Food Safety Manager

Randstad Malaysia; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Malaysia is seeking a Food Safety Manager to lead technical compliance and food safety operations at a manufacturing facility in Selangor, Malaysia. The role focuses on governance, risk-based controls, and sustaining high safety standards across biological, chemical, physical hazards.

You will oversee sanitation, pest control, micro-lab operations, and lead investigations into non-conformances while coordinating with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance to strengthen preventive

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of food safety experience in food manufacturing.
• Strong expertise in international standards including FSSC 22000, HACCP, ISO 9001, and GMP.
• Deep technical knowledge of sanitation protocols, pest control systems, and micro-lab operations within a high-volume production environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive the site’s food safety strategy and governance framework.
• Direct the Food Safety and Hygiene & Sanitation leads to execute site-wide programs, allocate resources efficiently, and maintain high-performing operational standards.
• Lead scientific risk assessments for product innovations, process design, equipment upgrades, and new raw materials to safeguard production integrity.
• Spearhead complex technical investigations for non-conformances or contamination events, directing response protocols for product withdrawals, recalls, and crisis mitigation.
• Monitor program performance through verification reviews and data trend analysis to drive timely corrective actions and site-wide process standardization.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance teams to reinforce preventive controls, resolve operational bottlenecks, and elevate functional alignment.
• Serve as the technical expert during regulatory inspections, third-party certification audits, and customer reviews to ensure total compliance.
• Champion a proactive site-wide food safety culture through technical coaching, capability building, and structured performance management for direct reports.

Skills

Food safety leadership

Risk assessment

Regulatory inspections

Education

Bachelor Degree

Job description

We are seeking a Food Safety Manager to lead technical compliance and food safety operations at a MNC company's manufacturing facility in Selangor. Renowned globally for its trusted consumer brands, the company enforces strict adherence to local and international food safety regulations.

the job

• Drive the site’s food safety strategy and governance framework, ensuring robust, risk-based controls for biological, chemical, physical, and allergen hazards.
• Direct the Food Safety and Hygiene & Sanitation leads to execute site-wide programs, allocate resources efficiently, and maintain high-performing operational standards.
• Lead scientific risk assessments for product innovations, process design, equipment upgrades, and new raw materials to safeguard production integrity.
• Spearhead complex technical investigations for non-conformances or contamination events, directing response protocols for product withdrawals, recalls, and crisis mitigation.
• Monitor program performance through verification reviews and data trend analysis to drive timely corrective actions and site-wide process standardization.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance teams to reinforce preventive controls, resolve operational bottlenecks, and elevate functional alignment.
• Serve as the technical expert during regulatory inspections, third-party certification audits, and customer reviews to ensure total compliance.
• Champion a proactive site-wide food safety culture through technical coaching, capability building, and structured performance management for direct reports.

the experience

• Minimum 8 years of food safety experience in food manufacturing.
• Strong expertise in international standards including FSSC 22000, HACCP, ISO 9001, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
• Deep technical knowledge of sanitation protocols, pest control systems, and micro-lab operations within a high-volume production environment.

skills

no additional skills required

qualifications

no additional qualifications required

education

Bachelor Degree