Quality Controller for a leading meal plans and food delivery company in Dubai. The Quality Controller plays a critical frontline role in ensuring food quality, portion accuracy, temperature control, packaging standards, and hygiene compliance during daily production and dispatch operations.
Working closely with the Food Safety & Quality Management System (FSQMS) team, the QC ensures that all ready-to-eat meals meet internal quality specifications, HACCP-based food safety standards, and customer expectations before dispatch. This role serves as the final checkpoint between production and delivery, identifying deviations in real-time and ensuring full compliance with UAE food safety regulations.
Job Responsibilities
- Perform visual and physical quality checks during and after meal portioning
- Ensure consistency in portion size, ingredient accuracy, calorie compliance, and presentation standards
- Verify label accuracy including allergens, nutritional information, production and expiry dates
- Monitor and record temperatures of meals, chillers, freezers, storage units, and dispatch coolers
- Ensure strict compliance with cold chain management standards.
- Inspect packaging integrity, seal quality, and allergen segregation
- Escalate temperature deviations, damaged packaging, or food safety risks immediately
- Monitor hygiene practices including PPE usage, glove changes, and handwashing compliance
- Conduct spot checks to prevent cross-contamination and GMP violations
- Maintain accurate QC logs, batch verification records, and inspection checklists
- Document non-conformities with photos and detailed reports
- Escalate repeated issues or trends to the Food Safety or Compliance Supervisor
- Provide final batch release clearance before dispatch
- Verify dispatch vehicle hygiene and temperature compliance prior to loading
- Support corrective actions, rework coordination, and internal audits
Job Qualifications
- Basic Food Safety Training (Mandatory)
- 1–2 years of experience in Quality Control, Food Production, Catering, or Meal Delivery Services
- Knowledge of HACCP principles, GMP, PRPs, and food hygiene standards
- Familiarity with chilled food handling and ready-to-eat meal safety requirements
- Ability to read and understand product labels, batch sheets, and quality specifications
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced kitchen environment
- Good communication skills and ability to coordinate across departments
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, or related field (Preferred)
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