Kerja Sepenuh Masa, Plant Director di Career360 - Emerging Recruitment Company Selangor - Maukerja

FMCG | Beverage Manufacturing | Confidential Search

Lead the transformation of a high-performing manufacturing operation.

Career360 is partnering with a well-established FMCG beverage manufacturer to appoint an experienced Plant Director to lead a large-scale manufacturing facility.

This is a strategic leadership opportunity for an accomplished manufacturing professional who is passionate about operational excellence, people development, continuous improvement, and building a world-class manufacturing organisation.

If you enjoy driving business performance beyond day-to-day operations, this could be your next career-defining move.

Key Responsibilities

As Plant Director, you will provide overall leadership for the manufacturing operation and be responsible for:

• Leading end-to-end plant operations including Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality, Food Safety, Warehouse and Continuous Improvement.
• Developing and executing manufacturing strategies aligned with business growth and long-term operational objectives.
• Driving operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Delivering world-class manufacturing performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, Productivity and OEE.
• Leading capital investment, automation and capacity expansion projects.
• Building a high-performance leadership team through coaching, succession planning and talent development.
• Ensuring compliance with GMP, HACCP, FSSC/BRC and all regulatory requirements.
• Partnering with Supply Chain, Commercial, Procurement and Finance to optimise planning, inventory and customer service.
• Managing plant financial performance, operating budgets, productivity improvements and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Driving a strong safety culture while fostering employee engagement and operational accountability.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Food Technology, Manufacturing or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive manufacturing experience within FMCG, Food & Beverage or Consumer Goods.
• At least 5 years in a senior plant leadership position such as Plant Manager, Factory Manager, Manufacturing Director or Plant Director.
• Proven experience managing large manufacturing operations with multiple production lines and cross-functional teams.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPM, Six Sigma, OEE improvement and operational excellence methodologies.
• Experience leading engineering, maintenance, quality, food safety and production functions.
• Strong commercial acumen with exposure to budgeting, cost optimisation and manufacturing performance management.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management and people development capabilities.
• Experience within the beverage, dairy or food manufacturing industry will be highly advantageous.