Plant Manager

Oliver Healthcare Packaging; Iskandar Puteri; On-site; MYR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Oliver Healthcare Packaging is seeking an experienced Plant Manager for our Malaysia facility to lead all plant operations, including production, engineering, facilities & maintenance, and supply chain. You will ensure safe, efficient and high-quality delivery to global customers.

The role emphasizes safety, GMP/ISO compliance, Six Sigma quality, and strong cross-functional leadership to optimize processes, costs, and performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations or related field.
• More than 5 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience with Lean Six Sigma and continuous improvement in a controlled manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead plant operations including production, engineering, facilities & maintenance, and supply chain.
• Maintain and improve safety culture; ensure OSHA/local regulatory compliance.
• Deliver Six Sigma quality levels while complying with GMP and ISO 13485.
• Meet OTIF targets and coordinate with planning, scheduling and purchasing.
• Drive OEE and lead continuous improvement initiatives across the plant.
• Develop and manage department budgets and KPIs.

Skills

Leadership

Lean Six Sigma

Continuous improvement

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering/Operations

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We are searching for an experienced Plant Manager at our Malaysia facility.

Position Summary

The Plant Manager leading all plant operations — including production, engineering, facilities & maintenance, and supply chain — to ensure the safe, efficient, and high-quality delivery of products to global customers.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Primary Responsibilities

Safety

• Maintaining and improving a safety culture that ensures a hazard-free work environment and employee commitment to safe behavior.
• Ensuring compliance with OSHA and local regulatory requirements for training, documentation, and reporting.
• Fulfilling all local and state environmental regulations and requirements.

Quality

• Delivering Six Sigma quality levels to internal and external customers while complying with GMP and ISO 13485.
• Collaborating with the technical team on validation efforts.
• Leveraging company standards for work instructions, document management, and training.
• Identifying, containing, eliminating, and preventing recurrence of quality issues.
• Responding to customer complaints using the CAPA procedure by containing, investigating, resolving, and preventing recurrence.

Delivery

• Meeting or exceeding lead time and On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) targets.
• Coordinating with planning, scheduling, and purchasing for efficient production scheduling.
• Balancing inventory reduction, customer satisfaction, and operational productivity.

Productivity

• Coordinating the installation of plant upgrades and new equipment with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Driving Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to best-in-class levels through process control, training, error-proofing, and scheduling.
• Collaborating cross-functionally to maintain accurate Engineering Masters and Quality Documentation.

Leadership & Team Development

• Fostering a culture of open communication, data-driven decision-making, team success, and over-delivery.
• Communicating goals and progress using KPIs while preparing the workforce for change.
• Developing team members’ technical and professional skills for sustained operational performance.
• Ensuring consistent application of policies in collaboration with HR.
• Preparing departmental and capital budgets.
• Embedding a continuous improvement mindset within the team, including root cause analysis and corrective actions for operational inefficiencies.
• Ensuring consistent application of policies in collaboration with HR.
• Preparing operational plans, KPI targets and capital budgets.

Values Driver Performance

• Recommending, implementing, and promoting safety improvements while fostering a safe work environment.
• Ensuring compliance with safety, health, and environmental regulations, identifying and addressing risks.
• Adhering to and promoting Oliver core values.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Operations or closely related field.

Experience

• More than 5 years of manufacturing leadership experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience within a manufacturing environment, with a preference for those who have accumulated over 10 years in progressively responsible roles.
• Strong background in continuous improvement and operational excellence is essential, supported by practical knowledge of Lean Six Sigma methodologies and a proven history of optimizing manufacturing processes.
• Experience working in a controlled manufacturing environment (medical preferred) and/ or flexible packaging/ materials highly desirable.

Other Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (English), both verbal and written.
• Ability to foster a culture of continuous improvement and possess a proactive, results-driven mindset with a strong sense of urgency and attention to detail.
• Collaboration is key, and the ability to build effective partnerships with colleagues and customers is highly valued.
• Proficient in Lean Six Sigma tools and techniques, skilled in technical writing, and comfortable using Microsoft Office and other relevant software.
• Strong planning and organizational abilities are essential, along with the capacity to perform effectively under pressure while maintaining high levels of efficiency and quality.

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Our company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics .