Total 3 Manager level Manufacturing / Production job vacancies in Penang

Role Overview

The Cost Manager will be responsible for delivering full lifecycle cost management services for a large‑scale advanced manufacturing facility construction project.

The role focuses on ensuring cost certainty, commercial control, and value optimisation across complex construction works, including CSA, MEP, cleanroom environments, and process infrastructure. You will work in a highly technical, fast‑paced environment supporting the delivery of mission‑critical facilities to exacting quality and operational standards.

Key Responsibilities

Cost Planning & Pre‑Contract Services

• Prepare and manage cost estimates, feasibility studies, and detailed cost plans across all project stages.
• Provide cost advice during design development, including materials, construction methodologies, and high‑tech facility requirements.
• Support value engineering initiatives to optimise cost, performance, and constructability.

Procurement & Tender Management

• Prepare tender documentation for CSA, MEP, and specialist packages.
• Manage tender processes including tender clarifications, evaluation, commercial analysis, and recommendations.
• Support procurement strategies aligned with fast‑track and complex project delivery environments.

Post‑Contract Cost Management

• Manage variations, change control, and claim assessments throughout construction.
• Review contractor progress claims and certify interim payments.
• Maintain cost tracking, forecasting, and reporting to ensure alignment with approved budgets.
• Support final account negotiation and project close‑out.

Cost Reporting & Financial Control

• Prepare regular cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and financial updates.
• Identify cost risks, trends, and mitigation measures.
• Ensure compliance with project financial governance and reporting standards.

Technical & Project Coordination

• Work closely with project teams across CSA, MEP, cleanroom, and process system scopes.
• Support coordination between engineering, construction, and procurement functions.
• Provide commercial input during design coordination and site meetings.

Stakeholder Management

• Liaise with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams to ensure alignment on project objectives.
• Participate in key project meetings and contribute to decision‑making from a commercial perspective.

Governance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with project controls, procedures, and audit requirements.
• Identify and proactively manage cost and commercial risks.
• Maintain accuracy and transparency in all cost management deliverabl

Role Overview

The Assistant Cost Manager will support the delivery of cost management services for a large‑scale advanced manufacturing facility construction project.

Working as part of a commercial team, this role will assist in managing cost planning, procurement, and financial control across CSA, MEP, and specialist systems within a highly technical, fast‑paced project environment. This is an excellent opportunity for early‑career professionals to gain exposure to mission‑critical and high‑tech construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

Cost Planning & Estimation Support

• Assist in the preparation of cost estimates, feasibility studies, and cost plans across different project stages.
• Support cost benchmarking and data analysis for key construction and engineering packages.
• Assist in providing cost input during design development and value engineering exercises.

Procurement & Tendering

• Support the preparation and issuance of tender documentation for CSA, MEP, and specialist works.
• Assist in managing tender queries, document control, and communication with bidders.
• Support tender evaluation through cost comparison, analysis, and reporting.

Post‑Contract Cost Management

• Assist in managing variations, change control processes, and cost tracking.
• Support the review of contractor progress claims and interim valuations.
• Maintain accurate cost records, logs, and financial documentation.

Reporting & Financial Control

• Assist in preparing cost reports, cash flow forecasts, and financial updates.
• Track project expenditure and highlight any potential cost risks or variances.
• Support compliance with project financial governance and reporting standards.

Technical & Project Coordination

• Work closely with project teams across CSA, MEP, and technical systems to support cost alignment.
• Assist in attending design, coordination, and site meetings.
• Support integration of cost information across engineering and construction activities.

Stakeholder Support

• Assist in liaising with project managers, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
• Support effective communication and coordination across the project team.
• Provide administrative and commercial support to senior cost management staff.

Governance & Documentation

• Ensure all cost management documentation is accurate, complete, and up to date.
• Support adherence to project procedures, governance frameworks, and audit requirements.
• Contribute to capturing project data, lessons learned, and cost benchmarks.

• Perform all tasks assigned by the immediate superior in accordance to the specifications and schedule.
• Plan and organize use of resources effectively to meet OEE, productivity, internal failure cost target.
• Work with all levels of the organization to improve quality levels, providing customer with “Zero Defect Product” and “100% On-Time Delivery”.
• To translate the company’s objective into department goals and ensure the goals are cascaded to Production line leader and operator levels.
• Create an environment that is culturally embedded in a “Quality First” mentality.
• To maintain records for all downtime and to clinically analyze the lost opportunity for improvement.
• To initiate project, evaluation and study for capacity and quality improvement.
• To follow up and summarize the entire pilot builds failure into “OPEN POINT LIST”.
• Instill a continuous improvement mentality to production line leader and operator level.
• Establish performance indicators and evaluate production line leader and operator level.
• To Lead “CIP” production daily management meeting.
• To liaise with TEF group for improvement.
• To perform the production line process confirmation.
• To provide support and guidance to line leaders, technicians and operators on their daily tasks.
• To ensure production line leaders, technicians and operators follow quality control procedure and all the BPS activities and procedures.
• Review line leaders, technicians and operators performance on quarterly basic and provide Guidance to improve his/her performance.
• Coordinate and follow up various departments to ensure smooth execution day to day activities.
• Responsible for year end physical inventory count.
• Enforce safety and 5’S activity assigned by superior.
• To evaluated and prepared year end GPD for subordinates.
• Any other duties assigned by the immediate superior from time to time.