Plant General Manager

Businesslist; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Businesslist seeks a senior Operations Director to provide strategic and operational leadership for a large-scale manufacturing operation in Malaysia. You will oversee production, engineering, maintenance, quality and logistics, while driving a culture of accountability, safety and continuous improvement on a high-volume site.

You will lead CAPEX investments, align KPIs with strategic goals, collaborate with senior leadership, and push Lean Manufacturing and process optimisation across the

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading large manufacturing operations with a sizeable workforce.
• Strong leadership across production, engineering, maintenance, quality, logistics and supporting functions.
• Proven track record in improving productivity, cost, quality, safety and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across production, engineering, maintenance, quality, logistics and related functions.
• Lead and develop a large workforce with a culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Drive operational excellence in productivity, yield, cost, quality, reliability and efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Lean manufacturing

CAPEX management

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Reporting to the senior leadership team, you will provide overall strategic and operational leadership for the manufacturing operation, ensuring strong performance across production, people, cost, quality and safety.You will:

• Provide leadership across production, engineering, maintenance, quality, logistics and supporting functions.
• Lead and develop a large workforce, fostering a culture of accountability, safety, performance and continuous improvement.
• Drive operational excellence across productivity, yield, cost, quality, reliability and efficiency.
• Establish and drive operational KPIs aligned with the organisation's strategic and commercial objectives.
• Partner closely with senior leadership, commercial, finance and supply chain teams to translate business strategy into operational execution.
• Lead CAPEX planning and investment decisions, balancing capacity, capability, operational requirements and commercial returns.
• Drive Lean Manufacturing, continuous improvement, automation and process optimisation initiatives.
• Strengthen operational governance across EHS, quality, compliance and risk management.
• Build organisational capability through succession planning, talent development and leadership development.
• Lead transformation and change initiatives across a complex, high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Maintain strong visibility on the shop floor and ensure operational strategies translate into measurable results.

The Successful Applicant

You will be an experienced Operations Director, Manufacturing Director, Plant Director or equivalent senior operations leader with a proven track record managing large-scale and complex manufacturing operations.
You should bring:

• Significant experience leading large manufacturing operations with a sizeable workforce.
• Strong leadership experience across multiple functions including production, engineering, quality, maintenance, supply chain and logistics.
• A proven track record of improving productivity, cost, quality, safety and operational efficiency.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including experience managing significant operational budgets and CAPEX investments.
• Experience in high-volume, complex manufacturing environments such as semiconductor, EMS/electronics, automotive, industrial, metals, chemicals or other large-scale manufacturing sectors.
• Strong understanding of Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence and continuous improvement.
• The ability to lead through complexity, influence senior stakeholders and build high-performing leadership teams.
• A strong balance of strategic leadership and hands‑on operational presence.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and people leadership capabilities.
• Open to Malaysian candidates only
• Must be mobile and willing to travel as required by the role

What's on Offer

• Significant scope to influence operational performance, transformation and long term growth
• Opportunity to lead a significant manufacturing operation within an established industrial group
• Highly visible leadership position

If you are an experienced manufacturing leader looking to take ownership of a large-scale operation and drive meaningful operational transformation, we would be keen to hear from you