QA Technologist: Dairy & Food Ingredients

Job Description:

Vitalis Ingredients is looking for a motivated QA Technologist to support our quality, food safety, lab testing, production hygiene, and documentation systems.

Key Responsibilities

The QA Technologist will be responsible for:

Performing routine quality tests on incoming milk, cream, whey, powders, cheese, butter, water, and finished products.

Conducting basic lab analysis including pH, acidity, moisture, fat, protein/SNF where applicable, temperature checks, conductivity, and microbiological sampling.

Monitoring hygiene, sanitation, CIP effectiveness, personnel hygiene, and GMP compliance in production areas.

Maintaining QA/QC records, batch records, inspection reports, calibration records, cleaning records, and non-conformance reports.

Supporting implementation and maintenance of HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP, Halal, and food safety systems.

Performing environmental monitoring and product sampling as per QA plans.

Inspecting raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods before approval/release.

Assisting in root cause analysis for quality issues, customer complaints, process deviations, and corrective actions.

Coordinating with production teams to ensure process parameters are followed.

Supporting supplier evaluation, traceability, recall readiness, and internal audits.

Ensuring laboratory equipment is clean, calibrated, and properly maintained.

Job Specification:

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Food Science, Dairy Technology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, or related field.

Fresh graduates may apply, but 1–3 years of experience in dairy, food, ingredients, or FMCG quality assurance will be preferred.

Basic understanding of food safety, GMP, HACCP, and laboratory testing.

Ability to maintain accurate records and follow SOPs.

Good observation skills and attention to detail.

Comfortable working in a factory/lab environment.

Basic computer skills: MS Excel, Word, and QA documentation.

Preferred Experience

Experience in any of the following will be an advantage:

Dairy processing: milk, cream, cheese, butter, whey, milk powder.

Microbiological testing and sample preparation.

CIP verification and hygiene inspections.

ISO 22000 / HACCP documentation.

Powder, ingredients, or nutritional product manufacturing.

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