Role Purposes:
To establish dedicated leadership for measurable improvement in AGF’s manufacturing performance, particularly production output, OEE, process capability, equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, yield and material losses.
Job Description:
- Drives measurable improvements across AGF operations, including process optimisation, equipment reliability, preventive maintenance, yield, waste reduction, capacity and OEE.
- Establishes baselines, identifies constraints, and leads cross-functional improvement projects from root cause to sustained results, supported by before/after data. Focus on canline performance (capacity, speed, downtime, rejects, and output) and implementation of L1–L3 preventive maintenance systems covering criticality, PM compliance, MTBF/MTTR, breakdown reduction.
- Improves yield through end-to-end material reconciliation and loss reduction, and supports new product industrialisation from trials to scale-up. Works closely with Production, Operations, R&D, QA, Warehouse, Procurement, IT, and Finance. Based at AGF and functionally reports to Chris for priorities, review, and escalation.
Job Requirements:
- Preferable candidate able to speak in mandarin to communicate with mandarin speaking Management
- Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Chemical, or Process). Food Science acceptable with strong equipment/process experience.
- 8–12 years manufacturing experience, minimum 3 years leading cross-functional improvement projects. Experience in FMCG/powder/liquid products or controlled manufacturing preferred.
- Strong knowledge of OEE, bottleneck analysis, yield, CAPA, SPC, DOE, and preventive maintenance systems (MTBF/MTTR). GMP/HACCP required; FSSC 22000 preferred. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt preferred but not essential.
- Compulsory hands-on, data-driven, and able to challenge assumptions with evidence. Strong execution, problem-solving and cross-functional influence required. Must show at least 3 proven improvement projects (OEE, yield, reliability).
- Independent functional accountability is required to challenge existing practices, implement corrective actions and deliver verified, sustainable results.
Pay: RM10,000.00 - RM12,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person