Maintenance Leader: Facilities & Equipment Reliability

Coherent; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Corp. in Malaysia seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance and facilities activities, ensuring safe, reliable, and available production equipment and site infrastructure.

You will drive improvements in equipment performance and reduce unplanned downtime. Responsibilities include planning preventive and predictive maintenance, coordinating with Operations, supervising budgets and resources, and developing the maintenance team through coaching and training.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or a related technical field.
• Relevant experience in equipment maintenance, facilities, or reliability in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and maintenance planning.
• Strong leadership, organization, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Experience with computerized maintenance management or ERP systems is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance for production equipment and facilities.
• Develop maintenance plans, schedules, procedures, and equipment reliability programs.
• Monitor equipment availability, downtime, maintenance cost, and work-order completion.
• Coordinate with Operations and Engineering to prioritize repairs and minimize production disruption.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause investigations for recurring equipment or facility issues.
• Manage maintenance resources, spare parts, contractors, and maintenance budgets.
• Ensure work is completed safely and in line with applicable procedures and requirements.
• Support equipment installation, upgrades, commissioning, and facility improvement projects.
• Maintain accurate equipment, maintenance, and facility records.
• Develop technicians and supervisors through training, coaching, and performance management.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance planning

Problem solving

Communication

Team management

Education

Engineering or Facilities Management degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Coherent Corp. in Malaysia seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance and facilities activities, ensuring safe, reliable, and available production equipment and site infrastructure.

You will drive improvements in equipment performance and reduce unplanned downtime. Responsibilities include planning preventive and predictive maintenance, coordinating with Operations, supervising budgets and resources, and developing the maintenance team through coaching and training.