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Ref: KP561-780
Job description / Role
The Senior F&B Quality Control Specialist is responsible for developing, maintaining, monitoring, assessing and implementing all quality standards of the receiving, storing, handling and transportation of Food and Beverage.
Key Accountabilities
• Carry out routine inspections/audits to all the restaurants as well as the F&B warehouse to ensure adherence to local food safety regulations as well as to Azadea's Policies and Procedures regarding deliveries, preparation, raw materials, end-products, storage, and handling
• Develop, oversee and enforce GMP, SOP, and HACCP requirements, as well as company food safety policies where applicable
• Investigate internal and external customer complaints to ensure compliance to established standards
• Conduct visits to audit and assess vendor facilities to ensure compliance to local food safety regulations as well as to Azadea's Policies and Procedures where applicable
• Develop and review QA documentation and prepare reports on food safety and quality status by gathering relevant information related to failed processes, system improvement, corrective actions, etc.
• Organize, and conduct where applicable, with an accredited body, training for all food handlers, according to the required certifications and/or to Azadea's Policies and Procedures where applicable
• Research new technologies and resources in the market and provide recommendations on methods that can be adapted
Requirements
• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or a related field; Food & Safety training certification is a must;
• HACCP / HABC certification
• 5 years of experience in F&B operations; of which minimum of 3 years in the Middle East and 1 year in Quality Control
• Fluency in English
• Proficiency in MS Office
Competencies
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to details
• Change and Adaptability
• Decision Making
• Cultural Awareness
• Customer Focus
• Driving and Achieving results
About the Company
Azadea Group is a premier fashion and lifestyle retail company that owns and operates more than 50 leading international franchise concepts across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Europe. Since its inception in 1978, the Group has grown a substantial chain of stores representing leading international brand names in fashion and accessories, food and beverage, home furnishing, sporting goods and multimedia.With over 11,000 employees, the company boasts a solid infrastructure overseeing more than 600 stores spread across 15 countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Cyprus, Egypt, Ghana, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.