QA/QC Officer - Central Kitchen & Meal Production

About the role

PrepHero is a high-volume healthy meal plan company producing across multiple nutrition-focused meal plans. It is looking for a proactive, detail-oriented QA/QC Officer to support food safety, kitchen hygiene, quality control and production coordination within its central kitchen. The role is hands-on, combining floor presence with administrative duties, and works closely with the Production Lead and kitchen team.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor compliance with HACCP, food safety and hygiene standards, and conduct daily kitchen inspections and hygiene audits.
• Verify temperature logs, cooling records and food safety documentation, and check that cleaning schedules are completed and recorded.
• Monitor staff compliance with personal hygiene and food handling procedures, and carry out routine quality checks on ingredients, preparation and finished meals.
• Investigate quality issues, implement corrective actions, and prepare the kitchen for municipality, HACCP and internal audits.
• Support production planning: prepare and distribute daily production sheets, print recipe cards and production instructions, and verify quantities against customer requirements.
• Prepare purchase requisitions and ingredient reports, coordinate with stores and purchasing, and track production errors, rework and delays.
• Maintain production records, daily operational reports and all food safety documentation.
• Carry out opening and closing kitchen inspections, monitor equipment cleanliness, follow up on corrective actions and document non-conformances.

Required profile

• HACCP certification or equivalent food safety qualification.
• At least 2 years of experience in a catering, meal plan, central kitchen, airline or hospital catering, or food manufacturing environment.
• Experience conducting food safety inspections and audits.
• Preferred: experience in production planning, production reports and requisitions, inventory control, ISO 22000, and high-volume food production.

Required skills

• Good knowledge of food safety and hygiene standards.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Strong organizational, reporting and follow-up skills; good written and spoken English.