Quality Assurance

Sisco Jobs; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 89,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Arman Consultants seeks a Quality Assurance professional in Saudi Arabia to oversee chocolate production quality in a GMP-compliant environment. The role focuses on monitoring processes, inspections, and documentation to uphold food-safety standards.

Ideal candidates bring 2-5 years of QA/QC in confectionery, a diploma or degree in relevant fields, and HACCP/ISO certifications. This on-site position offers opportunities for audit participation and continuous improvement within the facility.

Qualifications

• Food Quality Assurance: monitor quality across food-production operations.
• GMP: knowledge of good manufacturing practices in a food-production environment.
• HACCP: understanding hazard identification and food-safety control points.
• Quality Inspection: identify defects and production deviations.
• QA Documentation: maintain inspection and compliance records accurately.

Responsibilities

• Monitor chocolate production processes to ensure quality standards.
• Inspect raw materials, ingredients, packaging materials, and finished chocolate products for quality compliance.
• Conduct routine quality checks throughout production, processing, cooling, moulding, and packaging stages.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, hygiene, sanitation, HACCP, and applicable food-safety procedures.
• Identify product or process deviations and coordinate corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain accurate QA inspection records, checklists, non-conformance reports, and quality documentation.
• Coordinate with production teams to resolve quality issues and minimize defects and wastage.
• Support internal quality audits and continuous improvement activities within the production facility.

Skills

Food Quality Assurance

GMP

HACCP

Quality Inspection

QA Documentation

Education

Diploma/Bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Quality Management

Relevant food-quality qualification

HACCP / Food Safety / ISO-related certification

Job description

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

We are hiring on behalf of our client for the position of Quality Assurance in Saudi Arabia. Our client, Arman Consultants, is hiring for the chocolate production sector and is seeking skilled, motivated professionals. If you meet the requirements below, positions are limited.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor chocolate production processes to ensure compliance with established quality standards.
  
• Inspect raw materials, ingredients, packaging materials, and finished chocolate products for quality compliance.
  
• Conduct routine quality checks throughout production, processing, cooling, moulding, and packaging stages.
  
• Ensure compliance with GMP, hygiene, sanitation, HACCP, and applicable food-safety procedures.
  
• Identify product or process deviations and coordinate corrective and preventive actions.
  
• Maintain accurate QA inspection records, checklists, non-conformance reports, and quality documentation.
  
• Coordinate with production teams to resolve quality issues and minimize defects and wastage.
  
• Support internal quality audits and continuous improvement activities within the production facility.
  

Required Skills

• Food Quality Assurance - Ability to monitor quality across food-production operations.
  
• GMP - Knowledge of good manufacturing practices in a food-production environment.
  
• HACCP - Understanding of hazard identification and food-safety control points.
  
• Quality Inspection - Ability to identify defects and production deviations.
  
• QA Documentation - Ability to maintain inspection and compliance records accurately.
  

Preferred Skills

• Chocolate or confectionery manufacturing exposure
  
• Food-safety auditing knowledge
  
• Root-cause analysis and corrective-action knowledge
  

Work Experience Requirements

Experience was not specified. Typical requirement: approximately 2-5 years of Quality Assurance/Quality Control experience in food, confectionery, chocolate, or related manufacturing environments. Direct exposure to food-production quality systems would typically be preferred.

Education

Minimum: Typical - Diploma/Bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Quality Management, or related discipline

Preferred: Relevant food-quality qualification

Additional: HACCP / Food Safety / ISO-related certification preferred