
Quality Specialist
- Kuwait City
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Inspect procedures of the entire production cycle (from purchasing to customer delivery) to ensure they are efficient and comply with Food Safety & Quality standards.
- Approve incoming materials by confirming specifications, conducting a visual and measurement test, and rejecting and returning unacceptable materials.
- Approve in-process production by confirming required specifications, conducting visual and measurement tests, and communicating the required adjustments to the concerned managers.
- Maintain records of testing, information, and various metrics such as the number of defective products per day, kitchen inspection results, Hygiene & Sanitation Inspection, etc.
- Monitor the use of equipment to ensure it is safe and well-maintained and report any that doesn’t meet the requirements.
- Select output samples and check them using appropriate methods (measuring dimensions, testing functionality, comparing to specifications, etc.)
- Conduct staff awareness training sessions on food Safety & quality
- Support the team to develop and implement a food safety & quality management system.
- Address customer complaints by conducting a thorough investigation and preparing a corrective action plan for non-conformities.
- Prepare and submit reports to the line manager.
- Must have had a minimum of 3 years of previous proven experience as a quality controller, or any relevant role in the catering or hotel industry.
- Minimum Bachelor’s Degree from a Food Background (Food Technology/Food Science/Microbiology/Bio-Chemistry etc.)
- Must be HACCP certified with a Level 03 as a minimum requirement.
- Familiarity with quality testing machines and systems.
- Proficiency in MS Office.
- Strong verbal and written English language skills.
- Possesses a confident, firm, and pleasant personality that can work well with a team.
- Currently located in Kuwait.
- Familiar with Kuwait's rules and regulations as per the municipality/MOH.