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 lead production execution across multiple areas, ensuring the production schedule is delivered safely and reliably while meeting food safety and quality standards, improving efficiency (OEE/GR1), controlling plant overhead, and building strong shopfloor capability to support growth, automation, and new product launches.
What you'll be doing:
- Production leadership & planning: plan/ coordinate production schedules, build a strong team (Manufacturing Engineers, Line Leaders, Production Admin), and resolve daily operational issues fast with cross-functional partners.
- Performance, cost & reliability: drive OEE and GR1 through DDS, achieve plan attainment, and control plant overhead to strengthen supply reliability.
- Yield, inventory, CI & digitalisation: improve inventory accuracy, increase yield and reduce waste, drive CI programs, and embed digital tools (OEE dashboards, digital shift handover, downtime capture) for faster decisions and stronger discipline.
- NPD, automation & compliance: support new formulation/ packaging introductions, partner Engineering on automation projects (URS to commissioning and stabilization), and ensure Safety, Quality, and Environmental compliance.
Requirements:
- Degree in Mechanical/ Chemical Engineering or Food Science with 10+ years experience (Food/ FMCG preferred).
- Knowledge of canning/ thermal processes and quality systems (GMP, ISO, HACCP, FSSC).
- Strong HSE awareness and people management skills (performance management, absenteeism, line management).
- Experience driving or supporting manufacturing automation/ digitalisation (e.g., OEE systems, MES concepts, SCADA/ HMI exposure, digital work instructions/ checklists).
- Data-driven leader comfortable using production data and dashboards to drive root cause analysis and sustained performance improvements.
Why join us
- Lead plant performance and transformation at scale, driving OEE, automation, and supply reliability for future growth.
