Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Job Title: Maintenance & Engineering Manager Company: NPAworldwide SAP Module: SAP PM Roles & Responsibilities: Job Description * Plant Maintenance Management * Lead preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown maintenance for all glove production equipment. * Develop and maintain an effectivePreventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) program * Ensure production equipment achieves required availability and reliability targets. * Monitor recurring equipment failures and implement permanent corrective actions. * Conduct root cause analysis for major breakdowns and repeat failures. * Improve equipment reliability using failure analysis, condition monitoring, and maintenance history. * Establish equipment maintenance standards, checklists, schedules, and inspection frequencies. * Coordinate maintenance activities with Production to minimize production interruption. * Ensure proper maintenance of glove dipping lines, chain systems, former holders, bearings, pumps, blowers, fans, conveyors, ovens, stripping systems, stacking systems, and packing-related equipment. * Monitor mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, thermal, and instrumentation systems. * Maintain critical spare-parts availability and establish minimum/maximum stock levels. * Review obsolete and slow-moving maintenance inventory and control unnecessary spare-parts expenditure. * Develop shutdown maintenance plans and coordinate annual or major plant shutdown activities. * Utility Management * Electrical power distribution systems * Transformers, switchboards and electrical protection systems * Air compressors and compressed-air systems * Chillers and chilled-water systems * Cooling towers * Pumps and water distribution systems * Boilers where applicable * Biomass heating systems * Thermal-oil heating systems * Hot-water systems * HVAC and ventilation systems * Exhaust and scrubber systems * Process-water systems * RO / water-treatment systems * Wastewater-treatment supporting equipment * Fire-fighting systems * Generator and emergency power systems Key Duties Include * Ensure utilities are continuously available to support production requirements. * Monitor daily energy, water, compressed-air and fuel consumption. * Establish utility performance indicators such as kWh/1,000 gloves, water consumption/1,000 gloves, compressed-air efficiency and thermal-energy consumption. * Identify and execute energy-saving and utility-cost-reduction projects. * Investigate abnormal utility consumption and losses. * Monitor compressed-air leaks, steam/thermal losses, water leakage and electrical losses. * Optimize compressor pressure, pump operation, cooling-water temperature and other utility operating parameters. * Maintain required standby equipment and emergency response plans for critical utilities. * Ensure compliance with applicable Malaysian regulatory requirements including DOSH/JKKP, Energy Commission and other relevant authorities. * Engineering Project Management * Plan, coordinate and execute plant improvement, expansion and equipment installation projects. * Prepare project scope, technical specifications, budget, schedule and manpower requirements. * Prepare and evaluate CAPEX proposals. * Conduct technical evaluation of vendors and contractors. * Review quotations and provide technical recommendations to Purchasing and Management. * Manage installation and commissioning of new production equipment. * Coordinate civil, mechanical, electrical, piping, instrumentation and automation activities. * Ensure projects are completed according to approved: * Conduct FAT, SAT and commissioning where applicable. * Ensure proper equipment handover from Project to Maintenance and Production. * Ensure drawings, manuals, spare-parts lists, PLC backups and technical documents are properly transferred after project completion. * Monitor contractor performance and ensure safe working practices. * Lead continuous-improvement and cost-saving engineering projects. * Automation & Control Systems * Lead plant automation improvement and equipment-control-system reliability. * Maintain and improve PLC, HMI, SCADA, VFD, servo, sensors and instrumentation systems. * Ensure proper backup and control of PLC/HMI programs. * Troubleshoot automation, instrumentation and control-system failures. * Improve automation of glove production processes to reduce manual intervention and process variation. * Work with Production, Process and R&D teams to automate critical process controls. * Identify opportunities for: + Automatic dosing + Temperature control + Flow control + Pressure control + Chemical concentration monitoring + Automatic inspection + Machine interlocking + Production data collection + Alarm monitoring + Energy monitoring * Improve machine interlocks and safety control systems. * Develop standard programming and automation practices. * Maintain instrumentation calibration schedules. * Ensure critical sensors, transmitters and control devices are properly calibrated and maintained. * Support implementation of Industry 4.0, IoT, machine-data collection and production-monitoring systems where applicable. * Glove Production Line Engineering Support Provide Technical Support For Critical Glove Manufacturing Systems Including Responsibilities Include * Maintain stable mechanical and process-support conditions. * Reduce equipment-related glove defects. * Work with Production, QA, Process Control and R&D to investigate defects related to machine conditions. * Improve production-line speed without compromising equipment reliability or product quality. * Support line capacity improvement and cycle-time reduction. * Eliminate equipment conditions contributing to pinholes, uneven dipping, glove damage, contamination and stripping problems. * Reliability & Continuous Improvement * Track equipment performance and reliability. * Implement root cause analysis for major failures. * Use maintenance data to identify recurring problems. * Develop reliability-improvement programs. * Apply engineering improvement methodologies such as: * Improve Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF). * Reduce Mean Time To Repair (MTTR). * Reduce emergency maintenance activities. * Increase percentage of planned versus unplanned maintenance. * Introduce condition-monitoring technologies such as: + Vibration analysis + Thermal imaging + Motor-current monitoring + Oil analysis + Ultrasonic leak detection * Maintenance Cost & Budget Control * Prepare annual maintenance and utility budgets. * Monitor monthly expenditure against approved budget. * Control maintenance consumables and spare-parts costs. * Review repair-versus-replacement decisions. * Evaluate lifecycle cost of equipment. * Negotiate and review maintenance service contracts. * Identify opportunities for repair, refurbishment and local fabrication where technically appropriate. * Prepare CAPEX justification for equipment replacement and major improvements. * Spare Parts & Inventory Management * Establish critical spare-parts lists for production and utility equipment. * Define minimum and maximum inventory levels. * Ensure critical spare parts are available before failure occurs. * Review long outstanding and obsolete inventory. * Monitor consumption trends. * Standardize components where possible to reduce inventory. * Ensure maintenance spare-parts records are accurate. * Work with Purchasing to source reliable and cost-effective replacement parts. * Safety, Compliance & Regulatory Requirements * Ensure all maintenance and project work complies with company EHS requirements. * Enforce Permit-to-Work procedures including: * Ensure machinery guarding and safety interlocks are maintained. * Participate in risk assessments and HIRARC activities. * Ensure pressure vessels, lifting equipment, boilers and other regulated equipment are inspected and certified where applicable. * Maintain statutory inspection and certification records. * Ensure contractors comply with plant safety regulations. * Investigate engineering-related safety incidents and implement corrective actions. * Team Leadership & People Development * Lead maintenance engineers, executives, supervisors, technicians and contractors. * Establish clear responsibilities and performance expectations. * Plan manpower according to production and maintenance requirements. * Develop technical competency of maintenance personnel. * Provide training in mechanical, electrical, automation, instrumentation and troubleshooting skills. * Establish succession and development plans for key technical positions. * Conduct employee performance reviews. * Improve maintenance-team discipline and response effectiveness. * Encourage troubleshooting based on analysis rather than temporary repair. * Develop a culture of preventive maintenance and continuous improvement. * Control overtime and manpower utilization. Key Performance Indicators KPI Recommended KPIs Include Equipment Reliability Cost Management * Mechanical engineering * Electrical engineering * PLC and automation * Instrumentation * Utility management * Thermal-oil systems * HVAC * Compressed air * Pumps and piping * Energy management * Preventive and predictive maintenance * Reliability engineering * Project management * Root cause analysis Management * Leadership * Strategic planning * Budget management * Problem solving * Decision making * Contractor management * Team development * Cross-functional coordination * Communication * Performance management Working Relationships Internal: Production, Process Control, R&D, QA, EHS, Purchasing, Warehouse, Finance, HR and Senior Management. Overall Scope of Authority The Maintenance Manager is accountable for maintaining the plant's technical readiness and has authority to: * Stop equipment considered unsafe for operation. * Recommend equipment modification or replacement. * Approve maintenance work according to established authorization limits. * Recommend CAPEX and engineering improvements. * Coordinate planned production shutdowns with Production Management. * Establish technical maintenance and engineering standards. * Evaluate contractor and supplier technical performance. * Implement approved reliability, utility and automation improvement programs. * Strategic Engineering Leadership Offers the opportunity to lead plant-wide maintenance, engineering operations, and technical teams in a high-volume manufacturing environment. * Advanced Technical Exposure Provides extensive exposure to mechanical, electrical, automation, PLC, instrumentation, and industrial utility systems, strengthening multidisciplinary engineering expertise. * Operational Excellence & Reliability Improvement Focuses on improving equipment reliability, reducing unplanned downtime, increasing production efficiency, and implementing preventive and predictive maintenance strategies. * Engineering Projects & Cost Optimisation Provides responsibility for CAPEX projects, equipment upgrades, automation initiatives, energy efficiency improvements, and maintenance budget control, contributing directly to plant performance and cost savings. * Career Growth & Manufacturing Impact Offers a broad leadership scope covering maintenance, utilities, project management, safety compliance, and team development, making it a valuable opportunity for experienced engineering professionals with 812 years of manufacturing experience seeking to advance their managerial careers. Work Location: Johore, Malaysia Availability: Full time

+ Scope + Budget + Schedule + Safety requirements + Technical specifications + Production requirements Qualifications Qualifications: * Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Automation Engineering or related discipline. * Preferably 812 years of manufacturing maintenance experience, including supervisory or managerial responsibility. * Experience in glove manufacturing, rubber, chemical, process manufacturing, FMCG or high-volume automated production is preferred. * Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical and automation systems. * Experience with utility systems and plant engineering. * Experience managing engineering projects and CAPEX. * Familiarity with PLC, HMI, VFD, sensors and instrumentation. * Knowledge of preventive, predictive and reliability-centered maintenance practices. * Knowledge of Malaysian industrial safety and statutory requirements is preferred. Key Skills: Plant Maintenance, Equipment Maintenance, Preventive Maintenance Salary: Not disclosed