THE MEAL is a fast-growing food production company launched in October 2024. The company is a subsidiary of a large Russian food-tech brand and has an ambitious expansion plan across the GCC and Asia. Now we are looking for a Technologist/Quality Assurance Assistant to support production kitchens and logistics operations in Dubai. This role combines hands-on kitchen quality control with operational and administrative tasks.
Responsibilities:
Kitchen Quality & Food Safety
- Conduct quality control checks of finished products at production kitchens
- Verify compliance with recipes and technological (process) cards
- Assess kitchen sanitation and adherence to food safety standards (HACCP / local regulations)
- Identify production issues (undercooking, recipe deviations, ingredient quality problems)
- Communicate findings to kitchen staff and assign corrective actions
- Control rework of non-compliant items and confirm final results
- Participate in shipment and dispatch control, including early morning kitchen visits
Operations & Administration
- Complete quality control checklists and document inspection results
- Place production orders with kitchens
- Place and manage logistics orders
- Work with the company’s internal backend systems (English interface)
Requirements:
- Knowledge of food safety standards, including HACCP, ISO 22000, and Dubai Municipality Food Code
- Understanding of food preparation and portioning processes, including rules for thermal processing, cooling, packaging, and storage
- Knowledge of sanitation and hygiene standards: storage temperature control, sanitation frequency, staff hygiene requirements, and equipment handling
- Organoleptic quality control skills: ability to assess taste, smell, texture, and appearance; basic understanding of food microbiology
- Ability to work with recipes, technological cards, and dish specifications
- Basic understanding of professional kitchen operations and workflows
- Culinary background: relevant education or hands-on experience in food production or professional kitchens
- Fluent Russian and English
- Having a laptop or computer
- Adaptability to unfixed working hours
We offer:
- Salary 4000 - 5000 AED
- Part-time job - 24 working hours a week (2,5 - 3 working days)
- Access to great and real promotion opportunities with a salary raise
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: AED4,000.00 - AED5,000.00 per month
Expected hours: 24 per week
Application Question(s):
- Do you know food safety standards?
- Have you worked on the kitchen?
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