Senior Packaging Operations Leader

Karex Berhad; Pontian; On-site; MYR 67,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Karex Berhad in Malaysia seeks a packaging supervisor to plan and supervise daily packaging operations, ensuring schedules and KPIs, and overseeing line setup and bottlenecks in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes GMP compliance, accuracy of production records (BPR, DHR), CAPA processes, SOP/WI maintenance, and collaboration with Quality, Engineering, Warehouse, and Planning teams.

Qualifications

• Diploma or degree in manufacturing, engineering, operations, or related field.
• 2–5 years’ experience in production or packing operations.
• Good knowledge of production planning, resource management and quality systems (13485,14001 & 45001)

Responsibilities

• Plan & supervise daily packaging operations to meet production schedules, yield targets, KPIs and reporting.
• Allocate manpower, oversee machinery setup, and troubleshoot line bottlenecks to minimize downtime and its reporting.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Warehouse and Planning departments to ensure a seamless flow of raw packaging materials and finished goods.
• Enforce strict adherence to GMP on production floor.
• Review and ensure accurate, real-time completion of Batch Production Records (BPR), Device History Records (DHR), and entry logs in ERP and MES systems.
• Initiate new CRQ’s and participate and facilitate validations, investigations for non-conformances (NCR), deviations, and implement Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Draft, review, and update Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Work Instructions (WI) for the packaging line.
• Maintain a safe working environment on the production floor in strict compliance with ISO 45001 and local labour regulations.
• Report, investigate, and document any near-misses or workplace incidents, ensuring rapid corrective actions are taken.
• Accountable for minimizing variances between physical floor inventory and system records in ERP.
• Lead regular physical stocktakes, cycle counts, and scrap/yield reconciliations within the packaging area; process inventory movements and returns promptly in ERP.
• Monitor and manage packaging waste segregation, ensuring hazardous and non-hazardous waste are disposed of according to ISO 14001 guidelines.
• Drive initiatives to optimize energy consumption on packaging lines and reduce packaging material scrap/wastage.
• Train, mentor, and evaluate packaging operators and technicians on SOPs, GMP, and ISO standards and maintain updated training matrices and training records.
• Drive an active culture of audit readiness, quality excellence, cleanroom discipline, and workplace safety across all packaging lines.
• Accountable for timely execution and closure of corrective actions assigned to the packaging department from audit findings.
• Job RequirementDiploma/Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, or related field.
• 2–5 years’ experience in production or packing operations.
• Good knowledge of Production planning, resource management and Quality systems (13485,14001&45001)

Skills

Production planning

Resource management

Quality systems

Education

Diploma/Degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, or related field

Tools

ERP/DMS

Job description

Karex Berhad in Malaysia seeks a packaging supervisor to plan and supervise daily packaging operations, ensuring schedules and KPIs, and overseeing line setup and bottlenecks in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

The role emphasizes GMP compliance, accuracy of production records (BPR, DHR), CAPA processes, SOP/WI maintenance, and collaboration with Quality, Engineering, Warehouse, and Planning teams.