QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) SPECIALIST - SLAUGHTERHOUSE PRODUCTION

Job Summary The Quality Assurance Officer is responsible for maintaining the factory’s food-safety and quality-management systems. The role ensures that chicken and poultry products comply with company standards, customer specifications and applicable regulatory requirements. Key Responsibilities • Develop, implement and maintain food-safety and quality procedures. • Maintain HACCP, GMP, sanitation, traceability and other quality-management programmes. • Review quality records, production documents and monitoring results. • Verify that critical control points and operational controls are properly monitored. • Conduct internal audits of production, storage, hygiene and documentation practices. • Ensure raw materials, finished products and packaging meet approved specifications. • Review microbiological, chemical and product-testing results. • Investigate customer complaints, product defects and food-safety incidents. • Conduct root-cause analysis and coordinate corrective and preventive actions. • Manage non-conforming products, including isolation, investigation and disposal approval. • Coordinate product traceability exercises, mock recalls and actual recalls when required. • Prepare for customer, certification and regulatory audits. • Follow up on audit findings and ensure corrective actions are completed on time. • Review supplier performance and support supplier approval assessments. • Maintain controlled documents, specifications, procedures and quality records. • Provide food-safety, hygiene and quality training to employees. • Monitor changes in customer, certification and regulatory requirements. • Work closely with QC, production, maintenance, warehouse and management teams. • Report significant food-safety or compliance risks to management immediately. • Perform other quality-assurance duties assigned by the QA Manager. Requirements • Diploma or degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Quality Management or a related field. • Experience in quality assurance within a poultry or food-processing factory is preferred. • Knowledge of HACCP, GMP, sanitation, traceability and food-safety management systems. • Familiarity with poultry-processing operations and cold-chain requirements is an advantage. • Good auditing, investigation and problem-solving skills. • Strong documentation and report-writing abilities. • Able to communicate effectively with employees, auditors, customers and regulatory officers. • Detail-oriented, responsible and able to work independently. • Willing to enter cold, wet and production environments when required.