Assembly Operations Lean Leader

STMicro; Muar; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

STMicroelectronics Malaysia is seeking an Operational Excellence Lead to drive Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, productivity, and cost reduction across Assembly Operations. You will collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality, Planning, Maintenance, Finance and HR to improve performance, eliminate waste, and establish sustainable operating systems.

The role requires strong leadership and extensive maintenance engineering experience in semiconductor or electronics assembly

Qualifications

• PhD, Master’s, or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in maintenance engineering, preferably in semiconductor or electronics assembly operations.
• Experience in Back-End Manufacturing is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze manufacturing performance indicators, including OEE, UPH, yield, downtime, WIP, cycle time, scrap, and cost.
• Identify production bottlenecks, capacity constraints, and sources of operational losses.
• Lead Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and DMAIC improvement projects.
• Facilitate Lean activities such as 5S, Gemba walks, Value Stream Mapping, line balancing, time studies, SMED, and standard work improvement.
• Drive cross-functional problem-solving activities to eliminate waste, improve efficiency, and enhance operational stability.

Job description

STMicroelectronics Malaysia is seeking an Operational Excellence Lead to drive Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, productivity, and cost reduction across Assembly Operations. You will collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality, Planning, Maintenance, Finance and HR to improve performance, eliminate waste, and establish sustainable operating systems.

The role requires strong leadership and extensive maintenance engineering experience in semiconductor or electronics assembly