Clinton Yagambaram

Experience

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  Triple C Productions

  Oct 2001 - Jan 2004

  Quality Assurance Controller

  • Performing complete administration functions in the Quality Systems department• Staff management (two subordinates)• Customer Liaison Officer• Ensuring complete customer satisfaction• Office administration• Coordinate office activities and operations to secure efficiency and compliance to company policies• Manage telephone calls, agendas and appointments for senior management• Drawing / Calibration / Training Officer• Control & Assurance functions (ISO 9001 : 2001 - Internal Audits) • Costing, Purchasing and invoicing• Assisting in planning, scheduling & carrying out Internal Audits• Registrar - old/new business – Compiling packs to ensure complete quotation is filtered through the business• Compiling work instructions• Assisted with the implementation of Quality Standards (ISO 9001 : 2001 / ISO TS16949)• Updating and maintaining master documentation pertaining to Triple C (quotations, engineering drawings, etc.) Show less

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  Bartel Kabel Werke

  Feb 2004 - Nov 2007

  Quality Engineer

  Successfully set up the Quality Assurance Department • Direct control of QA department, managed four quality control inspectors• Reporting directly to the technical director and responsible and accountable for all quality related issues• Compliance and Risk Management• Customer representative. Forefront of customer communication.• Performing receiving, in-process and final inspection of parts• Training officer• Health, Safety and Environmental officer• Control & Assurance functions (ISO 9001-2000 - Internal Audits) • Compiling work instructions• Report to management on the performance and effectiveness of the Quality Management Systems• Implemented a branch of Quality Standards (ISO TS16949) i.e. Process Flow charts, Control Plans, FMEA• Fulfil requirements of quality policy, procedures and work instructions• Ensuring inspection and testing is performed against specified inspection and testing criteria Show less

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  Mahle Behr South Africa

  Dec 2007 - Mar 2019

  Lead and manage 25 employees• Cross Functional Teams• Manage administrative staff and divide tasks to ensure maximum output• Maintain and provide support to all 5-S programsOffice Administration• Fulfilling the role of Production Manager in his absence.• Chair to daily production feedback session / daily key performance indicator session / daily technical feedback session • Daily production planning meeting• Submission of daily production, scrap and downtime reports.• Evaluating and maintaining all departmental budgets and analyze all discrepancies• Executing planning schedules for mills• Ensure compliance to all company standards (TS16949 / ISO 14001 : 2004 / OHSAS 18001 : 1999).Project Management • Initiating projects and Value Stream Designs. Seeking ways of driving processes for Continuous Improvements (CIP)HR Administration using Business Software SAP • Prepare leave schedule for all employees.• Liaison with training department for initiating and coordinating training plan• Human Resources (HR) role to staff (Time keeping, Disputes, Counselling, Salary/Wage Queries)Health, Safety and Environmental• Ambassador to compliance of HSE requirements in accordance to regularity standards within the fractal.• Investigating incidents / accidents • Advising employees in Fractal and Office of health, safety, quality and environmental matters• Provide support and expertise to employees / management in incident investigation and reporting • Facilitating all forms of risk assessment e.g. general, manual handling, fire prevention and act as a final authority where a specialist response is required in relation to risk assessments performed by others on site.• Liaising with company medical clinic to assist in conducting occupational health and safety related surveys e.g. noise, lighting, exposure to chemical substances.• Assisting with input into tender/submission documentation. Show less • Ensure all procedures and works instructions are adhered to• Ensure that product meets Customer / Mahle Behr external quality specifications. Internal quality meets scrap targets• Assist in retaining all current quality accreditations and work towards the attainment of new quality accreditations.• Assist in problem solving and conduct investigation studies which will involve dimensional examinations• Conduct internal process audits in accordance to schedule• Measure and record data for the purpose of compiling capability studies• Assist in raising official corrective actions for non-conformances and to resolve problems• Compiling work instructions with regards to areas of jurisdiction• Setting up components for advanced measurements• Internal calibration of measuring equipment• Execute 3D Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) dimensional assessments• Responsible for publishing of Part Submission Warrant (PSW) report• Gauge Repeatability & Reproducibility (GRR) Studies• Training of production and quality personnel to correctly use and care for gauges and measuring equipment• Controlling & managing all gauges and measuring equipment at the Behr Plant in Durban• Ensuring all gauges and measuring equipment certificates are updated and readily availableKnowledge of • Chemical and Metallurgical testing of all raw aluminium materials / Microscopic Analysis / Facilitate durability testing (Pulsation, Tensile, Burst, Leak) / Corrosion testing, monitoring and interpreting results via Salt spray chamber (SWAAT) / Wind tunnel preparation, monitoring and interpreting results / Product audit / Chemical analysis (Oxidization process on aluminium) / Sample prepping Show less

  • Team Leader Operations

    Jun 2016 - Mar 2019

  • Quality Engineer / Metrologist

    Dec 2007 - May 2016
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  States of Jersey Health and Social Services

  Jun 2020 - Feb 2021

  Team Leader

  Covid Responce Team - Bookings• Managing the day-to-day activities of the team.• Motivating the team to achieve organizational goals.• Developing, strategizing and implementing a timeline to achieve targets.• Delegating tasks to team members.• Empowering team members with skills to improve their confidence, product knowledge, and communication skills.• Contributing to the wellbeing of the island through a successful team.• Creating a pleasant working environment that inspires the team.• Assigned tasks to team members including those that he/she will manage• Determine completion timeline and monitor progress to ensure project is on track• Communicate progress to upper level management• Support team manager and perform management duties when manager is absent or out of office• Provide encouragement to team members, including communicating team goals and identifying areas for new training or skill checks• Assist management with hiring processes and induction of new team member• Conduct team meetings to update team members on best practices and continuing expectations Show less

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  Jersey Dairy

  Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

  Purchasing Supervisor

  • Managing the day-to-day activities of procurement.• Developing, startegising and implementing a timeline to achieve targets.• Procurement Management• Warehouse Management• Inventory Management• Quality Management• HSE Management

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  States of Jersey Health and Social Services

  Apr 2022 - Jan 2023

  Business Services Team Leader

  • Providing a high-level specialist administrative support, using initiative and drawing on experience to anticipate business needs. Provide coaching and guidance to colleagues or stakeholders to upskill and educate others in the business support team, to ensure a consistent level of service. • Taking ownership for the data quality and consistency of service provided by the team, including the production of professional level documentation, which adheres to brand guidelines, following policy/procedure where required and is legal/GDPR compliant. • Identifying potential areas of quality, performance and risk, developing and implementing corrective action plans for resolution, working in collaboration with Heads of Service. Provide general guidance and recommendations on how to prevent or manage similar situations in the future. • Being proactive in terms of spotting opportunities where improvements can be made to services, promoting a culture of continuous improvement, high quality service and efficiency. • Providing professional advice and support to meet service requirements working within the relevant service level agreements. • Providing supervision and/or line management of employees, allocating work, co-ordinating dayto-day activities and providing guidance to enable the smooth delivery of services/tasks. • Developing the performance of direct reports to maintain a high quality workforce that underpins the strategic direction of the organisation and ensures effective delivery of high quality care. • Taking ownership of and solve more complex and/or technical problems and issues across the department and within the administration service, ensuring service satisfaction and business improvement. • Identifying and reviewing administrative systems in place within departments, developing and improving processes and practices across the services. • Providing financial support to stakeholders Show less