A food production company in Ajman is looking for a Food Technologist to join its production and quality team. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring food quality, food safety, production hygiene, and compliance throughout the manufacturing process.
Location: Al Jurf, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: AED 2,000 – AED 2,500 per month
Experience: Minimum 2 years
Industry: Food Manufacturing / Food Production
The role is suitable for a Food Technologist, Food Science graduate, Quality Controller, Food Safety Officer, or Quality Assurance professional with practical experience in a food manufacturing environment.
The candidate should have a good understanding of HACCP, GMP, food safety procedures, quality control, hygiene standards, documentation, and production monitoring.
Job Responsibilities
- Monitor food quality and food safety standards throughout the production process.
- Conduct quality inspections of incoming raw materials, ingredients, packaging materials, work-in-progress, and finished products.
- Perform routine quality checks to ensure products meet established specifications and quality requirements.
- Monitor production processes and identify potential food safety, quality, or hygiene issues.
- Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, ISO standards, food safety requirements, and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Monitor personal hygiene, equipment cleanliness, production area hygiene, and sanitation practices.
- Conduct regular inspections of production and storage areas.
- Verify appropriate storage conditions, including temperature, handling, packaging, and product protection.
- Check product labels, packaging, specifications, batch information, and other product details for compliance.
- Maintain accurate quality control records, inspection reports, checklists, and food safety documentation.
- Record quality deviations and non-conformities and assist in implementing appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
- Support investigations into product quality issues, customer complaints, and production-related problems.
- Assist with internal food safety and quality inspections.
- Support regulatory and customer audits when required.
- Coordinate with production staff to ensure food safety and quality requirements are consistently followed.
- Assist with product testing, sampling, and quality evaluation activities.
- Monitor critical quality and food safety parameters during production.
- Assist in identifying opportunities for improving product quality, hygiene, and production practices.
- Ensure rejected, non-conforming, or unsuitable products are properly identified and controlled.
- Maintain proper documentation and filing of quality and food safety records.
- Provide support and guidance to production employees regarding food hygiene and quality requirements.
Job Qualifications
- Degree or Diploma in Food Technology, Food Science, Microbiology, or a related field.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant experience in food manufacturing, food technology, quality control, quality assurance, or food safety.
- Good working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, food safety, hygiene, and quality control procedures.
- Practical understanding of food production and quality inspection processes.
- Knowledge of quality documentation, inspection records, and reporting procedures.
- Ability to identify quality and food safety problems and support corrective actions.
- Strong attention to detail and good observation skills.
- Good communication and coordination skills.
- Ability to work closely with production and other operational teams.
- Candidates with their own UAE visa are preferred.
- Candidates must be willing to work in Al Jurf, Ajman.
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