Food Quality Manager

Role Description
A Food Quality Manager is responsible for managing food quality and safety standards, monitoring production quality, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting continuous improvement across food operations.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain food quality and food safety standards.
Monitor production processes and finished product quality.
Conduct quality inspections, audits, and testing activities.
Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, and applicable food safety regulations.
Investigate product defects, quality issues, and customer complaints.
Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Monitor raw materials, ingredients, packaging, and finished products.
Maintain quality specifications, procedures, records, and reports.
Coordinate with production, procurement, warehouse, and operations teams.
Monitor supplier quality and compliance requirements.
Support internal and external audits and regulatory inspections.
Train employees on food quality, hygiene, and safety standards.
Monitor quality KPIs and identify improvement opportunities.
Ensure food quality processes comply with company and regulatory requirements.
Prepare quality reports, analysis, and management recommendations.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Quality Management, or a related field.
Relevant experience in food quality, food safety, QA/QC, or food manufacturing.
Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, food safety, and quality management systems.
Experience with inspections, audits, testing, and quality control.
Good understanding of food safety standards and regulatory requirements.
HACCP or ISO 22000 certification is advantageous.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
Good communication and teamwork skills.
Experience with supplier quality management and corrective actions.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and quality management systems.
Ability to manage multiple issues, inspections, and deadlines.
UAE/GCC food safety and regulatory experience is advantageous.
Professional, organized, responsible, proactive, and results-oriented.

Work arrangement
Yes