Food Technologist

Job Summary:

The Food Technologist is responsible for ensuring product quality, food safety, and regulatory compliance across distributors, depots, and trade outlets. This role involves conducting audits and inspections, investigating customer complaints, performing product evaluations, and providing technical guidance to support the company's quality and food safety objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct audits and inspections of trade outlets, distributors, and depots to ensure compliance with established quality and food safety standards.
• Monitor adherence to food safety regulations, company policies, and industry best practices.
• Investigate customer complaints and quality-related concerns, identify root causes, and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Perform product evaluations, quality assessments, and risk analyses to ensure product integrity and consumer safety.
• Facilitate food safety, quality assurance, and proper product handling training programs for internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Logistics, Operations, and Quality teams to address and resolve quality-related issues.
• Prepare audit findings, inspection reports, and compliance documentation in a timely and accurate manner.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to food quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Nutrition, or a related science field.
• Licensed Professional Food Technologist (PFT) is an advantage.
• Minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience in Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Regulatory Compliance, or a related function within the food industry.
• Strong knowledge of food safety systems, quality management principles, auditing processes, and regulatory requirements.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in report preparation and documentation.
• Willing to travel extensively and perform field-based work as required.