Quality Control Specialist wanted at a Fresh Produce Industry in Dubai to join a growing operations team in Dubai, UAE. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals with hands-on experience in fresh fruits and vegetables quality inspection, food safety compliance, and quality assurance within the UAE food industry.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that all incoming and outgoing fresh produce complies with company quality standards, UAE food safety regulations, and customer specifications. The ideal applicant should possess strong inspection skills, excellent knowledge of fresh produce quality parameters, and the ability to work in a fast-paced warehouse and distribution environment.
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Fresh Produce | Fruits & Vegetables | Food Distribution | Food Quality Assurance
Experience: 2–5 Years (UAE Experience Mandatory)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Education: Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Food Technology, Food Science, Agriculture, Horticulture, or a related field
Certification: Valid HACCP Certification Required
Job Responsibilities
- Perform quality inspections on incoming and outgoing fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Evaluate produce for freshness, maturity, size, colour, texture, appearance, and overall quality.
- Identify damaged, spoiled, diseased, or non-conforming products and take appropriate corrective actions.
- Monitor storage conditions, including temperature, humidity, and product handling practices.
- Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, food safety standards, and UAE Municipality regulations.
- Conduct routine quality checks throughout receiving, storage, packing, and dispatch operations.
- Verify supplier deliveries meet approved quality specifications.
- Maintain accurate quality inspection reports, rejection records, and daily quality documentation.
- Coordinate with procurement, warehouse, logistics, and operations teams to resolve quality issues.
- Support product traceability and recall procedures when required.
- Ensure proper stock rotation by implementing FIFO and FEFO inventory management practices.
- Monitor hygiene and sanitation standards within the warehouse and packing facility.
- Assist in internal quality audits and food safety inspections.
- Report quality deviations immediately and recommend preventive and corrective actions.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to reduce product losses and improve customer satisfaction.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, food safety management systems, and quality assurance procedures.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Food Technology, Food Science, Agriculture, Horticulture, or a related discipline.
- Previous UAE experience in Fresh Produce Quality Control is mandatory.
- Minimum 2–5 years of experience in quality control, food safety, or quality assurance within the fresh produce industry.
- Valid HACCP Certification is required.
- Strong understanding of fresh fruits and vegetables quality standards.
- Good knowledge of food safety regulations, hygiene practices, and quality management systems.
- Experience in warehouse inspections and produce grading.
- Familiarity with FIFO, FEFO, cold chain management, and inventory quality control.
- Ability to work rotational shifts, weekends, and public holidays when required.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication, documentation, and reporting abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and Word.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
Food Quality Controller -Skills
- Fresh Produce Quality Inspection
- Food Quality Assurance (QA)
- Food Quality Control (QC)
- HACCP Compliance
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
- Good Hygiene Practices (GHP)
- Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Grading
- Cold Chain Management
- Warehouse Quality Inspection
- Food Safety Management Systems
- Root Cause Analysis
- Product Quality Monitoring
- Supplier Quality Verification
- Inventory Quality Management
- Documentation & Reporting
- Teamwork and Communication
- Time Management
- Attention to Detail
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