Production Engineer

NSW Automation Sdn Bhd; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology manufacturing company in Penang is seeking an experienced professional to oversee production processes. The successful candidate will work closely with engineering departments, ensure all necessary documentation is available, and provide technical support and guidance. This role involves troubleshooting production issues, implementing continuous improvement projects, and maintaining compliance with safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate should have strong problem-solving skills and a commitment to process excellence.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with product development and manufacturing engineering department.
• Ensure all production documentation is adequate and available.
• Provide technical support and guidance to technicians.
• Identify, collect data, analyse, and resolve production issues.
• Conduct testing and validation of machine/automation systems.
• Perform machine and product buy‑off.
• Perform data collection, data analysis and prepare report.
• Troubleshoot and resolve engineering issues during production.
• Implement corrective and preventive measures for production issues.
• Prepare materials for production.
• Execute production plan to meet delivery timeline.
• Identify and mitigate bottlenecks in production processes.
• Lead continuous improvement projects and Lean Six Sigma initiatives.
• Support changes to improve productivity and quality.
• Monitor production KPI and drive improvements.
• Report to stakeholders on processes and activity status.
• Monitor and resolve production-related issues proactively.
• Enforce compliance with safety, quality, and productivity expectations.
• Perform 5S tasks to maintain the production environment.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Work closely with product development and manufacturing engineering department in understanding the design and working principle of the engineering system in our product.
• Ensure all documentation required for production processes, including references, work instruction, SOP, product manual and quality checkpoint documents are adequate and made available to the production team.
• Provide technical support and guidance to the technicians.
• Identify, collect data, analyse, and resolve production issues/challenges/problems.
• Conduct testing and validation of machine/automation systems to ensure functionality and performance meeting customer requirements.
• Perform machine and product buy‑off.
• Perform data collection, data analysis and prepare report.
• Troubleshoot and resolve engineering issues during production processes.
• Implement corrective and preventive measures to ensure production issues are resolved effectively.
• Perform preparation tasks to ensure materials are available for production processes.
• Work with internal stakeholders and execute production plan to meet product delivery timeline.
• Identify and mitigate bottlenecks and operation issues related to production processes to meet KPI.
• Lead and champion continuous improvement projects and Lean Six Sigma improvement initiatives.
• Lead and support the changes of methods and production processes to improve productivity and quality performance.
• Monitor production KPI, and take necessary action to drive improvements.
• Timely report to stakeholders on processes and activity status, initiatives status, challenges, and risks to ensure effective management of activities.
• Monitor and proactively resolve production related issues and address potential risks that may impact the quality, cost, and delivery of products with effective solutions.
• Enforce and control compliance to safety, quality and productivity expectations.
• Perform 5S tasks to maintain and organize production environment.