How to find a production engineer: electrical, process, safety
First decide which kind of engineer you need
“Production engineer” is a broad term. An electrical engineer looks after the power system and energy records, a safety officer handles training and inspections, a quality engineer controls products and documentation, and an instrumentation and automation engineer works on controls. If you don't state the field in the post, everybody will apply and you will waste time sorting out unsuitable CVs.
Also decide at once whether this is a person “on the floor” who walks the workshop every day, or mainly paperwork and planning of preventive maintenance. The requirements and the pay depend on it.
What to put in the job post
The candidate needs to understand the task before the first talk:
- Field — electrical, mechanical, quality, safety, automation;
- Industry of the plant — food, metalworking, chemicals, agro-processing;
- Duties — planning preventive maintenance, energy records, documentation, inspections, leading a team;
- Education and certificates — relevant degree or diploma, electrical safety certification where required;
- Experience — how many years and in which plants;
- Pay — monthly amount, bonuses, fixed part;
- City and area — where the plant is;
- Hours and terms — six-day week, on the payroll.
Example: “Electrical engineer needed for an engineering plant in Ipoh. Energy records, preventive maintenance and breakdown repairs, electrical safety certification, relevant degree. 3+ years of experience, six-day week, on the payroll, from RM 2,000 a month.”
How search through BlaBlaPrice works
You don't go through hundreds of CVs: you write one job request, it is checked for ads and stray contact details, and you get hints on which details candidates still need. Then candidates answer in chat: they describe their experience, when they can join and what pay they expect. Reviews next to a reply help you judge the person. Your phone stays hidden; only the one you choose gets your contacts. More on the “How it works” page.
How to assess candidates
Ask not “can you do it?” but “what exactly did you do?”: which maintenance schedules they planned, what equipment they worked with, which inspections they went through. Ask for an example of improving a process or reducing downtime. For safety and electrical work, check that certificates and permits are valid. Compare candidates by the same criteria: experience in your industry usually matters more than a grand job title. If the post covers several fields at once, think about splitting it: an electrician for routine repairs and an engineer for planning. See other workshop trades in the manufacturing section, and you can write your post on the main page.
If you are looking for work
Register on BlaBlaPrice as a service provider, choose this category and your area, and you will receive such job posts to reply to with your application.
