Hands-On Meat Quality & Process Control Lead

MLS - Muscat Livestock; Muscat; On-site; OMR 12,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

MLS - Muscat Livestock is seeking a technical and quality professional to lead the meat-processing site's quality and food-safety program. You will own HACCP, QC standards and ensure compliance with Oman/GCC regulations while collaborating with Production and Engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in meat processing, a degree in Food Science or related field, and hands-on experience with process control, shelf-life, CAPA and packaging systems.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years hands-on meat-processing/manufacturing experience.
• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Meat Science, Microbiology or related field.
• Experience with HACCP, food safety, quality control and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and control product specifications, recipes and manufacturing instructions for all SKUs.
• Establish and monitor material and finished-product quality standards and QC checks.
• Support HACCP, CCP/OPRP, food safety, hygiene, sanitation, allergen and traceability controls.
• Investigate quality issues, consumer complaints and CAPA.
• Support new product development, factory trials and shelf-life studies.
• Ensure packaging specifications incl. MAP, vacuum and thermoformed products.

Skills

HACCP

Food safety

Quality control

Manufacturing processes

CAPA

Process control

Shelf life

Cold-chain

Microbiology

Factory floor coordination

Education

Food Science / Food Technology / Meat Science / Microbiology degree

Tools

Metal detection

Checkweighing

Job description

MLS - Muscat Livestock is seeking a technical and quality professional to lead the meat-processing site's quality and food-safety program. You will own HACCP, QC standards and ensure compliance with Oman/GCC regulations while collaborating with Production and Engineering teams.

The ideal candidate has 5–7 years in meat processing, a degree in Food Science or related field, and hands-on experience with process control, shelf-life, CAPA and packaging systems.