Senior Engineer - Facilities & Utilities

KOSSAN GROUP – Perusahaan Getah Asas Sdn Bhd.; Jeram; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

KOSSAN GROUP – Perusahaan Getah Asas Sdn Bhd. in Malaysia is seeking a Plant Utilities Manager to lead utilities, facilities, and infrastructure to ensure safe and efficient operation.

You will drive preventive maintenance, monitor performance, and provide technical leadership to engineers and contractors while ensuring GMP, safety, and regulatory compliance in a large manufacturing environment. The role demands strong leadership, cost awareness, and ability to plan capital projects and manage

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Machinery and Equipment, Design Engineering.
• 5 years’ hand-on working experience in manufacturing or related field.
• Experience in manufacturing field with ISO compliance and regulatory environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all plant utilities, facilities, infrastructure, and related equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation.
• Lead preventive and predictive maintenance programmes for utilities and facilities, including routine, corrective, and shutdown maintenance.
• Monitor and improve utilities performance, reliability, availability, and efficiency while reducing energy, water, and maintenance costs.
• Provide engineering support for new installations, equipment modifications, upgrading, testing, commissioning, and capital expenditure projects.
• Oversee key plant utility systems, including electrical supply, water supply, compressed air, HVAC, cooling systems, boilers, generators, fire protection systems, and building facilities.
• Lead troubleshooting and failure investigations, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions to minimise recurring breakdowns.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives in utilities, facilities, energy management, maintenance effectiveness, and Asset Life Cycle Management.
• Ensure compliance with legal requirements, company policies, GMP, safety, environmental, and other applicable standards for utilities and facilities.
• Provide technical leadership and supervision to engineers, technicians, and contractors, including work planning, performance monitoring, coaching, and competency development.
• Support Management in engineering strategy and projects, including budgeting, cost optimisation, risk assessment, contractor management, and other assigned engineering activities.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Reporting skills

Result oriented

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Manage and oversee all plant utilities, facilities, infrastructure, and related equipment to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation.

Lead preventive and predictive maintenance programmes for utilities and facilities, including routine, corrective, and shutdown maintenance.

Monitor and improve utilities performance, reliability, availability, and efficiency while reducing energy, water, and maintenance costs.

Provide engineering support for new installations, equipment modifications, upgrading, testing, commissioning, and capital expenditure projects.

Oversee key plant utility systems, including electrical supply, water supply, compressed air, HVAC, cooling systems, boilers, generators, fire protection systems, and building facilities.

Lead troubleshooting and failure investigations, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions to minimise recurring breakdowns.

Drive continuous improvement initiatives in utilities, facilities, energy management, maintenance effectiveness, and Asset Life Cycle Management.

Ensure compliance with legal requirements, company policies, GMP, safety, environmental, and other applicable standards for utilities and facilities.

Provide technical leadership and supervision to engineers, technicians, and contractors, including work planning, performance monitoring, coaching, and competency development.

Support Management in engineering strategy and projects, including budgeting, cost optimisation, risk assessment, contractor management, and other assigned engineering activities.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Machinery and Equipment, Design Engineering.

Experience

5 years’ hand-on working experience in manufacturing or related field

Experience in manufacturing field with ISO compliance and regulatory environment.

C. Other Personal Capabilities

Strong leadership skills, result orientated, good problem solving and reporting skills, analytical skills, critical thinking skills and good communication skills.

Established in 1979, Kossan is one of the largest manufacturers of latex disposable gloves in the world with an annual production capacity of 28 billion pieces and the largest technical rubber products manufacturer in Malaysia with a total compounding capacity exceeding 10,000 mt. More than 80% of its products are exported to over 130 countries with 350 active customers mostly located in developed nations such as United States, U.K., Scandinavian Countries, Europe, China, Korea & Japan. KOSSAN manufactures and offers a wide range of products including highly technical input engineered rubber products used in automotive, infrastructure, marine, aviation, rail and mining industries through its Technical Rubber Product Division and latex disposable gloves through its Glove Division. The Group operates with 20 plants (19 in Malaysia, 1 in China) and has a total workforce to approximately 6,000 comprises both local and foreign nationals. Equipped with strong manufacturing capability, KOSSAN has been the preferred OEM manufacturer and business partner by many renowned MNCs for the past 2 to 3 decades. The Company is recognized for its capability in bringing to its customers various innovative products with a fair price and consistent product quality, professional business dealings and robust financial track record.

KOSSAN has been profitable with zero loss making record since inception and the Company joined Bursa Malaysia as a public listed company in 1996. The Company has been in the radar of both the foreign and domestic investment community for many reasons, notably consistency in performance, proven execution capabilities, technical know-how in the rubber products industry, consistency in dividend payments and prudent management philosophies. KOSSAN will continue to stay focused in R&D, innovation, and business transformation using technology to scale greater heights with the ultimate goal:

Established in 1979, Kossan is one of the largest manufacturers of latex disposable gloves in the world with an annual production capacity of 28 billion pieces and the largest technical rubber products manufacturer in Malaysia with a total compounding capacity exceeding 10,000 mt. More than 80% of its products are exported to over 130 countries with 350 active customers mostly located in developed nations such as United States, U.K., Scandinavian Countries, Europe, China, Korea & Japan. KOSSAN manufactures and offers a wide range of products including highly technical input engineered rubber products used in automotive, infrastructure, marine, aviation, rail and mining industries through its Technical Rubber Product Division and latex disposable gloves through its Glove Division. The Group operates with 20 plants (19 in Malaysia, 1 in China) and has a total workforce to approximately 6,000 comprises both local and foreign nationals. Equipped with strong manufacturing capability, KOSSAN has been the preferred OEM manufacturer and business partner by many renowned MNCs for the past 2 to 3 decades. The Company is recognized for its capability in bringing to its customers various innovative products with a fair price and consistent product quality, professional business dealings and robust financial track record.

KOSSAN has been profitable with zero loss making record since inception and the Company joined Bursa Malaysia as a public listed company in 1996. The Company has been in the radar of both the foreign and domestic investment community for many reasons, notably consistency in performance, proven execution capabilities, technical know-how in the rubber products industry, consistency in dividend payments and prudent management philosophies. KOSSAN will continue to stay focused in R&D, innovation, and business transformation using technology to scale greater heights with the ultimate goal: