Senior Equipment Maintenance Engineer: Kaizen & Safety

TE Connectivity Ltd.; Penang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

TE Connectivity Ltd. in Prai, Penang, Malaysia, seeks an Equipment Maintenance Engineer to lead a team of manufacturing engineering specialists in maintaining production equipment and systems.

You will develop and implement preventive maintenance plans, train technicians, oversee safety compliance, and drive Kaizen improvements including parts management and vendor coordination to reduce costs and improve uptime.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electronic Engineering.
• Minimum 3 years' experience maintaining production equipment in a large-scale factory.
• Familiar with mechanical and electrical control principles of equipment.
• Able to read mechanical drawings, electrical schematics and pneumatic diagrams; familiar with PLCs, HMIs, servo systems, VFDs and sensors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement equipment maintenance plans to minimize failures and ensure normal operation; repair production equipment and maintain spare parts data; guide operators and technicians in daily and preventive maintenance.
• Provide training to enhance maintenance and repair skills of technicians; review maintenance guidelines semi-annually.
• Assist in formulating safety-related policies and implement department policies and plans.
• Establish equipment operation records, propose improvements, and participate in Kaizen projects; manage spare-parts and vendor relationships using MTBF/MTTR/OEE metrics; ensure safe operation per EHS requirements.

Skills

Mechanical and electrical control

Mechanical drawings

Electrical schematics

Pneumatic diagrams

PLCs & HMIs

VFDs & sensors

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electronic Engineering

Tools

PLCs

HMIs

Servo systems

VFDs

Job description

TE Connectivity Ltd. in Prai, Penang, Malaysia, seeks an Equipment Maintenance Engineer to lead a team of manufacturing engineering specialists in maintaining production equipment and systems.

You will develop and implement preventive maintenance plans, train technicians, oversee safety compliance, and drive Kaizen improvements including parts management and vendor coordination to reduce costs and improve uptime.