Global Manufacturing Engineer: NPI & Process Excellence

Smiths Group; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Smiths Detection, part of Smiths Group, seeks a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to enhance operations in a high‑mix, low‑to‑medium volume environment. You will drive production efficiency, quality, and continuous improvement while collaborating with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and global stakeholders to ensure manufacturing excellence.

You will work on documentation, process control, NPI, product transfers, and factory automation initiatives, contributing to successful product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a Manufacturing Engineer or similar role.
• Experience in high-mix, low-to-medium volume manufacturing is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update manufacturing documentation including JES, SOPs, PFMEAs, work instructions, and quality records.
• Monitor, analyse, and report weekly and monthly OEE performance metrics.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and production reporting tools.
• Lead product transfer activities from planning through production launch.

Skills

PFMEA

SOPs

Root cause analysis

Documentation control

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Power BI

ERP/MRP

Job description

Smiths Detection, part of Smiths Group, seeks a hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to enhance operations in a high‑mix, low‑to‑medium volume environment. You will drive production efficiency, quality, and continuous improvement while collaborating with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, and global stakeholders to ensure manufacturing excellence.

You will work on documentation, process control, NPI, product transfers, and factory automation initiatives, contributing to successful product