Senior Manager, Front End Assembly Equipment Maintenance & Preventative Maintenance

Sandisk; George Town; On-site; MYR 250,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandisk in Penang, Malaysia seeks a seasoned Frontend Assembly Equipment Engineering and Maintenance leader to ensure high equipment reliability and manufacturing performance. You will drive uptime, maintenance strategy, capital planning, and cross-functional collaboration to support factory objectives.

The role requires 12–15 years in equipment engineering and 5–8 years in leadership, with strong RCAs and CAPA execution, and a track record of cost-effective improvements in a high-volume setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Manufacturing Engineering or related technical discipline.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• Minimum 12-15 years of experience in equipment engineering, maintenance, reliability, or manufacturing operations in high-volume environments.
• Minimum 5-8 years in leadership, managing managers and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead equipment engineering, maintenance, reliability, and technical support teams to meet manufacturing performance targets.
• Drive continuous improvement in equipment availability, reliability, MTBA, downtime, and efficiency.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Provide technical leadership for equipment upgrades, automation, and process improvements.
• Monitor factory performance and lead recovery actions for major downtime events.
• Lead root cause investigations and drive corrective actions (RCA/8D/5-Why/CAPA).
• Develop organizational capability through coaching, training and talent development.
• Manage operating and capital budgets and optimize resources.

Skills

Equipment reliability engineering

Maintenance strategy

Factory performance management

Continuous improvement

Problem-solving methodologies

Leadership and talent development

Communication and executive presence

Strategic initiatives

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Electrical/Manufacturing Engineering

Master's Degree (preferred)

Job description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape.

Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality.

Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.

Description

Lead the Frontend Assembly Equipment Engineering and Maintenance organization to ensure high equipment reliability, manufacturing performance, operational efficiency, quality excellence, and cost effectiveness. Responsible for driving equipment uptime, maintenance strategy, continuous improvement initiatives, capital investment planning, people development, and cross-functional collaboration to support factory and business objectives.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead equipment engineering, maintenance, reliability, and technical support teams to achieve manufacturing performance targets.
• Drive continuous improvement in equipment availability, reliability, MTBA, downtime reduction, and operational efficiency.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Provide technical leadership for equipment upgrades, automation initiatives, new equipment introduction, and process improvements.
• Monitor factory performance and lead recovery actions for equipment-related interruptions and major downtime events.
• Lead equipment-related root cause investigations and drive sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Improve equipment-related quality performance through structured problem-solving methodologies such as RCA, 8D, 5-Why, and CAPA.
• Develop organizational capability through coaching, training, succession planning, talent development, and performance management.
• Manage departmental operating and capital expenditure budgets while optimizing manpower and resource utilization.
• Review and approve equipment specifications, capital investment proposals, procurement activities, and asset governance requirements.
• Partner with Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Planning, Facilities, Finance, HR, and other stakeholders to achieve business objectives.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, environmental, health and safety standards, and operational excellence programs.
• Drive strategic initiatives that improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• Minimum 12-15 years of experience in equipment engineering, maintenance, reliability, or manufacturing operations within a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5-8 years of leadership experience managing managers, engineers, supervisors, and technical teams.

Skills

• Proven experience in equipment reliability engineering, maintenance strategy, factory performance management, and continuous improvement.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, TPM, Lean Manufacturing, problem-solving methodologies (RCA, 8D, 5-Why, CAPA), and project management.
• Experience in new equipment introduction, equipment qualification, automation, and capital project execution.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing operational and capital budgets.
• Demonstrated leadership capability in talent development, change management, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent communication, decision-making, crisis management, and executive presentation skills.
• Ability to lead strategic initiatives that deliver measurable improvements in reliability, quality, productivity, cost, and organizational capability.

Additional Information

Sandisk thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

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