Maintenance Engineer

Molex (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Miscellaneous allowance

Dental

Vision

Penang Bridge toll allowance

Mobile phone allowance

Job summary

Molex (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd is hiring a Maintenance Engineer to ensure safe, reliable operation of injection moulding machines and automation systems. You will support maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades to enhance production performance at our Penang facility.

The ideal candidate has a mechanical/electrical background with experience in injection moulding or manufacturing equipment, plus strong troubleshooting and preventive maintenance skills.

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on troubleshooting of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems.
• Experience with preventive maintenance and reliability improvement.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and schematics.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical equipment issues to minimise downtime.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions for recurring equipment issues.
• Support mould changeovers, machine trials, equipment start-ups, and parameter adjustments.
• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance and maintain accurate records in CMMS.
• Partner with production and engineering teams to improve machine performance, reliability, quality, and efficiency.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with safety procedures, quality standards, and company requirements.
• Support spare parts management and coordinate with vendors for repairs and technical support.
• Participate in TPM, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, and other continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support technician training and provide on-call assistance for urgent equipment breakdowns when required.
• Support new equipment installation, commissioning, and upgrades.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Preventive maintenance

Root cause analysis

Reading drawings

PLC systems knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Industrial Maintenance Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will help ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of injection moulding machines, automation systems, and auxiliary equipment. You will support equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, continuous improvement, and machine upgrades to improve production performance.

Our Team

You will join our CCS team in Malaysia, partnering with production, engineering, quality, and maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability, safety, quality, and manufacturing efficiency.

What You Will Do

Troubleshoot and repair mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical equipment issues to minimise downtime.

Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions for recurring equipment issues.

Support mould changeovers, machine trials, equipment start-ups, and parameter adjustments.

Perform preventive and corrective maintenance and maintain accurate records in CMMS.

Partner with production and engineering teams to improve machine performance, reliability, quality, and efficiency.

Ensure maintenance activities comply with safety procedures, quality standards, and company requirements.

Support spare parts management and coordinate with vendors for repairs and technical support.

Participate in TPM, Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing, and other continuous improvement initiatives.

Support technician training and provide on-call assistance for urgent equipment breakdowns when required.

Support new equipment installation, commissioning, and upgrades.

Who You Are

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Industrial Maintenance Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

Knowledge of injection moulding or equipment maintenance within a manufacturing environment.

Knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical troubleshooting and preventive maintenance.

Ability to read mechanical drawings, wiring diagrams, and hydraulic/pneumatic schematics.

Familiarity with injection moulding machines, auxiliary equipment, PLC-controlled systems, maintenance tools, and CMMS.

What Will Put You Ahead

Training or certification in injection moulding maintenance, hydraulics, pneumatics, PLC programming, robotics, or industrial automation.

Experience with PLC troubleshooting, robotics, automation systems, or hot runner systems.

Knowledge of ISO 9001/IATF 16949, TPM, Kaizen, or Lean Manufacturing.

Experience with equipment installation, commissioning, upgrades, or energy-efficiency improvements.

Experience supporting technician development, spare parts management, or vendor coordination.

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day – to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how ourbusiness philosophyhelps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical.

Molex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identify, citizenship status, sexual orientation, marital status, parental/ familial status, pregnancy, military discharge, generic information, mental or physical handicap or disability, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state or local law. Molex Malaysia will not refuse to hire a disabled applicant who can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation.

For more information please visit our website at www.molex.com

Molex brings together innovation and technology to deliver electronic solutions to customers worldwide. With a presence in more than 40 countries, Molex offers a full suite of solutions and services for many markets, including data communications, consumer electronics, industrial, automotive, commercial vehicle and medical.

Molex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, gender identify, citizenship status, sexual orientation, marital status, parental/ familial status, pregnancy, military discharge, generic information, mental or physical handicap or disability, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by state or local law. Molex Malaysia will not refuse to hire a disabled applicant who can perform the essential functions of the job with reasonable accommodation.

For more information please visit our website at www.molex.com

Perks and benefits Medical Miscellaneous allowance Dental Vision Penang Bridge toll allowance, mobile phone allowan

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