Maintenance Lead

Responsibilities

• Manage and Lead the maintenance team.
• Support Plant Manager with CAPEX and FE - Fix Expenses budgeting
• Participate and contribute in all improvement initiatives such as 6S, Safety Excellence, Winning Together, Waste reduction, etc.
• Place service calls to outside repair/contractor agencies
• Interface and support contractors as needed
• Report safety and environmental incidents.
• Ensure all operators have the relevant training to operate equipment related to their assignments in a safe manner.
• Ensure that all company policies, including all safety policies, are followed.
• Ensure that all quality and work practices, all relevant procedures and SOP's, are followed.
• Ensure that risks and waste are minimized.
• Work closely with the Supervisors and the Maintenance team to ensure equipment is functioning properly and downtime is minimized.
• Report any mechanical and electrical problems.
• Attend safety meetings.
• Maintain good housekeeping in assigned work areas.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisors.
• Key Tasks
• Planning, organizing and supervising day to day task of maintenance department
• Effectively playing a lead role and be fully responsible in leading the engineering team
• Identify plant CAPEX project needs and seek competitive quotation by working closely with procurement
• Involve in FE budget preparation for repair and maintenance related works and ensure FE are managed within budget
• Plan & execute scheduled preventive maintenance
• Maintain and upkeep all maintenance related data and records as required by Hempel Group
• Minimize dependent to external contractor on carrying out repair or maintenance job
• Work as a team closely with production, QC and other plant department
• Maintain maintenance spare part stocks accuracy
• Work closely with finance to ensure all new asset are tagged and old asset tags are well maintained
• Plan subordinates to participate in daily Tier 1 meeting and personally participate in both Tier 1 & Tier 2 meeting
• Lead continuous improvement project assigned using Hempel Improvement Cycle
• Ensure adherence to site safety all time

Requirements

• Diploma /Degree holder preferable in engineering
• Chemical manufacturing or paint processing experience of minimum 5-8 Yrs
• Read, write and speak good local language
• Read, write and speak simple English
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• Click the 'Apply for position' button and submit your CV and application letter in English via our recruitment system.
• Application due
• 2026-07-31 Seniority Level
• Mid-Senior level Job Functions
• Engineering, Manufacturing, Production Industry
• Chemicals
• At Hempel, you're welcomed to a global community of +7000 colleagues around the world. A workplace built on shared trust, mutual respect and support for each other.

Benefits

Additional Information

Do You Want to Lead a Global Team Where Collaboration Drives Success? At Hempel, success isn't just about meeting targets - it's about collaborating, innovating, and making a real impact. Join our Engineering team in Malaysia as a Maintenance Lead and drive the change.

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