SEMICONDUCTOR company Infineon Technologies (Penang) Sdn Bhd is committed to addressing the talent gap in the state by initiating various initiatives to recruit high-skilled employees.
Infineon Technologies (Penang) managing director Gark Chee Jin said the company has established industrial cooperation with several local universities for a direct pipeline of high-skilled employees.
“The universities involved are Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) and Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP).
“At the same time, we have also established a business-to-government (B2G) relationship with the Malaysian Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. This initiative aims to attract Malaysian students there to return to serve in Malaysia with Infineon Penang through several attractive packages.
“After all, we are committed to supporting Penang’s economic transformation programme by helping to develop the local electrical and electronics (E&E) ecosystem and talent pool,” Gark told Deputy Chief Minister II Jagdeep Singh Deo during his visit to the factory at Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone (FIZ) today.
Over the years, Infineon Penang has developed progressively to remain the premier global business support services for Infineon Technologies globally. The multifunctional services offered by the Penang facility encompass global finance services, design engineering, corporate supply chain, physical distribution, reliability engineering, test technology innovation and others.
Infineon Penang also currently employs more than 500 employees.
Jagdeep also commended Infineon Penang for its proactive measures to address the talent shortage within the semiconductor industry.
“Thus, I also would like to urge other multinational companies in Penang to emulate the same initiative done by Infineon Penang to mitigate the talent shortage.
“As the economic powerhouse of Malaysia, Penang has been making a name for itself, especially in the global E&E sector.
“Despite being the second smallest state in Malaysia, Penang commands over 5% of the global semiconductor sales and constitutes nearly 60% of the country’s E&E exports.
“Hence, I hope such performance can be maintained so that Penang can continue to strengthen its position as a key player in the global semiconductor industry,” he said.
Story and pix by Riadz Akmal