QA/QC Officer – Central Kitchen & Meal Production

About the role

We are looking for a proactive QA/QC Officer to ensure food safety, hygiene and product quality in our central kitchen that produces healthy meal plans. The role combines hands‑on kitchen inspections with administrative duties and supports daily production planning.

Key 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; maintain cleaning schedules and staff personal‑hygiene compliance.
• Perform routine quality checks on ingredients, preparation processes and finished meals; investigate issues and implement corrective actions.
• Prepare and distribute daily production sheets, recipe cards and purchase requisitions; coordinate with stores and purchasing to ensure ingredient availability.
• Track production progress, report delays, shortages or quality deviations and maintain operational records.
• Conduct opening and closing kitchen inspections, monitor equipment sanitation and follow up on corrective actions.
• Prepare the kitchen for municipality, HACCP and internal audits and keep all food‑safety records up to date.

Required profile

• HACCP certification or equivalent food‑safety qualification.
• Minimum 2 years experience in catering, meal‑plan production, airline or hospital catering, or food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of food safety and hygiene standards and experience conducting inspections and audits.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Strong organisational and reporting skills with good written and spoken English.

Required skills

• HACCP certification
• Food safety inspection and audit
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office