We're the team helping Arnott's win in Asia. Campbell Malaysia is the Asia hub for The Arnott's Group, based in Kuala Lumpur, shaping strategy and building our footprint across the region.
We're behind brands found in real kitchens and real snack drawers, from Campbell's and Prego to Kimball & Cheong Chan, plus Swanson, GoodTime, and Nyam Nyam. We're also part of the Arnott's family that includes icons like Tim Tam, Shapes, and Farm Bake Cookies.
Summary of the role
As Factory Manager, you'll own end-to-end factory performance across Production and Engineering, delivering safe, compliant and reliable operations while improving OEE, cost, quality and service. You'll lead day-to-day execution and long-term capability building through structured continuous improvement, reliability programs, and disciplined project delivery (including automation and digitalisation) to support growth and supply reliability.
What you'll be doing
- Factory leadership & delivery: lead Production and Engineering teams to deliver plan attainment and supply reliability while controlling factory overhead and people cost.
- Performance, reliability & compliance: drive OEE and equipment reliability (breakdowns, constraints, maintenance discipline), ensuring compliance with food safety and quality systems (HACCP, GMP, FSSC) plus strong SHE and environmental standards.
- CI, automation & digitalisation: build a CI culture using structured problem-solving and best-practice benchmarking, and embed digital tools (OEE dashboards, digital shift handover, downtime capture) to improve decision-making and execution discipline.
- Capex, technical governance & capability building: lead engineering/ project delivery from scope to commissioning and stabilisation (including new processes/ technologies), while coaching leaders and strengthening technical and leadership capability across shopfloor and support teams.
Requirements
- Degree in Engineering (Mechanical/ Chemical/ Electrical/ Manufacturing/ Mechatronic) or Food Science (Engineering preferred).
- At least 12 years experience in manufacturing leadership, with strong exposure to both production operations and engineering/ reliability (Food/ FMCG experience preferred).
- Strong knowledge of food processing and plant operations; exposure to canning/ thermal processes and hygienic engineering is a plus.
- Proven track record delivering OEE improvement, plan attainment, cost control, and reliability uplift through CI systems.
- Strong project/ capex management capability, including automation/ digitalisation implementation and change leadership on the shopfloor.
- Strong people leadership and stakeholder management skills; able to lead cross-functional teams.
Why join us
Own the full factory agenda, leading performance, reliability and transformation that directly strengthens supply and growth.
