Factory Manager

**Company Background**

We are representing our client, a subsidiary that serves as a central kitchen and logistic center for deliverying fresh food, ready-to-eat meals to Malaysia's largest convenience stores.

In line with their ongoing business expansion, our client is in search of a **Factory Manager** to take charge of the comprehensive operations at their new facility located in **Balakong, Selangor.**

As a crucial part of their expansion strategy, they are relocating to a state-of-the-art facility designed for high production volumes, integrating automation to meet the demands of the rapidly growing market for **ready-to-eat (RTE) and fresh food products.**
- 5 working days

Responsible for overall development, performance and maintenance of the factory operation which include central kitchen’s activities to obtain the maximum efficiency, production, quality, service and profitability for the organization.
- Lead departmental managers/executives to achieve company goal. Includes production, maintenance, logistic, QC, R&D and warehouse department
- Implement strategies in alignment with strategic initiatives and provide a clear sense of direction and focus.
- Ensure the timely service of consistently high quality and safe foods to customers.
- Develop, implement, enforce, and evaluate business process, policies, standard operating procedures and operating systems.
- Analyze and improve organizational process and workflow, employee and space requirements, and equipment layout; implement changes
- Work closely with operation department to ensure proper food presentation and excellent quality of products. Investigates outlet’s feedback/complaint and look for solutions and continuous improvement.
- Implement and proactively maintain the quality standards as defined in the ISO 9001, HALAL standards and as per local legal requirements.
- Ensure cost effectiveness in achieving budget and growth targets.
- Plan, monitor and control the operational expenses and budgets. Develop improvement plan for better cost control.
- Review performance of central kitchen operation and identify areas of improvement and potential waste.
- Prepare reporting (content and format as agreed) on monthly basis or as otherwise required.
- Ensure that Central Kitchen machinery is in good working order. Maintaining upkeep of central kitchen and equipment.
- Increases management’s effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, coaching, counselling; communicating values, strategies, and objectives; assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results; developing incentives; cultivating a climate for offering information and opinions and providing educational opportunities.
- Explore & implement technology, equipment, software and system, to facilitate and improve cost efficiency and productivity.
- Create and implement consistent communication across departments

**Requirements**:

- Minimum a Diploma/Degree holder
- Relevant working experience in the managerial role in food industry, preferably with central kitchen experience.
- Experience in managing several division such as production, logistic, warehouse, QA/QC in the food industry.
- Experience in **ready-to-eat (RTE)/ ready-to-cook (RTC) **will be highly desire.
- **Ability to speak both in English and Mandarin due to business needs to liaise with Mandarin speaking suppliers and vendors.