Functional Manager, Industrial Engineering

Jabil; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Jabil, Batu Kawan Penang, seeks an Industrial Engineering Manager to lead planning, design, and management of production and service delivery systems. You will drive profitability, reliability, and cost control while advancing continuous improvement across the site.

Key duties include establishing IE strategies, mentoring engineers, recruiting talent, and standardizing processes (SAP, MES). Strong leadership and change-management experience are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Industrial Engineering or Production Engineering.
• MS in Industrial Engineering or MBA preferred.
• Lean Silver Certificate or Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.

Responsibilities

• Establish and clearly communicate IE strategies globally and regionally.
• Coach, mentor and train IE staff within the site.
• Recruit and retain IE talent within Batu Kawan Penang.
• Report and drive improvements through site KPIs and forecasts.
• Standardize Jabil processes site-wide per global/ regional direction.
• Develop and maintain site process flow charts and IE forecasts.

Skills

Production capacity planning

Manufacturing processes

Facility planning

Work measurement

Productivity improvement

Ergonomics

Engineering software

Project coordination

Education

Industrial Engineering degree

MS in Industrial Engineering or MBA

Lean Silver Certificate or Six Sigma Black Belt

Tools

AutoCAD

FlexSim

Job description

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

JOB SUMMARY

Industrial Engineering Manager (Functional Manager) will be responsible for planning, designing, implementing, and managing; integrated, productions and service delivery systems that assure performance, reliability, maintainability, schedule adherence and cost control within the production site. The Industrial Engineering Manager will adopt as its goals profitability, effectiveness, adaptability, responsiveness, quality, and the continuous improvement of products and services throughout their life cycles.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish and clearly communicate all global and regional Industrial Engineering strategies to the Industrial Engineering Department
• Coach, mentor and train all engineers with the Industrial Engineering Department
• Recruit and retain Industrial Engineering talent within the site
• Report and drive improvement within the site through the monitoring of the key Industrial Engineering metrics
• Develop and maintain the Industrial Engineering succession plan for the site
• Insure the standardization of Jabil processes throughout the site in accordance with the global and regional direction
• Standardize the configuration of the systems used (e.g. SAP, MES, IEDB…)
• Develop and maintain site key process flow charts
• Develop, analyze and maintain accurate department forecast based on both historical and forecast data
• Support the Lean organization by developing a solid process foundation and data integrity in order to support process improvement through the organization
• Support and/or maintain all lower level Industrial Engineering essential duties and responsibilities
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Production capacity planning and analysis
• Manufacturing processes from SMT to FATP
• Facility planning and production layout design (including material flow and space utilization)
• Work measurement (cycle time, standard time, SOE, motion study, and line balancing)
• Productivity improvement through continuous process improvement and labor efficiency analysis
• Ergonomics and human factors engineering
• Engineering software (AutoCAD, FlexSim)
• Project coordination, including cost analysis and CAPEX management

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Understanding and application of broad range of industrial engineering tools (ie. Work measurement, simulation, process mapping, facilities and workstation design, operations research, etc.)
• Understanding of Jabil’s global strategies and direction
• Understanding of site’s facilities, capabilities and how they tie back to the Jabil strategies and direction
• Understanding of the complete Sales to Payment process
• Strong financial and analytical ability
• Proven track record of successful change management accomplishments, implementing and management continuous improvements and cost reduction programs
• Strong communication skills
• Proficiency in using of personal computers, Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word and PowerPoint), Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project, and e-mail skills required.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Industrial Engineering or Production Engineering
• Preferably Managers specializing in Engineering - Industrial or equivalent.
• MS in Industrial Engineering or MBA preferred
• Lean Silver Certificate or Six Sigma Black Belt preferred
• Minimum 12–15 years of Industrial Engineering experience in a contract manufacturing environment
• Minimum 5–8 years of management experience within a contract manufacturing environment
• Able to work based in Batu Kawan Penang

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