Quality Excellence Lead - Semiconductor & HLA

SmartHire by SEEK; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Performance incentives

Career progression

Job summary

SmartHire by SEEK is recruiting for a Quality Excellence lead in Bayan Lepas, Penang. You will drive FPY and scrap KPIs, chair MRB, and oversee HLA and NPI quality gates across precision engineering operations for semiconductor, medical device, and industrial automation sectors.

You will mentor a multi-shift team, manage 8D and root-cause investigations, and implement Poka-Yoke solutions while ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 standards and SPC performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Lead section KPIs including FPY, scrap cost and escape rates.
• Chair Material Review Board and act as escalation interface for customer claims.
• Oversee HLA quality; manage gates, tolerance stack-up analysis and control special processes.
• Oversee NPI quality gates; sign off FAI deliverables; lead DFMEA/PFMEA reviews.
• Approve internal and external 8D reports using 5-Why, DOE and data-driven root cause tools.
• Lead Poka-Yoke initiatives to strengthen quality on the floor.
• Maintain ISO 9001 QMS compliance and monitor SPC Cp/Cpk performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality performance across multiple shifts with KPI ownership.
• Chair MRB for escalations and supplier defects.
• Oversee HLA quality gates and tolerance analysis.
• Sign off NPI quality gates and FAI deliverables.
• Drive corrective action using 5-Why, DOE and 8D methodologies.
• Implement mistake-proofing and Poka-Yoke on the line.
• Ensure ISO 9001 QMS compliance and SPC monitoring.

Skills

Quality leadership

Supervisory experience

APQP/PPAP/8D

GD&T interpretation

English & Mandarin

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

SPC

Cp/Cpk

8D problem solving

Job description

SmartHire by SEEK is recruiting for a Quality Excellence lead in Bayan Lepas, Penang. You will drive FPY and scrap KPIs, chair MRB, and oversee HLA and NPI quality gates across precision engineering operations for semiconductor, medical device, and industrial automation sectors.

You will mentor a multi-shift team, manage 8D and root-cause investigations, and implement Poka-Yoke solutions while ensuring compliance with ISO 9001 standards and SPC performance metrics.