First Line Manager

Nestle; Selangor; On-site; MYR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Selangor, Malaysia seeks a professional to ensure employee safety, product quality, and effective asset performance. The role involves coaching employees, enforcing standard operating procedures, and ensuring the successful implementation of production plans. Candidates should have a degree in Food Sciences or Engineering and relevant experience in food manufacturing. This position promotes a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration within the team.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge in food manufacturing or a degree in Food sciences or engineering.
• Relevant work experience either during or after studies.
• Good attitude to work and ability to interact with people.
• Demonstrated leadership ability by leading a project within a factory environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely deployment of people development plan and assure competencies of the team.
• Enforce compliance to standard operating procedures by all personnel.
• Coach employees to exceed job requirements.
• Ensure that working areas are clean and maintained.
• Provide timely feedback and coaching to individuals and teams.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Problem-solving

People development

Education

Degree in Food Sciences or Engineering

Job description

To ensure Employee Safety, Product Quality and Asset Performance while delivering on time the Shift Production Plan

Ensure the timely deployment of People development plan and assure the competencies of his/her team as per the agreed plan with PM (proper training inc. equipment, safety procedures, hygiene) Enforce strict compliance to standard operating procedures (SOPs) by all personnel within the shift.

Coach employees to fulfil and exceed the requirements of the job through NCE approach

Ensure that the working areas are kept clean and are maintained in working order including all installations in accordance to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

Check and enforce personnel hygiene & safety e.g. protective clothing (uniform), shoe change & hand wash

Support in leading a continuous improvement/employee involvement culture through NCE approach. Drive for excellence and support operators and staff in their tasks.

Provide timely feedback and coaching to individuals and team in order to develop them to their full potential and to achieve objectives in accordance with NCE guidelines. Ensure succession plans and development - coaching of direct reports (where applicable) including development of specific training.

Ensure that there is an adequate distribution of skills to enable production plan to be achieved effectively

Ensure timely launch of new products to the Market as per agreed with the business unit

Ensure adequate maintenance of the installations in coordination with quality, engineering & administration

Key Experiences

• Proved matured knowledge in food manufacturing or degree/Degree in Food sciences or engineering
• Relevant work experience either during or after studies
• Good attitude to work and ability to interact with people
• Demonstration of leadership ability by leading a project within a factory environment
• Demonstration of Leadership skills in positively confronting inappropriate behaviour and using everyday coaching to ensure involvement of the workforce