Final Test Production Section Manager

Carsem (M) Sdn. Bhd; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Education support

Dental

Parking

Medical for immediate family

Car subsidy

Job summary

Carsem (M) Sdn. Bhd is seeking a capable Operations leader to manage daily production and test floor activities, ensuring accurate lot tracking and swift hardware troubleshooting across factories.

The role focuses on improving OEE, reducing test times, and maximizing gross margins while coordinating NPI readiness for smooth transitions to high-volume manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field and 3–5 years of operations leadership experience,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field.
• Minimum 3–5 years of progressive experience in operations management or leadership.
• Familiar with test processes, equipment operations and planning concepts.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily floor testing activities, ensuring seamless lot tracking and hardware troubleshooting.
• Drive OEE improvements, test time reductions and yield optimization to maximize margins.
• Coordinate Final Test readiness and smooth transfers from engineering to high-volume manufacturing.
• Align with supply chain to forecast capacity and procure test hardware for expansions.

Skills

Test processes

Problem solving

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Production & Test Operations:

Manage daily floor testing activities, ensuring seamless lot tracking, test program releases, and hardware troubleshooting with internal factories and OSATs (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test)

Yield & OEE Optimization:

Monitor and drive improvements in Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), test time, yield rates, and reduce retests to maximize gross margins.

New Product Introduction (NPI):

Coordinate Final Test readiness and smooth transfers from engineering/development stages to High-Volume Manufacturing (HVM).

Capacity & Hardware Management:

Align with supply chain teams to forecast capacity, procure hardware (testers, handlers, change-kits), and execute capacity expansions to meet production demands.

Education Level and Field of Study:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.

Working Experience:

Minimum 3-5 years of progressive experience in Operations management or a leadership role.

Technical and Professional Knowledge:

Familiar with test processes / equipment operations/ planning concepts.

Excellent problem-solving ability (8D, Why-Why Analysis, Process & Manufacturing challenges)

Strong communication capabilities to align cross-functional teams, resolve workplace or supplier friction smoothly, and foster a positive collaborative culture.

Certification/ Licensing Requirements:

Certifications like Lean Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt) are highly desired in manufacturing test environments for driving process improvements and yield optimization.

Consumer Electronics Manufacturing More than 10,000 employees

Carsem is a leading provider of turnkey packaging and test services to the semiconductor industry, and offers one of the widest range package & test portfolios in the world.

Founded in 1972, Carsem is among the most experienced companies in our industry and is recognized as one of the largest in unit volume production. We have over 6,000 employees and ship in excess of 100 million units each week and more than 65% of this volume is shipped as fully tested product. Carsem is a member of one of South East Asia's most successful corporations, the Hong Leong Group, who views semiconductors as a core business.

We have three high technology factories. Two are located in Ipoh, Malaysia, and a new third factory is located in Suzhou, China. The two factories in Malaysia, Carsem - M Site and Carsem - S Site, are 10 miles (16Km) apart. Ipoh is a 90 minute drive from Penang and 2.5 hours from Kuala Lumpur.

The factories are supported by extensive R&D and failure analysis staff and incorporate highly sophisticated, "state of the art" automated equipment, ensuring quality products which meet the exacting standards of all the automotive, telecom, computer and consumer goods industries. Both factories maintain world-class quality standards having achieved ISO/TS 16949, ISO-9001, ISO-14001 certifications and comply to the Sony Green Partner Program. They are supported with a global network of sales and technical support offices. The China factory, Carsem-Suzhou Ltd., is located in the province of Jiangsu, 50 miles (80Km) west of Shanghai. The new factory is 172K sq. ft. (16K sq. m.) and is on 645K sq. ft. (60K sq. m.) of land in the Suzhou Industrial Park. The construction was completed in January 2004, the staff has been through extensive training in Carsem's existing Malaysian factories and the assembly and test equipment to support the manufacture of the MLP (Micro Leadframe Package) Quad and Dual was installed during the second quarter of 2004. Customer qualifications were completed during the second quarter and the factory started shipping production volumes during the third quarter of 2004.

Product & Services

Product Groups Assembled at M Site: MLP MICRO I.C. PDIP (300/600 Mil), PLCC, SOIC (150Mil), MSOP (3.0mm), QSOP (150Mil) MICRO SOT 23, SOT66x, TSOT, SOT, TO92; SC 70 POWER TO220, DDPAK, SOT223 S Site

S Site commenced operations in April,1992. The factory has a total floor space of 384,000 sq. ft. (35,700 M2), a work force of 4,300 employees and the ability to expand by 270,000 sq. ft. (25,000 M2) in the future. Product Groups Assembled at S Site: MLP QUAD, DUAL ARRAY SSBGA, SSLGA, FTBGA, CBGA I.C. PDIP (300 Mil), PLCC, SOIC (150/300 Mil), QSOP (300 Mil), SSOP (5.3mm), TSSOP (4.4/ 6.1mm) QFP MQFP, LQFP, TQFP SiP System in Package

Other Information

VISION

"To be a World Class Company Offering Assembly, Test/Finishing Solutions to Semiconductor Companies Throughout the World"

MISSION

"Carsem will Continue to show Profitable Growth with Emphasis on Employee Development and Operational and Service Indices to Ensure that we are the Employer Of Choice and Supplier Of Choice"

QUALITY

Carsem's policy is to provide products and services of the highest quality through "ZERO DEFECTS TODAY!", preventive Quality culture. Employees will act with honesty, sincerity and operate as a team to continuously strive for improvements in quality, productivity, delivery, services and cost in order to be competitive and profitable. ZERO DEFECTS QUALITY is the responsibility of every employee.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

The Hong Leong Group use personal data in accordance with the Hong Leong Group Privacy Notice for new applicants which can be found (http://www.hongleong.com.my).

Perks and benefits

• Medical
• Education support
• Dental
• Parking
• Medical for immediate family members, car subsidy