Plant Maintenance & Projects Leader (3 Plants)

Able Dairies Sdn Bhd; Teluk Panglima Garang; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Able Dairies Sdn Bhd is seeking a Maintenance & Projects Manager to lead maintenance, engineering, utilities, facilities and CAPEX across three manufacturing plants located in Teluk Panglima Garang.

You will drive equipment reliability, minimize downtime, manage budgets, and mentor a technical team while ensuring safety, quality and regulatory compliance and delivering ongoing process improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum of 5–8 years of relevant experience with leadership responsibility in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing multiple manufacturing plants is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance, utilities, facilities management, project management, and troubleshooting of manufacturing equipment.
• Experience in machinery installation, commissioning, factory expansion, and continuous improvement projects.
• Familiarity with CMMS and maintenance management systems is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee maintenance, engineering, utilities, facilities, and project activities across three manufacturing plants.
• Ensure all machinery, production equipment, utilities, and facilities are maintained to support uninterrupted operations.
• Develop, implement, and monitor preventive and corrective maintenance programs to maximize reliability and minimize downtime.
• Manage plant improvement, machinery installation, upgrading, expansion, automation, and CAPEX projects from planning through completion.
• Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and corrective actions for equipment failures and operational issues.
• Monitor maintenance performance, equipment reliability, utility consumption, and engineering KPIs; implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory, contractor performance, and engineering resources.
• Ensure compliance with safety, food safety standards, and regulatory requirements; support audits and certifications.
• Collaborate with Management, Production and Quality Assurance to support business objectives.
• Coach and develop maintenance personnel to enhance technical competency and team performance.
• Identify opportunities for cost savings, productivity, energy efficiency, and process optimization across all plants.
• Prepare and present maintenance, engineering, and project reports to Management.

Skills

Maintenance management

Project management

Leadership

Root cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Facilities management

CMMS

Troubleshooting

Cost optimization

Energy efficiency

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Mechatronic/Chemical Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Able Dairies Sdn Bhd is seeking a Maintenance & Projects Manager to lead maintenance, engineering, utilities, facilities and CAPEX across three manufacturing plants located in Teluk Panglima Garang.

You will drive equipment reliability, minimize downtime, manage budgets, and mentor a technical team while ensuring safety, quality and regulatory compliance and delivering ongoing process improvements.