Senior Food Quality Officer – Bakery

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A bakery products manufacturing company in Dubai is seeking an experienced Senior Food Quality Officer to lead quality assurance and food safety activities across its bakery production operations.

Location: Dubai Investment Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Bakery Products Manufacturing / Food Production
Experience: 7–8 years of relevant experience
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: AED 7,000–11,000 per month (gross, all-inclusive)
Benefits: One duty meal and annual air ticket for the employee

This is a supervisory-level position suitable for a food quality professional with 7–8 years of experience in the bakery manufacturing industry. The successful candidate will oversee quality inspectors, implement food safety and quality management systems, conduct internal inspections, coordinate external and certification audits, and ensure that raw materials, production processes, and finished bakery products meet established quality standards and applicable UAE food safety requirements.

The ideal candidate will possess a degree or master’s qualification in Food Technology or a related discipline, along with relevant food safety certifications such as PIC, FSSC 22000 Lead Auditor, and Food Safety Level 4. Candidates must demonstrate strong leadership skills, practical bakery quality control knowledge, and the ability to independently manage audits and inspections.

Job Responsibilities

Quality Assurance and Food Safety Management

  • Lead the implementation and monitoring of food safety and quality assurance procedures across bakery manufacturing operations.
  • Ensure compliance with applicable UAE food safety regulations, company standards, customer requirements, and relevant international food safety standards.
  • Monitor the quality and safety of raw materials, ingredients, packaging materials, work-in-progress products, and finished bakery products.
  • Establish and maintain quality control procedures covering receiving, storage, production, packaging, and dispatch.
  • Verify compliance with HACCP-based food safety plans, prerequisite programmes, hygiene procedures, and critical control point monitoring requirements.
  • Identify quality risks and recommend corrective and preventive measures to maintain consistent product safety and quality.

Bakery Production Quality Control

  • Supervise quality checks throughout bakery production, including ingredient preparation, mixing, dough handling, proofing, baking, cooling, slicing, and packaging, as applicable to the product range.
  • Monitor product characteristics such as appearance, texture, colour, weight, dimensions, freshness, and packaging integrity against approved specifications.
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  • Ensure compliance with product recipes, formulation requirements, process parameters, and finished product specifications.
  • Monitor production hygiene, personnel practices, equipment sanitation, pest control, and environmental conditions.
  • Investigate product defects, customer complaints, process deviations, and quality failures, implementing appropriate corrective actions.
  • Ensure proper handling, storage, shelf-life monitoring, and traceability of ingredients and finished bakery products.
  • Coordinate product sampling, inspection, testing, and laboratory analysis where required.

Audits, Inspections and Regulatory Compliance

  • Independently plan, coordinate, and conduct internal food safety and quality audits across manufacturing, storage, and related operational areas.
  • Coordinate external certification audits, customer audits, supplier assessments, and regulatory inspections.
  • Maintain audit documentation, inspection records, non-conformity reports, and corrective action plans.
  • Follow up on audit findings to ensure corrective and preventive actions are completed within agreed timelines.
  • Ensure the facility remains prepared for food safety inspections and certification assessments.
  • Review and update standard operating procedures, food safety documentation, risk assessments, and quality records.
  • Support compliance with relevant FSSC 22000 requirements and other applicable food safety management system standards.

Team Supervision and Training

  • Lead, supervise, and coordinate the daily activities of quality inspectors and other assigned quality personnel.
  • Allocate inspection duties, monitor team performance, and ensure adequate quality control coverage across shifts.
  • Train team members on food safety procedures, personal hygiene, inspection techniques, documentation, and non-conformity reporting.
  • Conduct routine workplace inspections to verify that quality and hygiene standards are consistently followed.
  • Promote a strong food safety culture and encourage accountability among production and quality teams.
  • Coordinate with production supervisors and management to resolve quality issues without compromising food safety requirements.

Documentation and Continuous Improvement

  • Maintain accurate records of quality inspections, production checks, product releases, traceability exercises, and food safety monitoring.
  • Review quality performance data, identify recurring problems, and recommend improvements to production processes.
  • Investigate customer complaints, product returns, and non-conforming products to determine root causes.
  • Monitor corrective and preventive actions to reduce recurring defects and improve operational efficiency.
  • Support supplier quality management, incoming material evaluations, and approval processes.
  • Prepare quality reports and communicate significant risks, deviations, and improvement opportunities to management.

Job Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Engineering, or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 7–8 years of relevant experience in food quality assurance or quality control, with substantial experience in bakery products manufacturing.
  • Previous experience in a supervisory or team leadership role within a food manufacturing facility.
  • Relevant certifications such as Person in Charge (PIC), FSSC 22000 Lead Auditor, and Food Safety Level 4 are required or strongly preferred, depending on the employer’s assessment.
  • Strong knowledge of HACCP principles, food safety management systems, GMP, GHP, sanitation, allergen management, and traceability.
  • Demonstrated ability to independently manage internal audits, customer audits, certification audits, and food safety inspections.
  • Practical understanding of bakery production processes, product specifications, quality defects, shelf-life control, and packaging requirements.
  • Experience managing quality inspectors and coordinating with production, warehouse, maintenance, and management teams.
  • Ability to investigate non-conformities, conduct root cause analysis, and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
  • Good knowledge of food safety documentation, SOP preparation, audit reporting, and quality management records.
  • Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and maintain high standards of accuracy and accountability.

Salary and Benefits

  • Monthly salary: AED 7,000–11,000, gross and all-inclusive.
  • One duty meal.
  • Annual air ticket for the employee.
  • Full-time employment.
  • Supervisory-level responsibility within a bakery manufacturing operation.

Preferred Candidate Availability

Candidates currently on a UAE visit visa or holding a cancelled employment visa are preferred.

Applicants should clearly indicate their current UAE visa status, notice period, relevant bakery manufacturing experience, and professional food safety certifications in their CV.

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