About the company
You’ll be joining a leading compound condiment manufacturer in China, with a strong presence across the hot pot, seasoning and convenient food categories.
The company is a core supplier to one of the world’s largest hot pot restaurant groups and has built a large-scale business serving both domestic and international markets.
With strong capabilities across product development, manufacturing, supply chain and distribution, the company continues to expand its portfolio and grow its presence across Asia and other overseas markets.
Be part of the team - Here’s a highlight about your role
The Food Safety Director/Manager is responsible for establishing, implementing, and continuously improving the company's food safety management system. This role oversees food safety compliance, risk management, supplier quality assurance, regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and crisis management across the entire business operation.
What you will do day-to-day
1. Food Safety System Management
- Establish, implement, and continuously improve the company's food safety management system.
- Lead internal and external audits, certification programs, and compliance assessments.
- Develop food safety policies, procedures, SOPs, and operational standards.
2. End-to-End Food Safety Risk Management
- Identify and manage food safety risks across raw material sourcing, manufacturing, warehousing, cold chain logistics, distribution, and retail operations.
- Develop and implement preventive control measures to ensure product safety throughout the supply chain.
- Establish monitoring mechanisms for sanitation, hygiene, environmental controls, equipment cleaning, and cross-contamination prevention.
3. Supplier Quality & Compliance Management
- Develop supplier qualification, audit, evaluation, and continuous improvement programs.
- Conduct supplier audits, inspections, corrective action follow-ups, and performance reviews.
- Establish traceability systems and risk management mechanisms for raw materials and ingredients.
4. Product Compliance & Market Launch Review
- Lead food safety and regulatory reviews for new product development and product launches.
- Review formulations, ingredients, labels, claims, packaging, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Conduct risk assessments and approve product release from a food safety perspective.
5. Inspection, Testing & Quality Assurance
- Establish and execute internal product testing and verification programs.
- Develop product sampling plans, testing protocols, and non-conformance management processes
- Ensure effective corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) are implemented.
6. Crisis Management & Regulatory Affairs
- Lead investigations and responses to food safety incidents, product recalls, regulatory actions, consumer complaints, and public relations issues.
- Establish emergency response procedures and communication protocols.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures to avoid recurrence.
Who you are
Professional Competencies
- Extensive knowledge of food safety management systems, including ISO 22000, HACCP, BRCGS, IFS, GMP, and other international food safety standards.
- Proven experience in establishing, implementing, auditing, certification preparation, and continuous improvement of food safety systems.
- Strong understanding of Food Safety Laws, regulations, and regulatory requirements.
- Hands-on experience handling regulatory inspections, surprise audits, product recalls, market surveillance, and food safety investigations.
- Ability to independently assess food safety risks related to product formulation, ingredient compliance, labeling, food additives, allergens, microbiological hazards, heavy metals, pesticide residues, and veterinary drug residues.
- Strong leadership capabilities in building and managing food safety teams, driving compliance culture, and implementing risk control measures.
- Excellent crisis management, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree or above in Food Science, Food Technology, Nutrition, Microbiology, Quality Management, or related disciplines.
- Minimum 5–8 years of food safety, quality assurance, or regulatory compliance experience, including 3 years of leadership responsibilities.
- Experience in food manufacturing, food service, retail food chains, FMCG, or
- Multinational food companies are highly preferred.
- Professional certifications such as Lead Auditor, HACCP, ISO 22000, BRCGS, or equivalent are advantageous.
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Pay: RM10,000.00 - RM20,000.00 per month
Application Question(s):
- Do you have team management or leadership experiences?
Language:
- Mandarin (Required)
- English (Required)
Work Location: In person