Facility Manager

Pivot Search; Rawang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Pivot Search is seeking a senior Quality, Environment and Maintenance Manager for a Li-Battery manufacturing project in Selangor, Malaysia. You will manage construction quality, facility assets, maintenance, and EHS compliance, reporting to the FE department head.

You will lead pre-construction briefings, supervise quality during build, update quality systems, drive cost-reduction initiatives, and coordinate with contractors and internal stakeholders to finish projects on scope, schedule and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in mechanical and electrical installation and project management.
• Experience in quality management and on-site construction acceptance for large-scale projects.
• Strong communication in English and Chinese to support stakeholders.
• Malaysia local FE team management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct pre-construction technical briefings with contractors and supervisors; supervise and inspect construction quality during the process; organize acceptance of projects.
• Update and improve quality system documents; regularly provide quality training to technicians and management personnel.
• Manage facility assets, maintenance records, spare parts and equipment lifecycle planning.
• Analyse recurring breakdowns and implement corrective and preventive measures.
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants and internal stakeholders to ensure projects meet scope, quality, cost and timeline.
• Manage facility contractors, service providers and maintenance vendors; evaluate contractor performance and safety compliance.
• Drive initiatives to reduce electricity, water, and other facility-related operating costs; ensure compliance with EHS requirements.

Skills

Quality management

Contractor coordination

Stakeholder communication

Budget cost control

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in related field

Job description

Manage construction quality, facility assets and maintenance, contractors, operating costs and EHS compliance. Reporting to: Department Head of FE.

Key responsibilities

Conduct pre-construction technical briefings with contractors/supervisors, supervise and inspect construction quality during the process, follow up on the rectification of construction quality issues, and organize the acceptance of projects

Update and improve the company's construction quality system documents, and regularly provide quality training to technicians and management personnel

Manage facility assets, maintenance records, spare parts and equipment lifecycle planning

Analyse recurring breakdowns and implement corrective and preventive measures

Coordinate with contractors, consultants and internal stakeholders to ensure projects are completed according to scope, quality, cost and timeline

Manage facility contractors, service providers and maintenance vendors

Evaluate contractor performance, work quality and compliance with safety requirements

Drive initiatives to reduce electricity, water and other facility-related operating costs

Ensure facility systems and engineering activities comply with applicable legal, regulatory, statutory and EHS requirements

Identify opportunities to improve facility reliability, maintainability and operational efficiency

About you

Bachelor's degree or above, majoring in Building Environment, Equipment Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical Management, HVAC, or related fields

At least 8 years of experience, with a deep understanding of industry standards and norms in the field of mechanical and electrical installation

Experience in the installation and commissioning of mechanical and electrical equipment, as well as practical experience in quality management and acceptance of on-site construction for large-scale projects

Strong awareness of engineering quality management, high sense of responsibility, and strong execution capability

Priority will be given to candidates with project management experience in the lithium battery industry

Excellent communication and coordination skills, willing to communicate, and excellent professional field negotiation skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills in both Chinese and English to support effective communication with internal and external stakeholders

Strong execution, proactive, able to work independently, problem-solving, good follow-up discipline, able to work under pressure

Good Malaysia local FE team management skills

About us

Our client, a growing Li-Battery manufacturing company based in Selangor. The company identity will be shared at the appropriate stage of the search.