SMT & MI Production Lead - Lean Ops & Quality

Bosch Group; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

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Job summary

Bosch Group in Malaysia is seeking a Production Operations Leader to drive KPIs across cost per placement, OEE, defects, and delivery. You will lead MOE1, run daily operation meetings, and push continuous improvement across SMT/MI processes while coordinating with multiple shifts and departments.

The role requires 7+ years of leadership in manufacturing, strong problem-solving, and excellent communication to ensure quality, on-time delivery and cost reductions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, or related discipline.
• 5–10 years of relevant manufacturing experience, preferably in SMT and/or MI operations.
• Minimum 7 years of leadership experience managing production teams and operations.
• Strong knowledge of SMT/MI processes, Lean/BPS, PFMEA, SAP, 8D and problem-solving methods.
• Proven ability to drive productivity, OEE, quality, delivery and cost improvements.
• Strong people leadership, coaching and continuous improvement capabilities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop an understanding of customer and product requirements, strategy, goals for production operation.
• Lead MOE1 Department and drive Daily Operation Meetings.
• Develop and track monitoring systems for production activities and drive quality, on-time delivery and cost reduction.
• Headcount planning for each shift to maximize output and meet production/customer needs.
• Lead Continuous Improvement and I4.0 activities in MOE 11/12 Department.
• Coach and motivate production staff to reach their full potential and maintain a Quality First culture.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Quality, or related discipline

Tools

SAP

8D

Job description

Bosch Group in Malaysia is seeking a Production Operations Leader to drive KPIs across cost per placement, OEE, defects, and delivery. You will lead MOE1, run daily operation meetings, and push continuous improvement across SMT/MI processes while coordinating with multiple shifts and departments.

The role requires 7+ years of leadership in manufacturing, strong problem-solving, and excellent communication to ensure quality, on-time delivery and cost reductions.