IFFCO — one of the UAE’s largest and most diversified food manufacturing and agri-food conglomerates, operating across multiple food categories including its significant Flour Business Unit (BU 363) within the Agri Foods Group (Group 233) — is recruiting a qualified Lab Technician Quality Flour for a full-time, permanent laboratory quality role in the UAE. This technically demanding position is responsible for accurate performance and communication of all laboratory tests to determine wheat, flour and feed quality, covering raw material analysis, finished and semi-finished product inspection, packaging material assessment, online process inspection, GMP audit planning and execution, maintenance of ISO 17025, HACCP, HALAL and FSSC documentation, equipment calibration and record-keeping and compliance with all company safety and risk management procedures. Requires 2 years of flour milling, baking or chemical laboratory experience and a BSc or technical degree in Food Technology.
About IFFCO — UAE Flour Business Unit & Agri Foods Group
Company: IFFCO (International Food and Fermentation Company) — one of the UAE’s largest FMCG and agri-food manufacturers, operating across oils, fats, bakery, dairy and flour product categories across the Middle East, Africa and Asia
Business Unit: Flour (BU 363) within the Agri Foods Group (233) — IFFCO’s grain milling and flour production operation serving the UAE’s commercial baking, food manufacturing and food service sectors
Quality Framework: ISO 17025-accredited laboratory, HACCP-based food safety management, HALAL certification and FSSC (Food Safety System Certification) — one of the most comprehensive quality and food safety standard frameworks in the UAE flour milling industry
Product Scope: Wheat, flour and feed quality analysis — covering raw materials, semi-finished and finished products from grain intake through milling output and packaging to dispatch
Also Operating as: EMIGRAIN — the grain and flour division of IFFCO operating under EMIGRAIN risk management procedures for occupational health and safety compliance
Why This Lab Technician Quality Flour Role at IFFCO UAE Is a Strong Career in 2026
ISO 17025 + HACCP + HALAL + FSSC Quad-Standard Exposure: Operating within a laboratory that maintains ISO 17025 accreditation alongside HACCP, HALAL and FSSC certification simultaneously is a rare and highly valued technical credential in the UAE and GCC food laboratory market — building a uniquely comprehensive quality standards portfolio
Full Flour Lifecycle Quality Scope: From raw wheat quality assessment through online process inspection to finished flour and packaging analysis — a genuinely end-to-end flour quality lab role that builds the most complete flour milling quality technician career profile available in the UAE market
IFFCO Group Career Platform: IFFCO is one of the UAE’s largest and most diversified food conglomerates — Lab Technician experience within IFFCO’s flour division provides an excellent career platform for advancement across the broader IFFCO Agri Foods Group and the wider UAE food manufacturing industry
GMP Audit Experience: Planning and executing GMP audits as a Lab Technician is a significant career differentiator — providing audit skills that elevate a food laboratory career profile well above purely analytical roles in the UAE food quality job market in 2026
Position Overview
The Lab Technician Quality Flour at IFFCO UAE is responsible for the accurate performance and communication of all laboratory tests that determine the quality of wheat, flour and feed within the Flour Business Unit. This role covers quality inspection, analysis and reporting of all raw materials, semi-finished and finished products; incoming packaging material inspection; online process inspection and reporting; GMP audit planning and execution; ISO 17025, HACCP, HALAL and FSSC documentation maintenance; laboratory equipment use, calibration and record-keeping; flour and feed analysis report maintenance; workplace cleanliness; compliance with all company safety and work rules; hazard identification and risk assessment participation; adherence to EMIGRAIN risk management procedures; and prompt incident and near-miss reporting to supervisors.
Why This Role Matters: At IFFCO’s flour operations in the UAE, the Lab Technician Quality Flour is the scientific gatekeeper who ensures that every batch of flour leaving the mill meets the precise quality specifications that IFFCO’s commercial baking, food manufacturing and food service customers depend on. Whether it is the protein content of a bread flour, the ash content of a pastry flour, the moisture level of a finished product or the microbiological safety of feed materials — every analytical result produced by this technician is a direct quality assurance decision that protects IFFCO’s customers, consumers and the IFFCO brand reputation. In one of the UAE’s most important agri-food operations, this role is central to the daily quality integrity of the nation’s flour supply chain.
Key Responsibilities
Wheat, Flour & Feed Quality Analysis
- Perform accurate and timely laboratory tests to determine the quality of incoming wheat, milled flour and feed materials — applying validated analytical methods to assess physical, chemical and rheological quality parameters that confirm product compliance with IFFCO’s flour quality specifications and customer requirements.
- Conduct quality inspection, analysis and reporting of all raw materials, semi-finished and finished products within the IFFCO Flour Business Unit — generating accurate, well-documented test reports that provide the quality data needed for production, quality management and dispatch decisions across the flour milling operation.
- Perform incoming packaging material inspection and reporting — assessing packaging materials against IFFCO’s quality specifications to ensure only compliant, defect-free packaging enters the flour production and filling process.
- Conduct online process inspection and reporting of finished and semi-finished flour products — monitoring in-process quality indicators at critical sampling points along the milling and production process to detect deviations early and enable prompt corrective action before non-conforming product reaches the finished goods stage.
GMP Audits, ISO 17025 & Document Control
- Plan and execute GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) audits within the IFFCO Flour Business Unit — systematically assessing manufacturing hygiene, housekeeping, pest control, personnel practices and equipment condition against GMP standards, documenting findings and supporting corrective action implementation across the production and laboratory areas.
- Maintain all documentation related to ISO 17025, HACCP, HALAL and FSSC standards — ensuring laboratory records, analytical method documents, calibration records and quality management system documentation are complete, current, accurately maintained and readily accessible for internal audits and external certification assessments.
- Use and maintain all laboratory equipment in accordance with calibration schedules and manufacturer guidelines — performing routine calibration checks, coordinating repair and maintenance of laboratory instruments and maintaining complete, accurate equipment records that support ISO 17025 accreditation requirements.
Safety, Risk Management & Compliance
- Comply with all IFFCO company policies, safety work rules and EMIGRAIN risk management procedures — conducting all laboratory and shop floor activities in full compliance with the occupational health and safety framework, including appropriate use and non-interference with risk control equipment and devices.
- Assist supervisors and managers in identifying workplace hazards and participate actively in risk assessments — contributing a laboratory technician’s practical perspective to hazard identification and risk control planning activities that protect the health and safety of all IFFCO Flour Business Unit personnel.
- Report incidents and near-misses promptly to supervisors without undue delay — maintaining the transparent, timely incident reporting culture that EMIGRAIN’s safety management framework requires for effective risk learning and prevention across the UAE flour milling operation.
Key Performance Indicators
Quality Plan Adherence
Adhere to quality analysis plan and complete all assigned tests as per schedule
Shop Floor Inspection Plan
Adhere to shop floor inspection plan and complete all inspections as per schedule
Document Accuracy
Maintain complete, accurate ISO 17025/HACCP/HALAL/FSSC documentation
Equipment Calibration
All lab equipment calibrated and records maintained per schedule
Key Skills & Competencies
Wheat/Flour/Feed AnalysisISO 17025HACCPHALAL & FSSCGMP AuditsRaw Material InspectionProcess MonitoringPackaging InspectionEquipment CalibrationDocument ControlSafety ComplianceFood Technology BSc
About IFFCO UAE & This Flour Lab Technician Opportunity
IFFCO (International Food and Fermentation Company) is one of the UAE’s largest and most diversified food manufacturing groups — with operations spanning edible oils, specialty fats, bakery ingredients, flour, animal feed and a broad range of FMCG food products sold across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. IFFCO’s Flour Business Unit (BU 363), operating within the Agri Foods Group (Group 233) and also known under the EMIGRAIN brand, plays a significant role in the UAE’s domestic flour supply — providing wheat flour and related milling products to commercial bakeries, food manufacturers and food service operators across the country.
For food technology graduates and quality laboratory technicians with flour milling, baking or chemical laboratory experience, this IFFCO UAE Lab Technician Quality Flour role offers an exceptional career opportunity within one of the UAE’s most professionally demanding and quality-credentialed flour quality assurance environments — with exposure to ISO 17025, HACCP, HALAL, FSSC and GMP audit standards that build a comprehensive, internationally recognized food laboratory career profile.
Who Should Apply?
- Food Technology Graduates with 2 Years Flour Milling or Baking Lab Experience in UAE or GCC: Holding a BSc or technical degree in Food Technology and 2 years of analytical laboratory experience specifically in flour milling, commercial baking or a closely related food quality laboratory — with hands-on wheat, flour or feed analysis skills and knowledge of ISO 17025, HACCP and FSSC standards.
- Quality Lab Technicians from UAE Flour Mills or Grain Processing Companies: Currently working in a flour mill quality laboratory in the UAE — with direct experience in wheat quality assessment, flour analysis, online process inspection, GMP audit participation and ISO 17025 documentation maintenance, ready to advance their career within IFFCO’s Agri Foods Group.
- Chemical Laboratory Technicians with Relevant Analytical Food Experience: With 2 years of chemical laboratory experience in a food, agricultural or related analytical environment — who can apply validated analytical methodology, maintain ISO 17025 laboratory documentation and adapt their analytical skills to wheat, flour and feed quality testing in IFFCO’s UAE flour milling laboratory.
- Food Safety and Quality Technicians with Multi-Standard Certification Knowledge: Who understand the practical application of ISO 17025, HACCP, HALAL and FSSC food safety standards in a food manufacturing laboratory context — and want to apply that certification knowledge within one of the UAE’s most quality-accredited flour production operations at IFFCO.
- Baking Industry Quality Technicians Ready for Flour Milling Lab Career Advancement: With commercial baking quality laboratory experience — flour specification testing, baking performance trials, ingredient quality assessment — who want to bring their baking industry quality knowledge into the flour milling supply chain at IFFCO UAE’s Flour Business Unit.
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