QA/QC Officer (Food Production)
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About the Role
PrepHero is seeking a QA/QC Officer to ensure food safety, hygiene, and quality in a high-volume meal plan kitchen. Responsibilities include HACCP compliance, kitchen inspections, production coordination, and quality checks.
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Responsibilities
- Monitor compliance with HACCP, food safety, and hygiene standards
- Conduct daily kitchen inspections and hygiene audits
- Verify temperature logs, cooling records, and food safety documentation
- Ensure cleaning schedules are completed and documented
- Conduct routine quality checks on ingredients, preparation processes, and finished meals
- Investigate quality issues and implement corrective actions
- Prepare and distribute daily production sheets
- Prepare purchase requisitions and ingredient requirement reports
- Monitor production progress and report delays or shortages
- Maintain food safety records and documentation
Requirements
- HACCP Certification or equivalent food safety qualification
- Minimum 2 years experience in catering, meal plan, central kitchen, airline catering, hospital catering, or food manufacturing
- Strong understanding of food safety and hygiene standards
- Experience conducting food safety inspections and audits
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office
- Good written and spoken English
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Job Summary
- PrepHero is a high volume healthy meal plan company.
- The QA/QC Officer will maintain food safety and hygiene standards, ensure product quality, conduct kitchen inspections, and support production planning.
- This is a hands on role requiring both floor presence and administrative responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities Food Safety & Quality Assurance
- Monitor compliance with HACCP, food safety, and hygiene standards
- Conduct daily kitchen inspections and hygiene audits
- Verify temperature logs, cooling records, and food safety documentation
- Ensure cleaning schedules are completed and properly documented
- Monitor staff compliance with personal hygiene and food handling procedures
- Conduct routine quality checks on ingredients, preparation processes, and finished meals
- Investigate quality issues and implement corrective actions
- Prepare the kitchen for municipality, HACCP, and internal audits
- Maintain all food safety records and documentation
Key Responsibilities Production Coordination & Planning Support
- Prepare and distribute daily production sheets
- Print and organize recipe cards and production instructions
- Verify production quantities against daily customer requirements
- Prepare purchase requisitions and ingredient requirement reports
- Coordinate with stores and purchasing to ensure ingredient availability
- Monitor production progress and report delays, shortages, or operational issues
- Track production errors, rework, shortages, and quality deviations
- Maintain production records and daily operational reports
- Assist management in identifying opportunities to improve kitchen efficiency
Key Responsibilities Kitchen Hygiene & Operational Control
- Conduct daily opening and closing kitchen inspections
- Ensure kitchen cleanliness standards are maintained at all times
- Monitor equipment cleanliness and sanitation practices
- Follow up with department heads on corrective actions
- Report recurring operational issues and recommend improvements
- Ensure all non conformances are documented and resolved promptly
Requirements Mandatory
- HACCP Certification or equivalent food safety qualification
- Minimum 2 years experience in a catering company, meal plan company, central kitchen, airline catering, hospital catering, or food manufacturing environment
- Strong understanding of food safety and hygiene standards
- Experience conducting food safety inspections and audits
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office
- Strong organizational and reporting skills
- Good written and spoken English
Requirements Preferred
- Experience supporting production planning or kitchen operations
- Experience preparing production reports and requisitions
- Knowledge of inventory control and ingredient forecasting
- ISO 22000 or equivalent food safety management system experience
- Previous experience in high volume food production environments
Skills & Competencies
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Strong follow up and problem solving skills
- Ability to work effectively in a fast paced production environment
- Strong communication and coordination skills
- Ability to identify issues before they affect production
- Professional, proactive, and accountable
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