Maintenance & Facilities Manager

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

Job summary

Kanry Search is seeking a Technical Operations Leader to oversee maintenance, facilities, utilities and manufacturing automation across the site. You will set priorities, standards and performance expectations while building a high‑caliber technical team.

The role drives reliability and continuous improvement, manages technical projects from concept to handover, and partners with Production, Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain to deliver safe, efficient operations.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics or another relevant engineering discipline.
• 8–10+ years of relevant experience in maintenance, facilities, automation, engineering or technical operations within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong practical knowledge of equipment maintenance, machine reliability, preventive/predictive maintenance and technical troubleshooting.
• Experience with manufacturing automation, shopfloor digitalization, equipment monitoring or manufacturing technology systems.
• Proven ability to manage technical or engineering projects from planning and feasibility through implementation, commissioning and stabilization.
• Good understanding of facilities, utilities, energy management and manufacturing infrastructure.
• Experience establishing and monitoring technical KPIs relating to equipment availability, downtime, maintenance performance and project delivery.
• Strong structured problem-solving and continuous improvement capabilities.
• Proven leadership experience with developing technical teams and strengthening functional capability.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with ability to collaborate with Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and other operations functions.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical support activities across maintenance, facilities, utilities and manufacturing automation.
• Establish priorities, technical standards and performance expectations for the function.
• Build a capable technical team through coaching, skills development, succession planning and clear ownership.
• Ensure technical resources are deployed effectively according to operational priorities and business requirements.
• Promote a proactive culture focused on reliability, safety, problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance practices for production equipment and supporting systems.
• Drive initiatives to improve machine availability, equipment reliability and maintenance effectiveness.
• Investigate recurring equipment failures and perform structured root-cause analysis.
• Establish maintenance procedures, technical standards and performance indicators.
• Identify opportunities to reduce unplanned downtime and improve equipment lifecycle performance.
• Work with production and engineering teams to address equipment-related constraints.
• Identify and implement automation opportunities based on productivity, quality, safety and operational needs.
• Support adoption and improvement of digital manufacturing and shopfloor systems.
• Coordinate automation projects from assessment through implementation and stabilization.
• Encourage practical adoption of new technologies over automation for its own sake.
• Oversee facilities, utilities and supporting infrastructure for reliable operations.
• Ensure critical infrastructure is maintained and capable of supporting current and future needs.
• Monitor utility and energy performance and identify efficiency opportunities.
• Support initiatives to reduce operating costs and improve lifecycle performance of technical assets.
• Identify and manage facility or infrastructure risks affecting safety, production or continuity.
• Manage technical projects from concept to handover.
• Define project scope, budgets, timelines, risks and outcomes.
• Monitor project execution and resolve issues to ensure stable performance.
• Drive continuous improvement across equipment, facilities, automation, energy and efficiency.
• Evaluate technical concepts and introduce practical solutions that improve performance.
• Establish KPIs for maintenance, equipment reliability, facilities and projects.
• Monitor performance and use data to set improvement priorities.
• Maintain technical documentation and standards.
• Promote knowledge sharing and standardization across teams and locations.
• Provide management with visibility of major risks, opportunities and project performance.

Skills

Maintenance

Reliability

Automation

Project management

Leadership

KPIs

Problem solving

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical/Electrical/Automation

Tools

SCADA

Job description

The position is responsible for overseeing technical support activities across a manufacturing operation, covering equipment maintenance, facilities, utilities, automation and operational technology.

The incumbent will lead initiatives to improve equipment reliability, infrastructure performance, manufacturing efficiency and technical capability while ensuring that engineering projects and improvement activities are delivered safely, effectively and within agreed business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Operations Leadership

Lead the site's technical support activities covering maintenance, facilities, utilities and manufacturing automation.

Establish priorities, technical standards and performance expectations for the function.

Build a capable technical team through coaching, skills development, succession planning and clear ownership.

Ensure technical resources are deployed effectively according to operational priorities and business requirements.

Promote a proactive culture focused on reliability, safety, problem-solving and continuous improvement.

Equipment Maintenance & Reliability

Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance practices for production equipment and supporting systems.

Drive initiatives to improve machine availability, equipment reliability and overall maintenance effectiveness.

Investigate recurring equipment failures and technical losses using structured root-cause analysis.

Establish appropriate maintenance procedures, technical standards and performance indicators.

Identify opportunities to reduce unplanned downtime and improve equipment lifecycle performance.

Work closely with production and engineering teams to address equipment-related operational constraints.

Automation & Manufacturing Digitalization

Identify and implement suitable automation opportunities based on productivity, quality, safety and operational requirements.

Support the adoption and improvement of digital manufacturing and shopfloor management systems.

Evaluate technologies that can improve process visibility, equipment performance and operational efficiency.

Coordinate automation and digitalization initiatives from technical assessment through implementation and stabilization.

Encourage practical adoption of new technologies rather than automation for its own sake.

Facilities, Utilities & Energy Management

Oversee facilities, utilities and supporting infrastructure required for reliable manufacturing operations.

Ensure critical infrastructure is properly maintained and capable of supporting current and future operational requirements.

Monitor utility and energy performance and identify opportunities to improve consumption efficiency.

Support initiatives aimed at reducing operating costs and improving the lifecycle performance of technical assets.

Identify and manage facility or infrastructure risks that could affect safety, production or business continuity.

Technical Projects & Improvement

Manage technical and infrastructure projects from initial concept and feasibility assessment through execution and operational handover.

Establish clear project scope, responsibilities, budgets, timelines, risks and expected outcomes.

Monitor project execution and address technical or implementation issues proactively.

Ensure newly implemented equipment, systems or processes achieve stable operational performance.

Drive continuous improvement projects relating to equipment, facilities, automation, energy and manufacturing efficiency.

Evaluate new technical concepts and introduce practical solutions that improve operational performance.

Performance & Technical Governance

Establish meaningful KPIs for maintenance, equipment reliability, facilities and technical projects.

Monitor technical performance and use operational data to identify improvement priorities.

Maintain appropriate technical documentation, maintenance standards and project records.

Promote knowledge sharing and standardization of technical practices across relevant teams and locations.

Provide management with clear visibility of major technical risks, improvement opportunities and project performance.

Requirements

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics or another relevant engineering discipline.

Approximately 8–10 years or more of relevant experience in maintenance, facilities, automation, engineering or technical operations within a manufacturing environment.

Strong practical knowledge of equipment maintenance, machine reliability, preventive/predictive maintenance and technical troubleshooting.

Experience with manufacturing automation, shopfloor digitalization, equipment monitoring or manufacturing technology systems.

Proven ability to manage technical or engineering projects from planning and feasibility through implementation, commissioning and stabilization.

Good understanding of facilities, utilities, energy management and manufacturing infrastructure.

Experience establishing and monitoring technical KPIs relating to areas such as equipment availability, downtime, maintenance performance and project delivery.

Strong structured problem-solving and continuous improvement capabilities.

Proven leadership experience with the ability to develop technical teams and strengthen functional capability.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and other operational functions.