QA and Food Safety Manager

A leading Company in Abu Dhabi UAE is looking for a QA and Food Safety Manager with the following:

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular audits and inspections of franchised outlets, and evaluate their quality, hygiene, and food safety performance and compliance.
• Prepare and submit audit and inspection reports and follow up on corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop a SMART corrective action plan for each audit conducted and ensure all non- conformances highlighted in the audit report have been appropriately addressed.
• In case of critical health & safety violations, perform a follow up visit to ensure that necessary corrective actions have been taken at the earliest.
• Consolidate and analyze audit scores to ensure continual improvement and prevent recurrence of non- conformances.
• Regularly conduct supplier audits to ensure that the supplier meets the organization’s quality standards.
• Monitor and enforce proper food handling, storage, and preparation practices at adnoc fuel delivery points.
• Perform routine checks on ingredients and finished products to ensure they meet quality standards.

• Identify areas for process improvement and work with the operations team to implement changes.
• Provide recommendations for enhancing efficiency and quality in food preparation and service.
• Identify and investigate quality and food safety incidents, complaints, and non-conformities, and recommend appropriate solutions and improvements

• Resolve and respond to any quality or safety issue identified by customers or the internal operations team as endpoint manager.
• Provide technical support during New Product Development to ensure that the new product is launched with consistent quality and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or related fields.

• 8 years of experience in quality assurance and food safety management, preferably in the food and beverage or retail industry.
• Certified in HACCP, ISO 22000, or other relevant quality and food safety standards.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance and food safety principles, practices, and regulations.
• Excellent communication, trade skills, presentation, and interpersonal language skills.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and food safety software and tools.
• Valid UAE driving license.
• Own Vehicle.

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