facilitated meetings with upper management and executives to discuss ways that safety could be improved.
• Evaluated and approved new suppliers based on thorough assessments of their quality management systems, ensuring ongoing reliability in the supply chain.
• Increased efficiency of the QMS by regularly reviewing procedures and making updates based on changing business needs or industry advancements.

Role & Promotions :
Asst. Lead

Department : EHS & Warehouse, WWTP

Date : May 2016 - Apr 2019

Snr.Project Engineer

Department: Project

Date : Sep 2014 - May 2016

• Company Overview: Penang, Malaysia
• Transfer Product from Shenzhen China to Penang Plant.
• Setup Optic Lens Alignment (Laser Lens Alignment, Etalon Alignment, Cap Attach & Fiber Welding and Laser Process)
• Conduct Technical Training for Technicians & Operators.
• Localize Documents from Shenzhen to Venture formats.
• Localized the documentation for all products and cycle time management for product.
• Setup new equipment's in support of Optic alignment process road map and productivity improvement.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve product quality, resulting in increased customer satisfaction.
• Responsible for continuous yield and quality improvement, control plans.
• Conducted root cause analysis to identify, prioritize and eliminate process losses.
• Provide continuous engineering support to production.

• Coordinate New Project products development and production line setup till release to mass production in China & Taiwan
• Work under China Resident Visa
• Enhanced product development processes by streamlining workflows and improving communication between departments.
• Ensure proper project schedule tracking and update project status to customer.
• Handling SMT, wafer fab & Die assembly process
• Increased customer satisfaction with product quality by implementing rigorous testing protocols and addressing issues promptly.
• Design and implement optimum engineering processes through the use of FMEA, and Control Plans
• Review the process flow to enhance quality and productivity through Best Practices Assembly, Jigs & Fixtures Design Concepts, Error Proofing and WI Processes
• Review FAI to verify and ensure parts conformance to customer requirement
• Ensure proper documentation for all product and cycle time management for product (WI, PMP, TQCI)
• Identify, develop and quality new assembly processes / materials for process improvement and simplification for new products & packages
• Implemented continuous improvement initiatives, identifying areas for growth and refining existing processes to enhance efficiency.
• Lens & Camera Module Assembly (Wafer cut, die attach & SMT assembly)
• Setup new equipment in support of assembly process road map and productivity improvement Responsible for continuous yield and quality improvement
• DOE plan and execution, Process window optimization and FT / drop test
• Support Plant KPI: Cost, Cycle time, Productivity, participation in control plan, FMEA / Process Yields, Safety, Quality and Environment & Equipment.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve product quality, resulting in increased customer satisfaction.
• Setting new parameters for Machines:- Wire Bond ASM, Shinkawa & Die Attach Datacon, SMT (Fuji)
• Designed and executed experiments to identify process improvements, leading to reduced costs and increased efficiency.
• Handle Manufacturing R&D FOL Process for Die assembly, Die wire bonding, Die attach.
• Developed process control strategies for optimizing equipment performance and reducing variability in production output.
• Developed documentation, diagrams, and specifications to meet project requirements and regulatory standards.
• Setup New Production line wire bond /SMT
• Sets standards and procedures (checklist)
• Perform machine repair and verify functionality of modules
• Optimizes equipment reliability and performance to original levels.
• Reliable and careful to complete task given without fail with compliant to EHS procedures. Total 43 projects successfully completed in 18 months.
• Full participation in improving Product/ Process Yields, Safety, Quality and Environment & Equipment.

• Reinforced equipment safety standards and fostered policies and practices to enhance operations and support environmental, health and safety guidelines.
• Implemented new equipment installations for improved manufacturing processes and productivity.
• Improved overall equipment effectiveness by training operators on best practices and usage techniques.
• Maintained comprehensive records of all service calls, repair actions, and component replacements performed throughout the life cycle of each piece of equipment under my purview.
• Perform machine repair and verify functionality of modules, Lens assembly and moulding.
• Setting new parameters for Machines:- Wire Bond ASM, Shinkawa & Die Attach, Datacon
• Sets standards and procedures (checklist)
• Perform machine repair and verify functionality of modules
• Enhancement of PM procedures
• Ensure and build in safety ergonomics factor into existing equipment.
• Familiarize with process requirement and basic machine operation for R&D department
• Applied mechanical problem solving skills to develop creative solutions for quality products.
• Reliable and careful to complete task given without fail with compliant to EHS procedures
• Full participation in improving Product/ Process Yields, Safety, Quality and Environment & Equipment.

• Developed change management project initiative that streamlined production capability and capacity increasing process production by 10%.
• Handling SMT Equipment: Siemens HS series, Fuji machines, DEK288, MPM, KOH YOUNG, UP2000, ATMOS, OMNIFLEX, BTU...etc
• In-charge for Preventive Maintenance of SMT Equipment as per the maintenance schedule for optimum machine performance and Spare part management
• Participated actively in continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing overall plant efficiency while reducing waste and maintaining a safe working environment for all employees.
• Responsible for setting up new Equipment and SMT lines for production
• Reduced downtime by implementing preventive maintenance programs for critical equipment.
• Facilitated projects for enhanced production capability to achieve launch of new products.
• Accountable for SMT program optimization and line balancing
• To maintain, update and safekeeping of Equipment documents, software, procedure and spec
• Performed preventive maintenance and troubleshooting to maximize equipment performance.
• To ensure satisfactory support to the production in term of Machine set-up & Performance