Central Kitchen Manager (Bakery)

Private Advertiser; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance coverage

Statutory contributions and leave

Job summary

Private Advertiser is establishing a bakery central kitchen in Shah Alam and seeks an experienced production leader to build systems and manage a 50–70 person team. You will work with Singapore colleagues during setup to ensure safe, compliant and efficient operations.

You will own planning, procedures, staffing, scheduling, quality controls, and cost management as production scales and deliveries expand to outlets.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in bakery, pastry or food production.
• 3+ years leading a central kitchen or production team.
• Strong production planning, manpower management, inventory and delivery coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan the production layout, equipment, storage and workflow.
• Develop procedures for receiving, production, packing, cleaning, stock control and dispatch.
• Plan manpower and shifts; participate in hiring, onboarding and training.
• Set standards for productivity, quality and safe working practices.
• Turn outlet orders and forecasts into daily and weekly schedules; manage capacity and output.
• Scale recipes with bakery head to maintain product quality.
• Coordinate with procurement on ingredient availability.
• Monitor inventory, yields, wastage, labour use and production costs; act on variances.
• Plan packing and dispatch with logistics and outlets; resolve shortages and quality concerns.
• Establish food hygiene, allergen, temperature and traceability controls; ensure workplace safety.
• Prepare facility for food safety programmes (MeSTI, GMP, HACCP) as directed.
• Coordinate with Halal team on production controls and certification preparation.
• Engage with authorities and councils on requirements, site visits and inspections.
• Work with local authorities during inspections.

Skills

8+ years bakery/food production

3+ years central kitchen leadership

production planning

inventory control

cost management

Tools

ERP system

Job description

We are an established F&B group building a new bakery central kitchen to supply our growing network of outlets. Starting from an empty facility, you will help turn the site into a safe, organised and reliable production operation, with support from our Singapore team during setup.

You will lead a planned team of approximately 50-70 employees once operations scale up. We are looking for someone who can build practical systems, lead people on the production floor and keep products moving to outlets on time.

What you will own

Plan the production layout, equipment, storage and workflow.

Develop practical procedures for receiving, production, packing, cleaning, stock control and dispatch.

Plan manpower and shifts; take part in hiring, onboarding and training.

Set clear standards for productivity, quality and safe working practices.

Turn outlet orders and forecasts into daily and weekly schedules. Manage capacity, output and product consistency as demand grows.

Work with bakery head to scale recipes and maintain consistent product quality.

Work with Procurement on ingredient availability.

Monitor inventory, yields, wastage, labour use and production costs, and act on variances.

Plan packing and dispatch with the logistics and outlet teams to ensure accurate, on-time deliveries. Resolve shortages, returns and quality concerns.

Establish food hygiene, allergen, temperature and traceability controls, along with workplace safety measures for bakery equipment and production activities.

Prepare the facility for the food safety programme according to the direction of the company, such as MeSTI, GMP or HACCP.

Work with the appointed Halal team on production controls and Halal certification preparation.

Coordinate with internal teams, government authorities and local councils on applicable requirements, site visits and inspection findings.

What you bring

At least 8 years' experience in bakery, pastry or food production, including 3 years leading a central kitchen or production team.

Experience launching a facility, expanding production capacity, or managing a bakery central kitchen or multi-outlet supply operation.

Strong production planning, manpower management, inventory and delivery coordination skills.

Practical experience implementing documented food safety-based controls. Experience with MeSTI, HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000 or Malaysian Halal certification is an advantage.

Working knowledge of Malaysian food hygiene, premises and occupational safety requirements, with confidence communicating during local authority inspections (eg: JAKIM, DOSH, JTK or BOMBA).

Experience managing foreign worker and related Immigration requirements and inspection is an advantage.

Proficient in spoken and written Bahasa Malaysia, for dealing with local authorities and local employees.

Comfortable managing production costs - labour, yields and wastage - against budget, ideally with ERP or similar system experience.

Willingness to work on site during setup and accommodate early shifts, weekends or public holidays according to the production schedule.

Experience in a structured bakery chain, managing growth across multiple outlets, or working with imported ingredients and equipment is an advantage.

Willing to be based at Impian Alam, Shah Alam.

• Medical and insurance coverage, plus applicable statutory contributions and leave. Further employment terms will be discussed during selection.