Almarai Company, the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and a major food and beverage manufacturer headquartered in Riyadh, is looking for a Food Safety Manager to strengthen and standardise food safety practice across the organisation. This is a senior role for an experienced food safety professional who can support the implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of standards, keep compliance consistent across business units, and help build a strong food safety culture. The position calls for a bachelor’s degree in food science, food safety, biochemistry, or a related field, and seven to nine years of experience in food manufacturing, with proven expertise in food safety systems. Laboratory experience, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance are required, including working with relevant authorities. Candidates need excellent communication in Arabic and English and working proficiency in Microsoft Office.
About Almarai — Quality You Can Trust
Company: Almarai Company, founded in 1977
Headquarters: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Position: World’s largest vertically integrated dairy company and largest food and beverage manufacturer and distributor in MENA
Brands: More than 20 brands spanning dairy, juices, baked goods, poultry, infant formula, dates, seafood, and bottled water
Workforce: Over 43,000 team members across the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan
Food Safety Manager Role — Standards, Risk Control & Culture
Department: Food Safety & Quality
Primary Focus: Food safety standards, risk control, regulatory compliance
Scope: Food safety practice across all business units
Mission: Strengthening consistent, standardised food safety across the organisation
Food Safety Manager Position Overview
The Food Safety Manager role at Almarai exists to make food safety consistent across a large, multi-brand organisation. Almarai’s products reach families across the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan, and its core principle, quality you can trust, depends on the systems behind every product. The role focuses on strengthening and standardising those systems, so that practice in one business unit matches practice in every other. Standards are the foundation. You’ll support the implementation of food safety standards across the organisation, helping teams translate them into daily procedures that are understood and followed on the factory floor. Monitoring follows, so you’ll check that the standards are working and that the controls designed to manage food risk are being applied consistently. Risk control is central to the job. You’ll work with risk assessment processes and laboratory evidence to identify where food safety risks are likely to arise and to make sure they are managed before they affect a product. Regulatory compliance runs through all of this. You’ll work with relevant regulatory authorities, make sure the organisation adheres to food safety regulations, and keep the company ready for scrutiny. Continuous improvement is part of the expectation, so you’ll look for ways to strengthen standards over time and to build the food safety culture that makes good practice second nature across every site and team. Communication is important because standards only work when people understand them. You’ll share guidance clearly in both Arabic and English, and you’ll use Microsoft Office tools to track performance and document decisions.
As Food Safety Manager, you’ll build deeper leadership in food safety systems, risk management, and regulatory relations across a large and expanding food business. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in food science, food safety, biochemistry, or a related discipline and has seven to nine years of experience in food manufacturing, with demonstrated expertise in implementing and maintaining food safety systems. Proven experience in a laboratory setting is required, along with strong risk assessment and regulatory compliance experience, including collaboration with relevant authorities. Excellent verbal and written communication in both Arabic and English is essential, and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word, is expected. For food safety professionals in Riyadh who want to shape standards for a major regional brand, this role offers significant scope and a strong platform for senior leadership.
Why This Role Matters: As Food Safety Manager at Almarai, you help ensure that the dairy, bakery, beverage, and other products families rely on meet consistent safety standards, strengthen risk control across business units, work with regulators to keep the business compliant, build a food safety culture that lasts, and advance a senior career in food safety leadership in Saudi Arabia.
Key Responsibilities & Food Safety Duties
Standards & Systems
- Support the implementation of food safety standards
- Standardise food safety practice across business units
- Help maintain food safety systems and procedures
- Translate standards into clear daily procedures
- Align practice between sites and product lines
- Keep documented systems current and effective
Monitoring & Verification
- Monitor the effectiveness of food safety controls
- Verify that standards are applied consistently
- Review monitoring results and trends
- Check that corrective actions are completed
- Use laboratory evidence to support decisions
- Track food safety performance across the organisation
Risk Assessment & Control
- Work with risk assessment processes across operations
- Identify food safety risks before they affect products
- Put control measures in place for significant risks
- Review risks as processes and products change
- Use laboratory results to test risk controls
- Escalate significant risks to senior management
Regulatory Compliance & Authorities
- Ensure adherence to food safety regulations
- Collaborate with relevant regulatory authorities
- Prepare the business for regulatory inspection
- Keep compliance records accurate and complete
- Track changes in food safety legislation
- Support audit preparation and follow-up
Food Safety Culture & Training
- Build a strong food safety culture across the organisation
- Support training in food safety practice
- Share guidance clearly in Arabic and English
- Encourage staff to report concerns openly
- Recognise good food safety practice
- Reinforce standards through regular engagement
Improvement & Reporting
- Identify opportunities to strengthen food safety systems
- Support continuous improvement across the business
- Prepare clear food safety reports for management
- Use Microsoft Office tools for tracking and analysis
- Document decisions and their rationale
- Share lessons learned across business units
Qualifications & Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Safety or Biochemistry
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field
Experience
- 7 to 9 years of experience within food manufacturing
- Demonstrated expertise in implementing and maintaining food safety systems
- Proven experience in a laboratory setting
- Experience with risk assessment processes
- Experience with regulatory compliance and relevant authorities
Language & Software
- Excellent verbal and written communication in Arabic
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and Word
Career Development & Growth Opportunities
Professional Advancement
- Pathway toward Head of Food Safety or Quality Director roles
- Opportunity to shape standards across a multi-brand group
- Exposure to acquisitions and new vertical markets
- Growth within a regional FMCG leader
Learning & Development
- Training and development programmes
- Experience in multinational food safety governance
- Practice in regulatory engagement across the GCC
- Development of leadership in food safety culture
Benefits & Package
- Competitive package and excellent remuneration
- Generous leave
- Medical coverage
- Discretionary bonus
- Training and development opportunities
About Almarai — Growing Food Brands for the Region
Almarai was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Riyadh. Its range spans dairy, juices and beverages, baked goods, poultry, infant formula, dates, fish and seafood, and bottled water, under more than 20 brands. The company has built its reputation on the principle of quality you can trust, and it continues to grow through expansion and acquisitions across the GCC, Egypt, and Jordan.
Career Excellence in Food Safety: Join a leading food and beverage group in Riyadh, standardise food safety across a multi-brand business, work with regulators and laboratories, build a food safety culture across sites, and grow a senior career in food safety leadership.
Who Should Apply?
- Food Safety Managers: Seeking a group-level role
- Food Technologists: With manufacturing and food safety systems experience
- Quality and HACCP Leads: Moving into senior food safety leadership
- Food Scientists: With laboratory and risk assessment experience
- Regulatory Affairs Professionals: Working with food authorities
- Arabic and English Speakers in Riyadh: Experienced in food manufacturing
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