Engineering Manager

1. Job Purpose & Scope

The position will be responsible for the overall plant technical aspect as follows:

a) Lead engineering team to ensure department’s Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) are compliant to

local legislation and Company’s guidelines.

b) Ensure equipment, projects, tasks are planned and executed to adhere to local regulation and Company’s

guidelines.

c) Plant equipment maintenance and not limited to such as

i) Preventive maintenance system planning, implementation and monitoring,

ii) propose, lead and implement plant’s related investment/project/task as assigned by FOM,

iii) plan, motivate, develop and train engineering team.

iv) lead and support factory to achieve its set goals.

d) Lead by example to uphold the SHE, Quality and Standards of the organization.

2. Key Result Areas

• Machine Preventive Maintenance > Utilize TPM for preventive maintenance and resolve technical issues

of operation facilities to reduce downtime and/or break down of production processes.

• Machine Performance Improvement & Development > Reviews the operation of plant equipment and

systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate solve problems in a timely manner, and

to identify opportunities for improving & developing productivity, capability, efficiency and Overall

Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). This is also included implementation of QCC/Kaizen activity within

company.

• Project Management: Ensure that the project will complete in timeline and budget. Feasibility study and

propose new technology or production process improvement and development to improve & develop

operations capability.

• Engineering Budgeting & Control > Prepare and propose of upgrade, improvement investment. Prepare

detail of operating budgets for the efficient operation of the Engineering service with reasonable cost or

budget during the year, and coordinate with Procurement or stakeholders to proceed procurement

processes as per Company’s guideline.

• Engineering Staff Development > Recruit employees; assign, direct, and evaluate their work; and oversee

the training & development of staff competency

• Engineering Administration > Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures, communication

and safety control.

• Work on special assignments as may from time to time as be directed by FOM.

3. Key Responsibilities & Job Content

Machine Performance Improvement & Development

• Utilize and implement TPM for preventive maintenance all operation and production machine,

equipment and facilities.

• Monitors & Reviews the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, to minimize

unplanned downtime, anticipate solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for

improvement.

• Coordination and implementation of capital works projects for the factory floor modification of

equipment to improve plan performance.

• Identifying and solving problem to reduce the process and engineering related problems and delays

• Ensuring the corrective maintenance as well as planning and monitoring preventive and annual

maintenance programs.

• Plan and direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and

equipment

Engineering Budgeting & Control

• Prepare detail of operating budgets for the efficient operation of the Engineering Department and

then ensuring that cost are kept within budget during the year.

• Tracks, analyses and improves key maintenance parameters such as asset utilization, maintenance

cost, PM compliance, schedule compliance, etc.

• Monitors the use of plant equipment and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, and

initiates reordering when necessary with minimize expenditure.

• Work with procurement to source, negotiate and liaise with external contractors for specialized

maintenance work with regards to meeting required cost, work and safety standards.

Project Engineering

• Responsible for all technical and engineering aspects of their assigned projects.

• Plan, schedule, predict, and manage all the technical tasks of assigned project to assure accuracy,

proper resources, and quality from start to finish.

Engineering Staff Development

• Recruit employees; assign, direct, and evaluate their work; and oversee the training & development

of staff competency.

• Maintains and updates operating and training manuals for the maintenance department.

• Ensures that all maintenance technicians are trained on the most updated version of the operating

procedures.

• Maintain good relations with the work force within the framework of the company’s policy with

regards to condition of employment, working environment, grievance procedures, etc.

• Ensures that subordinates are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated so that the maintenance

program can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.

• Encourage engineering staffs to achieve the target.

• Conducts employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency,

knowledge, and contribution of the subordinates.

Engineering Administration

• Lead, develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for engineering department.

• Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures,

enforcing rules, and making decisions about the purchase of materials or services

• Communicates directly with the operations department to coordinate maintenance and repair work

in process areas.

• Identify methods to continuously improve the existing work process and existing materials flow to

maximize the utilization of resources.

• Ensure that all statutory requirements and company’s regulation are observed in all work carried

activities carried out on the site.

• Prepares reports, analyses data, and makes recommendations for improving plant operations and

solving maintenance-related problems.

• Communicates regularly with all maintenance technicians, both individually and as a group, to ensure

good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues

• Maintains safety, health, and environmental policies and procedures

Professional Skills - Essential

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering (Chemical or Electrical/Automation/Mechatronic/Mechanical Engineering)

• 10+ years’ experience in Engineering or maintenance works in furnace process and building materials products (insulation, fire protection, sound absorber, glass, gypsum, cement, petrochemical etc industries) in a reputable international MNC in manufacturing.

• Written and spoken English Language to a high professional business level

• Motivate to develop career to progress with the company.

• Team player, good communication skills, lead by example.

Professional Skills – Desirable

• Master’s degree in engineering / MBA.

• Other professional/ special technical training and qualification.

Personal Competencies – Essential

• Critical thinking, versatile and open minded in solution, option and proposal.

• Ability to prioritized task and take necessary action immediately. Distinguishes between relevant and irrelevant aspects of issues when conceptualizing matters.

• Good communication skills internally and externally.

• Indicates clearly to subordinates the results expected from them.

• Bases conclusions on knowledge of products/services.

• Sets out the framework within which people need to perform.

• Takes positive action when subordinates’ performance lags behinds.

• Regularly evaluates & plan personal development progress with subordinates.

• Makes connections between different aspects of available information.

• Plans & organises their own work effectively.

• Skilled in CAD/Solid work.

• Minimum medium and above computer skill in Excel, Words and power point.

Personal Competencies – Desirable

• Examines the consequences of each option.

• Examines the feasibility of a range of possible solutions.

• Regularly discusses performance indicators with individual employees/colleagues.

• Clearly indicates priorities to employees/colleagues.

• Supports his/her own opinion with actual facts.

• Gives specific feedback to others for the benefit of their development.

• Helps others to be aware of their strengths and weaknesses.

• Formulates a personal development plan together with the subordinates.

• Brings together relevant information from various sources.

• Identifies trends when scanning information.

• Quickly identifies the key aspects when analysing large amounts of information.

• Categorizes information into different subject areas to aid analysis.

• Provides direction and guidance to a team in a way that leads to optimal results.

• Gives employees/colleagues latitude to put a personal interpretation on their tasks.