UB Group is a pioneer in smart manufacturing and warehouse solutions with over 30 years of innovation and industry experience. Supported by its own R&D team, the company helps global manufacturers accelerate Industry 4.0 adoption through digital backbone integration, material flow systems, warehouse automation, and AI-driven technologies. UB Group is driven by a team of innovators, engineers, and problem-solvers who are passionate about building smarter, faster, and more sustainable factories. The company promotes a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and professional growth, where every team member contributes to shaping the future of manufacturing.
Role Description: this is a full-time, on-site role based in Batu Kawan, Penang, Malaysia.
- Lead various projects and assume full responsibility for achieving technical compliance, cost targets, performance goals and deadlines.
- Develop detailed projects plans following process guidelines (activities, resource allocation, component parts lead times, detailed calculations, etc) and ensure project teams are identified and assigned.
- Initiate, monitor and finalize projects, including meeting internal and external milestones, coordinating meetings (customer and supplier), preparing reports and analyses, implementing corrective actions, identifying resources, managing risks, documentation, and acceptance tests. (include quality assurance checklist).
- Manage projects through installation acceptance by customers and training of their personnel.
- Coordinate activities across multidisciplinary teams responsible for design, sourcing, fabrication and assembly, subcontracting, FSE and training for projects.
- Identify and manage project resources and materials requirements. Propose internal measures to enhance efficiency (productivity, quality, lead times, costs, etc).
- Review weekly/monthly timeline update and job costing to assess the impact of applied measures on project delay, product costs and conduct detailed analysis and contingency plans for any gaps related.
- Perform daily progress checks on work completed with FSE team, take corrective actions as needed.
- Prepare and submit comprehensive project reports to the BD Manager (Business Development) after each project, detailing experiences and significant observations.
- Maintain and update project-related indicators to track progress and complete, generate all required reports as per quality instructions and buy off processes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related fields) or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years of project management experience, preferably in automation, robotics, or industrial systems.
- Strong knowledge of automation systems, PLCs, robotics, and smart manufacturing technologies.
- Proficiency in project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, PMP/PRINCE2 certification is a plus).
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and decision-making skills.
- Experience working with clients in the semiconductor, electronics, or automotive sectors is an advantage.
- Willing to travel for client meetings and project execution when required.
- Possess strong communication and written skills in English, Bahasa Malaysia. Ability to speak / converse in Mandarin will be an added advantage as this is required to communicate with various stakeholders.
- Knowledge of technical engineering (2D/ 3D drawing), layout drawing, analytical thinking, problem solving, possess excellent interpersonal skills and well versed in Microsoft Offices.