-Played a key role in launching the factory from greenfield stage through operational readiness, establishing systems and requirements for safe, compliant, and effective production.
- Led the factory’s certification and regulatory-readiness process, including Fire Certificate, Halal, GMP, HACCP, and Veterinary Health Mark (VHM) requirements.
- Prepared the factory for customer and regulatory audits, coordinating cross-functional actions and driving timely closure of audit findings.
- Managed compliance with the standards and requirements of a leading Malaysian OEM customer, ensuring factory operations and quality systems remained aligned with customer expectations.
Engineering Manager | Mar 2020 – Jun 2023
- Led engineering and maintenance activities during the development, installation, commissioning, and ramp-up of the greenfield dairy factory.
- Managed the installation and commissioning of production and utility systems covering raw material and product mixing, UHT sterilization, filling, packaging, and plant utilities.
- Coordinated engineering activities throughout the approximately two-year installation, commissioning, and production ramp-up period, working across multiple technical disciplines and production areas.
- Developed and implemented preventive and corrective maintenance systems to improve equipment reliability, availability, and production continuity.
- Led engineering teams in troubleshooting production equipment, utilities, and process systems, ensuring timely resolution of breakdowns and technical issues.
- Supported factory start-up by establishing maintenance procedures, spare-parts requirements, technical documentation, equipment standards, and engineering work processes.
- Worked closely with production and quality teams to ensure equipment and processes were capable of meeting OEM customer requirements and applicable food-safety standards.
- Supported audit and certification preparation by ensuring engineering systems, utilities, maintenance practices, and statutory requirements were properly established and documented.