Process Engineer: Cocoa Production Optimization & Yield

JB Cocoa Sdn Bhd; Gelang Patah; On-site; MYR 78,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Miscellaneous Allowances

Medical Coverage

Insurance Coverage

Maternity and Paternity Leave

Annual KPI and Individual Bonus

Job summary

JB Cocoa Sdn Bhd in Malaysia is seeking a Process Engineer to support the Process Optimization team in monitoring, analyzing, and improving cocoa production processes to ensure stable operations, consistent product quality, and improved yield.

You will identify process issues, conduct trials, validate results, and drive successful implementation of improvements, collaborating with Production, Maintenance, QA, and other teams to sustain enhancements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Food Technology, or related discipline.
• 2–3 years of experience in Process Engineer or process improvement.
• Experience in production process monitoring and optimization.
• Experience in manufacturing, preferably food/cocoa.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; SAP knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily process performance and identify deviations from standard parameters.
• Analyze production data, process trends, yield, losses, downtime, and equipment performance.
• Review and optimize process parameters to improve efficiency, quality, and utilization.
• Identify bottlenecks, variation, and issues; propose improvements.
• Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, QA, and cross-functional teams to investigate issues and roots.
• Plan and conduct process trials; test new parameters or changes.
• Validate trial results with production data and recommend actions.
• Ensure approved improvements are implemented, monitored, and sustained in daily production.
• Develop and update standard operating parameters for cocoa products and recipes.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to yield, losses, productivity, and cost reduction.
• Prepare process reports, trial updates, data analyses, and progress reports.

Skills

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Process optimization

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

JB Cocoa Sdn Bhd in Malaysia is seeking a Process Engineer to support the Process Optimization team in monitoring, analyzing, and improving cocoa production processes to ensure stable operations, consistent product quality, and improved yield.

You will identify process issues, conduct trials, validate results, and drive successful implementation of improvements, collaborating with Production, Maintenance, QA, and other teams to sustain enhancements.