Production Engineer

Imerys; Ipoh; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Imerys is seeking a Production Engineer to lead a Supervisors/Operators team, ensuring safe, efficient production with ISO9000 compliance. You will coach staff, manage daily plans and drive continuous improvements across safety, quality, and cost.

The role requires strong troubleshooting and analytical skills across manufacturing processes. You will coordinate with the process team on improvements, maintain documentation, and ensure on-time delivery while sustaining a safe work environment and

Qualifications

• Minimum degree in engineering and more than 5 years of experience.
• Areas of expertise include troubleshooting, FMEA, SPC, RCA.
• Competent in report writing and critical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety policies are audited and housekeeping is maintained.
• Lead Supervisors/Operators to achieve objectives and optimize resources at minimum cost.
• Assign duties to Supervisors and coach operators to enhance skills.
• Handle grievances and promote discipline among staff; support promotions decisions.
• Drive safety, 5S housekeeping, and timely incident sharing across the department.
• Monitor weekly milling plan and ensure on-time delivery; verify daily production reports.

Skills

Troubleshooting skills

Computer skills

FMEA

SPC

RCA

Report writing

Critical analysis

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

FMEA

SPC

Job description

The Company Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.4 billion in revenue and 12,300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts. Imerys is listed on Euronext Paris (France) with the ticker symbol NK.PA.

Production Engineer Job Summary

• To ensure all Safety policies are confirmed by regular auditing and housekeeping is maintained to the management’s standards.
• Supervise and lead a team Supervisors / Operators in achieving the management objectives and Quality through optimum utilisation of available resources and at minimum cost.
• Responsible to assign duties Supervisor and place them in relevant work stations according to their skills and experiences. Coach and develop operators to enhance their skills and knowledge.
• Handle grievance of production operators, recommend appropriate actions to maintain discipline among operators and recommend promotions of operators to management.
• Responsible for troubleshooting problems and making good judgement / decisions during or after office hours.
• Proper empowerment and work delegation.

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure that the electrical cost is at optimum usage by innovating processes and plant machineries.
• Reduction of overall production line unscheduled downtime.
• SGA (Small Group Activities) contribution for implementation of Yield / Process and Cost Improvements.
• To direct and manage Human Resources by coaching / development and spot potential candidates for the succession plan.
• To ensure the records of the production section are upkeep and well maintained for the ISO9000 purpose.
• Drive Safety and 5S Housekeeping activities to ensure a Safe Workplace.
• To communicate safety alerts, lesson learned and incident sharing on time to department.
• To ensure employees/contractors well trained on their task.
• To accountable on employees/contractors safety.
• To intervene any unsafe behaviour at site.
• Encourage employees/contractors to conduct peer to peer safety observation.

Safety

• Monitor and ensure all set KPI targets are met and followed truly by N-1.
• Ensure all near misses and incidents are reported promptly.
• Execute the consequences and reward policy in the right manner and identify the gaps.
• Follow up with actions on safety audit findings and action promptly.
• Overall accountability in plant wide safety and being followed according to set protocols.
• To communicate safety alerts, lesson learned and incident sharing on time to department.
• To ensure employees/contractors well trained on their task.
• To accountable on employees/contractors safety.
• To intervene any unsafe behaviour at site.
• Encourage employees/contractors to conduct peer to peer safety observation.

Production/Planning/Quality/Delivery

• Ensure and monitor the weekly milling plan is being followed and aligned with packing output.
• Ensure the contingency plan is available in advance to not meet the packing plan.Anticipate the difficulties before escalating to the department head for solutions.
• Monitor and verify daily production reports before publishing them. Areas covered will be OEE and energy.
• Ensure all ritual management such as shift handover, Daily Operation meeting and other weekly meetings are conducted in a timely manner.
• Make sure all process parameters are being followed and monitored by executives or supervisors.
• Ensure all in process quality parameters deviations are addressed promptly and action being taken.
• Ensure all Job Cards raised are followed up by executives or supervisors and closed promptly with actions in a timely manner.
• Support and guide supervisors on troubleshooting and escalation plans to the process team.
• To monitor monthly mass balance targets are met and submitted in a timely manner.
• Monitor and measure consumable materials variances prior to monthly mass balance.
• Monitor labour,raw material variances and address them in a timely manner for discrepancies.
• Ensure all management information is cascaded downstream and get feedback for ideas and improvements.
• Monitor and follow up truly on multi tasking training.
• Follow up daily for delivery and ensure met on time delivery is met.
• Accountable for customer complaints and process deviation RCA. Actions to be addressed in a timely manner.
• Monitor set KPI for N-1 and N-2 in quarterly for leading and leggings.
• Overall sponsor for dust management and resolving sources of contamination.
• Overall ownership in maintaining plant wide 5S together with the peer departments.
• To work with the process team on all improvements activites.
• Follow up, execute all I cube related requirements accordingly and support.
• Able to to work and support process team on all improvements activities.

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

• Minimum degree in any engineering discipline and with > 5 years experience.
• Areas of expertise: Troubleshooting Skills Computer skills FMEA, SPC and RCA Competent in report writing and critical analysis.
• Position TypeFull time and Permanent

Only technical issues will be monitored through the below inbox: recruiting.support@ imerys.com

IMERYS is an Affiritive Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.4 billion in revenue and 12,300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

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