We are seeking a Senior Industrial Engineering Manager to lead the Industrial Engineering function at our 50,000-square-foot lithium-ion battery production facility in Penang, Malaysia. This role will drive factory capacity, productivity, resource planning, and operational readiness as we scale commercialization of our 3D Silicon™ Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the Industrial Engineering function, set priorities, and develop a high-performing team that supports production and business objectives.
- Own short- and long-term capacity planning, scenario modelling, and constraint analysis to meet demand while maximizing factory utilization.
- Translate production forecasts into equipment, floor space, labour, and capital requirements, with clear assumptions and recommendations for leadership.
- Lead factory capital planning based on loading forecasts, including business case development, budget control, and monitoring of capital utilization and returns.
- Establish and maintain time standards, labour standards, throughput targets, and capacity models using time studies and validated production data.
- Optimize production layouts, material flow, workstations, and ergonomics using Lean manufacturing principles.
- Drive line balancing, bottleneck reduction, cycle-time improvement, equipment utilization, productivity, and manufacturing cost improvements.
- Develop direct and indirect labour plans, shift models, and ramp-up curves aligned with production volume, skills, and operational requirements.
- Lead tool relocation, factory re-layout, and expansion activities while minimizing disruption to safety, quality, delivery, and output.
- Support new product introduction and manufacturing ramp readiness by validating process capacity, offline activities, logistics flow, and resource requirements.
- Establish Industrial Engineering dashboards, data governance, and performance reviews to monitor key operational metrics and improvement actions.
- Partner with Production, Quality, Process, Equipment, Facilities, Supply Chain, Finance, and HR to achieve operational KPIs and deliver sustainable improvements.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related discipline; a master's degree is an advantage.
- At least 10 years of progressive Industrial Engineering experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment, including demonstrated people management experience.
- Proven expertise in capacity planning, resource modelling, capital planning, factory layout, line balancing, time studies, and labour standards.
- Strong knowledge of Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, and structured problem-solving; Lean Six Sigma certification is preferred.
- Experience in battery, semiconductor, electronics, or other advanced manufacturing environments is preferred.
- Strong analytical capability and proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data visualization tools; experience with statistical analysis tools is an advantage.
- Proficiency in AutoCAD or equivalent factory layout software; familiarity with MES and ERP systems is an advantage.
- Strong leadership, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across functions and levels.
- Ability to manage competing priorities, make data-driven decisions, and deliver results in a fast-paced manufacturing ramp environment.
Enovix is an equal opportunity employer.
