Team Lead - F A

Sanmina; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanmina in Chennai is seeking an Assistant Manager – Test Engineering to lead the test/FA engineering team and implement cost-effective methods to minimize tester downtime and achieve OEE targets. The role requires strong analytical and problem-solving skills, 8D/CAPA knowledge, Six Sigma mindset, and experience in SOP creation, capacity planning, and team development to drive FPY and yield improvements.

You will coordinate with cross-functional teams, guide technicians and engineers, and ensure

Qualifications

• Hard working and flexible.
• Having good analytical skill & problems solving skills.
• Knowledge of 8D, 4M, CAPA, Six Sigma problem solving methodology.
• Continues improvement mind set, learn and adapt new technologies for cost savings.
• Training, evaluation, interpersonal & managerial skills.
• Spare cost management knowledge.
• Time study and capacity planning knowledge.
• Conflict management skills.
• Customer communication and presentation skills.
• Team skill matrix knowledge and appraisal knowledge.

Responsibilities

• 1 Ensure SOPs are created for team responsibilities related 5S, spares, downtime reduction, false failure reduction, change over, validation, tester & fixture buy off, FPY improvement, escalation, supplier support, production plan execution & PM
• 2 Ensure the overall project plan for the tester equipment & test fixtures validation and qualification are executed on timely manner.
• 3 Lead, train and guide the team of technicians, Sr Technicians, EAs & AEs & Engineers.
• 4 Lead the project related to product yield improvement, scrap reduction and downtime reduction.
• 5 Timely review of the forecast and plan the tester capacity for production and debug
• 6 Ensure the SOPs are followed during the validation of the test fixtures and equipments.
• 7 Ensure SOPs and checklists are available to ensure supplier developed testers, fixtures and SW are meeting standard requirements
• 8 Daily review meetings to be conducted, summary of the KPI score card should be used to drive for improvement.
• 9 Ensure team participation in CFT meeting and act on the escalated issues.
• 10 Verify the IQ, OQ protocol inputs and WI inputs are meeting the CTQs and give improvement feedback.
• 11 Ensure periodic audits are carried out and give improvement feedback to the sustenance team
• 12 Guide the CFT team and Sustenance team on Failure analysis and CAPA on false failures to improve the first pass yield in the ICT and FCT
• 13 Cross check the Installation and Operational qualification plan prepared by the CFT members.
• 14 Ensure preventive maintenance plan for the tester, fixture & burn in chamber etc are executed
• 15 Ensure periodic audit conducted on asset, spares inventory and tally with the ordered vs usage
• 16 Ensure periodic audit conducted on the systems and procedures based on SOPs, Improvements are implemented based on the new product requirements.
• 17 Active participation in EHS related activities like identification of aspects and impacts, HIRA, emergency preparedness , continuous improvements etc and enable to report about hazardous situations to respective supervisor / department managers as required.

Skills

Hard Working

Analytical skills

8D & CAPA

Six Sigma

Continuous improvement

Training & Evaluation

Spare cost management

Time study

Capacity planning

Conflict management

Communication skills

Team appraisal

Education

Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering / Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering

B.E in Electrical & Electronics Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering / Electronics & Instrumentation

Job description

Assistant Manager – Test Engineering - FA

Roles

The Roles of the Assistant Manager in Test / F A Engineering department is to lead, guide and implement cost-effective methods to ensure no tester down time and ensuring Tester OEE meet or exceed the target. Also maintain and improve the day to day activities to meet or exceed the TE department’s KPI’s. Also ensure SANMINA SOP’s are met during NPI execution and production run. Train Senior / Technicians / EA’s strictly adhere to the SOP’s, Guide them to improve the product yield and to reduce the scrap and downtime.

Academic Qualification / Job Qualification

• Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering / Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering with more than 15 years experience (or)
• B. E in Electrical & Electronics Engineering / Electronics & Communication Engineering / Electronics & Instrumentation with 12 years experience and above

Skills / competence required to perform the Job

• Hard Working and Flexible
• Having good analytical skill & Problems solving skills
• Knowledge of 8D, 4M, CAPA, Six Sigma problem Solving methodology
• Continues improvement mind set, Learn and adapt new technologies for cost savings
• Training, Evaluation, Interpersonal & Managerial skills
• Spare cost management knowledge
• Time study and capacity planning knowledge
• Conflict management skills
• Customer communication and presentation skills
• Team Skill matrix knowledge and Appraisal knowledge

Responsibilities

• 1 Ensure SOP’s are created for team responsibilities related 5S, Spares, Down time reduction, False failure reduction, Change over, Validation, Tester & Fixture buy off, FPY improvement, Escalation, Supplier support, Production plan execution & PM
• Ensure the overall project plan for the Tester Equipment & Test Fixtures validation and qualification are executed on timely manner.
• Lead, Train and guide the team of technicians, Sr Technicians, EA’s and AEs & Engineers.
• Lead the project related to Product yield improvement, Scrap reduction and down time reduction.
• Timely review of the forecast and plan the Tester Capacity for production and debug
• Ensure the SOP’s are followed during the validation of the Test Fixtures and Equipments.
• Ensure SOP’s and checklists are available to ensure supplier developed testers, fixtures and SW are meeting standard requirements
• Daily review meetings to be conducted, summary of the KPI score card should be used to drive for improvement.
• Ensure team participation in CFT meeting and act on the escalated issues.
• Verify the IQ, OQ protocol inputs and WI inputs are meeting the CTQ’s and give improvement feedback.
• Ensure periodic audits are carried out and give improvement feedback to the sustenance team
• Guide the CFT team and Sustenance team on Failure analysis and CAPA on false failures to improve the first pass yield in the ICT and FCT
• Cross check the Installation and Operational qualification plan prepared by the CFT members.
• Ensure preventive maintenance plan for the tester, fixture & burn in chamber etc are executed
• Ensure periodic audit conducted on asset, spares inventory and tally with the ordered vs usage
• Ensure periodic audit conducted on the systems and procedures based on SOP’s, Improvements are implemented based on the new product requirements.
• Active participation in EHS related activities like Identification of aspects and Impacts, HIRA, Emergency preparedness , continuous improvements etc and enable to report about hazardous situations to respective supervisor / department managers as required .

Authority

• Authorized to create Test SOPs documents.
• Authorized to initiate the CFT discussion related to Line stop due to product quality issues found during ICT / FCT failures related to component, workmanship or process related issues and provide the solution to restart the line.
• Authorized to Report the component, FW related failures of the product to customer for resolving and improve FPY
• Authorized to approve the CAPA for the test related issues.

Authorized to do appraisal and skill matrix evaluation for team members.