Maintenance Technician — Keep Production Running

Samtec Asia Pacific (M) Sdn Bhd; Iskandar Puteri; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Samtec Asia Pacific (M) Sdn Bhd is seeking a Maintenance Technician in Iskandar Puteri, Johor. The role covers setup, maintenance, testing, and support for manufacturing machinery and tooling, with emphasis on preventative care and problem-solving across production equipment.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in a technical or manufacturing setting, and is capable of multitasking while following safety rules. It offers stability within a global electronics interconnect leader.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in a technical/manufacturing environment.
• Must have 20/40 correctable vision.
• Experience as maintenance or equipment technician.
• Electrical experience including proximity sensors, servo motors, production cameras, PLCs.
• Tooling background including basic machinist skills, die mechanics and soldering.
• Familiar with MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Ability to multitask and work independently.
• Able to sit/stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate PM tasks with manufacturing to minimize downtime and maintain 90% OTD.
• Support Maintenance Supervisor or Engineering on equipment upgrade projects.
• Occasionally perform light machining and basic electrical repairs.
• Use Solution Center Tools Level 1 to communicate manufacturing issues.
• Assemble and debug new tooling.
• Troubleshoot and maintain current tooling.
• Order and maintain purchased tooling and capacity.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Electrical experience

Soldering

MS Office

Multitasking

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Electrical/Mechanical/Manufacturing engineering degree preferred

Tool & Die or Electrical Journeyman/Certification

Tools

PLC programming

Machinist skills

Die machining

Industrial instrumentation

Job description

Samtec Asia Pacific (M) Sdn Bhd is seeking a Maintenance Technician in Iskandar Puteri, Johor. The role covers setup, maintenance, testing, and support for manufacturing machinery and tooling, with emphasis on preventative care and problem-solving across production equipment.

The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in a technical or manufacturing setting, and is capable of multitasking while following safety rules. It offers stability within a global electronics interconnect leader.