Food Technology Coordinator

About the role

Emirates Flight Catering Co (L.L.C) is looking for a Food Technology Coordinator in Dubai. The role works in a fast-paced, high-volume food manufacturing environment, providing technical support across several production facilities. It involves laboratory operations, regulatory compliance, technical analysis and staff training, and requires the ability to move between sites depending on business needs.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out scientific research and experiments, interpret analytical data and turn findings into technical solutions, and write scientific reports on methods, data, conclusions and recommendations.
• Provide timely technical support to kitchen production units and present technical findings to management.
• Coordinate routine shelf-life studies, including sample pull points, physico-chemical testing and preliminary data trends.
• With procurement, evaluate and trial alternative suppliers and new ingredients to ensure quality standards and supply chain resilience.
• Keep the lab ready and data accurate: run analyses and tests, oversee equipment maintenance, calibration and inventory.
• Maintain and update standard operating procedures and the central database of project data, sensory results and customer complaints, and train team members on lab procedures.
• Deliver basic food science training to production staff and collaborate with production, sourcing, food safety, quality and commercial teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Food Technology, Food Science or an equivalent qualification (mandatory); Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience, including at least 3 years in the food industry.
• Experience in food product development, formulation, prototype development and ingredient evaluation, and in scale-up, plant trials, shelf-life studies and technical problem solving.
• Experience working with production, quality, food safety, sourcing and R&D teams, and with laboratory operations and supplier coordination.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of food formulation, ingredient functionality and product development.
• Hands-on laboratory operations, analytical testing and interpretation of technical data.
• Knowledge of food safety standards, quality systems and manufacturing compliance.
• Scale-up, process validation and commercialization experience.
• Problem-solving, technical reporting and stakeholder collaboration skills.