Technician - Maintenance

Robert Bosch Group; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 4,500 - 6,000; Full time

Job summary

Robert Bosch Group in Malaysia seeks a skilled maintenance technician to support daily operations for production equipment, focusing on preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and improvements. You will handle mechanical, electrical, PLC, and automation-related issues to minimize downtime and ensure reliability.

The role requires hands-on capability, adherence to safety procedures (LOTO), and collaboration with Production teams on TPM and equipment reliability projects.

Qualifications

• Requires hands-on maintenance skills across mechanical, electrical, PLC and automation systems.
• Experience with preventive and corrective maintenance is essential.
• Solid ability to read basic electrical drawings and machine manuals.

Responsibilities

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on production machines, equipment and jigs/fixtures.
• Identify causes of equipment breakdowns and support root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Work with Production teams to resolve equipment issues and minimize downtime.
• Support TPM initiatives and equipment reliability projects.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

PLC automation

General troubleshooting

Job description

Company Description

Bosch has been present in Malaysia since 1923, represented by Robert Bosch Sdn Bhd, with offices located in Selangor and Penang. In Malaysia, Bosch has diversified businesses in Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The company has three manufacturing plants in Penang providing Car Multimedia, Power Tools and Automotive Steering systems. In 2017, Malaysia contributed sales of RM 615 million (127 million euro) and employed more than 2,800 associates.

Job Description

1. Job Summary

To support the Supervisor / Engineer in daily maintenance operations for production equipment, machines, jigs, and fixtures. The role focuses on preventive maintenance, corrective maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, machine improvement, and minimizing production downtime. The technician is expected to have strong hands-on capability in mechanical, electrical, PLC, and automation-related troubleshooting.

2. Job Scope

• Perform preventive and corrective maintenance on production machines, equipment and jigs/fixtures.
• Identify the causes of equipment breakdowns and support root-cause analysis and corrective actions to improve machine reliability.
• Work closely with Production teams to resolve equipment issues and minimize downtime.
• Support maintenance improvement activities, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiatives and equipment reliability projects.
• Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electrical, pneumatic/hydraulic and automation-related equipment issues.
• Support troubleshooting of PLC-controlled machines and automation systems, including HMI, sensors, actuators, servo drives and inverters/VFDs.
• Read and interpret basic electrical drawings, pneumatic/hydraulic diagrams and machine manuals.
• Maintain appropriate records of maintenance activities, troubleshooting findings and corrective actions.
• Provide technical guidance and support to junior technicians where required.
• Follow established safety procedures during maintenance and troubleshooting activities such as Log Out Tag Out (LOTO).
• Ensure 5S is being carried out at workplace and follow Safety Rules & Regulations.
• Perform other maintenance-related duties as assigned by the Supervisor/Engineer.