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Posted May 27Director, Manufacturing Excellence Transformation - Malaysia Lead
at ResMed
MalaysiaOn-site
Responsibilities
- Operate disciplined governance: stage gates, RAID, decision register, and benefits tracking.
- Drive MES deployment and operational discipline to enable scale Partner with IT/OT and site operations to implement MES foundations and embed consistent execution visibility.
- Establish data/KPI standards and ensure consistent reporting with minimal manual burden.
- Develop high-touch automation + Lighthouse-aligned use cases Build a pipeline of practical, high-touch automation and Lighthouse use cases suited to the Malaysia assembly environment.
- Deliver use cases end-to-end (define → pilot → scale → sustain) with documented standards and training.
- Build and scale a high-performing transformation organisation Recruit/develop Lean, MES/digital, analytics, and automation enablement capability in Malaysia.
- Establish embedded sustainment ownership in operations (champions, standard work owners).
- Build bench strength to support multiple sites/lines as Malaysia grows.
- Deliver change management excellence during rapid growth Own the change system: readiness, training, communications, reinforcement, and sustainment controls.
- Coach leaders as sponsors; build frontline adoption discipline and psychological safety for continuous improvement.
- Proactively manage change saturation and protect performance during ramp.
- Accelerate Lean value creation and quality stability Embed problem solving, standard work, and CI routines to reduce variability and rework drivers.
- Validate productivity/value
Requirements
- Strong MES and IT/OT exposure; ability to partner effectively with engineering, quality, and digital teams.
- experience in Southeast Asia hubs strongly preferred.
Benefits
- Additional information: At Resmed, all employees benefit from a bonus plan, the percentage of which depends on your position within the organisation.
- Working from home flexibility You also have access to a referral bonus and to Resmed's preferred shareholding programme Competitive
Additional details
- We are looking for our future Director, Manufacturing Excellence Transformation - Malaysia Lead to join our Global Manufacturing team.
- The role is based in Johor Bahru with onsite & travels requirements.
- Role purpose Lead the Malaysia Manufacturing Excellence transformation delivery—building the roadmap, team, and adoption system that enables high-touch assembly excellence and high-touch automation, creating Lighthouse-aligned use cases to support Malaysia’s site master plans and rapid network growth.
- Why this role matters Malaysia’s growth agenda requires rapid capability uplift while maintaining safety, quality, and delivery performance.
- This role ensures Manufacturing Excellence becomes the operating system for Malaysia: MES foundations, Lean maturity, disciplined digital routines, and practical high-touch automation use cases—delivered through strong people leadership and change adoption discipline.
- Reporting line and scope Geographic scope: Malaysia manufacturing footprint (existing + growth), aligned to site master plans and ramp timelines.
- People leadership: Build and lead a transformation team and cross-functional squads (direct + matrix).
- Key partnerships: Site Leadership, Operations, Engineering, Quality, IT/OT, Digital, Supply Chain, Finance, and People teams.
- Core accountabilities Own Malaysia's Manufacturing Excellence roadmap from strategy to execution Translate the global Manufacturing Excellence roadmap into a Malaysia plan spanning MES, Lean maturity, digital standardisation, and automation/Lighthouse use cases.
- Sequence delivery to protect operational stability during ramp and expansion.