Industrial Engineer 2

BD Malaysia; Kulim; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

BD Malaysia seeks an experienced Lean/Industrial Engineer to lead plant-wide capacity studies and drive continuous improvement initiatives at Bard Kulim, Kedah. You will identify bottlenecks, establish standardized work, and implement lean tools to enhance productivity and efficiency across processes.

Key duties include coordinating CI projects, maintaining transparent metrics, and supporting operations and engineering with data-driven analyses.

Qualifications

• Experience leading Lean/CI projects in a manufacturing setting.
• Familiar with standard work, VSM, Kaizen, 5S and visual management.
• Ability to identify capacity bottlenecks and propose practical improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant-wide capacity studies and compare against standards.
• Drive Lean projects covering profit, capacity, and automation initiatives.
• Develop standardized work for all production processes.
• Provide technical support and share Lean knowledge across the site.
• Maintain accurate performance metrics and reporting.
• Motivate staff to sustain Lean momentum.
• Evaluate and implement process, procedures, and equipment changes.
• Participate in project teams to achieve defined objectives.

Tools

Lean manufacturing

Value stream mapping

5S

Kaizen

TWI

Continuous improvement

Line balancing

Job description

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Job Description

• Lead the plant wide capacity - Establish and identify capacity bottlenecks for internal suppliers by completing an annual plant wide cycle time study for all processes on site, compare against standard and highlight gaps if any and provide proposal as to ensure plant capacity are sufficient to support demand
• Lead business unit continuous improvement projects including Lean manufacturing, VSM, standard work, TWI, Kaizen, 5S, visual aid and other Lean tools at site covering profit improvement project, capacity expansion project and automations.
• Using Work content or Line Balancing method to figure out how to manufacture parts or products, or deliver services, with maximum efficiency.
• Identify improvement opportunities with clear project definition, support local site leader to priorities and allocation appropriate resources to projects and improvement activities.
• Work with operation and engineering to develop standardized work for all production process.
• Provide technical support and share technical knowledge to all employees who engage in Lean and CTW projects
• Responsible to develop, implement and maintain report both accurate, timely and transparent performance metrics and reporting.
• Responsible to motivate and cultivate all employees about Lean and ensure the momentum about doing lean is sustainable.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend changes or improvements in operational process, procedures, and equipment and provide analysis to support these changes.
• Manage and/or participate in project teams to achieve defined objective and deliverables through the use of various Lean and Industrial Engineering tools.
• Help companies increase productivity and optimize methods of business organization.
• Study product requirements and design manufacturing and information systems to meet requirements.
• Design production planning and control systems, layout of equipment and workspace.
• Perform any other tasks as assigned.

Primary Work Location

MYS Kedah - Bard Kulim (Malaysia)