Job satisfaction among employees of food and beverage manufacturing companies in Klang

The main objective of this research is to perform a study on job satisfaction among employees of food and beverage manufacturing companies in Klang. This objective outlined some of the concerns with regards to employees' job satisfaction in terms of recognition of job performance,
compensation and benefits, working environment and supervisor. This study presented the results from a sample of 200 respondents of five food and beverage manufacturing companies in Klang, which consisted of Vata Food Synergy (M) Sdn. Bhd, Reka Nutrition Sdn. Bhd, CS Brand Marketing Sdn. Bhd, AXG Industries Sdn. Bhd. and MyTree Resources Sdn. Bhd. The questionnaires were distributed to 250 respondents, but only 200 complete sets retrieved. Correlation test was used to measure the significant level of all independent variables used in the study. The result shows that there was positive significant relationship between recognition of job performance, compensation and benefits, working environment and job satisfaction. However, there was no significant relationship between supervisor and job satisfaction. Meanwhile, according to regression analysis, three independent variable namely recognition of job performance, compensation and benefits, working environment do have influence on job satisfaction and also reveals that compensation benefits contributes the most to the job satisfaction of food and beverage manufacturing companies in Klang. However, supervisor does not influence
job satisfaction among employees of food and beverage manufacturing companies in Klang. This research presents academic knowledge and practical contributions for practitioners especially in the manufacturing industries.