Maintenance & Reliability Lead – Facilities & Equipment

Coherent; Penang; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Coherent Corp. in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead Facilities, Equipment Maintenance and Reliability.

You will manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to ensure safe, reliable, and available production equipment and site infrastructure, with focus on performance improvement and reduced downtime. Responsibilities include developing maintenance plans, coordinating with Operations and Engineering, leading root-cause investigations, managing budgets, and

Qualifications

• Strong leadership, organization, and communication skills.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance and maintenance planning.
• Experience in equipment maintenance, facilities, or reliability in manufacturing.
• 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 development

Education

Diploma or degree in Engineering/Facilities Management

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Coherent Corp. in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead Facilities, Equipment Maintenance and Reliability.

You will manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to ensure safe, reliable, and available production equipment and site infrastructure, with focus on performance improvement and reduced downtime. Responsibilities include developing maintenance plans, coordinating with Operations and Engineering, leading root-cause investigations, managing budgets, and