Industrial Engineer - New Factory Ramp-Up & Lean Improvement

TE Connectivity Manufacturing Malaysia; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity Manufacturing Malaysia is seeking an Industrial Engineer to establish and deploy IE systems for a new factory setup in Penang. You will support line layout planning, standard time definitions, capacity and manpower modeling to ensure smooth ramp-up and target achievement.

You will conduct time studies, maintain standard work, drive Lean and continuous improvement, and collaborate with ME, Production, Quality, Planning and Finance to boost efficiency and OEE.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years IE or Manufacturing Engineering experience.
• Experience in new factory or production ramp-up is a plus.
• Hands-on production layout experience, including AutoCAD layout drawing capability.
• Strong IE methodology knowledge (time study, capacity, line balance).
• Familiar with Lean / Kaizen / Continuous Improvement.
• Proficient in Excel; SAP/MES knowledge preferred.
• Good communication skills in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

Responsibilities

• Participate in line layout, material flow and workstation design for new factory.
• Support new product introduction (NPI) and new line setup.
• Establish IE fundamentals including standard time, capacity and manpower models.
• Conduct time study and motion study on shopfloor.
• Establish and maintain standard work and standard time.
• Perform capacity, manpower and bottleneck analysis.
• Identify efficiency and line balance improvement opportunities.
• Drive Lean, Kaizen and IE improvement projects.
• Support productivity, cost and OEE improvement.
• Work closely with ME, Production, Quality, Planning and Finance.

Skills

Line layout design

Time study

Capacity modelling

Manpower modelling

Lean / Kaizen

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in IE/Mechanical or related field

Manufacturing Engineering background

Tools

AutoCAD

SAP

MES

Job description

TE Connectivity Manufacturing Malaysia is seeking an Industrial Engineer to establish and deploy IE systems for a new factory setup in Penang. You will support line layout planning, standard time definitions, capacity and manpower modeling to ensure smooth ramp-up and target achievement.

You will conduct time studies, maintain standard work, drive Lean and continuous improvement, and collaborate with ME, Production, Quality, Planning and Finance to boost efficiency and OEE.