Meat Quality & Food Safety Specialist

Panda Retail Company – Savola Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Panda Retail Company – Savola Group, Riyadh region, seeks a Meat Quality Specialist to implement and oversee meat quality and food safety standards. You will ensure fresh, chilled, frozen, and vacuum-packed meats meet Panda standards, Halal requirements, and regulatory mandates.

You will support supplier slaughterhouse assessments, product quality investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives to guarantee safe, compliant, high-quality meat for Panda customers.

Qualifications

• 5 years of progressive experience in meat quality, food safety, and quality assurance within the meat industry.
• Proven experience in slaughterhouses, meat cutting and deboning facilities, retail or distribution center quality operations.
• Receiving inspection programs for fresh, chilled, frozen, and vacuum-packed meat products.
• Product specification assessment and quality standards.
• Investigation of meat quality complaints and non-conformities.
• Cold chain management and temperature control.

Responsibilities

• Maintain quality standards, specifications, and inspection criteria for meat products across fresh, chilled, frozen, and vacuum-packed categories.
• Follow receiving acceptance criteria and product disposition guidelines.
• Standardize inspection procedures across Distribution Centers and retail operations.
• Monitor compliance with Panda meat quality standards and regulatory requirements through inbound/outbound checks.
• Lead supplier investigations related to quality incidents and non-conformities.
• Review and approve meat product specifications, packaging specifications, and quality attributes.
• Provide technical support to distribution center inspectors during product evaluations.

Skills

Meat quality control

Regulatory compliance

Food safety auditing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture, Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Quality Assurance, or related discipline

Job description

Panda Retail Company – Savola Group, Riyadh region, seeks a Meat Quality Specialist to implement and oversee meat quality and food safety standards. You will ensure fresh, chilled, frozen, and vacuum-packed meats meet Panda standards, Halal requirements, and regulatory mandates.

You will support supplier slaughterhouse assessments, product quality investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives to guarantee safe, compliant, high-quality meat for Panda customers.