Production Manager

About the role

The Production Manager drives daily manufacturing operations for custom HVAC and cooling systems—leading fabrication, assembly, and testing. Collaborating with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Admin, to ensure shop-floor safety, quality, and output targets stay on schedule and on budget.

Key responsibilities

• Direct and optimize daily manufacturing, sheet metal fabrication, general assembly, refrigeration piping, and electrical assembly activities.
• Monitor raw material to ensure timely delivery of raw materials, copper tubes, fans, and electrical components to production lines.
• Manage labour deployment, shift rosters, machinery utilization, and material staging to minimize idle time and bottlenecking.
• Lead, mentor, and evaluate supervisors, and production operators. Address attendance, performance, and line discipline in line with company HR guidelines.
• Enforce strict quality standards, perform stage-by-stage testing (leak/pressure testing, electrical, airflow), and reduce rework rates.
• Implement Lean manufacturing principles to streamline workflows and reduce waste.
• Lead site safety and environmental standards by maintaining full compliance with DOSH and DOE regulations, serving as our certified competent person for key statutory responsibilities and inspections.

About you

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent.
• Minimum 6+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership, with proven experience supervising shop-floor operations in custom HVAC, industrial cooling, sheet metal, or heavy machinery assembly.
• Proficient in English and Bahasa Malaysia (both written and spoken)
• Salary will commensurate with experience