Production Engineer

About the role

The Production Engineer will ensure day‑to‑day plant operations run smoothly at our Pasir Gudang facility. The role focuses on production safety, process reliability, quality, regulatory compliance and optimisation of asset utilisation.

Key responsibilities

• Implement and enforce EHS policies, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 requirements.
• Guide shift teams to follow SOPs for safety, environment and occupational health.
• Provide technical leadership for safe execution of production plans in line with BASF Process Safety standards.
• Lead complex troubleshooting, root‑cause analysis and continuous‑improvement projects using Lean Six Sigma.
• Coordinate cross‑functional activities for inspections, outages, capital projects and investigations.
• Manage inventory of materials and tools, including periodic stock counts.
• Support trial production of new and internal test products and update HIRA, procedures and work checklists as needed.

Required profile

• Strong focus on safety, process reliability, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Proven ability to drive continuous‑improvement initiatives and standardise across shifts.
• Experience acting as a technical authority and trusted advisor to operations teams.
• Capability to work collaboratively with maintenance, engineering and quality functions.

Required skills

• Lean Six Sigma methodology
• ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 compliance
• Process safety standards (e.g., BASF Process Safety)
• Troubleshooting and root‑cause analysis
• Inventory management