Production Manager

Ametek Engineered Materials; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing firm is seeking a Production Manager in Bayan Lepas, Malaysia. In this role, you'll drive continuous quality and cost improvements in production operations, manage staff to meet production goals, and ensure compliance with company policies. The ideal candidate should possess a bachelor's degree in engineering and have at least 5 years of manufacturing experience, including 3 years in a supervisory role. Strong communication skills and knowledge of Lean manufacturing are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent degree; Mechanical background preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience with a multi-national company.
• Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and implement continuous quality and cost improvements.
• Set and communicate expectations for employees; monitor performance.
• Provide a clean, safe, and organized working environment.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

ISO9001

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Manufacturing information systems

Job description

The Production Manager is responsible for making decisions on operational matters that may have serious impact on the overall profitability of the site, division, and/or company operations. This position also requires active and exceptional working interactions with customers, Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Human Resources, US Engineering/Operations teams, and other business units, with critical focus on safety, quality, delivery, cost, and other performances as stipulated in the KPI. He or she will report directly to the Plant Manager and shall work very closely with the Directors/Managers of Engineering/Operations in the US.

What you will do:

Proactively identify and implement continuous quality and cost improvements related to production operations

Set and communicate expectations for employees; monitor performance and give recognition when appropriate for performance that meets or exceeds objectives; take corrective action when necessary

Provide a clean, safe, and organized working environment within the production area that is conducive to efficient and productive operations

Utilize quality management techniques for problem-solving corrective action and process decisions

Establish budget and annual plan for production, monitor performance to plan and take corrective action as needed

Develop, implement and support systems to achieve cost reductions, quality improvements, productivity increases, inventory reductions, and service improvements: Assemble to Order, Build to Order, Line Stock, Kanban, New Technology, Automated Assembly, Set-Up Reductions, etc

Research, justify, procure, and implement new technology to maximize production profitability

Identify process and component changes to improve value and performance of standard product

Manage the development and implementation of preproduction projects

Establish and implement training requirements and develop cross‑trained multi‑functional employees

Manage staff and resources to achieve production objectives

Ensure compliance to all Company policies and practices. Ensure periodic scheduled Cycle Counts are undertaken

Other assigned tasks

We are looking for:

Bachelor's degree in engineering, or equivalent degree; Mechanical background is preferred

Minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience with a multi‑national company

Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience

Knowledge or experience with manufacturing information systems (forecasting, MRP, SPC, labor, costing)

Knowledge of Lean manufacturing, IE, Six Sigma, ISO9001

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English