Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Extracurricular Activities
References
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
Timeline

Jishan Tharindu

Riga

Summary

Dynamic Senior Executive with a proven track record at Linea Clothing, excelling in continuous improvement and production planning. Achieved 100% on-time delivery while enhancing efficiency through lean manufacturing practices. Skilled in SAP and team collaboration, driving significant operational advancements and fostering a culture of excellence.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Executive - Production

Linea Clothing
Kandy
04.2023 - 02.2024
  • Developed user interface to visualize stock levels, reducing work-in-progress inventory to 1.5 days and achieving 100% on-time delivery.
  • Standardized sewing machine service center processes by eliminating seven wastes, increasing daily service count from six to twelve and reducing major breakdowns by 62%.
  • Planned weekly workload demands, maintaining a 98% plan-to-actual rate.
  • Led team to achieve 90% efficacy and 100% on-time delivery with a 98% AQL rate.
  • Reported hourly production statistics and implemented countermeasures for delays and quality deviations.
  • Managed material and inventory control using SAP MM (ERP), reducing waste reuse to 0.5%.
  • Oversaw continuous improvement initiatives to maintain 90% efficacy across operations.
  • Monitored health and safety compliance and 5S standards to identify deviations.

Executive - Production (Production Supervisor)

Linea Clothing
Kandy
01.2021 - 03.2023
  • Developed and implemented live digital hourly output displays, improving factory efficiency by seven percent.
  • Oversaw production planning and processes for 24-hour manufacturing operations.
  • Monitored hourly output to achieve 90% efficiency and ensured 100% on-time delivery.
  • Managed materials using SAP, maintaining a wastage rate of 0.5%.
  • Coached and led 36 production modules comprising 252 team members to meet production KPIs.
  • Drove continuous improvement initiatives for production processes through ECRS standardization.
  • Executed problem-solving strategies and made quick decisions for operational discrepancies.
  • Implemented lean manufacturing practices, enhancing overall departmental performance.

Chemical and Process Engineering Intern

Siam City Cement Lanka
Galle
06.2020 - 01.2021
  • Performed bag filter inspections to ensure compliance and enhance particulate matter capture.
  • Calculated equipment efficiency, identifying process optimization opportunities.
  • Optimized compressed air lines, improving overall energy efficiency.
  • Initiated research on green concrete for sustainable construction solutions.

Education

MBA - Business Administration

EKA University , Latvia
02-2026

Certificate in Lean Foundation -

MOS Training, Sri Lanka
01-2022

Certificate in Role Based Training -

MOS Training, Sri Lanka
01-2022

Bachelor of Science - Chemical And Process Engineering

University of Peradeniya, Latvia
07-2020

Skills

  • Continuous improvement and process optimization
  • Production planning and KPI management
  • Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma
  • ERP and SAP expertise
  • Industrial engineering principles
  • Proactive problem solving
  • Decision-making strategies
  • Health and safety compliance
  • Time and motion studies
  • Team collaboration skills
  • Cross-functional communication
  • Basic PC and CAD literacy
  • SolidWorks proficiency
  • 5S methodology and A3 thinking
  • 5 Whys problem-solving technique
  • Deep observation techniques
  • Visual management practices
  • Standard operating procedures development
  • Process mapping and value stream mapping
  • Total productive maintenance strategies
  • 8-step problem-solving approach
  • Yamazumi analysis techniques
  • Standard work documentation
  • Quick changeover methods
  • Quality control systems
  • Team building

Extracurricular Activities

Color holder - Baseball, Member - Baseball team, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2017/2018

References

Available upon request

Affiliations

  • Color holder – Baseball Member – Baseball team University of Peradeniya Srilanka.

Accomplishments

  • Gold Award – 'Innovation and Vital in Quality'

National Convention on Quality and Productivity, Association for the Advancement of Quality and Productivity, Sri Lanka, 2023

  • Platinum Award – MAS Future Stars Organizational Level Champion, MAS Holdings, Sri Lanka, 2023
  • Gold Award – MAS Future Stars Cluster-level Championship, MAS Holdings, Sri Lanka, 2023

Certification

Certificate in Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Lean manufacturing methodology

5S

A3 thinking

5 Why problem solving

Deep observation (Ohno circles)

Visual management (Kanban system/route cards) - Continuous improvement (Kaizen)

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Certificate in Lean Six Sigma Blue Belt

Process mapping

Value stream mapping

Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)

8-step problem solving

Yamazumi (workload balancing)

Standard worksheets (STW)

Quick changeover (QCO)

Quality control systems

Kaizen: Combating Covid-19 impacts through continuous improvement; Association for the Advancement of Quality and Productivity, Sri Lanka, 2021

Lean Foundation and Role-Based Training MOS Training, MAS Holdings, 2022 – 2023

Timeline

Senior Executive - Production - Linea Clothing
04.2023 - 02.2024
Executive - Production (Production Supervisor) - Linea Clothing
01.2021 - 03.2023
Chemical and Process Engineering Intern - Siam City Cement Lanka
06.2020 - 01.2021
EKA University - MBA, Business Administration
MOS Training - Certificate in Lean Foundation,
MOS Training - Certificate in Role Based Training,
University of Peradeniya - Bachelor of Science, Chemical And Process Engineering

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