OPERATOR (MALAYSIA)

DXN Holdings Bhd; Alor Setar; On-site; MYR 20,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Education support

Meal Allowances

Travel Allowances

Long Service A

Job summary

DXN Holdings Bhd is seeking a laboratory assistant to support daily lab activities and nursery operations at its Alor Setar, Kedah facility. You will prepare media, maintain equipment, and assist in plant tissue culture processes to ensure quality and traceability.

The role involves routine housekeeping, data recording, compliance with SOPs, and teamwork in a busy agricultural lab environment. Training will be provided, with opportunities to learn across lab, nursery, and cultivation tasks.

Qualifications

• Minimum SPM or equivalent.
• Higher education in Agriculture field is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Prepare laboratory equipment, materials, and consumables required for daily operation.
• Maintain laboratory readiness through proper organisation, cleaning, and maintenance of equipment, work areas, and facilities.
• Perform routine laboratory housekeeping activities.
• Perform plant tissue culture activities, including culture initiation and culture transfer (subculturing).
• Prepare stock solutions and culture media according to established SOPs.
• Involve in monitoring culture growth and maintaining proper culture handling practices.
• Involve in decontamination activities for contaminated cultures, laboratory equipment, and work areas.
• Involve in cleaning, washing, and preparing culture bottles and laboratory glassware for sterilisation and reuse.
• Involve in nursery operations, including plantlet transfer, preparation of planting substrates, and acclimatisation activities.
• Involve in routine plant maintenance, monitoring, and assessment of plant growth performance.
• Support nursery housekeeping activities to maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Involve in recording and maintaining accurate laboratory data, including culture observations, production records, and contamination monitoring.
• Involve in the preparation, labelling, and organization of culture materials to ensure proper identification and traceability.

Skills

Lab operations

Plant tissue culture

SOP adherence

Teamwork

Communication

Education

SPM or equivalent

Higher education in Agriculture

Tools

Sterilisation equipment

Culture media preparation tools

Job description

Responsibilities -Prepare laboratory equipment, materials, and consumables required for daily operation.

• Maintain laboratory readiness through proper organisation,cleaning, and maintenance of equipment, work areas, and facilities.
• Perform routine laboratory housekeeping activities.
• Perform plant tissue culture activities, including culture initiation and culture transfer (subculturing).
• Prepare stock solutions and culture media according to established SOPs.
• Involve in monitoring culture growth and maintaining proper culture handling practices.
• Involve in decontamination activities for contaminated cultures, laboratory equipment, and work areas.
• Involve in cleaning, washing, and preparing culture bottles and laboratory glassware for sterilisation and reuse.
• Involve in nursery operations, including plantlet transfer, preparation of planting substrates, and acclimatisation activities.
• Involve in routine plant maintenance, monitoring, and assessment of plant growth performance.
• Support nursery housekeeping activities to maintain a safe and clean environment.
• Involve in recording and maintaining accurate laboratory data, including culture observations, production records, and contamination monitoring.
• Involve in the preparation, labelling, and organization of culture materials to ensure proper identification and traceability.

Requirements Qualification and Education:

• Minimum SPM or equivalent.
• Higher education in Agriculture field is an added advantage.

Experience:

• Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.
• Previous experience in laboratory or agriculture environment is an advantage.
• On-job training will be provided.

Technical Knowledge / Skills:

• Basic knowledge of laboratory cleanliness and housekeeping.
• Able to follow SOPs, work instructions, and safety procedures.
• Able to perform repetitive tasks with consistency and accuracy.
• Able to work for extended periods in a seated laboratory environment.
• Good teamwork and communication skills.
• Positive attitude with willingness to support operational requirements.
• Maintains good discipline, reliability, and commitment to quality work.
• Flexible and willing to assist in laboratory, nursery, cleaning, and other operational activities when required.

Additional Information Country: MALAYSIA Department: (FARM)RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURE Work Location: No. 312, Jalan BSG 11, Bandar Stargate, 05400 Alor Setar Kedah Attachment: View Attachment External Link: Copy

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DXN is an internationally renowned company, founded in 1993 by Datuk Lim Siow Jin, with headquarters in Malaysia, marketing Ganoderma as its core Business products. DXN Holdings Bhd is a public listed investment holding and management company of DXN Group of Companies. The core business activities of DXN include the cultivation, manufacturing and marketing of health-oriented and wellness products.

The DXN Integrated Ganoderma Farm is located at Kedah, Malaysia covering nearly 34 hectars of land area. Through expansion of its business worldwide, DXN established factories in other countries around the world such as factories in China, India, Indonesia and Mexico to help in meeting the huge growing demand from the domestic and overseas market.

With a solid foundation and sustainable development, DXN has rapidly diversified into other business activities, which include property, information technology, etc. In its core business of direct selling, the rapid global expansion of DXN is recognized internationally by its immense growth of members world-wide and its footholds in key strategic locations. To date, DXN has penetrated into more than 180 countries and more than 79 branches across the globe.

DXN is an internationally renowned company, founded in 1993 by Datuk Lim Siow Jin, with headquarters in Malaysia, marketing Ganoderma as its core Business products. DXN Holdings Bhd is a public listed investment holding and management company of DXN Group of Companies. The core business activities of DXN include the cultivation, manufacturing and marketing of health-oriented and wellness products.

The DXN Integrated Ganoderma Farm is located at Kedah, Malaysia covering nearly 34 hectars of land area. Through expansion of its business worldwide, DXN established factories in other countries around the world such as factories in China, India, Indonesia and Mexico to help in meeting the huge growing demand from the domestic and overseas market.

With a solid foundation and sustainable development, DXN has rapidly diversified into other business activities, which include property, information technology, etc. In its core business of direct selling, the rapid global expansion of DXN is recognized internationally by its immense growth of members world-wide and its footholds in key strategic locations. To date, DXN has penetrated into more than 180 countries and more than 79 branches across the globe.

Perks and benefits Medical Education support Meal Allowances, Travel Allowances, Long Service A