Food Quality Specialist
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About the Role
Calo Inc. seeks a Quality Specialist to support food safety and quality assurance operations. The role involves inspecting materials, monitoring production processes, and ensuring compliance with food safety standards in a fast-paced food production environment.
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Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of preventive quality control checks and generate daily quality scores and highlights.
- Maintain records of quality reports, statistical reviews, and relevant documentation.
- Generate weekly and monthly reports and scorecards related to quality performance.
- Follow established procedures to inspect and report quality issues.
- Monitor operations that affect product quality and food safety.
- Implement preventive measures to minimize food safety and quality hazards.
- Ensure all required audits, inspections, and quality activities are completed regularly and submitted on time.
- Conduct Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) audits and share findings with relevant stakeholders.
- Investigate customer complaints and non conformities, conduct root cause analysis, and support implementation of corrective actions.
- Inspect procedures throughout the production cycle to ensure efficiency and compliance with quality standards.
- Implement and maintain food safety programs such as HACCP, sanitation programs, temperature logs, and cleaning schedules.
- Train and educate teams on food safety practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, or any other relevant discipline.
- General knowledge of quality assurance methodologies and food safety standards.
- Good understanding of AIB International (AIBI) and BRCGS standards.
- Good knowledge of local food regulatory and statutory requirements.
- Minimum of 3 4 years of hands on experience in Quality Assurance and Food Safety within the food manufacturing, central kitchen, catering, or food production industry.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Great attention to detail with a results driven approach.
- Ability to promote and maintain a strong food safety culture.
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- We are looking for a Quality Specialist to support our food safety and quality assurance operations by ensuring that all incoming and outgoing materials, products, and production processes meet our quality standards and regulatory requirements.
Main Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of preventive quality control checks and generate daily quality scores and highlights.
- Maintain records of quality reports, statistical reviews, and relevant documentation.
- Generate weekly and monthly reports and scorecards related to quality performance.
- Follow established procedures to inspect and report quality issues.
- Monitor operations that affect product quality and food safety.
- Implement preventive measures to minimize food safety and quality hazards.
- Ensure all required audits, inspections, and quality activities are completed regularly and submitted on time.
- Conduct Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) audits and share findings with relevant stakeholders.
- Investigate customer complaints and non conformities, conduct root cause analysis, and support implementation of corrective actions.
- Inspect procedures throughout the production cycle to ensure efficiency and compliance with quality standards.
- Support the implementation of food quality initiatives, goals, and objectives.
- Implement and maintain food safety programs, objectives, policies, and procedures such as HACCP, sanitation programs, temperature logs, and cleaning schedules.
Ideal Candidate
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Biological Sciences, or any other relevant discipline.
- General knowledge of quality assurance methodologies and food safety standards.
- Good understanding of AIB International (AIBI) and BRCGS standards.
- Good knowledge of local food regulatory and statutory requirements.
- Minimum of 3 4 years of hands on experience in Quality Assurance and Food Safety within the food manufacturing, central kitchen, catering, or food production industry.
- Experience working in a fast paced food production environment is highly preferred.
- Locally available candidates are preferred, although candidates from outside the country may also be considered depending on visa availability.
Knowledge and Competency
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Great attention to detail with a results driven approach.
- Fast learner, reliable, and trustworthy.
- Ability to promote and maintain a strong food safety culture.
- Strong analytical, decision making, and problem solving skills.
- Pleasant personality with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional teams.
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast paced environment.
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