Assistant Manager - Maintenance

UAC Berhad; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 78,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

UAC Berhad is seeking a Maintenance Engineering Manager in Ipoh to lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance across plant facilities. You will drive CMMS-based planning, manage KPIs, and oversee CAPA, root-cause analysis, and reliability improvements for recurring equipment failures.

You will also supervise procurement, cost controls, and contractor oversight. The role requires a degree in Mechanical/maintenance engineering and proven leadership in plant maintenance, budgeting, and

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Maintenance Engineering, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices.
• Experience with CMMS and maintenance KPIs, downtime, and work orders.
• Familiarity with boilers, autoclaves, pressure vessels, electrical systems, utilities, and industrial equipment.

Responsibilities

• Manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to minimize equipment breakdowns and downtime.
• Monitor CMMS usage for maintenance planning, scheduling, work orders, and KPI tracking.
• Lead CAPA, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement for recurring equipment failures.
• Control maintenance costs, spare parts, contractors, repairs, and overtime expenses.
• Manage engineering projects, CAPEX activities, procurement, and asset maintenance.
• Supervise maintenance manpower, including training, performance, attendance, and workforce planning.
• Ensure boilers, autoclaves, pressure vessels, electrical systems, utilities, and facilities are safely maintained.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Budgeting

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Maintenance Engineering or related field

Tools

CMMS

Job description

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Manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to minimize equipment breakdowns and downtime.

Monitor CMMS usage for maintenance planning, scheduling, work orders, and KPI tracking.

Lead CAPA, root cause analysis, and reliability improvement for recurring equipment failures.

Control maintenance costs, spare parts, contractors, repairs, and overtime expenses.

Manage engineering projects, CAPEX activities, procurement, and asset maintenance.

Supervise maintenance manpower, including training, performance, attendance, and workforce planning.

Ensure boilers, autoclaves, pressure vessels, electrical systems, utilities, and facilities are safely maintained.

Ensure compliance with DOSH, FMA, OSH, ISO, EMS, company procedures, and other statutory requirements.

Job Requirement

• Degree in Mechanical,Maintenance Engineering, or related field.
• Relevant experience in plant maintenance, engineering, equipment reliability, and factory operations.
• Strong knowledge of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices.
• Experience using CMMS and managing maintenance KPIs, downtime, and work orders.
• Knowledge of boilers, autoclaves, pressure vessels, electrical systems, utilities, and industrial equipment.
• Familiarity with DOSH, FMA, OSH, ISO, EMS, and other statutory safety requirements.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, communication, budgeting, and project management skills.
• Ability to manage maintenance teams, contractors, procurement, costs, and continuous improvement initiatives.