Do you have a passion for baking, product quality, and food innovation? IFFCO — one of the UAE’s leading food manufacturing companies — is actively hiring a Bakery Professional / Test Baker based in Dubai, UAE. This is a unique opportunity for a skilled bakery professional who can combine hands-on baking craft with technical food science knowledge — conducting baking trials, performing quality analysis, and playing a central role in ensuring the consistency and excellence of IFFCO’s bakery product range including cake, bread, and doughnut mixes. If you are driven by quality, curious about food innovation, and committed to GMP and food safety standards, we want to hear from you.
About IFFCO — A Leading UAE Food Manufacturer
Global Reach: IFFCO is one of the largest and most diversified food companies in the UAE and MENA region
Bakery Division: Produces a wide range of premium bakery mixes including cake, bread, doughnut, and specialty baked goods
Quality Standards: GMP, HACCP, and international food safety certifications maintained across all production
Innovation Focus: Dedicated R&D and product development function driving food innovation across categories
Apply: swaranakula@iffco.com — share your CV to be considered for this exciting role
Bakery Innovation & Food Science at IFFCO Dubai
Baking Trials: Conduct controlled trials to validate new and existing bakery product formulations
Physical & Chemical Analysis: Test raw materials and finished products to verify quality against specifications
Product Consistency: Ensure every batch released matches the approved product standard perfectly
Complaint Investigation: Identify root causes of product issues and implement corrective measures
Why This Bakery Professional Role Stands Out: This is not just a baking job — it is a technical food innovation role that sits at the intersection of craft baking and food science. At IFFCO in Dubai, you will influence the quality of bakery products consumed across the UAE and MENA region, work in a professional food lab and production environment, and grow your career in one of the most exciting sectors in the UAE food industry in 2026. If you love baking and understand the science behind it, this is your role.
Position Overview
As a Bakery Professional / Test Baker at IFFCO Dubai, you will serve as the technical guardian of the company’s bakery product quality — sitting between the innovation, production, and quality assurance functions. Your work will involve conducting systematic baking trials for cake, bread, and doughnut mix products, performing physical and chemical analysis of both raw ingredients and finished goods, and ensuring that bulk batch releases comply fully with approved product specifications. Beyond quality checks, you will play an active role in investigating and resolving product complaints, supporting troubleshooting activities across the bakery product range, and consistently upholding the highest standards of GMP, food safety, and hygiene throughout all your work. This role requires an equal blend of practical baking skill and scientific analytical ability — the hallmark of a true bakery professional.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct baking trials for cake, bread, and doughnut mixes — systematically testing formulations under controlled conditions to validate product quality, texture, appearance, taste, and shelf-life performance against approved standards.
- Perform physical and chemical analysis of both incoming raw materials and finished bakery products — including moisture content, pH, texture, colour, and other key quality parameters to confirm specification compliance.
- Release bulk batches in line with product specifications — reviewing all quality checks and trial results to authorise bulk production releases, ensuring no non-conforming product advances through the production process.
- Investigate product complaints and support troubleshooting activities — analysing the root cause of customer or internal quality complaints related to bakery products and collaborating with the QA and production teams on corrective and preventive actions.
- Maintain GMP, food safety, and quality standards at all times — upholding strict hygiene protocols, Good Manufacturing Practices, and HACCP compliance throughout the bakery lab, trial kitchen, and production areas.
Qualifications & Requirements
Education & Background
- Degree or diploma in Food Science, Food Technology, Bakery Science, or a related discipline — providing the scientific foundation needed for analysis, specification work, and product quality evaluation.
- Professional bakery training or certification — whether through a culinary school, vocational programme, or industry-recognised bakery qualification — is a strong advantage for this role.
Experience Requirements
- Hands-on experience in bakery production, product testing, or a food quality laboratory role — ideally within an FMCG, food manufacturing, or commercial bakery environment in the UAE or GCC.
- Demonstrable knowledge of cake, bread, and doughnut mix production processes — including the science of leavening, gluten development, emulsification, and baking chemistry.
- Previous experience in baking trials, raw material evaluation, or finished product quality testing within a professional food manufacturing or R&D context.
Technical & Personal Skills
- Strong analytical skills — comfortable performing and interpreting physical and chemical quality tests and using the results to make informed quality decisions.
- Attention to detail and a passion for product quality — the ability to notice small variations in texture, colour, taste, or structure that indicate a product has deviated from specification.
- Solid understanding of GMP, HACCP, and food safety regulations as applied in a professional bakery or food production environment in the UAE.
- Good communication and collaboration skills — able to work effectively with quality, production, and R&D teams and communicate findings clearly in written reports and verbal updates.
Who Should Apply?
- Food Science / Food Technology Graduates: With a passion for bakery and experience in quality testing, baking trials, or food product development in Dubai or the UAE.
- Professional Bakers with Analytical Skills: Skilled bakers who understand the science behind their craft and want to move into a quality, innovation, or R&D-facing role with a major FMCG company.
- Food Quality Laboratory Professionals: With hands-on experience in physical and chemical analysis of food products, particularly in bakery, confectionery, or FMCG categories.
- Bakery R&D or Product Development Specialists: Who have experience running baking trials, evaluating product specifications, and troubleshooting production or quality issues.
- GMP and Food Safety Practitioners: With a strong compliance background in bakery or food manufacturing, looking to join a market-leading UAE food company with global reach.
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