Production Executive (Ready-to-Eat)

QL Kitchen Sdn Bhd; Shah Alam; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

QL Kitchen Sdn Bhd is seeking a dedicated production supervisor to plan, coordinate and monitor daily manufacturing activities in Shah Alam. You will ensure adequate manpower, materials and equipment are available and utilized efficiently, while maintaining strict quality and food safety standards.

The role involves monitoring performance, addressing downtime, conducting line checks, managing shifts, and driving continuous improvement to reduce losses and costs.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and monitor daily production activities to ensure targets and schedules are achieved.
• Ensure sufficient manpower, materials and equipment are available and effectively utilised.
• Monitor production performance and address operational issues to minimise downtime.
• Ensure products meet quality and food safety requirements through SOPs, GMP and HACCP.
• Conduct routine production line checks and coordinate corrective actions for issues.
• Allocate manpower according to production requirements while monitoring attendance and overtime.
• Monitor yield, wastage and costs, and implement loss-reducing actions.
• Analyse production performance and perform root cause analysis on recurring issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity and cost effectiveness.
• Prepare accurate daily, weekly and monthly production reports including KPI, downtime, yield and wastage trends.

Skills

Production planning

Quality compliance

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Data reporting

Team coordination

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Diploma or Degree in Food Science/Technology/Manufacturing/Engineering/Operations Management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Plan, coordinate and monitor daily production activities to ensure production targets and schedules are achieved.

Ensure sufficient manpower, materials and equipment are available and effectively utilised.

Monitor production performance and promptly address operational issues to minimise downtime and production disruptions.

Ensure products consistently meet quality and food safety requirements through compliance with SOPs, GMP and HACCP requirements.

Conduct routine production line checks and coordinate corrective actions for any operational or quality issues.

Plan and allocate manpower according to production requirements while monitoring attendance, overtime, labour productivity and line efficiency.

Monitor yield, wastage, rework and operational costs, and implement actions to reduce losses.

Analyse production performance, identify improvement opportunities and perform root cause analysis on recurring issues.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity, efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Prepare accurate daily, weekly and monthly production reports, including monitoring of KPI, downtime, yield and wastage trends.

Requirements

Diploma or Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations Management, or a related discipline.

Relevant experience in food manufacturing or production operations is preferred.

Willing to work on shifts (5 working days per week) and support production operations during weekends and public holidays, when required.

Comfortable working in a food manufacturing and cold-chain environment.

Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with Production, QA, Planning, Warehouse and Kitchen teams.

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and food safety standards is preferred.

Good analytical and problem-solving skills, with a hands-on approach to resolving production issues.

Able to work in a fast-paced production environment and manage multiple operational priorities.