Spices Quality Control Officer – Ajman

Spices Quality Control Officer opportunity at a leading spices processing Company in Ajman, UAE. Spices Quality Control Officer will be responsible for monitoring product quality, conducting inspections and testing, maintaining food safety standards, and ensuring that raw materials, production processes, and finished products consistently meet established quality requirements.

Job Title: Quality Controller
Industry: Food Manufacturing
Job Location: Ajman, UAE
Job Type: Full-time
Qualification: Food Science, 2-4 years of experience

Job Responsibilities

• Inspect, sample, and evaluate incoming raw materials, packaging materials, work-in-process materials, and finished products according to approved quality specifications.
• Conduct routine physical, chemical, microbiological, and other applicable quality checks and tests using established procedures and approved methods.
• Monitor production and handling activities to ensure compliance with quality, hygiene, food safety, and product specifications.
• Verify that raw materials and finished products meet defined standards before they are released for production, storage, or dispatch.

• Support the implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of HACCP and food safety procedures across production and warehouse operations.
• Check critical control points and other relevant process controls and report deviations promptly to the responsible personnel.
• Maintain accurate records of sampling, inspections, test results, product checks, non-conformities, corrective actions, and other QC activities.
• Investigate quality deviations, customer complaints, and non-conforming products and assist in identifying root causes and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor product handling, storage conditions, hygiene practices, pest-control requirements, and housekeeping standards where applicable.

• Ensure proper identification, traceability, labeling, batch coding, and documentation of products and materials.
• Assist with internal inspections, supplier evaluations, customer requirements, certification audits, regulatory inspections, and other quality-related assessments.
• Coordinate with production, warehouse, purchasing, and other relevant teams to resolve quality issues and prevent recurrence.
• Verify cleaning and sanitation activities where required and report any conditions that may affect product safety or quality.
• Assist in maintaining and updating quality control procedures, checklists, specifications, forms, and records.
• Ensure laboratory equipment and QC instruments are handled correctly, maintained in suitable condition, and used according to established procedures.
• Escalate significant quality or food safety risks immediately and ensure potentially affected products are appropriately identified and controlled.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at reducing defects, improving process consistency, and maintaining high product quality.

Job Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, Microbiology, or a related discipline.
• 2–4 years of relevant experience in quality control, preferably within food manufacturing, FMCG, processing, production, or a related environment.
• Practical knowledge of HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP, food hygiene, quality management systems, and food safety principles.
• Experience with raw material inspection, finished-product evaluation, sampling, testing, and QC documentation.
• Familiarity with laboratory procedures, basic analytical testing, and the proper handling of samples and testing equipment.
• Understanding of quality specifications, product traceability, batch control, non-conformance management, and corrective and preventive actions.

• Ability to identify quality and food safety risks and communicate deviations clearly to the relevant departments.
• Strong attention to detail with accurate record-keeping and documentation skills.
• Good analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with production and warehouse teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced operational environment and follow established procedures consistently.
• Candidates with experience working in a mill, processing facility, warehouse, or similar production environment will be preferred.

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