A meat and poultry processing facility in Dubai is seeking a Quality Controller to support quality assurance, food safety, hygiene monitoring, and regulatory compliance across its production operations. The successful candidate will help ensure that meat and poultry products meet established quality specifications, HACCP requirements, Halal standards, and applicable UAE food safety regulations.
This position is for candidates with hands-on experience in poultry processing, meat production, food technologist , food quality control, or food safety operations who can work effectively in a fast-paced processing environment.
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Meat Processing, Poultry Processing & Halal Food Production
Salary: AED 2,000–3,000 per month
Employment Type: Full-time, On-site
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct routine quality control inspections of raw meat and poultry products at different stages of processing, including raw material reception, slaughtering, evisceration, washing, chilling, cutting, portioning, and packaging.
- Monitor product quality, freshness, appearance, temperature, handling practices, and compliance with established product specifications.
- Support the implementation, monitoring, and verification of HACCP plans and food safety control measures throughout meat and poultry processing operations.
- Verify compliance with Halal slaughtering procedures, including relevant operational requirements, handling practices, and documentation.
- Monitor critical control points (CCPs), operational hygiene controls, and process parameters according to approved food safety procedures.
- Inspect production areas, processing equipment, utensils, cold rooms, storage facilities, and packaging areas to ensure compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and hygiene requirements.
- Verify the implementation of Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), cleaning schedules, and disinfection procedures.
- Monitor personnel hygiene, protective clothing, handwashing practices, and hygienic handling of meat and poultry products.
- Check refrigeration and chilling temperatures, cold chain controls, and storage conditions to maintain product safety and quality.
- Identify non-conformities, hygiene deficiencies, and potential food safety risks, and report them to the Quality Assurance or Food Safety Manager.
- Assist with corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and follow up to verify that identified issues have been addressed effectively.
- Maintain accurate quality control records, inspection checklists, temperature logs, sanitation records, and other food safety documentation.
- Support internal inspections and external audits conducted by regulatory authorities, Halal certification bodies, customers, and certification auditors.
- Assist with product sampling, traceability checks, batch identification, and quality documentation for incoming raw materials and finished products.
- Ensure that rejected, non-conforming, or potentially unsafe products are identified, segregated, and handled according to established procedures.
- Promote food safety awareness and compliance with workplace hygiene requirements among production personnel.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Veterinary Science, Meat Technology, Poultry Technology, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 2 years of experience in quality control, quality assurance, or food safety within the meat processing or poultry processing industry.
- Practical knowledge of HACCP principles, food safety management systems, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs).
- Understanding of Halal food production requirements and slaughtering practices.
- Familiarity with meat and poultry hygiene controls, cold chain management, temperature monitoring, and contamination prevention.
- Knowledge of applicable UAE food safety regulations and relevant municipal requirements.
- Ability to maintain accurate quality records, identify process deviations, and report non-conformities.
- Strong observation, communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in cold storage areas and fast-paced meat or poultry production environments.
- Willingness to work directly on-site in a processing facility and follow all required hygiene, safety, and protective clothing procedures.
Salary and Employment Details
- Monthly salary: AED 2,000–3,000.
- Location: Dubai, UAE.
- Work arrangement: Full-time, on-site.
- Industry: Meat processing, poultry production, and Halal food manufacturing.
- Education requirement: Bachelor’s degree.
- Experience requirement: Minimum 2 years in food safety or quality control within the meat or poultry industry.
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