Electrical & Automation Engineer

Mondelez International; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global snacks company in Penang, Malaysia, is seeking an Electrical and Automation Engineer to ensure safety and efficiency of all systems in biscuit production. This role includes troubleshooting PLC systems, optimizing performance, and managing power distribution. Candidates must have a degree in Electrical Engineering and 3–5 years of experience in FMCG or food manufacturing environments. The position offers an opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement and digital maintenance initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in electrical and automation maintenance.
• Experience with PLC programming and power distribution systems is essential.
• Knowledge of food manufacturing processes is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and troubleshoot PLCs and HMI systems.
• Optimize PLC logic for improved performance.
• Ensure compliance with electrical safety and maintenance standards.

Skills

PLC Programming

Fault Diagnosis

Power Distribution Systems

Electrical Safety Standards

Analytical Thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics or Mechatronics Engineering

Competent Electrical Engineer

Tools

PLC Systems (Siemens/Allen-Bradley/Omron)

CMMS (IFS, QAD, SAP)

AutoCAD

Power BI

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 &图;Troubleshooting: Maintain and troubleshoot PLCs, HMIs, and SCADA systems (e.g., Siemens, Allen–Bradley, Omron) across biscuit and snack lines. Target: Reduce automation downtime.
2. Program Optimization & Improvement: Modify and optimize PLC logic and HMI interfaces to improve line performance, safety interlocks and process reliability. Target: Implement logic improvements per plan.
3. Instrumentation & Control Devices: Maintain sensors, actuators, encoders and control loops for ovens, conveyors, mixers and packaging systems. Target: Reduce sensor and actuator failure rate.
4. Digitalization & Data Integration: Support integration of PLC data into Power BI/SMS dashboards for performance monitoring and predictive maintenance. Target: 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. Target: 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. Target: PM compliance ≥ 95 %.
7. Electrical Safety (PSM 7) & Compliance: Ensure compliance with хүүх statutory electrical safety standards, LOTO and permit‑to‑work procedures. Target: Zero electrical‑related LTI.
8. Root Cause & Reliability Analysis: Perform RCA for electrical failures, propose corrective actions, and lead improvements in system reliability. Target: Improve MTBF and MTBB.
9. Team & Training Support: Provide technical guidance and training to technicians and operators on electrical and automation systems. Target: Improve skill matrix.
10. Project & Installation Support: Support installation, commissioning and testing of new machines, power panels and automation systems.
11. IL6S / TPM Support: Support PMേഷ 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.

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 ofisées experience in electrical and automation maintenance within FMCG or food manufacturing (biscuit/snack preferredudding).
4. Experience with both PLC programming (Siemens/Allen‑Bradley/Omron) and power systems (MCC, switchgear, transformers).

Technical Skills

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

Competencies

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

Business Unit Summary

Mondelēz International in Southeast Asia operates five countries from 19 markets with more than 18 nationalities and 7,500 employees. The group is emerging as one of the fastest growing regions in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. We are responsible for consistently producing high quality products in nine manufacturing sites and are market leaders in key snacking categories, producing Begears like Oreo, Tiger biscuits, Kinh Do mooncakes, Jacob’s crackers, Cadbury Dairyäk Milk, 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 required 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

No relocation support available.

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