Senior IT OT APS Engineer (Semicon-Electronics-MES)

Mindteck; George Town; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindteck Malaysia seeks a Planning & APS Specialist to translate business and manufacturing requirements into IT/OT specifications. The role involves implementing APS for manufacturing operations, modeling capacity and sequencing, and ensuring system logic aligns with operations across sites.

You will support integration with MES/ERP, create training materials, and participate in continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master Degree / Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• 4 to 5 year(s) of working experience in semiconductor manufacturing environment is desirable but enthusiastic
• Proficiency in PL/SQL and Oracle database.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing planning and scheduling concepts, incl capacity planning, finite scheduling, constraint-based planning.
• Experience with APS systems, FPS by INFICON is an added advantage.
• Experience in planning system, MES, or manufacturing system implementation projects is highly desirable.
• Inquisitive, detail-oriented, creative, innovative, self-driven, and team player.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business and manufacturing requirements and translate them into IT/OT system functional specifications.
• Participate in the implementation, configuration, and support of Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) systems for manufacturing operations.
• Support Planning and Scheduling system modeling covering capacity planning, scheduling, resource, tool, and process constraints and production sequencing and priority rules.
• Work closely with manufacturing, planning, and supply chain stakeholders to ensure system logic reflects operational requirements.
• Author design specifications and/or functional specifications for APS systems as well as other planning or manufacturing systems under the team’s purview.
• Design test cases and test scenarios and perform system testing to validate planning and scheduling outcomes.
• Provide 2nd level support and resolution for APS systems and other IT OT systems assigned to the team.
• Support integration between APS systems and related platforms such as MES, ERP, and other manufacturing or planning systems.
• Create training materials and conduct training sessions for users on system functionality, processes, and best practices.
• Align and track functional requirements between global sites to ensure system standardization and consistency.
• Participate in Excellence activities such as Productivity Improvement, Lean, KAIZEN, and similar initiatives to support continuous system and process improvement.
• Be flexible and support other IT OT system assignments beyond APS, based on project and organizational needs.

Skills

Manufacturing planning concepts

APS concepts

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in CS/CE/IT/Industrial Eng

Tools

PL/SQL

Oracle DB

Job description

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We prefer resources from either Semicon / Electronics / Manufacturing MES background who is willing to do planning activities.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze business and manufacturing requirements and translate them into IT/OT system functional specifications.
• Participate in the implementation, configuration, and support of Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) systems for manufacturing operations.
• Support Planning and Scheduling system modeling covering but not limited to capacity planning and scheduling, resource, tool, and process constraints and production sequencing and priority rules
• Work closely with manufacturing, planning, and supply chain stakeholders to ensure system logic reflects operational requirements.
• Author design specifications and/or functional specifications for APS systems as well as other planning or manufacturing systems under the team’s purview.
• Design test cases and test scenarios and perform system testing to validate planning and scheduling outcomes.
• Provide 2nd level support and resolution for APS systems and other IT OT systems assigned to the team.
• Support integration between APS systems and related platforms such as MES, ERP, and other manufacturing or planning systems.
• Create training materials and conduct training sessions for users on system functionality, processes, and best practices.
• Align and track functional requirements between global sites to ensure system standardization and consistency.
• Participate in Excellence activities such as Productivity Improvement, Lean, KAIZEN, and similar initiatives to support continuous system and process improvement.
• Be flexible and support other IT OT system assignments beyond APS, based on project and organizational needs.

Requirements:

• Master Degree / Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
• 4 to 5 year(s) of working experience in semiconductor manufacturing environment is desirable but enthusiastic
• Proficiency in PL/SQL and Oracle database.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing planning and scheduling concepts is desirable, including capacity planning, finite scheduling, and constraint-based planning.
• Experience with Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) systems is an added advantage, especially FPS by INFICON
• Experience in planning system, MES, or manufacturing system implementation projects is highly desirable.
• A highly inquisitive nature with an attention to detail, coupled with creativeness & innovativeness are the traits that would help the candidate to excel in this position while being self-driven and a strong team player would bring them places.