Assistant Manager, Plant Operation (Engineer)

Job Purpose

• To manage and to ensure plant achieve company objectives, KPI and goals
• To establish and to lead section’s quality assurance and control program, compliance in accordance with regulation standard, safety and training requirement
• To maintain aseptic line system and performance including UHT processing, aseptic filling and packing.
• Enhance cost controls activities, optimise productivity, minimizing down time and wastage via AM, PM and TPM programme.
• Actively drive continuous improvement programme.
• To assist Assistant Manager and Manager Plant Operation in all activities in Chilled Plant.

Key Accountabilities

(A) Quality

• Ensure all production and maintenance activities are in accordance to SOP, QMS, prioritise on plant CCP/CPs

• Ensure personal hygiene, GMP and good housekeeping standards maintain in line with HACCP/ISO 22000/22002/FSSC requirement.

• Ensure all record and checklist for quality, production and maintenance are in order and properly documented.

• Identify and manage matters related to quality for strict adherence by team members

• Conduct yearly validation for CCP, CIP and new process/line/ validation/verification

(B) Production and Maintenance

• To lead and carries out laboratory activities, production activities and maintenance activities effectively to minimize down time, losses and waste management. Toward optimum EFF, MTBF, MTTR, OEE performance for Chilled Plant.

• Establish, execute, and enhance Autonomous Maintenance program, Total Productivity Management Program for machineries, equipment, and utilities toward optimum energy, high efficiency and effectiveness for lowest operation cost.

• Keep production equipment and plant environment in clean and hygiene condition according to QMS and WI

• Carry out improvement activities, conduct root cause analysis for “out of norm” and sustain via preventive program including WI, OPL, skilled up resource competency etc

• Assist Manager to solve day to day shift related operation activities; report any issue and potential issue to him/her

• Ensure all the team member is working complying to the company regulations and system including ISO standard, HACCP, GMP, Safety and Environment (OHSAS)

(C) Planning, Execution and Assessment

• Plan quality assurance activities, production, utilities and maintenance activities for optimum capacity utilization, safe, efficient and cost effective manner

• Plan sufficient resource, part and material including raw material, packaging material, CIP chemical at optimum cost and healthy inventory management.

• Ensure proper control and use of the spare parts / tools / materials / equipment in performing the works

• Asess works quality and effectiveness to the system after the job is completed

(D) Safety & Environment

• Ensure safety procedures and safe working methods are practiced

• Identify and manage SHE related matters at workplace including develop and update HIRADC

• Monitor team members and vendor/contractor for strict adherence to personal safety & other Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) related matters

• Ensure compliance to Environmental Management System ISO 14001, included Industrial Effluent Treatment System (IETS) discharge and waste management

(E) Training & Development

• Conduct OJT course, train and develop new employees.

• Organize training program to ensure compliance as per training plan (GMP, HACCP etc) and to increase staff competency and ensure productivity

(F) Manpower

• To make manpower arrangements and ensure maximum utilization of resources

• Plan timely schedule for team members to man the operation lines by taking into consideration of those who are on annual, emergency, medical leaves (absenteeism)

• Check daily attendance of team members to ensure allocation of manpower at operation lines are balanced and is as per line/labour standard

• Provide report on manpower allocations in the operation lines to Manager

• Monitor & control overtime & cost to ensure continuous operations & efficiency

(G) General

• Update maintenance historical information for critical equipment in Chilled Plant

• Troubleshoot problems affecting milk quality, productivity including mechanical and electrical etc

• Coordinate with relevant parties to solve machines & equipment problems

• Monitor repair works to ensure that they are carried out in a timely manner to minimize un-planned down time (UPDT)

• Responsible to ensure implementation of continuous improvement activities across the shifts.

• Participate actively in Autonomous Maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) activities.

• Engage team members/subordinates for people development purposes; cost optimization and quality improvement activities i.e. through ICC, suggestion activity, Kaizen, QCC, FI, 5S, MDWT etc

H) Others

• Carry out any other duties or assignments as requested by reporting superior as and when required