Sterling Restaurants W.L.L., Qatar’s leading food service company since 1977 and a proud subsidiary of the Almuftah Group — one of Qatar’s most trusted enterprises with over six decades of excellence — is hiring a full-time Senior Quality Assurance Officer in Doha, Qatar. This senior QHSE and food safety leadership role oversees quality, health, safety, and food safety compliance across Sterling’s diverse portfolio of global and local iconic restaurant brands — including Pizza Hut, Fuddruckers, Caravan Bukhara, and Shebestan Palace. With HACCP certification, strong F&B or hospitality quality experience, and knowledge of Qatar’s local food safety regulations, this is your opportunity to protect and elevate food safety standards across one of Doha’s most respected multi-brand restaurant groups.
About Sterling Restaurants W.L.L. — Almuftah Group Qatar
Heritage: Leading name in Qatar’s food service industry since 1977 — nearly five decades of culinary excellence in Doha
Group: Operates under the Almuftah Group — one of Qatar’s most trusted enterprises with over 60 years of business leadership in the country
Portfolio: Diverse culinary portfolio from fast food to fine dining — global brands and local icons operating across Qatar
Customer Focus: Renowned for exceptional customer service, food quality, and the ability to adapt to evolving Qatar market preferences
Mission: Bringing the flavors of the world to Qatar’s customers — with an uncompromising commitment to food safety and quality excellence
QA Commitment: The Senior QA Officer role reflects Sterling’s investment in maintaining the highest standards of hygiene, food safety, and QHSE compliance across all operations
Sterling Restaurants — Featured Brands Portfolio Qatar
Global & Local Icons: The Senior QA Officer oversees food safety compliance across all Sterling Restaurants brands in Doha:
🍕 Pizza Hut🍔 Fuddruckers🍛 Caravan Bukhara🏰 Shebestan Palace
Range: Fast food, casual dining, fine dining, and desserts — ensuring a food safety and quality standard that matches every dining experience from quick service to premium hospitality
Scale: Multi-outlet, multi-brand food safety oversight across Sterling’s full Qatar restaurant network
Doha, Qatar — Sterling Restaurants QHSE Operations
City: Doha — Qatar’s capital and the Gulf’s premier hospitality, tourism, and food service destination
Visa: Locally available candidates holding a transferable work visa are preferred — Qatar residency permit or NOC required
Regulatory: Full compliance with Qatar Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) food safety regulations and local municipal requirements
Opportunity: Qatar’s booming hospitality sector — driven by continued FIFA 2022 legacy growth and Vision 2030 tourism expansion — creates exceptional demand for senior food safety professionals in Doha
Senior QA Officer — QHSE Food Safety Scope
Full oversight of quality, health, safety, and food safety across all Sterling Restaurants operations in Qatar:
HACCP ComplianceFood Safety InspectionsQHSE ManagementHygiene AuditingStaff TrainingNon-ConformanceRegulatory ComplianceFood Handling QCCold Chain ManagementStorage StandardsRecord KeepingCorrective Actions
Position Overview
The Senior Quality Assurance Officer at Sterling Restaurants is a senior food safety and QHSE leadership role with broad oversight responsibility across one of Qatar’s most diverse and established multi-brand restaurant groups. This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with health, safety, and food safety standards across all Sterling operations — implementing effective quality procedures, monitoring daily food safety practices, delivering structured staff training, and directly overseeing proper food handling, storage, hygiene, and quality controls that prevent risks and maintain the operational standards that Sterling Restaurants and the Almuftah Group have built their reputation on since 1977.
As Senior QA Officer, your responsibilities span the full QHSE and food safety lifecycle — from conducting regular restaurant inspections and compliance audits, to maintaining accurate quality records, addressing non-conformance issues promptly, and supporting Sterling’s regulatory requirements with Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health and local municipality authorities. You will work closely with operations teams at restaurant level and with senior management to ensure that consistent food safety and quality standards are upheld across every Sterling brand — from the fast food environment of Pizza Hut to the fine dining experience of Shebestan Palace.
For an experienced food safety and quality assurance professional in Qatar’s F&B or hospitality sector, this Senior QA Officer role at Sterling Restaurants offers a genuinely senior, impactful, and professionally rewarding career opportunity — with the backing of one of Qatar’s most trusted business groups and the scope to make a real and visible difference in food safety culture across a beloved portfolio of Doha dining brands. Interested candidates should submit their CV to careers@almuftahsterling.com — only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Why This Role Matters: As Senior Quality Assurance Officer at Sterling Restaurants Doha Qatar, you protect food safety and QHSE standards across one of Qatar’s most iconic multi-brand restaurant groups — including Pizza Hut, Fuddruckers, Caravan Bukhara, and Shebestan Palace — apply your HACCP certification and F&B or hospitality QHSE expertise in a genuinely senior role with multi-outlet oversight responsibility, work within the Almuftah Group, one of Qatar’s most trusted and established business enterprises with over 60 years of leadership, and build a high-impact quality assurance career at the heart of Doha’s thriving food service and hospitality industry.
Key Responsibilities
Food Safety & HACCP Compliance
- Oversee full food safety compliance across all Sterling Restaurants operations in Doha — implementing and monitoring HACCP food safety plans, critical control points, and corrective action procedures across every brand outlet
- Ensure strict adherence to Qatar Ministry of Public Health food safety regulations and local municipality requirements — maintaining the regulatory compliance that protects Sterling’s operating licenses and brand reputation
- Monitor daily food handling, storage, temperature management, and cold chain practices across all restaurant operations — identifying and resolving non-compliance issues before they become food safety risks
- Maintain comprehensive, accurate, and audit-ready food safety records across all Sterling Restaurants outlets — ensuring documentation meets HACCP, MOPH, and internal quality standards at all times
Hygiene Standards & QHSE Oversight
- Maintain and continuously improve hygiene standards across all Sterling Restaurants facilities — conducting regular scheduled and unannounced hygiene inspections to ensure consistent compliance with Qatar food safety and health regulations
- Oversee health, safety, and environmental (QHSE) compliance across all Sterling operations — identifying workplace safety risks, supporting incident reporting, and implementing corrective actions that protect staff and customers
- Oversee proper food storage conditions, equipment hygiene, kitchen cleanliness, and sanitation practices across all restaurant brands in Sterling’s Qatar portfolio — from fast food outlets to fine dining establishments
- Manage the non-conformance reporting and corrective action process — ensuring all food safety and QHSE deviations are documented, investigated, resolved, and communicated to relevant operations teams promptly
Inspections, Audits & Record Management
- Conduct regular systematic inspections and compliance audits across all Sterling Restaurants outlets in Qatar — producing detailed audit reports with findings, risk assessments, and recommended corrective actions
- Maintain accurate and complete quality, hygiene, and safety records across all operations — ensuring all documentation is organized, up-to-date, and accessible for regulatory inspections, internal audits, and brand compliance reviews
- Support Sterling Restaurants in preparing for and successfully passing external regulatory inspections, brand standard audits, and customer quality assessments
- Work closely with the operations teams at outlet level to ensure that day-to-day practices consistently meet food safety standards — providing practical, actionable guidance that helps restaurant teams maintain compliance in real operational conditions
Staff Training & Quality Culture
- Design and deliver structured food safety and hygiene training programs for restaurant staff across all Sterling Restaurants brands — covering HACCP principles, GMP, personal hygiene, food handling, storage, and temperature management
- Build and embed a strong food safety and quality culture across Sterling’s multi-brand restaurant portfolio — ensuring that food safety is a genuine team value at every level from kitchen staff to restaurant managers
- Support the onboarding of new restaurant teams and the launch of new Sterling business activities — providing food safety training, SOPs, and quality standards guidance from day one of operations
Requirements & Qualifications
Education & Certification
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Hospitality Management, Public Health, QHSE, or a related field from an accredited university
- Valid HACCP certification — a mandatory requirement for this Senior Quality Assurance Officer role at Sterling Restaurants Qatar
- Good working knowledge of Qatar local food safety regulations, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) requirements, and Qatar municipality food safety standards applicable to F&B and hospitality operations
Experience Requirements
- Proven experience in food safety and QHSE management within the F&B (food and beverage) or hospitality industry — multi-outlet or multi-brand restaurant group experience is a strong advantage
- Hands-on experience conducting food safety inspections, hygiene audits, and HACCP compliance monitoring in a commercial restaurant or food service environment in Qatar or the GCC
- Demonstrated experience in staff food safety training delivery — ability to design, deliver, and evaluate training programs that build genuine food safety competency across diverse restaurant teams
Additional Requirements
- Locally available candidates in Qatar holding a transferable work visa are strongly preferred — Sterling Restaurants requires candidates who can start in a reasonable timeframe without lengthy visa processing
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills — ability to engage, influence, and train diverse multinational restaurant teams across multiple Sterling brands in Doha
- Excellent documentation and record-keeping discipline — comfortable maintaining comprehensive food safety records, audit reports, and QHSE compliance documentation across multiple outlets
About Sterling Restaurants & Almuftah Group Excellence
Sterling Restaurants W.L.L. has been synonymous with quality dining in Qatar since 1977 — a company that has grown from its foundations into one of the most respected and diverse food service organizations in the country. Operating a broad portfolio that spans everything from the globally recognized Pizza Hut and Fuddruckers brands to the cultural richness of Caravan Bukhara and the elegance of Shebestan Palace, Sterling brings the flavors of the world to Qatar’s discerning diners every single day. This diversity of dining concepts — from fast food to fine dining — makes the Senior QA Officer role both technically challenging and professionally rewarding, requiring a food safety professional with the versatility to maintain rigorous standards across very different food service environments.
Sterling Restaurants operates under the Almuftah Group, one of Qatar’s most trusted and long-established private enterprises with over six decades of excellence across multiple business sectors. The Almuftah Group’s commitment to quality, integrity, and customer service runs through every business it operates — and Sterling Restaurants is a living embodiment of those values in Qatar’s food service sector. For food safety and quality assurance professionals who want to build their careers within a respected, stable, and growth-oriented Qatari business group, Sterling Restaurants offers an environment that genuinely supports professional development and quality-driven excellence.
Join the Sterling Team: Send your CV to careers@almuftahsterling.com today and take the next step in your quality assurance career with one of Qatar’s most iconic food service groups. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
How to Apply — Senior QA Officer Sterling Restaurants Doha Qatar
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their updated resume to careers@almuftahsterling.com. Please include Senior Quality Assurance Officer and your current Qatar visa statu in your email. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Locally available candidates in Qatar holding a transferable work visa are strongly preferred. Apply as early as possible — applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Who Should Apply?
- HACCP-Certified Food Safety Officers: With active HACCP certification and proven food safety management experience in F&B, hospitality, or multi-outlet restaurant operations in Qatar or the GCC
- QHSE Professionals in Qatar F&B: With demonstrated QHSE oversight experience in a food service or hospitality environment — multi-brand restaurant group experience is a significant advantage
- Restaurant QA Auditors: With experience conducting food safety inspections, hygiene audits, and compliance monitoring across multiple restaurant outlets or food service facilities in Qatar or the wider Gulf
- Food Safety Trainers: With strong food safety training delivery skills and experience building food safety culture in diverse, multinational F&B or hospitality teams
- Qatar Residents with Transferable Visa: Currently based in Qatar with a valid transferable work visa — able to join Sterling Restaurants in a reasonable timeframe and familiar with Doha, Qatar MOPH food safety regulations
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