Assistant Manager / Manager – Technical, Quality & Food Safety

MLS - Muscat Livestock; Muscat; On-site; OMR 9,000 - 13,000; Full time

Job summary

MLS - Muscat Livestock in Muscat, Oman, is seeking a hands-on Technical & Quality role to support the food-safety and quality systems at a meat-processing facility. You will work closely with Production and Engineering/Maintenance to ensure products are safe, compliant and manufactured to approved specifications.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in meat processing, a relevant degree, and proven experience with HACCP, QA investigations, CAPA and shelf-life studies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science or related field.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, food safety and quality control.
• Experience with meat-processing manufacturing.
• Familiarity with packaging formats and cold-chain requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and control product specifications, TDS, recipes, formulations and manufacturing instructions for all SKUs.
• Establish and monitor quality standards, QC checks, sampling plans and product-release criteria.
• Support HACCP/ CCP/OPRP, food-safety, hygiene, sanitation and traceability controls.
• Investigate quality issues, customer complaints and CAPA.
• Support new product development, factory trials and shelf-life studies.
• Develop and control packaging specifications including MAP, vacuum and thermoformed products.
• Ensure compliance with Oman/GCC regulations and labeling standards.
• Maintain raw-material and packaging specifications and supplier quality evaluation.
• Maintain technical documentation (SOPs, HACCP plans, QC standards, traceability, calibration).
• Work with Production and Engineering to improve process control and manufacturing efficiency.
• Support audits and implementation of HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRCGS or equivalents.

Skills

HACCP

Food Safety

Quality Control

Manufacturing Processes

Meat Processing

Education

Degree in Food Science

Degree in Food Technology

Meat Science

Microbiology

Tools

Metal Detection

Checkweighing

MAP Packaging

Vacuum Packaging

GMP

Job description

Role Purpose

Support and manage the technical, quality and food-safety function of a meat-processing facility, ensuring products aresafe, compliant, consistent and manufactured to approved specifications. This is a hands‑on factory role, working closely with Production and Engineering/Maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and control product specifications, TDS, recipes, formulations and manufacturing instructionsfor all SKUs.
• Establish and monitor raw-material, in-process and finished-product quality standards, QC checks, sampling plans and product-release criteria.
• Support implementation and maintenance of HACCP, CCP/OPRP, food-safety, hygiene, sanitation, allergen, foreign-body, traceability and cold-chain controls.
• Investigatequality issues, customer complaints and non-conformances, including root-cause analysis and CAPA.
• Support new product development, factory trials, process validation and shelf-life studies.
• Develop and controlpackaging specifications, including MAP, vacuum and thermoformed products.
• Ensure compliance with applicableOman/GCC food regulations, labelling requirements and certification standards.
• Establish and maintainraw-material and packaging specificationsand support supplier quality evaluation.
• Maintain technical documentation includingSOPs, HACCP plans, QC standards, specifications, traceability, CAPA, change control, calibration and audit records.
• Work closely with Production and Engineering to improveprocess control, product consistency, food safety and manufacturing efficiency.
• Support audits, inspections and implementation of HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRCGS or equivalent systems.

Candidate Profile

• 5- 7 years of hands-on experience in a meat-processing/manufacturing environment.
• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Meat Science, Microbiologyor a related field.
• Proven hands-on experience inmeat-processing manufacturing.
• Experience withfresh/chilled/frozen meat, minced meat, burgers/forming and portion-controlled products.
• Strong knowledge ofHACCP, food safety, quality control and manufacturing processes.
• Experience inproduct specifications, process control, quality investigations and CAPA.
• Good understanding ofmicrobiology, shelf life, cold-chain management and product validation.
• Practical experience working on thefactory floorand coordinating with Production and Engineering teams.
• Experience withgrinding, mixing/formulation, forming, portioning, marination/tumbling, MAP/vacuum packaging, metal detection and checkweighingwill be an advantage.
• Experience withBRCGS, FSSC 22000 or ISO 22000is highly desirable.

Ideal Candidate

A practical and hands‑on Technical & Quality professional with strong experience in meat processing, food safety, HACCP, quality systems and factory operations. The ideal candidate should have the technical expertise to take ownership of quality and food‑safety standards, work closely with Production and Engineering teams, and contribute to strengthening product quality, food safety, process control and technical systems within a growing meat‑processing operation.