Quality Assurance Executive - Lab

Petaling Jaya Dairy Sdn Bhd; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Petaling Jaya Dairy Sdn Bhd is seeking a Laboratory Operations professional to oversee microbiological, chemical, and physical analyses, ensuring timely and accurate testing across the facility.

You will drive quality system management, laboratory safety, calibration and equipment oversight, and cost optimization initiatives while coordinating training, document control, and process improvements in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Promote quality and food safety awareness within the laboratory and factory; support training, competency development, and qualification of laboratory personnel
• Implement and maintain laboratory procedures, methods, and quality documentation; lead validation, verification, and implementation of laboratory test methods
• Manage day-to-day laboratory operations to ensure timely and accurate testing; oversee microbiological, chemical, and physical analyses
• Investigate out-of-specification results and support corrective and preventive actions
• Ensure laboratory resources, reagents, and consumables are available to support testing activities; monitor laboratory KPIs and report performance trends
• Support Factory Quality Manager in driving Cost of Quality initiatives through effective laboratory operations, wastage reduction, process improvement, and optimization of testing resources
• Manage laboratory equipment calibration, verification, maintenance, and troubleshooting to ensure reliability of test results
• Manage laboratory internal control plan, sample retentions and traceability; coordinate external laboratory testing where required
• Maintain laboratory safety programs, including chemical handling, storage, labelling, and waste disposal; conduct routine laboratory safety inspections
• Support internal and external audit readiness by ensuring laboratory records, testing data, and documentation are accurate, complete, and readily available; serve as document controller of the Factory

Job description

This role involves managing laboratory operations to ensure timely and accurate testing, including microbiological, chemical, and physical analyses. You will oversee quality system management, laboratory safety, compliance, and equipment management while supporting continuous improvement and cost optimization initiatives.

Key responsibilities

Promote quality and food safety awareness within the laboratory and factory; support training, competency development, and qualification of laboratory personnel

Implement and maintain laboratory procedures, methods, and quality documentation; lead validation, verification, and implementation of laboratory test methods

Manage day-to-day laboratory operations to ensure timely and accurate testing; oversee microbiological, chemical, and physical analyses

Investigate out-of-specification results and support corrective and preventive actions

Ensure laboratory resources, reagents, and consumables are available to support testing activities; monitor laboratory KPIs and report performance trends

Support Factory Quality Manager in driving Cost of Quality initiatives through effective laboratory operations, wastage reduction, process improvement, and optimization of testing resources

Manage laboratory equipment calibration, verification, maintenance, and troubleshooting to ensure reliability of test results

Manage laboratory internal control plan, sample retentions and traceability; coordinate external laboratory testing where required

Maintain laboratory safety programs, including chemical handling, storage, labelling, and waste disposal; conduct routine laboratory safety inspections

Support internal and external audit readiness by ensuring laboratory records, testing data, and documentation are accurate, complete, and readily available; serve as document controller of the Factory