Production Officer

**About Kerry**:
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

**About the role**:
This is a permanent position based out of our Manufacturing Site in Plentong. This role will primarily focus on supporting the halal certification process and developing Work Instructions (WI) for quality inspection activities.

**Key responsibilities**:
**1) Planning**
- Coordinate with Inter departments for rework and inspection task according to date and urgency for meet the shipment demand and timeline.
- Daily monitoring of quality inspection activities, supplies, scheduling and planning with warehouse and inter department.
- Communicate actively with warehouse and inter department product inspection update and progress.

**2) Materials**
- Actively monitor and forecast inspection supplies inventory and raise orders with suppliers or request from inter department such as production, supply chain and customer service - Carton, packaging, OPP tape, label and etc.

**3) Supervisory Support**
- Daily and monthly Inspection report, product disposal monitoring and daily activities for inspection operator / leader.
- SOP compliance of Production operators - performance, attendance, and general SOP compliance
- Actively involve in reduction operator training - Safety, Quality Control, GMP and Compliance to General Company SOPs

**4) System**
- Assist and support on halal implementation and monitoring on daily basis that compliance with JAKIM /MUI standard.
- Actively in data collection, summary for production record based on requirement and project support open request by management.
- Involve in operation improvement such as processing, developed SOP / WI and other process study that relevant with product and process improvement.

**5) Reporting**
- Direct reporting to management actively
- General tasks and responsibilities as required in production or from Management on all levels of engagement from time to time is expected.

**Qualifications and skills**:

- Preferrable diploma or minimum certification in the halal industry or food technology.
- Preferrable minimum 2 years of experience in manufacturing system such as product quality, operation task in term of documentation, audit, supervise or relevant field.
- Fast learner with a strong determination to succeed.
- Basic knowledge of standard operating procedures (SOP), work instructions (WI), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and ISO/FSSC22000 standards (preferred).
- Good command of both written and spoken English and Malay.
- Strong decision-making skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.