Production Engineer - Safety & Process Optimizer

Air Liquide; Malacca City; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Liquide Malaysia is hiring a Production Engineer to manage safe, reliable site operations and drive continuous improvements across the plant. You will monitor performance, enforce safety standards, and coordinate maintenance to maximize availability.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and at least 3 years of engineering experience in chemical processing. You will lead a technicians’ team and ensure regulatory and HSE compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years of engineering experience in related industry with chemical process operations.
• Robust knowledge of industrial safety frameworks and requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate a team of technicians.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe and reliable site operations by monitoring performance and ensuring procedures follow best practices.
• Identifying key performance indicators and leveraging data to implement actionable improvement strategies.
• Optimize plant processes to meet operational budgets while ensuring high standards of efficiency, availability, and reliability.
• Own the site maintenance regime, ensuring full compliance, efficient work order management, and proactive spare parts coordination.
• Collaborate with maintenance teams to minimize unplanned downtime and strategically schedule maintenance activities for peak plant availability.
• Enforce a safety-first culture by upholding Management of Change (MOC) and permit-to-work requirements, promoting near-miss reporting.
• Maintain up-to-date operating documentation and standard operating procedures for team guidance.
• Providing ongoing training, evaluation, and clear guidance to ensure all personnel are fully qualified.
• Manage supply reliability and IMS compliance while liaising with local authorities on regulatory and HSE standards.
• Provide critical support during emergencies, lead second-level troubleshooting, and investigate non-conformities to implement preventive actions.

Skills

Team leadership

Industrial safety awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Job description

Air Liquide Malaysia is hiring a Production Engineer to manage safe, reliable site operations and drive continuous improvements across the plant. You will monitor performance, enforce safety standards, and coordinate maintenance to maximize availability.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and at least 3 years of engineering experience in chemical processing. You will lead a technicians’ team and ensure regulatory and HSE compliance.