Job Description

Position: QUALITY CONTROL CHEF
Job Location: Dubai UAE
Job Type: Full time
Candidate Location: UAE
Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct batch-wise tasting and visual inspections before packing and dispatching.
• Ensure adherence to approved recipes, portion sizes, yield standards, and brand specifications.
• Approve or reject finished products based on quality benchmarks.
• Ensure correct packaging, labeling, and brand segregation.
• Monitor daily production activities in hot kitchen, cold kitchen, butchery, and packing areas.
• Ensure SOPs are followed at all stages of food production.
• Verify correct cooking, cooling, blast chilling, storage, and reheating procedures.
• Ensure compliance with Dubai Municipality / Abu Dhabi Food Safety Regulations.
• Monitor hygiene practices, temperature controls, FIFO, allergen control, and cross- contamination prevention.
• Ensure staff compliance with personal hygiene and uniform standards
• Inspect incoming raw materials for quality, freshness, temperature, and specification compliance.
• Coordinate with stores and procurement to reject non-conforming items.
• Ensure proper storage, segregation, and traceability of ingredients.
• Conduct food safety, hygiene, SOP, and quality standards training.
• Provide corrective feedback and on-the-job guidance to production teams.
• Support menu trials, new product development, and launches.
• Maintain daily quality checklists, tasting records, temperature logs, and rejection reports.
• Support internal, external, and authority audits.
• Implement and follow up on corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

Job Requirements

• Diploma/Equivalent in Culinary Arts, Food Technology, Hotel or Hospitality Management.
• Strong sensory evaluation and food standardization skills.
• Excellent knowledge of U.A.E food safety regulations.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Good communication and staff training abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure in a high-volume environment.

Skills Required