Test Operation Section Manager

Carsem (M) Sdn. Bhd; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical education support

Dental

Parking

Medical for immediate family

Car subsidy

Job summary

Carsem (M) Sdn. Bhd is seeking an experienced Operations Manager in Ipoh, Malaysia to design, manage and optimize detailed production schedules that meet demand and quality standards.

You will collaborate with Test Engineering, CMO, Quality, and Sales to ensure material readiness, monitor WIP, and drive improvements across Test Finishing, T&R, and AVI while leading a high-performing team across multiple shifts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of progressive experience in Operations management or a leadership role.
• Strong analytical problem solving with data tracking skills.
• Experience in high-volume semiconductor test manufacturing and final test operations.
• Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certifications are highly desired in manufacturing test environments.

Responsibilities

• Create, manage, and optimize detailed lot schedules to ensure on-time delivery.
• Maximize OEE for Test Finishing lines while minimizing unplanned downtime.
• Drive improvements in T&R packaging and AVI testing throughput.
• Coordinate with Test Engineering, CMO, Quality and Sales to ensure material readiness.
• Monitor WIP and adjust schedules to address delays.
• Track KPIs such as output, lead times, and inventory turns.
• Control inventory to meet targets.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Scheduling

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Creating, managing, and optimizing detailed lot schedules to ensure on-time delivery while meeting customer demand and quality standards.

Maximize Uptime: Achieve and sustain target Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for Test Finishing line (e.g., T&R & AVI) by minimizing unplanned downtimes.

Driving improvements at Tape & Reel (T&R) packaging and as well as Automated Vision Inspection (AVI) testing throughput, and reducing production unplanned downtime.

Aligning with Test Engineering, Customer Management Organization (CMO), Quality, and sales teams to ensure material readiness and prevent bottlenecks.

Monitor production work in progress (WIP) and adjust schedules as needed to address delays or changes.

Track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as output, lead times, and inventory levels.

Monitors and controls inventory to ensure targets are met (Inventory Turns).

Education Level and Field of Study

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field.

Working Experience

Minimum 3-5 years of progressive experience in Operations management or a leadership role.

Technical and Professional Knowledge

Strong analytical problem-solving, proficiency in tracking data and outstanding team leadership capabilities

High Volume Semiconductor Test Manufacturing and Final Test Operations.

Certification/ Licensing Requirements

Certifications like Lean Six Sigma (Green or Black Belt) are highly desired in manufacturing test environments for driving process improvements and yield optimization.

Consumer Electronics Manufacturing More than 10,000 employees

Carsem is a leading provider of turnkey packaging and test services to the semiconductor industry, and offers one of the widest range package & test portfolios in the world.

Founded in 1972, Carsem is among the most experienced companies in our industry and is recognized as one of the largest in unit volume production. We have over 6,000 employees and ship in excess of 100 million units each week and more than 65% of this volume is shipped as fully tested product. Carsem is a member of one of South East Asia's most successful corporations, the Hong Leong Group, who views semiconductors as a core business.

We have three high technology factories. Two are located in Ipoh, Malaysia, and a new third factory is located in Suzhou, China. The two factories in Malaysia, Carsem - M Site and Carsem - S Site, are 10 miles (16Km) apart. Ipoh is a 90 minute drive from Penang and 2.5 hours from Kuala Lumpur.

The factories are supported by extensive R&D and failure analysis staff and incorporate highly sophisticated, "state of the art" automated equipment, ensuring quality products which meet the exacting standards of all the automotive, telecom, computer and consumer goods industries. Both factories maintain world-class quality standards having achieved ISO/TS 16949, ISO-9001, ISO-14001 certifications and comply to the Sony Green Partner Program. They are supported with a global network of sales and technical support offices. The China factory, Carsem-Suzhou Ltd., is located in the province of Jiangsu, 50 miles (80Km) west of Shanghai. The new factory is 172K sq. ft. (16K sq. m.) and is on 645K sq. ft. (60K sq. m.) of land in the Suzhou Industrial Park. The construction was completed in January 2004, the staff has been through extensive training in Carsem's existing Malaysian factories and the assembly and test equipment to support the manufacture of the MLP (Micro Leadframe Package) Quad and Dual was installed during the second quarter of 2004. Customer qualifications were completed during the second quarter and the factory started shipping production volumes during the third quarter of 2004.

Product & Services

Product Groups Assembled at M Site: MLP MICRO I.C. PDIP (300/600 Mil), PLCC, SOIC (150Mil), MSOP (3.0mm), QSOP (150Mil) MICRO SOT 23, SOT66x, TSOT, SOT, TO92; SC 70 POWER TO220, DDPAK, SOT223 S Site

S Site commenced operations in April,1992. The factory has a total floor space of 384,000 sq. ft. (35,700 M2), a work force of 4,300 employees and the ability to expand by 270,000 sq. ft. (25,000 M2) in the future. Product Groups Assembled at S Site: MLP QUAD, DUAL ARRAY SSBGA, SSLGA, FTBGA, CBGA I.C. PDIP (300 Mil), PLCC, SOIC (150/300 Mil), QSOP (300 Mil), SSOP (5.3mm), TSSOP (4.4/ 6.1mm) QFP MQFP, LQFP, TQFP SiP System in Package

Other Information

VISION

"To be a World Class Company Offering Assembly, Test/Finishing Solutions to Semiconductor Companies Throughout the World"

MISSION

"Carsem will Continue to show Profitable Growth with Emphasis on Employee Development and Operational and Service Indices to Ensure that we are the Employer Of Choice and Supplier Of Choice"

QUALITY

Carsem's policy is to provide products and services of the highest quality through "ZERO DEFECTS TODAY!", preventive Quality culture. Employees will act with honesty, sincerity and operate as a team to continuously strive for improvements in quality, productivity, delivery, services and cost in order to be competitive and profitable. ZERO DEFECTS QUALITY is the responsibility of every employee.

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

The Hong Leong Group use personal data in accordance with the Hong Leong Group Privacy Notice for new applicants which can be found (http://www.hongleong.com.my).

Perks and benefits

• Medical Education support
• Dental
• Parking
• Medical for immediate family members, car subsidy