Quality Associate - Fresh Food Products

Talabat Holding; Dubai; On-site; AED 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

talabat is seeking a Quality Associate - Fresh Food Products in Dubai, UAE to monitor quality, freshness, safety, and compliance of fruits, vegetables and meat across stores, DCs, warehouses, and supplier locations.

Responsibilities include hands-on inspections, documentation, supplier coordination, and supporting corrective actions to ensure products meet standards and internal protocols.

Qualifications

• The source does not specify formal qualifications; candidates are expected to perform fresh-food inspection and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Inspect fruits, vegetables, and meat across stores, distribution centers and supplier locations.
• Verify products meet company quality specifications.
• Check hygiene practices and cold-chain compliance.
• Record inspection findings and communicate deviations clearly.
• Coordinate with operations, suppliers and store teams for corrective actions.
• Support investigations of customer complaints related to fresh products.

Skills

Quality inspection

Food safety

HACCP awareness

Job description

Job Snapshot

Role: Quality Associate - Fresh Food Products

Location: Dubai, UAE

Industry: Food and Beverages

Function: Food Safety and Inspection

Experience: Not specified

Job Type: Full Time

Job Overview

talabat is hiring a Quality Associate - Fresh Food Products in Dubai, UAE to monitor the quality, freshness, safety, and compliance of fruits, vegetables, and meat across stores, distribution centers, warehouses, and supplier locations. The role involves hands-on product inspections, food safety monitoring, quality documentation, supplier coordination, and corrective action support to ensure fresh products meet company specifications and applicable standards.

Job Details

Country: UAE City: Dubai Industry: Food and Beverages Function: Food Safety and Inspection Salary: Not disclosed Gender: No Preference Candidate Nationality: Not specified Job Type: Full Time Work Arrangement: On-site

Fresh Product Quality Inspections

The Quality Associate will conduct routine inspections throughout the fresh-product supply and storage environment, with responsibility for identifying quality concerns before they affect customers.

Key responsibilities include:

• Inspect fruits, vegetables, and meat products at stores, distribution centers, and supplier locations.
• Verify products against company quality specifications.
• Check compliance with food safety requirements and applicable regulatory standards.
• Assess freshness, appearance, color, texture, and ripeness.
• Examine packaging condition and product integrity.
• Monitor temperature and remaining shelf life.
• Perform product sampling and inspections using established quality procedures and checklists.

Food Safety and Cold Chain Compliance

• Monitor handling and storage conditions for fresh products.
• Verify hygiene practices across relevant facilities and operations.
• Monitor cold chain compliance to protect product quality and safety.
• Ensure adherence to HACCP requirements.
• Follow internal food safety and quality protocols.
• Identify potential contamination risks and upscale concerns appropriately.
• Support consistent application of food safety controls throughout product handling activities.

Non-Conformity and Corrective Actions

• Identify product defects, damage, non-conformities, and other quality deviations.
• Record and communicate inspection findings accurately.li>
• Coordinate with operations, suppliers, and store teams when corrective action is required.
• Support implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Assist with product rejection when established quality requirements are not met.
• Escalate significant quality concerns through the appropriate channels.
• Follow identified issues through the required resolution process.

Quality Documentation and Reporting

• Maintain accurate inspection records.
• Prepare and update quality reports and supporting documentation.
• Document identified deviations and corrective actions.
• Maintain reliable records for quality monitoring and compliance purposes.
• Ensure inspection information is complete and available for relevant stakeholders.

Supplier and Store Quality Support

• Assist with supplier performance evaluations.
• Contribute to supplier quality improvement initiatives.
• Work with store employees, suppliers, operations teams, and management to address product quality concerns.
• Build effective working relationships with stakeholders involved in fresh-product handling and quality.
• Support consistent application of product specifications across locations.

Customer Complaints and Quality Incidents

The Quality Associate will support investigations where customer feedback or operational incidents indicate a potential product-quality issue.

• Assist with investigations into customer complaints involving fresh products.
• Support investigations of quality and food safety incidents.
• Review relevant inspection and product information.
• Help identify potential causes of quality failures.
• Support appropriate corrective and preventive actions following investigations.

Quality Focus Areas

• Fruits and vegetables.
• Meat products.
• Freshness and shelf life.
• Product appearance, color, texture, and ripeness.
• Packaging condition.
• Product temperature.
• Hygiene practices.
• Cold chain compliance.
• Product sampling and inspection.
• HACCP requirements.
• Food safety standards.
• Quality documentation.
• Supplier quality performance.
• Corrective and preventive actions.

Qualifications

The source job description does not specify education, years of experience, certifications, or other formal qualification requirements. Candidates will be expected to perform the stated fresh-food inspection, quality control, documentation, food safety, and stakeholder coordination responsibilities without adding unsupported qualification requirements.

About talabat

talabat is part of the Delivery Hero Group and operates within the technology-enabled local delivery sector. Through the wider Delivery Hero network, talabat supports convenient delivery experiences while working across food, grocery, and other local commerce categories.