Electrical and Automation Engineer

Mondelēz International; Kapar; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global snack company is seeking an Electrical Engineer in Kapar, Malaysia, to ensure high reliability and efficiency of electrical systems across production areas. You will be responsible for maintaining PLCs and power distribution systems, implementing improvements, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and have 3–5 years of experience, particularly in the FMCG or food manufacturing sector. This role contributes significantly to smooth plant operations and safety compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in electrical maintenance in FMCG or food manufacturing.
• Experience with Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Omron PLC programming.
• Capability in troubleshooting PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems.
• Modify and optimize PLC logic and HMI interfaces.
• Plan and execute preventive maintenance for electrical equipment.

Skills

PLC & HMI programming

Power distribution systems understanding

VFD/servo drive systems

Energy monitoring systems

Data analysis (Excel, Power BI)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechatronics Engineering

Competent Electrical Engineer registration

Tools

CMMS (IFS, QAD, SAP, or EAM)

AutoCAD for electrical drawings

Job description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

You play an important role in the department, responsible for ensuring high reliability, safety, and efficiency of all electrical and automation systems across the biscuit and snack production areas. This role covers both power distribution systems and PLC/automation controls, focusing on maintaining equipment uptime, supporting continuous improvement, and driving digital maintenance initiatives. The position requires strong troubleshooting capability, analytical skill, and close collaboration with maintenance, production, and safety teams to ensure smooth plant operations.

Job Description:

1. PLC / HMI Maintenance & Troubleshooting: Maintain and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems (e.g., Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Omron) across biscuit and snack lines. - Automation downtime.
2. Program Optimization & Improvement: Modify and optimize PLC logic and HMI interfaces to improve line performance, safety interlocks, and process reliability. - Implementation of logic improvements per plan.
3. Instrumentation & Control Devices: Maintain sensors, actuators, encoders, and control loops for ovens, conveyors, mixers, and packaging systems. - Sensor and actuator failure rate reduction.
4. Digitalization & Data Integration: Support integration of PLC data into Power BI / MES dashboards for performance monitoring and predictive maintenance. - Real-time line data accuracy (PM 5 Ready).
5. Power Distribution System Maintenance: Manage and maintain plant LV/MV electrical systems, including MCC panels, switchboards, transformers, and generators. - Electrical system uptime ≥ 99%.
6. Preventive & Predictive Maintenance: Plan and execute PM activities for electrical equipment (switchgears, drives, motors, VFDs) in coordination with maintenance planners. - PM compliance ≥ 95%.
7. Electrical Safety (PSM7) & Compliance: Ensure compliance with statutory electrical safety standards, LOTO, and permit-to-work (PTW) procedures. - Zero electrical-related LTI.
8. Root Cause & Reliability Analysis: Perform RCA for electrical failures, propose corrective actions, and lead improvements in system reliability. – MTBF and MTBB improvement.
9. Team & Training Support: Provide technical guidance and training to technicians and operators on electrical and automation systems. - Skill matrix improvement.
10. Project & Installation Support: Support installation, commissioning, and testing of new machines, power panels, and automation systems.
11. IL6S / TPM Support: Support PM and AM pillars in IL6S for loss elimination and reliability improvement.
12. Documentation & CMMS: Update maintain up-to-date electrical drawings, single-line diagrams (SLD), and PLC program backups in CMMS.

More about this role

Requirements:

1. Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Mechatronics Engineering.
2. Competent Electrical Engineer registered with the Board of Engineers under the Registration of Engineers Act 1967.
3. Minimum 3–5 years of experience in electrical and automation maintenance within FMCG or food manufacturing (biscuit/snack preferred).
4. Experience with both PLC programming (Siemens / Allen-Bradley / Omron) and power systems (MCC, switchgear, transformers).

Technical Skills:

1. Proficient in PLC & HMI programming, fault diagnosis, and logic optimization. Siemens and AB System Preferred.
2. Strong understanding of power distribution systems (LV/MV), load management, and electrical protection systems.
3. Skilled in VFD/servo drive systems, instrumentation, and control devices.
4. Familiar with energy monitoring systems and predictive tools (thermography, insulation resistance testing).
5. Proficient in CMMS (IFS, QAD, SAP, or EAM), AutoCAD for electrical drawings, and data analysis tools (Excel, Power BI).

Competencies:

1. Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.
2. Excellent communication and teamwork with production, QA, and utilities.
3. High commitment to safety, food compliance, and continuous improvement.
4. Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
5. Proficiency on various digital productivity tools i.e. Microsoft Power Apps, Power BI, SCADA, Quickbase.
6. Exposure to IL6S / TPM or Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) preferred.

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International in Southeast Asia is in five countries serving 19 markets with more than 18 nationalities and 7,500 employees. This group is emerging as one of the fastest growing regions in Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and we are proud of consistently producing high quality products in nine manufacturing sites. We are market leaders in key snacking categories, making and selling brands like Oreo and Tiger biscuits, Kinh Do mooncakes, Jacob’s crackers, Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate, Tang powdered beverage, Halls candy and Eden cheese. We set the benchmark in being a responsible business and contributing to the communities in which we operate.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type: Regular Manufacturing support Manufacturing