Head of Maintenance, Facilities & Automation (MNC)

Kanry Search; Iskandar Puteri; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kanry Search is seeking an experienced Head of Maintenance, Facilities & Automation (MNC) to oversee site maintenance, facilities and automation. You will lead reliability improvements, develop technical capabilities, and drive safe, efficient operations to support business growth.

The role requires 8–10 years in manufacturing maintenance or related fields, strong leadership, hands-on automation knowledge, and experience with EOLOS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 8–10 years in manufacturing maintenance, facilities management, engineering, automation or technical support.
• Strong expertise in machine reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, and problem solving.
• Hands-on with automation, shopfloor digitalisation and manufacturing systems; EOLOS familiarity is a plus.
• Proven experience delivering technical projects with budgeting, scheduling and risk management.
• Leadership and people development to drive improvement and reliability.
• Effective communication in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance, facilities & automation with clear priorities and performance expectations.
• Develop team capability through coaching and succession planning.
• Improve equipment availability via preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Investigate recurring failures and implement corrective actions to reduce downtime.
• Set maintenance standards and monitor KPIs for reliability.
• Identify and implement automation to boost productivity, quality and safety.
• Drive shopfloor digitalisation and upgrade manufacturing systems (EOLOS).
• Oversee facilities, utilities and infrastructure to support daily operations.
• Monitor energy usage and drive efficiency improvements to reduce lifecycle costs.
• Manage technical projects from concept to stabilisation and handover.

Skills

Machine reliability

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Technical problem solving

Automation

Shopfloor digitalisation

Manufacturing systems

Leadership

People development

Continuous improvement

English communication

Bahasa Malaysia

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

EOLOS

Job description

Head of Maintenance, Facilities & Automation (MNC)

We are seeking an experienced manufacturing leader to oversee site maintenance, facilities and automation. You will strengthen machine reliability, develop technical capabilities and deliver improvements that support safe, efficient operations and business growth.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance, facilities and automation functions, establishing clear priorities, responsibilities and performance expectations.
• Develop team expertise through coaching, succession planning and technical knowledge sharing.
• Improve equipment availability through effective preventive and predictive maintenance programmes.
• Investigate recurring machine failures and implement lasting corrective actions to reduce downtime and technical losses.
• Establish maintenance standards and monitor equipment reliability and technical performance through relevant KPIs.
• Identify and implement automation solutions that improve manufacturing productivity, quality and safety.
• Drive shopfloor digitalisation and enhance manufacturing systems, including platforms such as EOLOS.
• Oversee facilities, utilities and infrastructure to support daily operations, future expansion and business continuity.
• Monitor energy consumption and introduce practical initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce asset lifecycle costs.
• Manage technical projects from initial concept through implementation and operational stabilisation.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation or a related technical discipline.
• At least 8–10 years of relevant experience in manufacturing maintenance, facilities management, engineering, automation or technical support.
• Strong expertise in machine reliability, preventive and predictive maintenance, and structured technical problem solving.
• Hands-on knowledge of automation, shopfloor digitalisation and manufacturing systems; familiarity with EOLOS is an advantage.
• Proven experience delivering technical projects, including scope definition, budgeting, scheduling, risk management and stabilisation.
• Strong leadership and people development skills, with the ability to drive innovation, continuous improvement and operational reliability.
• Effective communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia.