Americana Group, one of the most iconic and widely recognized FMCG food organizations in the Middle East and North Africa region, is hiring a full-time Quality Officer for its Protein Division in Dubai, UAE. This hands-on food safety and quality control role is central to ensuring effective implementation of quality and food safety controls across processing and adjacent areas — through daily HACCP checks, raw material inspections, product sampling, GMP and GHP compliance monitoring, and rigorous quality documentation. If you are a detail-driven food science professional ready to build your quality assurance career with one of the Gulf’s most respected food groups, this is your opportunity.
About Americana Group — MENA FMCG Food Leader
Legacy: Americana Group is one of the most recognized and trusted FMCG food brands across the Middle East, North Africa, and Gulf region
Scale: A major regional food manufacturing and distribution organization with diversified protein, dairy, and consumer food production operations
Protein Division: Americana’s Protein Division focuses on meat processing and protein food manufacturing — a high-standards, high-volume production environment
Standards: Operates to the highest food safety standards including HACCP, GMP, GHP, and applicable UAE and Gulf food safety regulatory requirements
Culture: Quality-driven, collaborative QHSE environment where food safety compliance and continuous improvement are core operational priorities
Dubai UAE — Americana Protein Production Hub
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates — one of the Gulf’s premier food manufacturing and FMCG business hubs
Regulatory Framework: Full compliance with UAE food safety regulations, Dubai Municipality standards, and international HACCP requirements
Production Scope: Protein processing and adjacent areas — meat processing experience is a distinct advantage for this Quality Officer role
Team: Works in close coordination with production, section heads, and the broader Quality, Health, Safety and Environment function
Protein Division — Quality & Food Safety Scope
Focus: Meat and protein product processing — quality controls from raw material receipt through processing to finished product release
HACCP: Daily HACCP checks enforcing full compliance with established food safety plans across all protein processing areas
Monitoring: Product sampling, analysis, formulation verification, coding, identification, and proper storage condition compliance
Key Advantage: Prior experience in meat processing quality control is a strong advantage for candidates applying to this Quality Officer position
HACCPGMPGHPRaw Material InspectionProduct SamplingHold & ReleaseNon-ConformanceFormulation VerificationSanitation MonitoringMicrobiologyFood TechnologyMeat Processing QC
Position Overview
The Quality Officer at Americana’s Protein Division in Dubai is a critical, hands-on food safety and quality control role that ensures every product moving through the processing facility meets Americana’s established quality benchmarks and food safety compliance standards. This is a role for a detail-oriented, technically grounded food science professional who is comfortable working on the production floor — conducting daily HACCP checks, inspecting raw materials, monitoring processing activities, performing product sampling and analysis, and maintaining the accurate quality documentation that underpins Americana’s food safety management system.
As Quality Officer, you will be responsible for identifying, reporting, and managing non-conforming products, executing hold and release procedures in coordination with production teams, monitoring hygiene standards across the facility, overseeing cleaning and sanitation processes, and ensuring proper use and maintenance of quality measuring devices including thermometers and weighing scales. You will also support continuous quality improvement initiatives and contribute to Americana’s broader QHSE function — which covers Quality, Health, Safety and Environment across the Protein Division’s Dubai operations.
This role is particularly well-suited to a food science professional with 1 to 2 years of food manufacturing experience — especially those with a background in meat processing quality control. Whether you are a microbiology graduate with hands-on food safety experience, a food technologist eager to advance your quality career in Dubai’s dynamic FMCG sector, or a quality professional with HACCP and GMP knowledge looking to grow with a leading MENA food group, this Quality Officer opportunity at Americana Dubai is a strong next step in building a rewarding food safety career in the UAE.
Why This Role Matters: As Quality Officer at Americana’s Dubai Protein Division, you directly protect the food safety and quality of meat and protein products consumed by thousands of UAE and Gulf region customers every day, apply your HACCP, GMP, and GHP expertise in a genuine food manufacturing environment, build your quality assurance career with one of the MENA region’s most recognized FMCG food groups, develop your technical skills across raw material inspection, product sampling, non-conformance management, and food safety documentation, and become a valued part of Americana’s quality-driven QHSE team in Dubai’s thriving food production sector.
Key Responsibilities
Quality & Food Safety Operations
- Perform daily HACCP checks across all assigned processing and adjacent areas — ensuring full compliance with Americana’s established food safety plans and documented HACCP control points
- Conduct thorough raw material inspections and verification at point of receipt — assessing supplier compliance, product condition, labeling accuracy, temperature, and specification conformance
- Monitor processing activities on the production floor to ensure continuous adherence to Americana’s quality standards and food safety requirements throughout all stages of protein product manufacturing
- Carry out product sampling, laboratory analysis, and evaluation — applying correct sampling techniques and analytical methods to assess product quality against approved specifications
- Verify product formulation and specifications throughout production — ensuring that all finished protein products meet Americana’s approved formulation parameters before release
- Ensure proper product identification, coding, date marking, and storage conditions across all processing, cold storage, and dispatch areas at the Dubai Protein Division facility
Quality Control & Non-Conformance Management
- Execute hold and release procedures efficiently and accurately — working in close coordination with production managers and section heads to minimize disruption while protecting product safety and quality
- Identify, report, and manage all non-conforming products and materials — initiating non-conformance reports, coordinating disposals, and escalating critical food safety issues to senior quality management
- Maintain accurate, timely, and complete quality control reports and records — ensuring all QC documentation meets Americana’s internal standards and audit requirements
- Monitor hygiene standards across all processing and adjacent areas — ensuring full compliance with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) and GHP (Good Hygiene Practice) requirements at all times
- Support and actively contribute to continuous product quality improvement initiatives — participating in root cause analysis, corrective action implementation, and quality performance monitoring activities
Monitoring, Verification & Sanitation
- Oversee and verify cleaning and sanitation processes across all processing areas — ensuring sanitation programs are correctly executed, documented, and effective in maintaining food safety standards
- Ensure proper sampling practices are consistently followed and all sample documentation is accurate and complete — maintaining sample chain of custody from collection through analysis and result recording
- Use, calibrate, and maintain all quality measuring devices including thermometers, weighing scales, pH meters, and other relevant instruments — maintaining calibration records and flagging out-of-specification equipment promptly
Requirements & Qualifications
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Food Science and Technology, Biotechnology, Agricultural Sciences, or a closely related food safety and science field from an accredited university
- Theoretical and practical understanding of food safety principles including HACCP, GMP, GHP, and product quality control in a food manufacturing environment
Experience Requirements
- 1 to 2 years of experience in food manufacturing — hands-on quality control or food safety monitoring experience in a processing or production environment is required
- Meat processing quality control experience is a significant advantage — candidates with protein processing, fresh meat, or chilled food product QC background are strongly preferred
- Working familiarity with HACCP control systems, GMP and GHP compliance monitoring, non-conformance management, and product hold and release procedures
- Experience with food safety documentation, quality record keeping, and laboratory product sampling and analysis in a commercial food production setting
Professional Attributes
- Strong attention to detail — ability to identify quality deviations, product non-conformances, and hygiene issues quickly and accurately in a fast-paced production environment
- Effective communicator — comfortable coordinating with production teams, section heads, and QA management in both written and verbal reporting
- Self-motivated and reliable — able to conduct daily QC monitoring activities independently, maintain accurate records, and escalate issues appropriately without being prompted
- Physically capable of working in a food manufacturing environment — including temperature-controlled meat processing areas, production floors, and warehouse storage zones
About Americana Group Excellence
Americana Group is one of the most iconic and commercially powerful FMCG food organizations in the Middle East and North Africa region, with a decades-long legacy of producing and distributing trusted food brands and products to consumers across the Gulf, Egypt, and the wider Arab world. With operations spanning food manufacturing, quick service restaurants, and branded consumer products, Americana is a company that takes food quality and safety with the utmost seriousness — backed by rigorous HACCP, GMP, and QHSE systems that protect both consumers and the company’s hard-earned reputation for quality.
The Protein Division is a critical part of Americana’s food manufacturing portfolio — producing meat and protein products to the highest standards of safety, quality, and compliance for the UAE market and beyond. Quality Officers within the Protein Division play a direct, daily role in maintaining those standards — making this role both operationally important and professionally rewarding for food safety professionals committed to doing the work that really matters in food production.
Your Quality Career at Americana: This Quality Officer position in Dubai offers a genuine entry point into a world-class MENA FMCG food manufacturing career — with the technical exposure, the food safety standards, and the brand recognition that will strengthen your professional profile and open doors across the Gulf region’s dynamic food safety and quality assurance industry.
Who Should Apply?
- Food Science Graduates: With Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Food Technology, Biotechnology, or Agricultural Sciences and 1–2 years hands-on food manufacturing quality experience
- Meat Processing QC Professionals: With direct experience in protein or meat processing quality control — this background is a strong advantage for the Americana Protein Division role
- HACCP & GMP Trained Officers: With practical working knowledge of HACCP monitoring, GMP and GHP compliance, product sampling, and food safety documentation in a UAE or GCC food production environment
- Non-Conformance Management Professionals: With experience in product hold and release procedures, non-conforming product identification, corrective action support, and quality record management
- UAE-Based Food Safety Professionals: Currently living in or ready to relocate to Dubai — eager to build a quality assurance career with one of the MENA region’s most recognized FMCG food groups
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