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.
This role will be based in Petaling Jaya.
What you'll be doing
1. Food Safety Leadership & Governance
- Lead site food safety strategy aligned with corporate and regulatory requirements
- Own governance of food safety systems (HACCP, GMP, FSSC 22000) and preventive controls
- Provide technical leadership on hazard identification, risk assessment, and emerging food safety issues
- Ensure audit readiness and alignment with global standards
2. Risk Management & Operational Excellence
- Lead food safety investigations, incident management, recalls, and crisis response
- Drive risk assessments for new products, processes, materials, and capital projects
- Oversee validation, verification, and continuous improvement of food safety controls
- Translate regulatory changes and industry trends into site actions
- Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance to embed preventive controls
3. Capability Building & Food Safety Culture
- Develop and lead the Food Safety and Hygiene & Sanitation teams
- Build strong food safety culture through coaching, engagement, and communication
- Develop team capability and succession pipeline across the function
- Support regulatory, customer, and certification audits
- Drive continuous learning and best practice sharing across site
Requirement
- 7+ years experience in food safety/QA in food manufacturing
- Strong knowledge of FSSC 22000, HACCP, ISO 9001, GMP
- Experience in GMP, sanitation, microbiology, pest control programs
- Strong analytical skills in interpreting food safety and lab data
- Proven ability in cross-functional project management
- Strong communication and influencing skills
- Experience in coaching and developing teams
- Strong risk management and audit readiness capability
- Continuous improvement mindset in food safety performance
