Engineering Manager: Plant Maintenance & Reliability

Michael Page; Kuala Selangor; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Jora Malaysia is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Lead to head the engineering team responsible for safe, efficient day‑to‑day plant operations and continuous improvement across maintenance activities.

You will rebuild the maintenance structure, implement PM standards, manage budgets, collaborate with production and quality, and mentor technicians and supervisors in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering with relevant maintenance expertise.
• 6-10 years of hands-on leadership in engineering/maintenance roles.
• Strong focus on safety, cost control, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the engineering team to ensure safe, efficient day‑to‑day maintenance and plant operations.
• Rebuild and strengthen the maintenance structure, documentation, and technical know‑how.
• Develop and enforce PM standards to improve equipment reliability and uptime.
• Assess equipment and processes to meet production demands and optimize manpower.
• Drive reliability improvements and continuous process optimisation across the facility.
• Collaborate with production, quality, and cross‑functional teams on improvements.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts, CAPEX/OPEX planning, and consultant input.
• Ensure regulatory and safety standards are embedded in daily operations.
• Lead and develop technicians and supervisors, including diverse and unionised workforces.
• Mentor and develop team members for long‑term engineering strength.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Reliability engineering

Data-driven decision making

Operational excellence

People management

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

Experience: 6-10 years in maintenance

Job description

Jora Malaysia is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Lead to head the engineering team responsible for safe, efficient day‑to‑day plant operations and continuous improvement across maintenance activities.

You will rebuild the maintenance structure, implement PM standards, manage budgets, collaborate with production and quality, and mentor technicians and supervisors in a fast-paced FMCG environment.