Quality Assurance Officer

What you need to do

• • Ensure all fresh produce processing activities are carried out in accordance with established quality, food safety, and hygiene standards.
• • Conduct quality inspections throughout sorting, cutting, packing, storage, and dispatch processes to ensure product consistency and compliance.
• • Perform routine quality checks on product specifications, including portion sizes, pack weights, labelling accuracy, seal integrity, and overall product presentation.
• • Monitor adherence to Food Safety, HACCP, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), and company quality standards across the Value Addition Centre.
• • Identify quality deviations, non-conformities, and food safety risks, and implement corrective and preventive actions in a timely manner.
• • Maintain traceability records and ensure all product information, stickers, and labels are accurately applied.
• • Conduct regular audits of processing areas, storage facilities, equipment, and employee hygiene practices.
• • Monitor storage conditions and ensure proper handling of raw materials and finished products while maintaining FIFO (First In, First Out) standards.
• • Work closely with Operations, Inventory, and Centre Management teams to ensure product quality requirements are met throughout the production process.
• • Maintain accurate quality documentation, inspection records, audit reports, checklists, and compliance documentation.

What you need

• • Diploma or degree in food science, food technology, food hygiene and safety, hotel management, culinary arts, or a related field.
• • HACCP, GMP, Food Safety Management, or related professional certifications would be an added advantage.
• • Minimum 2 years of experience in quality assurance, food safety, food processing, fresh produce handling, manufacturing, or a similar operational environment.
• • Sound knowledge of food hygiene practices, quality management systems, GMP, HACCP, and food safety standards.
• • Strong attention to detail, with the ability to identify quality deviations and maintain high product standards.
• • Experience in conducting quality inspections, audits, compliance monitoring, and documentation management.
• • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.