QA and Food Technologist Executive

Job Specifications • · Ensure all food ingredients, nutrition blends,formulations and finished products are safe, fit for purpose, consistent inquality and compliant with applicable regulatory, customer and food safetyrequirements. • · Provide technical, QA/QC and R&D supportto the company’s manufacturing operations and commercial activities to supportbusiness growth. • · Manage the full spectrum of QA/QC activities,including raw material and ingredient checks, processing and in-processcontrols, critical control points, finished product verification and qualityrelease. • · Conduct and/or coordinate physico-chemical,microbiological and sensory testing, as well as product stability andshelf-life studies. • · Lead the development and improvement of foodingredients, nutrition blends, functional formulations and customised productsolutions, from concept and formulation through trials, costing, validation,production handover and scale-up. • · Develop and optimise formulations based onfunctionality, nutritional requirements, quality, sensory attributes, cost andmanufacturing capability. • · Work closely with Sales & Marketing,Production, Procurement, suppliers and customers to understand requirements,identify opportunities and develop commercially viable technical solutions. • · Support customer projects by providingtechnical advice, product recommendations, formulation support, product trialsand troubleshooting where required. • · Prepare and maintain product specifications,formulations, recipes, SOPs, test methods, technical data and other productdevelopment documentation. • · Ensure new and existing products comply withSFA, FSSC 22000, HACCP, ISO 22000, Halal and other applicable regulatory,customer and market requirements. • · Manage product quality issues, customercomplaints and non-conformances, including investigation, root cause analysisand implementation of corrective and preventive actions. • · Maintain and continuously improve thecompany’s food safety, quality and Halal management systems, includingdocumentation, internal inspections, audits and corrective actions. • · Liaise with SFA, certification bodies,customers and third-party auditors on food safety, quality, regulatory andtechnical matters. • · Identify opportunities to improve productquality, formulation performance, manufacturing efficiency and costcompetitiveness, including evaluation of new ingredients, technologies andprocesses. • · Maintain awareness of emerging ingredients,nutrition trends, functional technologies, processing methods and marketdevelopments to support product innovation. • · Identify food safety and quality trainingneeds and provide appropriate training and guidance to production and relevantstaff on hygiene, food safety and quality requirements. • · Prepare relevant QA, R&D and technicalreports for Management, including project updates, quality performance, productdevelopment progress and improvement initiatives. • · Maintain accurate and traceable records offormulations, trials, specifications, test results, product approvals and othertechnical information. • · Perform any other appropriate duties andresponsibilities as assigned by Management.