Full Time Production Team Leader- Machining Jobs, in VAT Group Pulau Pinang - Maukerja

Innovation, Efficiency and Ambition: this is what VAT has stood for over 50 years. 

With this passion, VAT has grown to become the leading international developer, manufacturer and supplier of high-performance high-end vacuum valves and vacuum sealing technology, employing over 2000 people worldwide.  The headquarters are located in Haag (Switzerland), the production centers in Switzerland, Malaysia, Romania and Taiwan.

The Production Team Leader- Machining is responsible for leading day-to-day manufacturing operations through Supervisors and Production Engineers. This role ensuring Safety, Quality, Delivery, and OEE targets are consistently achieved. The position also requires strong people leadership, operational discipline, and hands-on problem-solving in a high-precision CNC machining environment.

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to: 

• Lead, develop and coach supervisors and production engineers

• Coordinate daily activities to ensure smooth and efficient operations

• Ensure accurate workforce deployment and machine capacity arrangements

• Optimize production utilization and prioritization

• Plan and organize training, competency development and employee development measures

• Facilitate problem-solving processes and promote continuous improvement activities

• Ensure compliance with all quality and safety standards

• Own and drive OEE improvement across CNC lines

• Work closely with Quality, Planning, Maintenance and Production Engineering

• Oversee readiness and execution of NPI, process changes and production ramp-up activities

• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, discipline and continues improvement among the team

• Provide regular updates to management and monitor the assigned KPI’s

Minimum Qualification

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field preferred. Equivalent experience will also be considered.

• Experience in CNC machining, with at least 5 years in a machining industry.

• Minimum 2-3 years in a leadership role (Senior Supervisor/ Lead Engineer).

• Good knowledge of machining principles, tooling, and materials.

Preferred Qualification

• Strong leadership and people management skills

• Good problem-solving and decision-making skills

• Technical understanding in CNC machining

• Good planning, coordination and organizational skills

• Effective communication and cross functional collaboration