Assistant Production Manager

About the CompanyKawan Food Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd. is a Malaysia based food company known for producing frozen convenience foods, particularly Roti Canai, Paratha, Chapatti, Pau, Spring Roll Pastry, and other Asia frozen specialties.Founded in 1989, the company has grown into one of the largest manufacturers of frozen Asia food products in Malaysia, exporting to over 40 countries worldwide, including the U.S., U.K., Australia, and the Middle East.Kawan Food is recognized for its focus on quality, food safety, and innovation, operating under Halal, HACCP, ISO, and GMP certifications. The company emphasizes authentic taste, convenience, and long shelf life through its advanced frozen technology.It is listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia (stock code: 7216) under Kawan Food Berhad, with its manufacturing plant located in Pulau Indah, Selangor.About the RoleAssist production manager to oversee the overall manufacturing processes to monitor and track overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) in terms of availability, performance and quality in utilization of man power, machine efficiency and materials in production.ResponsibilitiesIdentify operational losses, benchmarking progress, improve the productivity and yet reduce the cost of overall production operations.Assist production manager to set up individual lines’ structure with clear procedures on communications, scope of work, standard operating manuals, procurement and approvals, guidelines, report and meeting.Assist production manager to strategize and direct the planning of production activities in assigned production lines to meet delivery dates according to sales forecast, planning and/or customers' orders while meeting standards of safety and quality.Identify challenges and perform root cause analysis for variation and recommend for solutions accordingly.Proactively and continuously review and monitor output productivity as well as current man power deployment, production processes and practices to find continuous improvements in procedures, methods, effectiveness and resource utilization for low-cost conversion.Analyze operational incidents and make recommendations or changes in policies/procedures to prevent future occurrence for achieving higher productivity in production lines.Lead, motivate, train and upgrade the technical and production skills of the production team to achieve optimum productivity.Provide strong leadership to production team, ensure high morale, teamwork, good employee relations, and promote team collaboration across the organization.Ensure production activities are in compliance to standard of safety policies: Halal, GMP, HACCP, DOSH, DOE and all other statutory requirements.Work with relevant departments to eliminate production problems, improve and maintain a high-quality level and spearhead action plans.Collaborate with engineering team for the implementation of machine/production line maintenance and if any improvement projects.Assist in the execution of R&D initiatives to improve recipes, reduce cost and introduce new product when necessary.Attend weekly/monthly meetings and prepare daily/monthly reports as requested.Carry out other duties and tasks as directed by the Management in line with competencies and activities associated with any of the above processes.QualificationsCandidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree in Engineering (Industrial) / Food Science / Food Technology or equivalent.Must have sound knowledge in BRC standards and ISO 22000.Background specialized in Quality Control or equivalent is a must.At least 3 year(s) of working experience in the related field is required for this position.Required SkillsPossess excellent organizational, planning and management skills; outstanding interpersonal, teamwork skills as well as analytical, problem solving and presentation skills.Demonstrated leadership capabilities and have a strong knowledge of HACCP & GMP procedures.Demonstrate a working proficiency with MS Office applications.