Engineering Manager

EPS Malaysia; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

EPS Malaysia, Johor Bahru, is seeking a senior Manufacturing Engineering leader to guide and grow all Manufacturing Engineers across molding, assembly, and box build, sustaining and lifecycle support.

You will own workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluation and competency development, and establish a clear team structure with escalation pathways to drive production efficiency and quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop all Manufacturing Engineers across molding, assembly, box build, sustaining and lifecycle support.
• Own workforce planning including recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluation, coaching, and succession planning.
• Establish clear team structure, role ownership and escalation pathways to support production.
• Define, implement and continuously improve Manufacturing Engineering systems.
• Ensure robust document control, traceability and revision management per procedures and requirements.
• Provide leadership oversight to troubleshoot production issues, line fallout and field returns via root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Identify, prioritize and execute improvement projects with measurable benefits; track sustainment.
• Establish best practices and standardized SOPs across lines and areas for consistent output and quality.
• Act as technical escalation owner for customer communications on product changes and field feedback.
• Review customer change requests, assess risk and manufacturability and drive internal actions to support lifecycle improvements.
• Ensure production records and engineering documentation are complete and compliant with BOM, specs, routing and validation records.

Job description

Lead, manage, and develop all Manufacturing Engineers (molding, assembly, box build, sustaining, and lifecycle support).

Own workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluation, coaching, succession planning, and competency development.

Establish a clear team structure, role ownership, and escalation pathways to ensure effective support to production.

Define, implement, and continuously improve Manufacturing Engineering systems.

Ensure robust document control, traceability, and revision management aligned to internal procedures and applicable regulatory/customer requirements.

Provide leadership oversight to troubleshoot production issues, line fallout, and field returns through structured root cause analysis and risk-based corrective actions.

Identify, prioritize, and execute improvement projects with measurable benefits; track realization and sustainment.

Establish best practices and standardized methods/SOPs across lines and areas to ensure consistent output and quality.

Act as the technical escalation owner for customer communications related to product changes, technical clarifications, improvement actions, and field feedback.

Review customer change requests, assess risk and manufacturability, and drive internal actions to support product lifecycle improvements.

Ensure production records and engineering documentation are complete, accurate, and compliant with procedures (e.g., BOM, specifications, routing, revision control, validation records where applicable).