Food Safety Lead (Senior Executive)

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

You'll partner closely with the Food Safety Manager to execute site-wide food safety programs, with a primary focus on GMP, sanitation, and pest control. You'll own the GMP audit and inspection program end-to-end, act as the site SME for pest control, and lead capability building through coaching and training.

This role will be based in Petaling Jaya (Campbell Cheong Chan).

What you'll be doing

• GMP & pest control leadership: develop and continuously improve the GMP audit program, lead audits/inspections, and manage pest control service providers, trends, and corrective actions.
• Sanitation program execution: partner with the Hygiene & Sanitation Lead to deploy the Master Sanitation Plan, ensure SSOP governance, and close sanitation gaps identified through verification and audits.
• Risk mitigation, CAPA & audit readiness: identify food safety risks from GMP/sanitation/pest findings, support investigations and CAPA, and ensure documentation and traceability for regulatory and audit readiness.
• People leadership & capability building: coach the Food Safety Officer, champion food safety culture on the shopfloor, and train/qualify GMP auditors through onboarding and refresher programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science/ Food Technology/ Food Safety
• 3-5 years food safety/ quality experience in food manufacturing with hands-on GMP, sanitation, and pest control ownership.
• Strong working knowledge of GMP, sanitation systems, pest control programs, and GFSI-aligned standards (e.g., FSSC 22000, HACCP, ISO 9001).
• Experience building and running GMP audit programs (planning, execution, reporting, corrective action follow-up).
• Able to interpret operational data to identify risks and drive risk-based actions.