Process Engineering Team Lead

Teleflex; Kamunting; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading medical technology company in Kamunting, Malaysia is seeking an Operations Manager to enhance operational efficiency and quality in manufacturing. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Polymer Science or related field and at least 4-5 years of managerial experience in a manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include coordinating projects, ensuring safety compliance, and driving quality improvements. This role offers a strategic position in a growing company dedicated to improving healthcare.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4-5 years of experience in a managerial level for manufacturing.
• Computer knowledge will be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Improve operation cost through quality improvement.
• Undertake qualification and validation of new processes.
• Coordinate projects between development and operation.
• Support investigations and recommend solutions.
• Perform process monitoring and initiate necessary actions.
• Liaise with vendors and suppliers for process stability.
• Initiate technology improvements for efficiency.
• Ensure safety and regulatory compliance.
• Verify and approve qualification documentation.
• Mentor and coach process engineers.
• Draft PEA for automation funding.
• Identify opportunities to improve methodologies.
• Lead projects involving product transfers and material changes.

Skills

Quality improvement

Process monitoring

Project coordination

Regulatory compliance

Education

Degree in Polymer Science or related Engineering field

Job description

Expected Travel: None

Requisition ID: 13028

About Teleflex Incorporated

As a global provider of medical technologies, Teleflex is driven by our purpose to improve the health and quality of people’s lives. Through our vision to become the most trusted partner in healthcare, we offer a diverse portfolio with solutions in the therapy areas of anesthesia, emergency medicine, interventional cardiology and radiology, surgical, vascular access, and urology. We believe that the potential of great people, purpose‑driven innovation, and world‑class products can shape the future direction of healthcare.

Teleflex is the home of Arrow™, Barrigel™, Deknatel™, LMA™, Pilling™, QuikClot™, Rüsch™, UroLift™ and Weck™ – trusted brands united by a common sense of purpose.

At Teleflex, we are empowering the future of healthcare. For more information, please visit teleflex.com.

Global Operations

Global Operations is a complex and diverse organization within the company which is responsible for product fulfilment to all our customers from end to end. We pride ourselves on being totally Customer Centric in our unrelenting focus on Improving Quality, Service and Value as perceived by our customers. Our employees are dedicated to the Global Operations Enterprise Excellence journey. Join a dynamic, growing team that offers healthcare providers an array of medical technology solutions that make a difference in patients’ lives.

Principal Responsibilities

• Improve operation cost of existing operation by means of quality improvement of productivity and efficiency improvement.
• Undertake qualification / validation of new process, initiate via new / improved product or productivity improvement.
• Coordinating project by interface between development and operation.
• Support failure / complaint / CAPA investigation and recommend its solution.
• Perform process monitoring and recommend / initiate action whenever necessary inclusive any assigned task by superior.
• Liaising with vendor and supplier to further improve or enhance jig and fixture for process stability.
• To initiate any technology improvement in meeting the efficiency, productivity and quality requirements.
• Ensure safety / regulatory compliance in all process and undertake it requirements improvement and maintenance.
• To verify and approve documentation such as Operation Qualification (OQ) and Performance Qualification (PQ).
• Mentoring and coaching process engineer on process aspects.
• Able to draft PEA to fund for the automation / machine refurbishment project through CAPEX funding processes.
• Track and identifies new opportunity to improve existing methodology in the organization.
• Lead and coordinates projects that may involves product transfer from overseas, new process introduction, process re‑engineering, material sourcing and material change validation.

Qualification

Education / Experience Requirements: Degree in Polymer Science or related Engineering field or Industrial Chemistry.

Computer knowledge will be an added advantage.

Experience: Minimum 4-5 years’ experience in a managerial level for manufacturing environment, preferably in medical manufacturing environment.

Specialized Skills / Other Requirements: Note that key responsibilities may evolve and change over time.

Teleflex is an equal opportunities employer.

At Teleflex, we follow a comprehensive hiring process. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from agency recruiters or 3rd party firms. We do not make unsolicited job offers. We do not ask for money or require equipment purchase up-front.

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