Director of Food Safety

1 day ago

Manama, Bahrain Career Maker Full time

Urgent Hiring

We have an open role for Position Title - **Director of Food Safety & Quality Assurance** with a well-established **Hospitality Group** in **Bahrain**.

The Food Safety & QA Director is responsible for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the Quality Assurance and Food Safety system.
The incumbent will be the Food Safety team leader and lead a cross-functional team to ensure full implementation of the Food Safety and Quality Assurance system within the company.
They will serve as the main conduit of information between the operations, outlet and F&B Administration, General Management, the owners, and any government regulators.

**Specific Job Responsibilities** include, but are not limited to, the following:

- Overall responsibility for Quality Assurance and Food Safety Management system for Bakery production, Catering units, and Farm.
- Design, develop, and implement departmental policies and procedures related to Quality Assurance, Food Safety, and HACCP.
- Development of a uniform Food Safety Management system for catering, bakery operations, and farm.
- Product development of bakery products such as breads and cakes.
- Improvement of existing food products in operation by implementing quality assurance procedures throughout the process from receiving, storage, processing, packaging, and dispatch.
- Implementation of food safety procedures throughout the catering and bakery operations from purchasing, receiving, storage, processing/preparation, service/dispatch.
- Organize scheduled management review meetings to evaluate and ensure the system’s development and performance.
- Conduct quality checks including metal detection, weight checks, visual inspection, and temperature checks.
- Supplier evaluation and audits, conduct inspections of raw materials.
- Conduct internal Food Safety/QA periodic audits and inspections for Hygiene, HACCP, Food Safety, and Quality in all areas such as restaurants and bakeries, and identify areas for improvement based on audit results.
- Monitoring of policies related to glass and brittle plastic, sharp objects, wood materials, and allergens apart from the microbiological hazards.
- Design, develop, document, and implement GHPs (Good Hygiene Practices).
- Circulate all non-conformities highlighted in both internal and external audits to all relevant departments involved and follow up on all non-conformities to ensure corrective action is taken.
- Analyze food safety hazards/risks and non-conformities.
- Plan, prepare, and evaluate various training programs, in accordance with the Quality and Food Safety principles and internal audits.
- Advise food handlers through formal and informal training on food safety and quality assurance policies and procedures.
- Conduct induction training for all staff to ensure they are fully aware of HACCP, food safety, and hygiene rules and regulations before commencing work.
- Plan and prepare the training needs analysis and schedule training programs in line with work activities as required.
- Train and counsel staff by providing constructive feedback to enhance performance and take disciplinary actions if required in coordination with Unit Manager(s).
- Plan and prepare training implementation programs.
- Ensure staff health records are complete, accurate, and up to date. Provide Human Resources with updated records as appropriate.
- Ensure the policy of staff reporting illness is implemented and relevant records are kept.
- Design, develop, document, and implement cleaning schedules and monitoring programs.
- Preparation and implementation of a Preventive Maintenance program.
- Implement and monitor the integrated pest management system.
- Ensure all measuring devices are calibrated.
- Manage waste and environmental hazards.
- Plan and implement a traceability system in line with company policies, procedures, and systems.
- Develop and implement quality standards for foods and packaging material supplies.
- Oversee the packaging of sandwiches and other bakery products, and advise on nutritional information on the packaging.
- Conduct packaging integrity testing for packed items and verify nutritional, expiry, and product information on packaging.
- Assist in food facility design, layout, installation, restructuring, and re-engineering.
- Monitor staff personal hygiene and conduct regular inspections.
- Conduct microbiological analysis of food, water, and swab samples across bakery, catering, and farm operations.
- Coordinate laboratory analysis with a contracted laboratory for food and water, and interpret results to determine corrective actions if necessary.
- Handle regulatory inspections and ensure compliance with local food regulations.
- Maintain and update Food Safety and Quality Assurance documentation, control, and verification of records.
- Commitment to achieving results.

**Critical Skills and Competencies Required**:

- Bachelor of Science in Food Technology/Food Microbiology or equivalent techn

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