Head of Engineering

Kawan Food Manufacturing Sdn Bhd; Selangor; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Gym facilities

Parking

Hospitalization insurance

Group personal accident

Job summary

Kawan Food Berhad in Malaysia seeks an experienced Engineering Leader to drive the engineering function, set strategy, and build a high-performance team. You will guide policy, process, and KPI-driven improvements across all sites, ensuring EHS, quality and cost targets are met.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to optimize contracts, manage budgets and deliver value through strategic engineering initiatives, with a focus on sustainable practices and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and management capabilities.
• Experience optimizing teams and processes for performance and cost reductions.
• Excellent relationship management and stakeholder negotiation skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and influencing abilities.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Overall responsibility for Engineering activities across the business
• Create and implement best practice engineering vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance
• Ensure that engineering strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality and delivery targets and which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market
• Take ownership of the engineering policy, guidelines and any associated documents
• Initiate and develop creative and innovative engineering processes
• Providing technical support to the business development, estimating and onsite engineering teams
• Overseeing all aspects of build design, from contract award to handover
• Support project management to cross functional activity required for project execution
• Working closely with Purchasing Head to ensure all external contracts are regularly reviewed to ensure best value
• Report on Engineering activities on a regular basis to the Senior Management team, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of the relevant Key Performance Indicators
• Ensure that Environmental, Health and Safety, engineering and quality standards and procedures are adhered to
• Provide leadership to departments under control and coach, mentor and develop direct reports and manage a high performing team that delivers continuous improvement, added value and cost reductions
• Set department KPI and monitor ongoing progress and performance
• Ensure strong communication between teams under leadership to facilitate exchange of information and in order to implement change and improvements
• Establish strategy and best practices for staff to ensure achievement of overall business objectives. Work with the Engineering team to translate site strategy into specific annual performance goals and departmental objectives, including KPIs, and to track them Financial Budget and Control
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance
• Work collaboratively, negotiate and engage with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the engineering strategy
• Review environmental strategies that impact on future ways of operating and ensure implementation where possible
• Review the use of technological systems that support a more environmentally friendly approach
• Ensure environmental audits for engineering activities are carried out
• Review opportunities to be as environmentally friendly as possible

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Engineering strategy

Cross-functional

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

Overall responsibility for Engineering activities across the business

Create and implement best practice engineering vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance

Ensure that engineering strategies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality and delivery targets and which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market

Take ownership of the engineering policy, guidelines and any associated documents

Initiate and develop creative and innovative engineering processes

General and Task Management

Providing technical support to the business development, estimating and onsite engineering teams

Responsible for overseeing all aspects of build design, from contract award to handover

Support project management to cross functional activity required for project execution

Working closely with Purchasing Head to ensure all external contracts are regularly reviewed to ensure best value

Report on Engineering activities on a regular basis to the Senior Management team, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of the relevant Key Performance Indicators

Ensure that Environmental, Health and Safety, engineering and quality standards and procedures are adhered to

People Management

Provide leadership to departments under control and coach, mentor and develop direct reports and manage a high performing team that delivers continuous improvement, added value and cost reductions

Set department KPI and monitor ongoing progress and performance

Ensure strong communication between teams under leadership to facilitate exchange of information and in order to implement change and improvements

Ensure that the function operates in accordance with any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and visitors

Establish strategy and best practices for staff to ensure achievement of overall business objectives. Work with the Engineering team to translate site strategy into specific annual performance goals and departmental objectives. including KPIs, and to track them Financial Budget and Control

Relationship Management

Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance

Work collaboratively, negotiate and engage with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the engineering strategy

Environmental & Sustainability Governance

Review environmental strategies that impact on future ways of operating and ensure implementation where possible

Review the use of technological systems that support a more environmentally friendly approach

Ensure environmental audits for engineering activities are carried out

Review opportunities to be as environmentally friendly as possible

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Candidate must possess at least Bachelor Degree in Engineering field.

Preferably with minimum 5 years’ experience in the same capacity.

Proven leadership and management skills with the ability to optimize team performance and development

Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage, negotiate and manage key stakeholders and suppliers

Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills

Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities

Results orientated with ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines

Commercially and financially astute with experience of managing budgets

Technical mindset

An appreciation of and an ability to positively resolve issues arising from different cultures

Demonstrable experience of leading an engineering function with a proven track record in strategic engineering leadership delivering effective engineering strategies, policies, processes and systems

Ability to add value, reduce costs and make business improvements

Proven project management and supplier experience

Sound knowledge and technical understanding of automotive processes, components and design techniques

Applicants must be willing to be based in Pulau Indah, Klang

Kawan Food Berhad

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