Quality Assurance Officer - UAE & Oman

T.Choithram & Sons LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

T.Choithram & Sons LLC in Dubai seeks a QA professional to assure online quality across production divisions and develop specifications for new products. The role includes RD of new products, routine QA stock inspections, and ensuring GMP-compliant packing and equipment standards.

You will monitor CCP/OPRP/PRP, manage documentation, and investigate customer complaints from a production perspective while maintaining traceability and training staff in basic food safety and HACCP principles.

Qualifications

• Masters in Food Science or related field.
• Bachelor in Food Science or related field.
• Dubai Municipality Certified Food Safety Trainer (optional).
• Level 4 Award in Food Safety (Advanced Food Hygiene).
• Level 3 HACCP for Manufacturing / Catering.
• Level 3 Person In Charge Certification.
• ISO 22000 Internal Auditor.
• HACCP Awareness.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Food Safety / Quality / Health & Safety in the food industry.

Responsibilities

• Ensure online quality assurance of production divisions.
• Create the FP RM specification sheets for all new products and send to HOD for verification.
• Conduct R&D of new products.
• Ensure continuous QA stock inspection of RM FP.
• Monitor Production Packing with prescribed SOP GMP.
• Maintain food grade specs of all equipment packaging laminates and related documentation.
• Monitor CCP OPRP and PRP processes.
• Oversee inventory control of products and food grade chemicals.
• Coordinate with Maintenance for maintenance and preventive maintenance.
• Advise Production and Outlets on product quality.
• Manage Food Safety Document control for production.
• Investigate customer complaints and determine root cause from production perspective.
• Maintain traceability from reception to finished products.
• Train food handlers on basic food safety hygiene and HACCP principles.
• Conduct unannounced quality audits at supplier factories.
• Monitor microenvironment, foreign material, pest control and similar programs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Computer skills

UAE driving license

Education

Masters in Food Science or related

Bachelor in Food Science or related

Dubai Municipality Certified Food Safety Trainer (optional)

Level 4 Award in Food Safety (Advanced Food Hygiene)

Level 3 HACCP for Manufacturing / Catering

Level 3 Person In Charge Certification

ISO 22000 Internal Auditor

HACCP Awareness

Tools

MS Office

Job description

KEY DIMENSIONS AND RELATED JOB RESULTS

• Ensure the online quality assurance of production divisions
• Create the FP RM specification sheets for all new products send it to HOD for verification approval
• To conduct R D of new products
• Ensuring continuous QA stock inspection of RM FP
• Monitoring the Production Packing is carried out with the prescribed SOP GMP
• Ensures food grade specs of all equipment packaging laminates of production Maintains documentation pertaining to the same
• Monitoring the Process CCP OPRP and PRP
• Monitoring the inventory control of products and food grade chemicals
• Coordinating with Maintenance for all maintenance and preventive maintenance
• Production and Outlets about the Quality of Products
• Responsible for all Food Safety Document control of production
• Investigate customer complaints and find out root cause from production perspective
• Maintenance of Traceability of Individual process from Reception to finished products
• Training food handlers on Basic Food Safety Hygiene Practices and Basic HACCP Principles
• Conducts unannounced Quality Audits at Supplier s factories
• Monitor and support all Food Safety Program activity i.e micro environmental foreign material pest control activity and other using trend analysis

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/TRAINING/KNOWLEDGE

• 2.1. Qualification / Education / Training
  • 2.1.1 Masters in Food Science / Masters in related food science
  • 2.1.2 Bachelors in Food Science / Masters in related food science
  • 2.1.3 Dubai Municipality Certified Food Safety Trainer for all levels of Food Safety Training (optional)
  • 2.1.4 Level 4 Award in Food Safety (Advanced Food Hygiene)
  • 2.1.5 Level 3 Award in HACCP for Manufacturing / Catering
  • 2.1.6 Level 3 Person In Charge Certification
  • 2.1.7 ISO 22000 Internal Auditor
  • 2.1.8 HACCP Awareness
• 2.2. Experience
  • 2.2.1 Minimum 3 years’ experience in Food Safety / Quality / Health & Safety Management in food industry.
• 2.3. Knowledge
  • 2.3.1 Good academics background from graduation & post-graduation
  • 2.3.2 Good knowledge of national, international food safety / quality regulations.
  • 2.3.3 Good analytical skills
  • 2.3.4 Good knowledge of departmental food safety / quality / health & safety system policies & procedures
  • 2.3.5 Good knowledge in quality / microbiological tests & in theory
  • 2.3.6 Excellent communication skills
  • 2.3.7 Good computer knowledge including MS Office
  • 2.3.8 Excellent Team player
  • 2.3.9 Valid UAE Driving license