Sr. Mgr, Asia Logistics Automation Maintenance

The group you’ll be a part of

The Global Operations Group brings information systems, facilities, supply chain, logistics, and high-volume manufacturing together to drive the engine of our global business operations. We help Lam deliver industry-leading solutions with speed and efficiency, while actively supporting the resilient and profitable growth of Lam's business.

The impact you’ll make

The Senior Manager, Asia Maintenance Engineering leads the maintenance and reliability engineering function across Asia operations. The role is accountable for developing and executing the regional maintenance strategy to improve equipment availability, reliability, safety, cost and operational performance.
The position leads maintenance engineering teams and works closely with Operations, Industrial Engineering, Facilities, EHS, IT and global engineering teams. It establishes common maintenance standards across Asia sites, strengthens preventive and predictive maintenance capabilities, develops technical talent, and drives the transition from reactive maintenance toward a reliability-centered, data-driven maintenance organization.
The role also supports new equipment and automation deployment, ensuring maintainability, spare-parts strategy, technical documentation and lifecycle support are established before operational handover. This role to be based in Penang, Batu Kawan.

What you’ll do

Regional Maintenance Strategy

• Define and lead the Asia maintenance and reliability strategy, roadmap, and operating model.
• Establish consistent maintenance standards, governance, KPIs, and best practices across regional sites.
  
  

Equipment Reliability & Maintenance

• Lead reliability improvement for production, logistics automation, and material-handling equipment.
• Establish preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs to improve equipment uptime and availability.
  
  

Maintenance Organization & Capability

• Lead and develop maintenance managers, engineers, supervisors, and technicians across the region.
• Establish technical training, certification, competency matrices, and succession plans for critical roles.
  
  

Preventive & Predictive Maintenance

• Standardize preventive maintenance strategies and frequencies based on equipment criticality, performance, and failure history.
• Expand predictive maintenance methods, including vibration, thermal, electrical, and condition monitoring.
  
  

Automation & New Equipment Introduction

• Represent Maintenance Engineering in new equipment, automation, and expansion projects.
• Define maintainability, accessibility, diagnostics, and service requirements during equipment design.
  
  

Spare Parts & Lifecycle Management

• Develop regional critical-spares and equipment lifecycle strategies.
• Optimize spare-parts inventory based on criticality, lead time, and operational risk.
  
  

Vendor & Service Management

• Manage OEMs, system integrators, and maintenance service providers.
• Establish SLAs, performance metrics, warranty requirements, and service expectations.
  
  

Performance, Cost & Digitalization

• Establish regional maintenance dashboards and KPI reviews covering downtime, availability, MTBF, MTTR, OEE, and PM compliance.
• Manage maintenance operating budgets and support CapEx planning.
  
  

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Drive safe maintenance practices, including LOTO, machine guarding, and EHS requirements.
• Ensure compliance with company standards, quality requirements, and applicable local regulations.
  
  

Regional & Global Collaboration

• Partner with Operations, IE, Facilities, EHS, IT, Procurement, Finance, and other key stakeholders.
• Standardize maintenance practices and drive cross-site benchmarking across Asia.
  
  

Who we’re looking for

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing or Systems Engineering, or a related field.
• A master's degree (MSc, MBA or MEng) is preferred.
  Experience
• 12 or more years of industrial engineering experience in manufacturing, warehousing, logistics or supply chain.
• At least 5 years leading engineering teams and managing people.
• A track record of large improvement and automation projects with measurable results.
• Experience in semiconductor, high-tech or similar regulated industries is an advantage.
  Technical skills
• Strong command of Lean, Six Sigma, work measurement, capacity planning and facility layout design.
• Hands-on experience with WMS/ERP systems (such as SAP EWM or Oracle) and warehouse automation.
• Skilled with simulation and design tools (such as FlexSim, AnyLogic or AutoCAD) and data analysis tools (such as Excel, Power BI, SQL or Python).
• Familiar with maintenance management systems and reliability practices.

Preferred qualifications

Certifications (preferred)

• Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt
• PMP or an equivalent project management certification
• APICS / ASCM (CPIM or CSCP)

Core competencies

• Strategic thinking and sound business judgment
• Leading people and developing talent
• Analytical problem solving
• Managing change and influencing stakeholders
• Strong communication and presentation skills, including with senior leaders
• Results focus and accountability
• Working well across cultures and regions

Working conditions

• Works in both office and warehouse settings, sometimes on the floor in production areas.
• Some regional or international travel.

Our commitment

We believe it is important for every person to feel valued, included, and empowered to achieve their full potential. By bringing unique individuals and viewpoints together, we achieve extraordinary results.

Lam Research ("Lam" or the "Company") is an equal opportunity employer. Lam is committed to and reaffirms support of equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination in employment policies, practices and procedures on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. It is the Company's intention to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination against applicants or employees.

Lam offers a variety of work location models based on the needs of each role. Our hybrid roles combine the benefits of on-site collaboration with colleagues and the flexibility to work remotely and fall into two categories – On-site Flex and Virtual Flex. ‘On-site Flex’ you’ll work 3+ days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, with the opportunity to work remotely for the balance of the week. ‘Virtual Flex’ you’ll work 1-2 days per week on-site at a Lam or customer/supplier location, and remotely the rest of the time.