Food Safety and Quality Assurance Analyst

CITADEL Pacific Ltd; Manila; On-site; PHP 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Catering (GCAT) is seeking a Food Safety and Quality Assurance Analyst to ensure compliance with national and international food safety standards across the catering unit. You will monitor QA processes, conduct micro analyses, and prepare samples for testing at GCAT Manila.

Senior responsibilities include developing and maintaining documentation for GMP, HACCP, and ISO standards, coordinating with auditors, and organizing HALAL training schedules.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate of B.S Food Technology / B.S Biology.
• Experience and Training Required: Fresh graduate or with work experience in the same capacity.
• Good communication skills.
• Computer literate (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Knowledge in Food Safety.

Responsibilities

• Controls and monitors quality management system. This includes the Receiving Area, Butchery, Hot Kitchen, Cold Portioning Area, Flowline or Make & Pack, and Dispatch.
• Micro Analysis of Water, Tube Ice, Food Contact Surfaces & Hand Swabs.
• Prepares Food Samples for Micro Test in GCAT Manila.
• Monthly filing of all Food Safety Standards.
• Calibration of Equipment such as Probe/IR Thermometer, Gauge of Chiller & Freezer, and Weighing Scale.
• Ensures compliance with national and international standards (HACCP) and legislation; considering the application of environmental and health/safety food standards.
• Provides training (like Halal and Food Safety), tools and techniques to enable others to achieve quality.
• Asses suppliers' and own company's product specifications and customer requirements.
• Liaises with customers' auditors and ensuring the execution of corrective action and compliance with customers' specifications.
• Activities of Pest Control provider.
• Perform regular sanitation audits of the plant and leads internal QA Auditor and other Government Institution such as Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ).
• Build, manage, and control the implementation of full GMP, QA, HACCP integrated documentation system to facilitate updates, locations, follow ups of documentations related to the QA system.
• Generates ISO Scala on Housekeeping – Operating/Cleaning Supplies.
• Liaise with third party ISO certified laboratory for the monthly test of tube ice.
• Develop product specifications
• Organize schedule of annual medical and physical exam as requirement for BOQ yellow cards.
• Organize schedule for annual HALAL training to be conducted by the HALAL international agency.

Skills

Good communication

Computer literacy

Food safety knowledge

Education

B.S Food Technology / B.S Biology

Job description

TheFood Safety and Quality Assurance Analyst is responsible in ensuring the compliance of all employees, procedures and products from the catering unit is within National and International Food Safety Standard.

Duties and Resposibilities:

1. Controls and monitors quality management system. This includes the Receiving Area, Butchery, Hot Kitchen, Cold Portioning Area, Flowline or Make & Pack, and Dispatch.
2. Micro Analysis of Water, Tube Ice, Food Contact Surfaces & Hand Swabs.
3. Prepares Food Samples for Micro Test in GCAT Manila.
4. Monthly filing of all Food Safety Standards.
5. Calibration of Equipment such as Probe/IR Thermometer, Gauge of Chiller & Freezer, and Weighing Scale.
6. Ensures compliance with national and international standards (HACCP) and legislation; considering the application of environmental and health/safety food standards.
7. Provides training (like Halal and Food Safety), tools and techniques to enable others to achieve quality.
8. Asses suppliers' and own company's product specifications and customer requirements.
9. Works with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers.
10. Liaises with customers' auditors and ensuring the execution of corrective action and compliance with customers' specifications.
11. Activities of Pest Control provider.

1. Perform regular sanitation audits of the plant and leads internal QA Auditor and other Government Institution such as Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ).
2. Build, manage, and control the implementation of full GMP, QA, HACCP integrated documentation system to facilitate updates, locations, follow ups of documentations related to the QA system.
3. Generates ISO Scala on Housekeeping – Operating/Cleaning Supplies.
4. Liaise with third party ISO certified laboratory for the monthly test of tube ice.
5. Develop product specifications
6. Organize schedule of annual medical and physical exam as requirement for BOQ yellow cards.
7. Organize schedule for annual HALAL training to be conducted by the HALAL international agency.

Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of B.S Food Technology / B.S Biology
• Experience and Training Required:
• Fresh graduate or with work experience in the same capacity
• Good communication skills
• Computer literate (word, excel, power point)
• Knowledge in Food Safety

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About Global Catering (GCAT)

Founded in 1998, Global Catering is a joint venture between Citadel Holding and the world's largest inflight caterer, Gate Gourmet. Global Catering is operating two airline catering facilities strategically located near the Philippines' key airports Manila and Clark. Both facilities, Manila & Clark, are fully HACCP and Halal Certified and operating based on Gate Gourmet standards and processes.

Serving people on the move, we are here to provide our customers with top-quality products and services at all times and value the trust they have in us. Excelling is our permanent goal in order to be the best-in-class services provider in the market, and to become a benchmark for our competitors.

Collaborating and respecting each other are our basic behaviors in order to set an example for our employees and to create a healthy and productive work environment for the utmost benefit of our customers and shareholders. Accordingly, we are on time, every time. We are honest to each other and admit our mistakes without fear and hesitation openly, so we can learn from them in order to grow and become better.

Now and in the future, it is our vision to provide our customers and shareholders who trust us with excellence in all aspects.