Mason & Co Hiring! Full Time Die Casting Manager - Manufacturing in Johor - Ricebowl

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee daily die casting, trimming, tumbling and deburring operations to achieve production targets and customer delivery requirements.
• Manage manpower, machines, materials and equipment to ensure smooth production operations.
• Monitor production output, yield, machine utilisation, downtime and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Resolve daily production, manpower, machine, tooling, material and quality issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity, yield, cycle time, tooling life and operational efficiency.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities in tooling, maintenance, utilities, gas consumption and indirect materials.
• Monitor tooling life and coordinate new tooling fabrication, qualification and improvement activities.
• Work closely with maintenance teams to ensure die casting machines, furnaces and secondary process equipment are properly maintained.
• Lead root-cause analysis, NCMR investigations, customer complaints and 8D corrective actions.
• Ensure production processes comply with product specifications, quality standards and customer requirements.
• Monitor raw materials, WIP, spare parts and production inventory, including excess and ageing stock.
• Support new product launches, casting feasibility studies, tooling trials and design-for-manufacturing activities.
• Establish suitable machine selection and casting parameters, including pressure, speed, temperature and cycle time.
• Work with tooling suppliers and engineering teams to optimise tooling design, gating systems and casting performance.
• Drive improvements to reduce porosity, short filling, flashing, deburring, rework and scrap.
• Lead and manage Casting Engineers, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Maintenance Technicians and production personnel.
• Set team KPIs and manage recruitment, training, coaching and performance evaluations.
• Prepare production performance reports covering OEE, output, yield, machine utilisation, downtime and inventory.
• Support internal, external and customer audits and ensure compliance with ISO, IATF, ISO 13485, RBA and customer-specific requirements.
• Work closely with NPI, Quality, Sales and Customer Service teams to address customer requirements and operational concerns.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant manufacturing experience, including strong exposure to die casting operations.
• At least 3–5 years of experience in a production, engineering or operational leadership position.
• Strong technical knowledge of die casting machines, furnaces, tooling, trimming, tumbling, deburring and secondary processes.
• Experience in casting process optimisation, tooling qualification, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with OEE, machine utilisation, cost of quality, yield improvement, capacity planning and inventory control.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 13485 or RBA requirements will be an advantage.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on, results-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.