Senior Executive (Hygiene, Safety & Nutrition)

About the role

This role reviews, monitors and continuously improves the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) in close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, so that robust controls protect food safety, public health and regulatory compliance. It also covers food safety and hygiene audits, sampling and environmental monitoring, incident investigations, staff training and basic workplace safety checks across retail outlets such as food courts, hawker centres, cafes and restaurants.

Key responsibilities

• Review, monitor and improve the FSMS with stakeholders to safeguard food safety and maintain regulatory compliance.
• Plan and run food safety and hygiene audits of food courts, hawker centres, cafes and restaurants against regulations, internal standards and best practice.
• Manage food sampling and environmental monitoring programmes to detect contamination early and strengthen sanitation and hygiene controls.
• Investigate customer complaints and food safety incidents, provide root cause analysis and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop, schedule and deliver food safety training for retail staff.
• Monitor and strengthen food safety workflows, policies and control measures as part of continual improvement.
• Conduct basic workplace safety and health (WSH) audits of retail outlets.
• Take on ad hoc duties and cross-functional projects supporting food safety assurance and risk management.

Required profile

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemical Process Technology, Biotechnology or a related field with 2-3 years of relevant experience; or a diploma in a similar specialty with 3-4 years of experience.
• Good interpersonal skills, teamwork, attention to detail, motivation and a positive, learning mindset.
• Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders and to perform basic statistical collation.

Required skills

• Working knowledge of HACCP, ISO 22000 or another Food Safety Management System is advantageous.