Almarai Company — the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and MENA’s largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company, ranked #1 FMCG brand in the MENA region with over 43,000 employees and SAR 22 billion in 2025 sales — is hiring a Bakery Technologist at its Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia plant. This quality and continuous improvement role plans and implements improvement initiatives in the Bakery Division — investigating quality and process issues, implementing preventive and corrective actions, and monitoring performance to ensure consistent product quality and food safety. Candidates must hold HACCP, ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000, and/or Internal Auditor certification.
Mandatory Certification: Candidates must hold — or demonstrate clear, verifiable progress toward — HACCP, ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000, and/or Internal Auditor certification. Applications without this certification will not be shortlisted.
About Almarai — World’s Largest Integrated Dairy & F&B MENA Leader
Founded: 1977 — over five decades of sustainable growth delivering quality food products across the MENA region
Scale: 43,000+ Quality Makers across Saudi Arabia, GCC, Egypt, and Jordan — SAR 22 billion in 2025 net sales
Bakery Division: Leading brands include L’usine, 7DAYS, and Bakemart — distributed across GCC and MENA markets
Mission: Quality you can trust — consistent nutritious products for consumers of all ages across more than 20 brands
Opportunity: Competitive salary and full benefits package — career growth within the #1 FMCG brand in MENA
Career Opportunity & Why Almarai Al Kharj Saudi Arabia
World-Class Standards: Apply HACCP, FSSC 22000, and GMP within one of the most rigorous food safety environments in the region
Bakery Leadership: Brands L’usine, 7DAYS, and Bakemart — iconic bakery products distributed across MENA markets
Continuous Improvement: Real ownership of quality and process improvement investigations in an advanced industrial baking facility
Career Foundation: Build a strong food safety and bakery technology career with the most recognised F&B company in the region
Position Overview
The Bakery Technologist at Almarai’s Al Kharj plant is a quality-focused, continuous improvement role within the company’s Bakery Division — responsible for planning and implementing improvement initiatives that ensure consistent product quality and food safety across industrial baking operations. You will investigate quality and process deviations, implement preventive and corrective measures, monitor production performance, and apply your knowledge of HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000, and AIB standards to maintain and strengthen Almarai’s food safety management systems. This is an excellent early-career opportunity for a food technology or bakery science professional who wants to build a rigorous, certified quality and food safety career within the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company.
Why This Role Matters: As Bakery Technologist at Almarai Al Kharj, your quality and process improvement work directly protects the integrity of bakery products that millions of consumers across Saudi Arabia, the GCC, and MENA purchase and trust every day. Every deviation you investigate and resolve, every corrective action you implement, and every GMP inspection you conduct contributes to the “Quality you can trust” promise that has defined Almarai for over five decades. You will apply internationally recognised food safety standards — HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, and AIB — within one of the most advanced industrial bakery environments in the region, building the certified expertise and hands-on food safety experience that are among the most valuable professional credentials available in Saudi Arabia’s food manufacturing sector in 2026.
Key Responsibilities
Continuous Improvement & Quality Initiatives
- Plan and implement continuous improvement initiatives across the Almarai Bakery Division — identifying and addressing recurring quality, process, and food safety challenges systematically and sustainably
- Investigate quality and process issues in industrial bakery operations — conducting structured root cause analysis and developing preventive and corrective measures that eliminate recurrence effectively
- Monitor bakery production performance against established quality KPIs and food safety targets — identifying deviations early and initiating appropriate actions before product quality or safety is compromised
- Contribute actively to the development and implementation of improvement projects — bringing technical bakery knowledge and food safety expertise to cross-functional improvement initiatives
Food Safety System Implementation — HACCP, GMP & ISO Standards
- Support the implementation and maintenance of the HACCP plan across bakery production operations — ensuring all critical control points are monitored, documented, and managed in compliance with the validated plan
- Apply working knowledge of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) — conducting GMP inspections, identifying non-conformances, and supporting corrective action implementation across the Al Kharj bakery facility
- Support compliance with ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000 requirements — contributing to audit preparation, management system documentation, and continuous improvement of the food safety management system
- Maintain awareness of and support compliance with AIB (American Institute of Baking) standards — contributing to facility readiness for AIB inspections and regulatory authority visits
Preventive & Corrective Action Management
- Identify and investigate non-conformances, quality deviations, and food safety incidents in bakery production — leading structured corrective action processes that address root causes rather than surface symptoms
- Implement and follow up on preventive actions — ensuring improvements are embedded into standard operating procedures, production practices, and food safety monitoring activities
- Maintain complete and accurate records of all quality investigations, corrective actions, and food safety monitoring activities — ensuring documentation meets FSSC 22000 and audit requirements at all times
- Communicate quality and food safety findings clearly to supervisors and cross-functional teams — providing actionable, evidence-based recommendations that support informed operational decision-making
Production Quality Monitoring & Documentation
- Monitor bakery production processes and finished product quality on a systematic basis — ensuring Almarai’s quality standards for L’usine, 7DAYS, Bakemart, and other bakery brands are maintained consistently
- Conduct routine quality checks, process observations, and product inspections — recording all findings accurately and ensuring deviations are reported and actioned promptly in line with Almarai’s quality procedures
- Maintain up-to-date, accurate, and complete quality records — supporting internal quality audits, FSSC 22000 surveillance audits, and external regulatory inspections with well-organised documentation
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
- Diploma in Food Science, Food Technology, Bakery Science, Chemistry, or Microbiology — required as the minimum educational qualification for shortlisting as Bakery Technologist at Almarai Al Kharj
- A Bachelor’s Degree in a related food science or technology discipline is an additional advantage and may support faster career progression within the Almarai quality and food safety function
Mandatory Certifications
- HACCP certification — required as a mandatory shortlisting criterion; candidates without verifiable HACCP certification will not be considered
- ISO 22000 or FSSC 22000 certification — required; demonstrating practical knowledge of food safety management system requirements in a food manufacturing environment
- Internal Auditor certification — required or strongly preferred; demonstrating ability to conduct internal audits against food safety management system standards
Experience Requirements
- 1 to 2 years of professional experience in industrial baking and/or food manufacturing operations — with direct exposure to quality systems, GMP compliance, or food safety monitoring
- Practical knowledge of food safety and quality systems in a manufacturing environment — with working understanding of how HACCP, GMP, FSSC 22000, and AIB standards are applied in day-to-day production operations
Technical Knowledge
- Knowledge of food safety and quality management systems — GMP, HACCP — applied in an industrial bakery or food manufacturing context
- Awareness of ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000 requirements and AIB standards — with practical understanding of how these frameworks guide food safety culture and compliance in bakery operations
- Strong attention to detail and analytical capability — able to investigate complex quality and process issues methodically and develop evidence-based corrective and preventive actions
Almarai Bakery Brands — Quality Protected by This Role
- L’usine — one of the MENA region’s most recognised bread and bakery brands
- 7DAYS — leading croissant and pastry brand distributed across GCC and MENA markets
- Bakemart — Almarai’s premium artisan and specialty bakery brand
- Premier Chef — professional and foodservice bakery and culinary products
- And multiple additional bakery and food brands serving 43,000+ Quality Makers’ proud production legacy
About Almarai Company
Founded in 1977, Almarai is the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and the largest food and beverage manufacturing and distribution company in the MENA region. Over five decades of sustainable growth, Almarai has built a portfolio of more than 20 brands — including Almarai, L’usine, 7DAYS, ALYOUM, Nuralac, Bakemart, Seama, and Premier Chef — serving consumers of all ages across Saudi Arabia, the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan with the promise: Quality you can trust. With over 43,000 Quality Makers and SAR 22 billion in 2025 net sales, Almarai is ranked the #1 FMCG Brand in the MENA region and is the undisputed market leader in every category in which it operates. The Bakery Technologist role at Al Kharj offers the chance to join this remarkable company at an early career stage — applying certified food safety expertise to protect the quality of iconic bakery brands that consumers across the region rely on every day. Visit almarai.com to apply.
Career Excellence: Join Almarai at Al Kharj as Bakery Technologist — implementing HACCP, FSSC 22000, and GMP-aligned quality improvement initiatives for the iconic L’usine, 7DAYS, and Bakemart brands, and building a world-class food safety career with the #1 FMCG company in the MENA region.
Who Should Apply?
- Food Science or Bakery Science Diploma Holders: With 1–2 years of industrial baking or food manufacturing experience and HACCP / FSSC 22000 certification — ready for a quality and food safety role at Almarai Al Kharj
- HACCP and ISO 22000 Certified Professionals: With practical food safety management system knowledge in bakery or food manufacturing — seeking a continuous improvement role within the #1 FMCG company in MENA
- GMP and AIB Aware Food Technologists: With hands-on quality monitoring, deviation investigation, and corrective action experience in an industrial food or bakery production environment
- Internal Auditor Qualified Food Safety Professionals: With audit experience against FSSC 22000 or ISO 22000 — seeking a food safety technologist role where certification credentials are directly valued
- Early-Career Bakery Professionals in Saudi Arabia: With 1–2 years of bakery or food manufacturing experience and the ambition to build a rigorous food safety and quality career within Almarai’s world-class industrial baking operation
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