Production Team Leader Machining

VAT Group; Batu Kawan; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VAT Group in Batu Kawan, Malaysia seeks a Machining Production Team Leader to oversee day-to-day CNC machining operations, leading Supervisors and Production Engineers.

You will drive safety, quality, delivery and OEE targets, foster accountability, and develop the team through coaching, training, and hands-on problem solving in a high-precision manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• At least 5 years in CNC machining with leadership exposure.
• Hands-on problem-solving and people leadership in a high-precision CNC environment.
• Strong knowledge of machining principles, tooling, and materials.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and coach supervisors and production engineers
• Coordinate daily activities to ensure smooth and efficient operation
• Ensure accurate workforce deployment and machine capacity arrangements
• Optimize production utilization and prioritization
• Plan and organize training and development for staff
• Facilitate problem-solving processes and continuous improvement
• Ensure compliance with quality and safety standards
• Own and drive OEE improvement across CNC lines
• Work closely with Quality, Planning, Maintenance and Production Engineering
• Oversee readiness and execution of NPI, process changes and ramp-up activities
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, discipline and continues improvement
• Provide regular updates to management and monitor KPI’s

Skills

Leadership

CNC machining

Problem solving

Communication

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CNC machines

Quality measurement tools

Job description

BE GREAT TOGETHER WITH US.

Location:
Batu Kawan, MY
Employment Type: Permanent

BE GREAT TOGETHER WITH US.

Innovation, Efficiency and Ambition:

this is what VAT has stood for over 50 years.

With this passion, VAT has grown to become the leading international developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-performance high-end vacuum valves and vacuum sealing technology, employing over 2000 people worldwide. The headquarters are located in Haag (Switzerland), the production centers in Switzerland, Malaysia, Romania and Taiwan.

The Machining Production Team Leader is responsible for leading day-to-day manufacturing operations through Supervisors and Production Engineers. This role ensuring Safety, Quality, Delivery, and OEE targets are consistently achieved. The position also requires strong people leadership, operational discipline, and hands‑on problem‑solving in a high-precision CNC machining environment.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Lead, develop and coach supervisors and production engineers
• Coordinate daily activities to ensure smooth and efficiant operation
• Ensure accurate workforce deployment and machine capacity arrangements
• Optimize production utilization and prioritization
• Plan and organize training, competency development and employee development measures
• Facilitate problem-solving processes and promote continuous improvement activities
• Ensure compliance with all quality and safety standards
• Own and drive OEE improvement across CNC lines
• Work closely with Quality, Planning, Maintenance and Production Engineering
• Oversee readiness and execution of NPI, process changes and production ramp‑up activities
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, discipline and continues improvement among the team
• Provide regular updates to management and monitor the assigned KPI’s

Minimum Qualification

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field preferred. Equivalent experience will also be considered.
• Experience in CNC machining, with at least 5 years in a machining industry.
• Technical Minimm 2-3 years in a leadership role (Senior Supervisor/ Lead Engineer).
• Good Knowledgable of machining principles, tooling, and materials.

Preferred Qualification

• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Good problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Technical understanding in CNC machining
• Good planning, coordination and organizational skills
• Effective communication and cross functional collaboration

Interested?

We look forward to receive your application.

You can expect a dynamic and successful company where innovation, courage, fairness, openness and transparency are encouraged and your ideas are welcome. We offer you challenging, rewarding and multi‑faceted leadership position in an international environment and a dynamic and successful company. Your development according to your strengths and aspirations in your career is of great importance to us.