Assistant Production Engineer

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with Business Planning and Control (BPC) and Fabrication Supervisors to provide reasonable fabrication lead time.
• Monitor daily fabrication progress and output to ensure fabrication as per schedule.
• Liaise with Product Designer to ensure drawings are prepared as per fabrication requirement.
• Provide engineering support to fabrication to ensure parts fabricate as per requirement.
• Provides training and coaching to Fabrication Supervisors and Operators to accomplish fabrication goals.
• Implement good reporting of fabrication progress, work in process, and standard parts inventory.
• Monitor fabrication material usage, and wastage to ensure no abnormality.
• Perform inventory stock counts and reconcile any discrepancies.
• Sourcing of specialty materials, components and tools, trigger purchase requisition as per fabrication needs.
• Liaise with subcontractors to ensure outsource projects can meet our cost and schedule.
• Ensure all machines and equipment are maintained as per the check sheet and maintenance schedule.
• Liaise with suppliers in the event of machine and equipment breakdown or service as per schedule.
• Prepare Work Instruction and Workflow to ensure fabrication stabilization.
• Investigate problems, analyze root causes, and derive resolutions.
• Carry out QA/QC functions in the fabrication process.
• Identify process improvements opportunities to enhance productivity, cost effectiveness, quality, and safety in fabrication processes.
• Implement and ensure all fabrication processes meet 5S requirements and ISO standards (quality and safety).
• Prepare minutes of meeting and distribute to relevant person.
• Evaluate new fabrication machines and equipment specifications, performance, cost and return of investment.
• Other duties and task given by Management from time to time.

Requirements:

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or related Engineering discipline.
• Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply; candidates with 1–3 years’ experience in manufacturing, production, assembly, fabrication, or electrical switchboard industry will be an added advantage.
• Basic understanding of production processes, work instructions, quality control, and workplace safety requirements.
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings, bill of materials (BOM), wiring diagrams, and technical specifications.
• Familiar with production planning, material coordination, productivity monitoring, and problem-solving tools such as 5 Why and root cause analysis.
• Good computer skills, particularly Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; experience with ERP/MRP systems is an advantage.
• Able to coordinate effectively with Production, Engineering, QAQC, BPC, Store, Purchasing, and Project teams.
• Good communication, teamwork, and reporting skills.
• Detail-oriented, organised, proactive, and able to work under pressure to meet production schedules.
• Willing to work in Shah Alam / assigned production site and perform overtime when operationally required.