Manufacturing IT/OT Systems Lead

Flint Hills Resources; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex Malaysia in Kawasan Perindustrial Prai seeks a Specialist, IT Support to own digital manufacturing systems, driving IT/OT alignment and secure operations at the site. You will support OT/IT convergence for MES/SCADA, ERP integration, and data platforms while ensuring reliability, security, and scalable solutions.

You will work with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, EHS, and Finance, and partner with regional/global IT and Cybersecurity teams. Travel regionally may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Electrical/Automation/Industrial Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment supporting electronics, automation, or advanced manufacturing operations
• Experience supporting enterprise IT infrastructure including networks, cloud/on-prem environments, identity platforms, endpoints, and related OT/IT systems
• Working knowledge of OT and manufacturing systems such as PLC, SCADA, MES, data platforms, ETL, and IT/OT cybersecurity practices
• Ability to collaborate with plant, regional, and global stakeholders with strong communication, vendor management, change leadership, and execution skills

Responsibilities

• Align technology roadmaps with Corporate Infrastructure and Manufacturing Operations to achieve throughput, quality, and cost targets.
• Translate manufacturing needs into actionable digital requirements with corporate IT and automation teams to improve reliability and visibility.
• Ensure all site IT/OT requests are submitted through the global intake workflow and meet intake standards.
• Evaluate and prioritize requests based on strategic alignment, architecture fit, cost/value, urgency, compliance, and resource impact.
• Proactively engage site stakeholders to ensure standardized submission and protect project timelines.
• Operate and optimize site IT/OT infrastructure, including networks, on‑premises/cloud compute, identity systems, endpoints, and OT devices.
• Support core manufacturing apps (MES, SCADA, Batch Execution, QMS) to sustain line availability and quality.
• Manage application lifecycles, upgrades, patch management, and change control with minimal downtime.
• Maintain architecture diagrams, IP schemes, asset inventories, runbooks, and SOPs for fast recovery.
• Implement secure remote access, IT/OT segmentation, RBAC, and endpoint hardening in partnership with Cybersecurity.
• Lead incident management, RCA, and remediation for plant outages and data integration issues.
• Plan capacity, lifecycle, hardware/software refreshes, procurement, and licenses.
• Protect IP and supplier data through cybersecurity controls and credential management.
• Maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans; test backups and restorations.
• Coordinate audits and alignment with global standards with Corporate IT, Cybersecurity, Quality, and Compliance teams.

Job description

Molex Malaysia in Kawasan Perindustrial Prai seeks a Specialist, IT Support to own digital manufacturing systems, driving IT/OT alignment and secure operations at the site. You will support OT/IT convergence for MES/SCADA, ERP integration, and data platforms while ensuring reliability, security, and scalable solutions.

You will work with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, EHS, and Finance, and partner with regional/global IT and Cybersecurity teams. Travel regionally may be required.