Industrial Engineer: Capacity Planning & Continuous Improvement

Renesas; Kulim; On-site; MYR 134,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Renesas Electronics Malaysia seeks an experienced Industrial Engineer to lead manufacturing planning, capacity modeling, and performance improvement across multiple teams.

The role emphasizes project leadership for senior levels, hands-on analysis, and cross-functional ownership to close performance gaps and optimize line efficiency. Join a global semiconductor innovator driving smart, safe technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or related discipline.
• Industrial Engineer: 2+ years of relevant manufacturing experience.
• Senior Industrial Engineer: 5+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated project leadership.
• Semiconductor assembly, test, or backend experience is strongly preferred.
• Hands-on experience in capacity planning, time study, OEE improvement, layout, labor optimization, and cost/productivity projects.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills; Power BI or other dashboard and data-visualization experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD or equivalent layout software.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, value-stream mapping, structured problem-solving, and project management.
• Strong communication, influencing, collaboration, and ownership skills.

Responsibilities

• Own short-, medium-, and long-range capacity planning for Final Test, Backend, and supporting manufacturing processes.
• Develop capacity models, equipment loading plans, and scenario analyses to align output capability with demand and revenue requirements.
• Identify bottleneck equipment and processes; establish recovery plans and track actions to closure.
• Lead time studies, cycle-time analysis, line balancing, labor-resource studies, and productivity improvement.
• Monitor OEE, output entitlement versus actual performance, utilization, throughput, and downtime; drive corrective actions.
• Lead factory and test-floor layout optimization using AutoCAD or equivalent tools, including equipment moves and expansion planning.
• Prepare ROI, CapEx justification, and capacity-gap proposals for equipment, automation, and process changes.
• Drive Lean, Kaizen, waste elimination, standard work, and continuous improvement projects with measurable results.
• Maintain accurate IE data, assumptions, standards, dashboards, capacity databases, and planning systems.

Skills

Excel

Power BI

AutoCAD

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Value-stream mapping

Project management

Data visualization

Layout optimization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Renesas Electronics Malaysia seeks an experienced Industrial Engineer to lead manufacturing planning, capacity modeling, and performance improvement across multiple teams.

The role emphasizes project leadership for senior levels, hands-on analysis, and cross-functional ownership to close performance gaps and optimize line efficiency. Join a global semiconductor innovator driving smart, safe technologies.