Engineer - Maintenance (Equipment)

Job Description

Job Summary

• The Maintenance Engineer is responsible for ensuring the reliability, availability, safety and performance of production equipment, machines, jigs and fixtures within an assigned production area.
• The position owns maintenance performance indicators, drives continuous improvement initiatives to reduce equipment downtime, develops maintenance standards, and serves as a technical escalation point for complex equipment issues beyond technician capability.
• The role also contributes to a designated Technology Cluster and owns at least one horizontal maintenance topic relevant across all customer areas, such as Preventive Maintenance, Spare Parts Management, or Predictive Maintenance.
• The engineer needs to coordinate resources and work closely with Production, Quality, Safety, Facility/Contract Management and support department KPI achievement.

Job Scope

1. Equipment Reliability & Maintenance Excellence

• Drive equipment reliability, availability, and maintenance performance for assigned production areas.
• Monitor, analyze, and improve key maintenance KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, MME/100hrs, equipment availability, and OEE.

2. Technical Troubleshooting & Problem Solving

• Lead complex troubleshooting activities for equipment breakdowns and recurring technical issues.
• Serve as technical escalation point for equipment breakdowns and complex machine issues that cannot be resolved by maintenance technicians.
• Conduct structured root cause analysis, provide technical guidance to maintenance teams, and implement sustainable corrective actions to improve equipment robustness and operational stability.

3. Preventive Maintenance, Asset & Spare Parts Management

• Define, develop, and continuously improve preventive maintenance strategies, maintenance standards, and asset care practices.
• Determine maintenance intervals, inspection requirements, replacement frequencies, and maintenance standards based on machine performance and reliability data.
• Regularly review and optimize PM effectiveness to achieve maximum equipment availability at reasonable maintenance cost
• Establish effective spare parts strategies, optimize inventory levels, and ensure critical resources are available to support equipment reliability and business continuity.
• Support implementation of predictive and condition-based maintenance approaches where applicable.

4. Reliability & Continuous Improvement Projects

• Identify and drive reliability improvement opportunities through maintenance performance analysis, downtime reduction initiatives, and equipment enhancement projects.
• Support equipment upgrades, modernization activities, and maintenance excellence programs to improve overall equipment effectiveness and cost efficiency.

5, Technology & Functional Ownership

• Actively contribute to assigned technology clusters and serve as the owner of designated maintenance-related topics across production areas.
• Develop technical standards, best practices, performance indicators, and improvement roadmaps to drive alignment, capability development, and operational excellence.

6. Competency Development & Knowledge Transfer

• Support the development of maintenance capabilities through technical coaching, training, mentoring, and knowledge-sharing activities.
• Prepare and maintain maintenance procedures, troubleshooting guidelines, and technical documentation to strengthen organizational competency and problem-solving capability.

7. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Operational Support

• Collaborate closely with Production, Process Engineering, Quality, and other stakeholders to support operational performance and continuous improvement objectives.
• Act as the maintenance representative in technical discussions, improvement initiatives, and customer-focused activities to ensure equipment performance meets business requirements.

8. Additional Responsibilities

• Perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by the immediate superior as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical Electrical, Electronic Engineering, or an equivalent discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in maintenance engineering, reliability engineering, equipment engineering, or manufacturing environment.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and technical problem-solving capabilities with a systematic approach to identifying and resolving equipment-related issues
• Knowledge and experience in maintenance and reliability methodologies such as: RCA / 5 Why / Fishbone Analysis, MTBF / MTTR Analysis, FMEA, Preventive Maintenance Systems, Spare Parts Management, OEE Improvement, Reliability Engineering Principles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional improvement initiatives and manage projects independently.
• Capable of coaching, mentoring and developing maintenance technicians through structured training, technical guidance and knowledge transfer.
• Good command of English and Bahasa Malaysia, with strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently, and proficient in Microsoft Office applications and maintenance management systems.
• Knowledge of Power BI and data analytics tools, with the ability to transform maintenance and reliability data into actionable insights for performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Only Malaysian citizens are eligible to apply for this position.