Team Leader (KL)

Change people’s lives and love what you do! Cochlear develops world-leading medical devices that help people hear. As a top 100 medical device company and market-leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear-branded cochlear implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives.

Change people’s lives and love what you do!  Cochlear develops world-leading medical devices that help people hear. As a top 100 medical device company and market-leader in implantable hearing devices, more people choose a Cochlear-branded cochlear implant system than any other. Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives.

We are seeking for a Team Leader / Shift Team Leader reporting to the Manufacturing Supervisor, to be based in Bangsar South, KL. In this role, the successful Team Leader will manage and coordinate a team of Electronic Assemblers in Manufacturing and providing work direction to the team to ensure repair targets are met.

Key Responsibilities :

The Team Leader will be responsible for the day-to-day activities & the deliverables of the manufacturing set goals on a daily basis. The Team Leader will also be responsible for managing & coaching his/her team’s Cochlear Hear Behaviours.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Managing & providing leadership for manufacturing processes of multiple products at various stages.
• Ensuring workload & line balancing are done in real-time to ensure a consistent quality high throughput.
• Daily set targets are met & the team is utilised effectively & efficiently during any unexpected events.
• Ensuring, ERP (Oracle) transactions are completed by the team in accordance with policy and work instructions in a timely manner.
• Accurate reporting of manufacturing operations’ outcomes in regular basis (i.e. daily/weekly report).
• Involving in audit action plan discussions and implementing of preventative and corrective actions to eliminate future non-conformances.
• Provide constructive feedback to EAs and trainees and all levels of employees in a timely manner.
• Proactively identify and implement process improvements in their respective areas.
• Support the implementation of process/system improvement activities in manufacturing lines.
• Maintaining accurate training records of Electronic Assemblers and identifying training requirements according to the ramp-up plan.
• Performs the final inspection and sign-off for the quality assurance of finish product.

Key Requirements:

• Minimum Degree in Electrical / Electronics engineering or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience managing a team of minimum 15 team members in Manufacturing industry is a MUST for this role.
• ESSENTIAL to have experience in Lean Manufacturing/ 5S background.
• Experience in regular production process/training audits of personnel, tooling and equipment in assigned areas is an added advantage for this role.
• Strong understanding in manufacturing principles is highly essential for this role.
• Demonstrated skills in workflow planning, scheduling and control will be highly desirable for this position. 
• This position requires working evening shifts from 3:15 PM to 11:30 PM.

Cochlear Malaysia provides shared services to support Cochlear’s global operations. The growing team of professionals in Malaysia provides critical support in areas such as IT infrastructure and applications, development and testing, business intelligence development and support, procurement, customer service, service and repairs and returned device analysis engineering.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

Cochlear Malaysia provides shared services to support Cochlear’s global operations. The growing team of professionals in Malaysia provides critical support in areas such as IT infrastructure and applications, development and testing, business intelligence development and support, procurement, customer service, service and repairs and returned device analysis engineering.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

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