JB Cocoa is a fast-growing company with exciting opportunities for growth.
Are you driven and passionate about making an impact? Do you, like many of us here at JB Cocoa, enjoy shaping the world of cocoa through the work that you do? If that's you, we invite you to look no further and reach out.
At JB Cocoa, we are committed to creating a supportive and enabling environment for growth and sustainability.
We are looking for an Operations Manager to oversee the Production & Planning, and Maintenance & Utilities of our manufacturing facilities in Malaysia.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Responsible for effectively managing overall operational activities, including but not limited to Production and Planning, and Plant Engineering, ensuring that all financial and operational targets are met.
Formulate and manage business and operational strategies that will fuel business growth that is consistent with the Group's core values and translating them into effective execution.
Assist the Group CEO in business decision-making that are aligned to operations' overall strategic and business objectives with respect to the operations management.
Develop good and close working relationships with customers, authorities, and trade leaders in promoting the plants as premium cocoa manufacturing facilities.
Coach, motivate and develop all personnel to reach their potential.
Establish and adapt strategic business plans to meet the operations' financial targets and achieve customer satisfaction through appropriate capacity and operational resources allocation.
Accountable for the quality of products and services, and operational performance as it pertains to cost control, quality control and utilities or facility management.
Undertake advisory role on best practices; re-engineer business approaches or organizational structure to meet the demands of changing business or customers' needs.
Ensure compliance with and timely execution of all safety regulatory agency(s) requirements, and enforce established safety and health policies and procedures contributing to and promoting employee safety and well-being, all while ensuring that accidents and employee downtime are minimized.
Participate in cost reduction and planning initiatives and any other projects and/or duties as and when directed.
Job Requirements:
Minimum Bachelor's degree in relevant Engineering, Food Technology or equivalent education.
At least 15 years of experience in a related industry, preferably in the Foods Manufacturing, with 5 years at senior operations management level.
High integrity with good cost management, problem solving and stakeholders' management skills.
Initiative, resourcefulness, assertiveness, critical decision making and analytical skills.
Proven management skills with strong abilities in people coaching and development capabilities.
Must be able to work under pressure and meet the demands of the job.
Familiar and hands-on using ERP systems for analytics, with SAP experience as an added advantage.
Customer-oriented and able to promote high performance cultures.
Department:Production
Education:Bachelor Degree in relevant Engineering, Food Technology or equivalent education
Interested candidates are encouraged to email their resume to the email address below.#J-18808-Ljbffr