Quality Operations Specialist, Central Kitchen

RE&S Enterprises Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company located in Singapore seeks a quality assurance professional to ensure compliance with GMP and GHP standards. Responsibilities include daily checks of the Central Kitchen, random inspections of raw materials, and managing verification processes. The ideal candidate will have experience in quality assurance and a strong understanding of food production standards. This position offers an opportunity to engage in process improvement and collaborate with regulatory bodies.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance or control within a food production environment.
• Knowledge of GMP/GHP standards.
• Ability to conduct data analysis and trend reporting.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily checks of Central Kitchen for compliance with standards.
• Conduct inspections on raw materials and perform product evaluations.
• Manage verification and validation exercises.

Job description

1. Perform daily periodic checks of Central Kitchen to ensure compliance to in-house GMP/GHP standards, SOP, Product Specifications, etc.

2. Conduct random checks on incoming raw materials, and perform product cutting on raw materials to ensure goods received are within in-house specifications.

3. Ensure Process Verification and Validation exercise are completed (i.e. SOP/CCP verification, new product launch process observation, monthly facility checks, monthly traceability exercise, finished goods shelf-life verification, etc.)

4. Conduct investigations on product/process non-conformance (on-line and customer complaints) and follow-up on proposed corrective/preventive measures to ensure effectiveness.

5. Promptly follow-up with contractors (chemical/pest control) during routine servicing to ensure work orders are conducted as per contract.

6. Participate and engage in quality system implementation (audit activities by regulatory/certification bodies and customers).

7. Conduct data/trend analysis on non-conformity of raw material/finished goods, pest reporting statistics, monthly production and facility check statistics, etc. for process and quality improvement.

8. Ensure analysis of food products via microbiological and physical testing, calibration of lab equipment and measurement tools, internal sensory evaluation are conducted as per schedule.

9. Report all non-conformances, discrepancies and/or deviations, and follow-up on the investigation of the non-conformity results.

10. Other projects as assigned.