Senior Equipment Engineer

About the role

Medtronic, a global healthcare technology company, is opening a new venture in Malaysia and is looking for a Senior Equipment Engineer in Kulim. The engineer supports manufacturing equipment, from selection and installation to maintenance, spare parts and training, and works closely with manufacturing engineers and process engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

• Evaluate, select and order equipment that is most appropriate and cost-effective for making company products.
• Oversee installation, qualification, modification, upgrade and maintenance of manufacturing equipment.
• Maintain records of manufacturers' technical notices, upgrades and safety issues.
• Study equipment performance and reliability, and establish programmes to increase uptime and solve equipment problems affecting production.
• Provide technical support to the equipment repair and process engineering teams.
• Manage spare parts so they are available for maintenance and repair while minimising downtime.
• Define and write preventative maintenance schedules.
• Train production personnel, technicians and engineers.
• Take part in development, training, qualification and validation for product or technology transfers.
• Design machine layouts in plant facilities and partner with manufacturing engineers to set up equipment to the required operating parameters.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic, Industrial, Mechanical, Material Science or Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably in medical devices or other regulated industries.
• Hands-on experience installing, setting up, troubleshooting and maintaining manufacturing equipment.
• Strong written and spoken English and Malay.
• Willingness to travel internationally for extended periods, typically 2 to 6 months or longer depending on training needs.

Required skills

• Experience with Minitab for data analysis and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement.
• Preferred: RF equipment, moulding-machine setup, ovens, coating machines, sealers or bench-top equipment with moving parts, and practical project management knowledge.

What we offer

• A competitive salary and a flexible benefits package.
• Eligibility for the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).