Operations Supervisor.

resmed; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ResMed in Malaysia seeks an Operations Supervisor to lead daily manufacturing activities, ensuring safety, quality, and timely production. You will mentor team leaders and operators, deploy lean principles, and drive improvements using Six Sigma methodologies.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Maintenance to optimize capacity, reduce waste, and sustain high-performance operations aligned with ResMed’s standards.

Qualifications

• Experience supervising daily manufacturing operations.
• Strong knowledge of Lean and Six Sigma concepts.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise daily manufacturing operations to meet targets.
• Coordinate with teams to ensure safety, quality, and efficiency.
• Drive Lean initiatives and continuous improvement programs.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Problem solving

Team management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Tools

5S

Standard Work

Visual Management

Job description

Operations Supervisor

The Manufacturing Operations team is responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and consistent production of high-quality medical devices that meet customer requirements, regulatory standards, and business objectives.

The team plays a critical role in driving operational performance through effective workforce management, manufacturing execution, capacity optimization, quality assurance, cost management, and continuous improvement.

Within Manufacturing Operations, the Operations Supervisor works closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Production Planning, Maintenance, Human Resources, Training, and Continuous Improvement teams to achieve operational excellence.

The team is committed to building a high-performance manufacturing culture through Lean Manufacturing principles, the Manufacturing Excellence Program (MEP), Six Sigma methodologies, and structured Continuous Improvement initiatives that eliminate waste, improve productivity, strengthen quality, and enhance employee engagement.

Let's talk about the role

As an Operations Supervisor , you will be responsible for leading and managing daily manufacturing operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and people performance objectives.

You will provide hands-on leadership to production teams, including Team Leaders, Line Leaders, and Operators, ensuring effective execution of production plans, workforce deployment, process compliance, and operational performance.

A key focus of this role is to drive operational excellence by implementing Lean Manufacturing practices, supporting the Manufacturing Excellence Program (MEP), applying Six Sigma problem-solving methodologies, and leading structured Continuous Improvement initiatives.

You will be expected to identify manufacturing inefficiencies, eliminate non-value-added activities, improve manufacturing processes, optimize resource utilization, and establish sustainable improvements through standardized work and performance management systems.

You will also play an important role in developing team capabilities, strengthening employee engagement, improving workforce retention, and promoting a culture of accountability, ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Through effective leadership, data-driven decision-making, and cross-functional collaboration, you will help build a safe, agile, efficient, and high-performing manufacturing operation aligned with ResMed's business objectives.

Let's talk about responsibilities

Manufacturing Operations and Performance Management

• Lead and supervise daily manufacturing operations to ensure achievement of production output, productivity, quality, delivery, safety, and cost targets.
• Execute daily and weekly production plans by ensuring effective allocation of manpower, machines, materials, and manufacturing resources.
• Monitor production performance against established operational KPIs, including schedule attainment, productivity, labor efficiency, yield, scrap, downtime, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), where applicable.
• Identify and resolve production bottlenecks, manpower shortages, material constraints, process inefficiencies, and other operational disruptions.
• Ensure production activities comply with approved manufacturing procedures, quality standards, regulatory requirements, and workplace safety expectations.
• Conduct daily operational performance reviews, production floor walkthroughs, and structured tier meetings to identify performance gaps and drive corrective actions.
• Optimize workforce allocation, shift arrangements, overtime utilization, and production capacity to achieve operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Collaborate with Planning, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, and Maintenance teams to resolve constraints and ensure production continuity.
• Drive effective escalation, problem resolution, and recovery planning for production performance deviations.

Lean Manufacturing and Manufacturing Excellence Program (MEP)

• Lead the implementation and sustainability of Lean Manufacturing principles and Manufacturing Excellence Program (MEP) initiatives within assigned production areas.
• Identify and eliminate the eight Lean wastes, including defects, overproduction, waiting, non-utilized talent, transportation, inventory, motion, and extra processing.
• Implement and sustain Lean tools and practices, including 5S, Standard Work, Visual Management, Gemba Walks, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, and structured Daily Management Systems.
• Drive continuous improvement of manufacturing flow, line balancing, takt-time alignment, cycle-time reduction, and overall resource utilization.
• Support improvements in setup and changeover times through appropriate Lean methodologies such as Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED), where applicable.
• Establish and sustain manufacturing performance management practices, including visual KPI boards, daily accountabili