Assistant Manager, Production

Kawan Food Manufacturing Sdn Bhd; Selangor; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Gym

Parking

Insurance

Job summary

Kawan Food Berhad invites applications for a senior production role focused on overseeing manufacturing processes, improving OEE, and ensuring safety and quality compliance. You will lead, train, and coordinate with engineering to sustain high productivity while controlling costs.

The role requires a strong leadership mindset, expertise in HACCP/GMP and ISO 22000, and at least five years in food manufacturing. A Bachelor’s degree or higher is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree/PG Diploma/Professional Degree required in Engineering (Industrial) or Food Science/Technology or equivalent.
• Solid knowledge of BRC standards and ISO 22000.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in manufacturing/food production.

Responsibilities

• Oversee manufacturing processes to monitor and improve OEE (availability, performance, quality).
• Lead and train production teams to achieve optimum productivity and high morale.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards (Halal, GMP, HACCP, DOSH, DOE).
• Coordinate with engineering for maintenance and improvements on machines/lines.
• Prepare regular production reports and participate in management meetings.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational skills

Planning

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering (Industrial) / Food Science / Food Technology or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Assist production manager to oversee the overall manufacturing processes to monitor and track overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) in terms of availability, performance and quality in utilization of man power, machine efficiency and materials in production. Identify operational losses, benchmarking progress, improve the productivity and yet reduce the cost of overall production operations.

Assist production manager to set up individual lines’ structure with clear procedures on communications, scope of work, standard operating manuals, procurement and approvals, guidelines, report and meeting.

Assist production manager to strategize and direct the planning of production activities in assigned production lines to meet delivery dates according to sales forecast, planning and/or customers' orders while meeting standards of safety and quality. Identify challenges and perform root cause analysis for variation and recommend for solutions accordingly.

Proactively and continuously review and monitor output productivity as well as current man power deployment, production processes and practices to find continuous improvements in procedures, methods, effectiveness and resource utilization for low-cost conversion.

Analyze operational incidents and make recommendations or changes in policies/procedures to prevent future occurrence for achieving higher productivity in production lines.

Lead, motivate, train and upgrade the technical and production skills of the production team to achieve optimum productivity.

Provide strong leadership to production team, ensure high morale, teamwork, good employee relations, and promote team collaboration across the organization.

Ensure production activities are in compliance to standard of safety policies: Halal, GMP, HACCP, DOSH, DOE and all other statutory requirements.

Work with relevant departments to eliminate production problems, improve and maintain a high-quality level and spearhead action plans.

Collaborate with engineering team for the implementation of machine/production line maintenance and if any improvement projects.

Assist in the execution of R&D initiatives to improve recipes, reduce cost and introduce new product when necessary.

Attend weekly/monthly meetings and prepare daily/monthly reports as requested.

Carry out other duties and tasks as directed by the Management in line with competencies and activities associated with any of the above processes.

Job Requirement

Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree in Engineering (Industrial) / Food Science / Food Technology or equivalent.

Must have solid knowledge in BRC standards and ISO 22000.

At least 5 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.

Possess excellent organizational, planning and management skills; outstanding interpersonal, teamwork skills as well as analytical, problem solving and presentation skills.

Demonstrated leadership capabilities and have a strong knowledge of HACCP & GMP procedures.

Demonstrate a working proficiency with MS Office applications.

Kawan Food Berhad, is one of Malaysia's leading exporter and largest manufacturer of frozen Asian food delicacies. We are all about providing our consumers with authentic, safe and highest quality products at affordable price, while making a difference in the lives of our shareholders, consumers, business partners, employees and the community. What has enable Kawan Food Berhad to achieve market leadership is an unwavering commitment to the values of excellence, innovation, reliability, growth, fariness and good citizenship.

Kawan Food Berhad, is one of Malaysia's leading exporter and largest manufacturer of frozen Asian food delicacies. We are all about providing our consumers with authentic, safe and highest quality products at affordable price, while making a difference in the lives of our shareholders, consumers, business partners, employees and the community. What has enable Kawan Food Berhad to achieve market leadership is an unwavering commitment to the values of excellence, innovation, reliability, growth, fariness and good citizenship.

Perks and benefits

• Medical
• Sports (e.g. Gym)
• Parking
• Hospitalization and Group Personal Accident Insura