Reliability Engineer

Jde Professional; Kampung Senibong; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal subsidies

Sports and wellness benefits

Unlimited coffee & tea

Job summary

JDE Peet's is seeking a Reliability Engineer to join the Maintenance Team in Malaysia. You will optimize plant equipment, deploy dynamic preventive maintenance, and align PM strategy with plant and business needs while maintaining safety, quality, and cost controls.

Responsibilities include leading PM execution, spare parts review, and developing corrective/preventive action plans. You will coordinate internal and external teams and ensure adherence to safety and environmental standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or higher in Engineering or related field.
• Local language fluency; English proficiency (Intermediate).
• 3–5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment (prefer FMCG) including Engineering roles.
• Minimum 2 years in a people leadership role with development focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead preventive maintenance plan and execution.
• Review and assure spare parts and inventory levels.
• Develop action plans for breakdowns (mitigation, corrective, preventive).
• Ensure dynamic PM plans align with plant conditions and safety standards.
• Coordinate maintenance programs with internal and external teams.
• Drive cost efficiency and control.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing experience

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor in Engineering

Tools

TPM/Lean/Six Sigma

Budgeting

Job description

The Reliability Engineer will attach with Maintenance Team. This role will deliver result by optimizing plant equipment and installation based on Demarcation Area through deployment of dynamic Preventive Maintenance (PM) plan and related initiative/improvement. This roles is required to align PM strategy with Plant & Combined Business Needs (CBN) without compromising delivery of results and standards including ;

• Leading Preventive Maintenance Plan & Execution.
• Review & Assuring Required Spare parts & Inventory Level.
• Develop Action Plan (Mitigation, Corrective & Preventive) for breakdown/issue.
• Review Preventive Maintenance plan to be dynamic and suit to real condition of plant.
• Defining standards & procedure.
• Coordinating Maintenance Program within internal & external team.
• Cost efficient & control.

Safety Health Environment:

• Drives a Safety Health and Environment culture and role model behaviors. Responsible for Safety Health and Environment requirements and legislation implementation and complies to legal and corporate standards & policies. Executes actions with speed.
• Escalates and implement solutions to impact risks in ergonomics and working conditions.
• Ensures that all maintenance required to ensure the Safety, Health and Environment aspects of equipment are known and included in the preventative maintenance system, standards.
• Ensures that all safety instructions, required Lock Out Tag Out Test Out (LOTOTO) and permit to work (PTW) and equipment comply to required safety measures (e.g. Safety switches, LOTOTO points).
• Checks if work permit is adequate and execution is according to plan; takes care of technician’s / contractor’s and third-party employees’ safety.
• Ensure all technical plans of equipment including those related to energy are updated and available.
• Immediately corrects any substandard condition or unsafe behavior.
• Reports unsafe situations and ensures adequate corrective measures are being taken on time.
• Stops work when safety is at risk. Escalates with enough anticipation what capacity and support are required to get the job done safely.
• Reviews Safety performance as part of the daily Operations Performance meetings Structure – OPS.
• Leads and or participates in incident/accident investigations and Risk Assessments.

Quality:

• Drives a Quality culture and role model behaviors. Ensure all maintenance interventions guarantee Quality requirements and legislation implementation and compliance to legal and corporate standards & policies.
• Responsible for integrating Quality tasks such as parts replacement, calibrations, inspections, cleaning etc. into the preventative maintenance plan.
• Ensures that maintenance intervention do not generate non-conformities.

Leadership:

• Drives manufacturing excellence within the Maintenance / Production team through engaged leadership and coaching.
• Develops and coaches the associates in the team to close the competency gap.
• Develops technical standards used to close the competency gap.

Delivery & Cost:

• Takes full responsibility to reduction of technical related losses and achieve performance targets.
• Identifies and executes improvement actions generated from data analysis related to equipment performance.
• Owns and leads breakdown elimination system, maintenance planning and scheduling system.
• Responsible for implementing the preventative maintenance plan on time in full ensuring the optimal functioning of equipment.
• Responsible for reviewing effectiveness of maintenance interventions.
• Ensure effective coordination between production, planning and maintenance. Owns, manages and optimizes Maintenance and Repair costs.
• Conceptualizes, proposes and implements diagnostic, structural and or technical improvements.
• Responsible for the successful completion of subcontracted work carried out in the area/line of responsibility.
• Responsible for the management and optimization of spare parts stock with store team.
• Analyzes of spare part rotations and ensures a ‘Just in time’ replenishment system.
• Optimizes the cost for spare parts balancing availability, cost and quality.
• Responsible for the update and availability of technical information such as manuals, list of potential suppliers and documentation.
• Ensures availability and understanding of technical plans of new machines. Provide inputs into technical requirements for new machines, inclusively improvements made to have higher reliability better maintenance cost.
• Implements Manufacturing Operating System - MOS roll out plan with a hands‑on approach through using and owning the relevant tools.
• Supports implementation of Autonomous Maintenance in line with Autonomous Maintenance plan within the shift through adherence to Autonomous Maintenance systems such as Cleaning Inspecting and Lubricating – CIL, Defect Handling – DH and Centerline – CL and performing Autonomous Maintenance audits and closing actions identified on time in full.
• Creates and/or updates standards. Updates relevant information, tracking and reporting systems

Qualifications

Are you bursting with fresh ideas and a hunger for learning? We want you!

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Education:

• University Degree (Bachelor) or higher in Engineering or other related field.
• Languages: Local - Fluent ; English – Intermediate

Must have:

• 3-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment (strong preference in FMCG) including Engineering roles
• Min of 2 years in a people leadership with strong focus on development of teams.

Nice to have:

• Experience of change management within the plant to improve organization performance, in safety and quality as well.
• Project management experience including leading a project
• Understanding of budgeting and financial processes.
• Profound knowledge and experience of Operational Excellence methodologies like TPM (prerequisite), Lean and 6 Sigma.

Additional Information

Are you ready toUnleash Your Possibilitywithin JDE Peet's?

Ready to take your career to the next level? Join a global coffee & tea company where your ideas matter, your growth is prioritized, and your impact is real.

Why JDE Peet’s?

We’re not just offering a job — we’re offering an experience. At JDE Peet’s, you’ll find a culture that inspires you to grow, innovate, and thrive.

What you can expect:

• A vibrant, forward-thinking, and collaborative work environment
• Strong career progression and development opportunities
• Attractive allowances designed to support your lifestyle
• Meal subsidies — because great ideas start with great fuel
• Sports and wellness benefits to keep you energized
• Unlimited access to premium coffee & tea — become your own Barista!

JDE Peet’s - now part of Keurig Dr Pepper – is the world’s leading pure-play coffee company, with a presence in more than 100 markets. Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’ strategy, we are focused on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR, and our 10 strategically selected local icons led by Jacobs.

Company Description

Company Description

JDE Peet’s*- now part of Keurig Dr Pepper – is the world’s leading pure-play coffee company, with a presence in more than 100 markets.

Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’strategy, we are focused on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR, and our 10 strategically selected local icons, which includesSuper,Moccona, Old Town.In 2025, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of EUR 9.9 billion and employed a global workforce of more than 21,000 employees.

It’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. AtJACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS (JDE), we’ve made it our mission to find out. Our people have been raising the bar since day one, thinking fast and acting even faster to make an impact that’s felt around the world. JDE is the home to some of the most well‑known coffee brands in the world.

For more than 265 years, we have been inspired by the belief. Today our coffee & tea portfolio is available in over 140 countries around the world through iconic household names including: Jacobs, Tassimo, Moccona, Senseo, L’OR, Douwe Egberts, Super, Kenco, Pilao & Gevalia etc.

Discover more about our journey to deliver a coffee for every cup and a brand for every heart at www.jdepeets.com