Quality Manager

AMETEK; George Town; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK is seeking a proactive Quality Manager to lead the site’s quality organization in Malaysia. You will drive a zero-defect culture across manufacturing, ensuring compliance with customer requirements and ISO 9001 while supporting precision motion control product manufacturing.

You will lead QA teams, develop site quality strategies, coordinate audits, and drive continuous improvement and CAPA activities, partnering with cross-functional groups to meet customer expectations and business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 6+ years of direct quality experience in manufacturing
• 4+ years in a leadership role
• Proficient in auditing quality systems, ISO 9001 and Six Sigma
• Proficient in statistical tools (Minitab), SPC, and ERP/MRP systems
• Excellent computer skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint; Power BI a plus
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills across organization levels
• Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings (GD&T)
• Hands-on with inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, microscopes)

Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality organization including Engineers, Technicians and Inspectors
• Drive cross-functional quality improvements and site quality strategy
• Maintain ISO 9001 QMS and lead internal/external audits
• Lead FAI and PPAP per customer requests
• Manage RMA process and disposition of non-conforming material
• Track key quality metrics: scrap, returns, on-time delivery, quality costs
• Provide CAPA investigation and root-cause analysis
• Coordinate product development support within TG4 phases
• Train staff on quality awareness and best practices
• Oversee facility-wide continuous improvement and Lean initiatives

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

Statistical analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Minitab

Six Sigma

ERP/MRP

GD&T understanding

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Minitab

SPC

ERP/MRP

Excel

Power BI

Job description

We are seeking a proactive and experienced Quality Manager to lead the site's quality organization and driving a culture of zero-defect manufacturing across all operations. This role ensures compliance with customer requirements, regulatory standards, ISO 9001 and AMETEK quality expectations while supporting the manufacture of precision motion control products including linear actuators, lead screw assemblies, stepper motors, and rotary motor products. This person needs to have great attention to detail and will follow the incoming material through to the final product while inspecting, assessing, and optimizing along the way. You’ll collaborate cross-functionally department to drive continuous improvement, sustainable growth and operational excellence while meeting customer expectations.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead the overall Quality organization, including Quality Engineers, Technicians, and Inspectors teams across the facility
• Lead cross-functional team for quality improvement.
• Develop and execute the site quality strategy aligned with plant and corporate objectives.
• Promote a strong culture of quality ownership throughout the organization.
• Establish performance goals and accountability across the quality team.
• Plan, implement and maintain the Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance with ISO 9001 (eg: plan quality system, lead procedure set up)
• Lead management reviews to ensure right process & procedure are in place.
• Coordinate and support internal, customer, and regulatory audit
• Lead FAI & PPAP completion per customer requests and internal compliance
• Lead sample qualification for parts made in house, and lead measuring instrument management.
• Lead Material Review Board for nonconformance parts in inventory.
• Supporting the Design and manufacturing phase of the Product Development process (TG4 Phase).
• Lead the operation team for the continuous improvement activities.
• Monitor and report on key quality metrics (e.g., scrap rates, customer returns, on-time delivery, quality cost analysis, defect part per million)
• Handle quality issues on the production line and customer issues
• Addressing Customer complaints, analyze field failures and customer complaints to identify root causes and implement corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Provide statistical analysis and support for quality and production objectives (eg: data collection, quality risk identification, etc)
• Lead the RMA process by ensure timely disposition of non-conforming materials and closure of RMAs.
• Conduct employee training on quality awareness and best practices.
• Lead the IQ OQ PQ qualification process for the equipment buy-off
• Manage departmental workload and team development.
• Other adhoc assigned tasks

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical or Engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 6+ years of direct quality experience in a manufacturing environment with 4+ years in a leadership role.
• Proficient in auditing quality system, strong knowledge of ISO9001 and SixSigma.
• Proficient in statistical tools (e.g., MiniTab), SPC, and ERP/MRP systems.
• Excellent computer skills, especially in Excel and PowerPoint. Advantage if have Power BI skill.
• Strong teamwork spirit and strong interpersonal skills with ability to work through all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated success with Lean manufacturing, and Six Sigma
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings with understanding of the GD & T knowledge
• Strong mechanical aptitude and hands-on experience with inspection tools (e.g caliper, micrometers, microscope)
• Can work in a dynamic & fast-growing environment.
• Able to perform multitask skill task. This is key.
• Motor manufacturing experience is a plus.
• Have the good presentation skill and good multi-customer interaction skill.
• Fluent English both spoken and written.

Compensation

Currency: MYR

Salary Minimum: Market

Salary Maximum: Market

Incentive: Market

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.