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Wanted Meets Wanted at the Career Fair in Kaunas The Littelfuse team in Kaunas, Lithuania, joined more than a hundred other companies and public organizations who gathered to connect with more than 9,000 young talents in the local career fair Wanted Meets Wanted. This year, in addition to the traditional stand in the main Career Zone, Littelfuse team was also present in the Innovation Alley where our R&D engineers demonstrated the Littelfuse automotive rain sensor. "Wanted meets Wanted is an excellent platform for meeting the best and brightest young people looking to make the first step on their dream career ladder," said Ruta Klioryte, talent acquisition manager, Europe. "For us, it provides a unique opportunity to present the company and hold hundreds of job interviews in a single day. Meanwhile, candidates get the chance to "try on" many potential employers, learn about diverse positions, and get the feel of organizations that best match their own values, interests, and career goals."
Littelfuse Chippenham Associates Cycle for Charity Recently, associates Fiona Lambert, engineering manager, and Phil Townsend, R&D engineer, from Littelfuse Chippenham took part in a Ride4Simon cycling challenge to raise funds for brain tumor research. In just three days Fiona and another 17 enthusiastic fundraisers traveled 220 miles (over 350 kilometers) and took in an elevation of over 13,000 feet (almost 4,000 meters). The group of cyclists were supported by a dedicated volunteer pit crew, led by Phil. He was driving a van alongside the cyclists, ready to hand out bananas, oat bars and spare inner tubes to the cyclists when needed. Fiona and Phil helped to establish the Ride4Simon fundraising group back in 2017, after their friend, Simon Oldacres, lost his battle with a brain tumor in 2016. Simon himself entered a lot of cycling sportives to raise money for brain tumor research—for that reason Ride4Simon was set up to cycle in his memory to help fund a cure for this devastating disease.
Focus on Development at Littelfuse Wuxi Career development activities help in the professional growth of employees, who are the true assets of any organization. With that in mind, the Littelfuse Human Resources department in Wuxi, China, recently organized a series of development-focused activities, including the train-the-trainer model course and a career development forum for local associates. "To stay competitive, productive and profitable, organizations need ongoing, results-driven business training," said Jackie Zhang, HR Manager. "A lot of training sessions call for a lot of trainers and it takes local trainers within an organization, who can transfer skills and knowledge to other employees." "At Littelfuse Wuxi, there are many associates who provide orientation to new hires, facilitate LEAN trainings, round table discussions and other events. We invited them to the train-the-trainer model discussion with Rock Wang, senior manager, LEAN. Rock facilitated workshops and shared useful tips for other trainers."
Piedras Negras Children Attend Summer Camp For the second consecutive year, Littelfuse in Piedras Negras, Mexico, organized the Littelfuse Summer Camp— an innovative employee engagement and community relations initiative. The event gathered more than 170 children aged from 4 to 12 years old, all with parents working at the Littelfuse Piedras Negras plant. They spent two weeks in a fun-packed summer camp sponsored and supported by Littelfuse. "Last year, Littelfuse Summer Camp was a huge success and we received a lot of positive feedback from our associates, the management team, and the local community," said Myrna Irasema Galvan, PCP HR manager. "A summer camp is a unique venue to teach kids to become independent and self-confident, while socializing, making new friends, and even learning new skills. Also, we continue to promote a culture of employee engagement, knowing that employees who feel part of a strong corporate culture feel a greater sense of belonging and pride, which is our goal."
Littelfuse Kaunas Recognized as a Top Equal Pay Employer Littelfuse Kaunas was recently recognized as one of the Top Ten Equal Pay Employers in Lithuania. During the official ceremony held in September, the company was presented with the award in recognition of its continuous efforts to ensure equal pay to men and women in the same employment performing equal tasks that require the same set of competencies and produces the same results. "One of the Littelfuse Core Values is Integrity," said Aida Kundrotaite, HR manager Lithuania. "I strongly believe that it is one of the key elements in our success formula. I am very proud that our ongoing efforts to operate in line with this and other Littelfuse Core Values – Teamwork, Innovation, Results Driven, and Customer Focus – are recognized and valued both within and outside the company."
Strong Focus on Lean at Littelfuse Wuxi Continuous improvement is a critical part of the Littelfuse culture and provides the foundation for one of the Littelfuse Core Values—Results Driven. With that mindset, Littelfuse associates in Wuxi, China, have focused their efforts on streamlining the site's processes, removing waste, and building team commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence in everything they do. Wuxi recently implemented a number of lean activities both on the shop floor and in the office. The Littelfuse Wuxi Enterprise Lean Six Sigma (ELSS) team worked in close cooperation with the local Finance, Human Resources, Procurement, and Project Engineering departments on the implementation of Value Stream Mapping (VSM). VSM is a useful Lean technique for analyzing the current state and designing a future state for the series of events that take a product or service from its beginning to the end customer with reduced waste as compared to the current map.
Littelfuse in the Community - Bessie's Table Since the soup kitchen opened in 2003, Bessie's Table has been providing home-cooked meals every Monday for those in need, at no cost to them. To do their part, Littelfuse associates from our Chicago and Mount Prospect offices joined the efforts in Des Plaines, Ill, by volunteering to serve over 100 people. Coming ready with willing attitudes and Littelfuse aprons, the team of associates rolled up their sleeves to take on set-up/tear-down, assist with food preparations, welcome the guests, serve food and beverages, and lend a hand to people with disabilities.
Littelfuse Mexico Operations Receives Manufacturing Excellence Award CHICAGO, September 18, 2019 - Littelfuse, Inc., a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing, today announced that its passenger car product manufacturing operations in Piedras Negras, Mexico, have been recognized by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) with the 2019 AME Excellence Award. This is the fourth consecutive year that Littelfuse manufacturing operations have earned the AME Excellence Award. The AME Excellence Award recognizes manufacturing plants that have demonstrated excellence in manufacturing and business. The award acknowledges continuous improvement, best practices, creativity and innovation. “We are honored to be recognized by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence for the fourth consecutive year,” said Dave Heinzmann , Littelfuse President and Chief Executive Officer.
Littelfuse Breaks Ground on New Power Semiconductor Assembly Facility CHICAGO, Jun. 25, 2019 — Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing, today announced that it recently broke ground on a new power semiconductor assembly plant in Lipa City, Philippines. This will be the company’s third manufacturing facility in the Philippines and will be dedicated to assembly and test operations for power semiconductor modules. The new, highly automated facility will increase the company’s footprint in the Philippines by more than 60 percent and will add power semiconductor modules to the sensor and circuit protection technologies currently manufactured in the Philippines. Once completed in 2021, the new plant expects to add more than 200 new jobs.
Littelfuse Announces Global Survey Results on Electrical Safety Awareness CHICAGO, May 30, 2019 — Littelfuse, Inc., a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection and power control, today announced the results of its recent facility electrical safety survey. The global survey conducted by Littelfuse earlier this year finds that while most workers feel arc-flash mitigation is a priority in their workplace, only half have completed a risk assessment to identify hazardous areas. Of the facilities completing a risk assessment, 75 percent have equipment rated at high risk of more than 8 calories/cm2. The calorie rating determines the required minimum arc-flash protection clothing workers must wear to protect themselves. To put that in perspective, the onset of second-degree burns may occur at 1.2 calories/cm2. View the survey results here: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vM9rB
