Quality Control Inspector to join at a food and beverage manufacturing facility in Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, UAE. The successful candidate will be responsible for monitoring product quality, raw materials, production processes, packaging, hygiene, and food safety practices to ensure that products meet approved specifications and applicable quality and food safety requirements.
Job Title: Quality Control Inspector – Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Industry: Food & Beverage Manufacturing / Food Processing
Job Type: Full-time
Experience: 1–3 Years
Location: Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, UAE
Vacancy: 1
Education: Bachelor of Science in Dairy / Food Science / Food Technology or related field
Nationality: Indian, Nepali, Pakistani, Filipino
The role is suitable for candidates with 1–3 years of experience in quality control, food manufacturing, dairy processing, food production, or food safety. The ideal candidate should have a good understanding of GMP, HACCP, hygiene practices, quality inspection, sampling, documentation, and non-conformance management.
Job Responsibilities
Raw Material Quality Inspection
- Inspect incoming raw materials, ingredients, packaging materials, and other food production supplies.
- Verify raw materials against approved specifications and quality requirements.
- Check product condition, packaging integrity, batch details, expiry dates, and storage conditions.
- Identify and report damaged, contaminated, expired, or non-conforming materials.
- Ensure rejected materials are properly identified, segregated, and documented.
In-Process Quality Control
- Conduct routine quality inspections throughout the food and beverage production process.
- Monitor production parameters and product characteristics according to approved specifications.
- Perform sampling at different stages of production.
- Conduct basic quality checks and tests as required.
- Monitor production areas to ensure compliance with established quality and food safety procedures.
- Immediately report deviations or quality concerns to the QC/QA team.
Finished Product Inspection
- Inspect finished food and beverage products before release.
- Verify finished products against approved product specifications.
- Check appearance, consistency, packaging, labeling, batch coding, and other applicable quality parameters.
- Ensure finished products meet customer, company, and regulatory requirements.
- Assist with product sampling and retention sample procedures.
Food Safety, Hygiene & GMP
- Monitor employee hygiene and personal hygiene practices in production areas.
- Inspect production areas, equipment, utensils, and processing environments for cleanliness and sanitation.
- Ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and HACCP-based food safety procedures.
- Report hygiene violations, sanitation issues, pest-control concerns, and other food safety risks.
- Support implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
Quality Documentation & Reporting
- Maintain accurate QC inspection records, production quality records, sampling records, checklists, and reports.
- Document quality deviations, non-conformities, rejected materials, and rejected products.
- Maintain traceability and batch-related quality documentation.
- Assist in preparing daily, weekly, and monthly quality reports.
- Ensure QC documentation is complete, accurate, and properly maintained.
Non-Conformance & Corrective Actions
- Identify and report product, process, packaging, or raw material non-conformities.
- Coordinate with Production and other relevant departments to investigate quality issues.
- Assist with root-cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
- Follow up on corrective actions to ensure identified problems are properly addressed.
- Support continuous improvement activities within the manufacturing facility.
Production & Department Coordination
- Work closely with Production, Warehouse, Maintenance, QA, and other departments to maintain product quality.
- Communicate quality issues promptly to responsible personnel.
- Support internal inspections and audits.
- Follow company quality policies, food safety procedures, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Perform other quality control duties assigned by the QC/QA Supervisor or Manager.
Job Qualifications
- Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Dairy Science, Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or a related field.
- 1–3 years of experience in Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Food Manufacturing, Dairy Processing, Food Production, or a related industry.
- Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, food safety, personal hygiene, sanitation, and quality control procedures.
- Understanding of raw material inspection, in-process quality control, finished product inspection, and sampling procedures.
- Basic knowledge of food manufacturing processes and quality specifications.
- Ability to identify quality defects, process deviations, and non-conforming products.
- Good documentation, record-keeping, and reporting skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow established procedures.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
- Willingness to work in a production and manufacturing environment.
- Willing to reside in company-provided accommodation (Labour Camp).
Preferred Skills
- Food Quality Control
- Food Safety Inspection
- Quality Assurance
- GMP Compliance
- HACCP
- Raw Material Inspection
- In-Process Quality Control
- Finished Product Inspection
- Food Sampling
- Hygiene Inspection
- Non-Conformance Reporting
- Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA)
- Quality Documentation
- Food Manufacturing
- Dairy Processing
- Production Quality Monitoring
Job Location
Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Candidates who have relevant experience in food manufacturing, dairy production, food processing, quality control, or food safety are encouraged to apply.
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