Quality Assurance Coordinator_Catering Flight Services

Catering Flight Services in Sharjah, UAE is looking for a Food – Quality Assurance Coordinator with the following:

Job Responsibilities

Food Safety Compliance:

• Evaluate, monitor, and ensure the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions for Critical Control Points (CCPs) in catering and F&B outlets.
• Oversee the daily implementation and continuous improvement of company SOPs and Operational Pre-Requisite Programs (OPRPs) to maintain standards in catering flight services.
• Execute investigations related to product retention, recalls, traceability, foreign objects, and suspected food poisoning incidents, emphasizing preventive recommendations.

Audit & Quality Compliance (Food Safety & Product):

• Conduct internal and supplier audit inspections within catering units and F&B outlets.
• Ensure adherence to product specifications and quality standards through weekly meal tastings, product weight verification, and daily quality checks at receiving to support excellent catering flight services.
• Verify and calibrate scales and thermometers per the in-house calibration schedule.
• Evaluate new product testing prior to introduction.

Cleaning & Maintenance (Hygiene) Compliance:

• Monitor in-house hygiene standards, including cleaning, sanitation, and pest control, in catering units and F&B outlets to ensure compliance with company standards.

Documentation Compliance:

• Maintain and update records related to:
  • Food Safety (CCPs, SOPs, OPRPs)
  • Reporting (supplier/customer non-conformance, daily reports, food wastage, temperature monitoring, foreign object tracker, laboratory reports, and special project feedback)
  • Training (organizing and executing internal and external training sessions relevant to catering flight services)

Laboratory Compliance

• Conduct routine laboratory analyses of food, water, equipment, surfaces, hands, and environmental samples.
• Evaluate new product testing prior to introduction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Food and Catering Technology, Life Sciences, or a related field to qualify for roles in catering flight services.
• Level 3 Intermediate HACCP training certification.
• Level 4 Advanced Food Safety training certification.