JOB SUMMARY:
- Manage Quality Control and Quality Assurance operations across six canned meat manufacturing plants, ensuring compliance with food safety, quality, regulatory, and customer-specific standards, including HALAL requirements.
- Oversee Technical Services operations, including central laboratory testing, QA receiving, warehousing audits, and timely delivery of compliant packaging materials and ingredients to production plants.
- Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of risk-based Food Safety Programs, including validation of critical process limits and outsourced services.
- Drive operational food safety and quality KPIs while leading training, coaching, and competency development initiatives to strengthen QA team performance and engagement.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- Extensive experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Food Safety Management within the food manufacturing industry
- Strong knowledge of food safety standards, regulatory compliance, and quality systems such as HACCP, GMP, and HALAL requirements
- Experience managng laboratory operations, warehousing audits, and supplier or receiving quality processes