Senior Production Engineer, Food Manufacturing Excellence

JAC Recruitment; Johor; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

JAC Recruitment presents a Senior Production Engineer role in Johor, Malaysia. You will lead daily production operations to meet output, quality, safety, and delivery targets, while monitoring metrics and driving improvements in productivity and OEE.

Collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality teams to enhance reliability and process performance. You will support new product launches, trials, process validation, and scale-up activities, ensuring GMP/HACCP compliance and leading

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing or related field.
• Preferably with at least 5 years of experience as Production Engineer in Food Manufacturing.
• Knowledge of food safety standards (e.g. FSSC 22000, GMP HACCP).

Responsibilities

• Lead and support daily production operations to achieve output, quality, safety, and delivery targets.
• Monitor production performance and drive improvements in productivity, efficiency, yield, and OEE.
• Analyze production issues, conduct root cause investigations, and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality teams to improve equipment reliability and process performance.
• Support new product launches, production trials, process validation, and scale-up activities.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, food safety standards and company policies.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on cost reduction, waste minimization and operational excellence.
• Provide technical guidance, training, and coaching to production personnel while preparing operational reports for management.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Job description

JAC Recruitment presents a Senior Production Engineer role in Johor, Malaysia. You will lead daily production operations to meet output, quality, safety, and delivery targets, while monitoring metrics and driving improvements in productivity and OEE.

Collaborate with Engineering, Maintenance, and Quality teams to enhance reliability and process performance. You will support new product launches, trials, process validation, and scale-up activities, ensuring GMP/HACCP compliance and leading