General Manager

Job Description : GM PLANT MALAYSIA A regional leading Food Manufacturer and FMCG player is looking for a Plant General Manager (FMCG) to be based in Penang, Malaysia. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this role will have the opportunity to be involved with P&L and leading the overall direction and leadership for the plant, producing quality product, efficiently and safely within established procedure of the organisation. As the Plant General Manager (FMCG), you will have the chance to lead recruitment, training, and coaching of the entire team. It is a high impact leadership role which requires best in class engineering and manufacturing practices that would result in operation efficiency, quality product, and flexible manufacturing capability for export needs across the region. Lead and direct the operations consisting of planning, production, physical distribution, engineering, logistics, warehousing, maintenance and health and safety Direct operations by ensuring that teams work closely with the Sales and Technical teams to analyse demand, and develop the manufacturing strategies, including supply chain, product rationalisation, material flow, information flow, manpower staffing, and equipment to meet customer requirements Instil flexibility through cross training and empower associates to meet business requirements and goals for safety, customer delivery, quality, and waste reduction Recommend appropriate level of Capex and ensure timely implementation Lead the teams of maintenance and engineering staff to maintain the facility’s infrastructure, buildings, utilities, process equipment, and instrumentation Troubleshoot process related problems and formulate corrective action plan to avoid recurrence of shortcomings in processing line Drive industrial relations harmony and accountability for all plant KPIs and ensures adequate training and development at all staff/operations levels Champion company’s efforts in environmental, health, and safety by active leadership in the community Ensure all ISO and HACCP procedures in the respective manufacturing facilities are properly complied with and maintained effectively Provide direction, development and leadership to direct reports Take on other responsibilities as may be reasonably assigned to you by your superiors from time to time To succeed in this role, background in food manufacturing with experiences introducing and working with latest food technology in a modern manufacturing environment is an added advantage. This will involve lean structure, highly autonomous environment, and if you have strong leadership in leading a lean team, you will certainly enjoy it. qualification in engineering/manufacturing/economics, science or food science equivalent Minimum 10 years' experience in manufacturing environment, out of which five years is in plant function management At least 10 years’ of experience in leading and managing a plant preferably in FMCG Strategic, conceptual and analytical skills to drive continuous improvement Excellent communication, people management and leadership skills both with internal and external stakeholders

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