A multinational food processing and manufacturing company is seeking a Production Manager. In this job, you will provide direction, plan, organise and coordinate the required production activities needed for the plant operations.

About the Production Manager Role:
In this position, you will be involved in production floor set-up (manpower and process), qualification of new products, process improvement and team engagement in a FMCG (food) manufacturer.

Key Responsibilities:
• Plan and initiate programmes to achieve operational excellence in production operations that have impact on productivity, quality, safety, reliability, and cost efficiency
• Develop quality plan (testing methods, test frequency and others) in alignment with the company requirement
• Provide leadership to a team of Production Executives and Technicians to meet company production targets and strategies
• Manage and allocate the effective resources of the department (time, asset, people, money, and others) to... achieve department and plant goals
• Drive corrective actions from production, engineering and or other functions that have direct control of the process
• Analyse operating deficiencies, corrective actions in other areas that need improvements and formulate action plans in the plant directed towards continuous improvement of all quality performance
• Conduct study on new testing scheme, alternative raw materials, modify packaging materials, new products, processes and systems
• Ensure the plant is compliant to all food laws, sanitary regulations, health requirement with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), 6S Housekeeping Programme, Food Safety (HACCP), Integrated Management System (IMS) and security system
• Review the plant’s production performance using statistical analysis of monitoring data, process, trend and other quality indicators and identify opportunity areas for improvement

To succeed in this Production Manager role, you will need to have a successful track record of managing line operations and implementing line improvement projects within the food industry.

Key Requirements:
• Tertiary qualification in engineering/manufacturing field of study
• Seven years of shop floor experience in the food manufacturing industry
• Knowledge of beverage manufacturing processes in various packaging types is highly regarded
• Knowledge of management quality system
• Ability to manage and execute production strategies across the supply chain to reduce costs
• Strong leadership, influential skills, analytical mindset, excellent interpersonal/communication skills and a team player

This leading food company continues to be market leaders for their product category by being at the forefront of product innovation.

If you are seeking a leadership position to setup production operations, this Production Manager role is right for you. The company has long term investment plans to diversify product portfolio and this is a rare opportunity to be a part of their term during this exciting period of growth.

Apply today or email me at J[email protected] to discuss this new opportunity.

Do note that we will only be in touch if your application is shortlisted.

Agensi Pekerjaan Robert Walters Sdn Bhd
Business Registration Number : 729828-T
Licence Number : JTKSM 423C
Petaling Jaya Selangor Malaysia

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