Manufacturing Operations Manager (Contract)

Intel Corporation; Kulim; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Kulim, Malaysia, is seeking a capable manufacturing operations supervisor to lead technicians, oversee maintenance and drive productivity on-site. The role focuses on safety, quality, scheduling, and problem resolution across shifts to sustain wafer ramping and cost targets.

The candidate should have a strong engineering background, a minimum of two years in similar roles, and willingness to work shifts on-site in Kulim.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 1 year leading a team of technicians.
• Strong engineering or technical background is required.
• Willing to work onsite in Kulim and on shifts as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of technicians overseeing operations, maintenance and repair.
• Ensure safety, quality, scheduling and staff conflicts are resolved.
• Collaborate with engineering to resolve operational issues and optimize throughput.
• Manage shift schedules, training and certification levels for ramped production.

Skills

Team leadership

Operations mgmt

Engineering background

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Details

Manages and leads a team of technicians overseeing operations, equipment maintenance, and repair in manufacturing facilities. Owns safety, quality, scheduling, and conflict resolution amongst staff and other stakeholders and assists in resolving operational, safety, and security issues. Oversees flow of work through factories and streamlining processes and operations between groups and divisions. Establishes tactical plans to ensure production schedules are met within established quality and cost objectives. Ensures optimum total area performance in terms of safety, quality, output, and cost through staffing training development and retention of the group. Understands scheduled and unscheduled equipment maintenance, repair, recovery, troubleshooting, tool quality, and tool run rate. Assumes direct ownership and acts as the first responder of all on-shift issues within assigned toolset or area. Works with engineering teams to solve problems impacting factory operations/health. Ensures effective employee staffing including workstation assignment, shift rotations, and PTO requests. Owns shift schedule including workstation assignments/rotations, employee training, employee vacations, employee breaks, overtime assignment, back-up for absent employees, and shift rotations. Establishes training plans for direct reports and monitor training performance against schedule to assure shift team has skills needed to sustain production. Regularly reviews staffing certification levels that are tied to wafer ramp levels and ensures performance required number of certified individuals for each ramp threshold. Develops long-term strategies for manufacturing operations capabilities to support future requirements. Responsible for enabling teams to execute through clear goal setting, facilitating work, maintaining accountability, applying differentiated performance management, and driving team results. Drives results by inspiring people, role modeling Intel values, developing the capabilities of others, and ensuring a productive work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years and above of relevant professional experience, including at least 1 year of experience leading a team of technicians.


• Strong engineering or technical background is required.


• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering-related field, such as Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.


• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced, startup-style environment and manage stress well.


• Willing to work onsite in Kulim.


• Willingness to work on shifts as required.

Job Type & Location

Job Type: Intel Contract Employee

Shift: Shift 9 A1 (Malaysia)

Primary Location: Malaysia, Kulim

Additional Locations: N/A

Posting Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.

Position of Trust: N/A

Work Model and Additional Information

Work Model for this Role: This role will require an on-site presence.

* Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.

Additional Information

Intel is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices.

We do not charge any fees during our hiring process.

Candidates should never be required to pay recruitment fees, medical examination fees, or any other charges as a condition of employment.

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