Total 2 job vacancies by Atas Distribution Pte. Ltd.

1. Food Safety & Quality Management System

• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) including HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000, SFA regulatory requirements, and internal quality procedures.
• Ensure all food manufacturing operations comply with company food safety policies, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Review and update SOPs, work instructions, hygiene procedures, CCP records, and quality documentation regularly.

2. Production & Operational Oversight

• Work closely with Production team to ensure daily operations comply with food safety, hygiene, and quality requirements.
• Perform routine production floor inspections to ensure proper housekeeping, hygiene practices, operational discipline, and process control.
• Hands-on understanding and operation of food processing and packaging machinery to ensure proper cleaning, sanitation, maintenance awareness, and operational compliance.
• Monitor production processes including thawing, marination, mincing, packing, labeling, metal detection, temperature control, storage, and dispatch operations.
• Assist production team in troubleshooting process deviations, hygiene issues, and operational non-conformities.

3. Hygiene, Sanitation & Cleaning Management

• Oversee and verify cleaning and sanitation procedures for processing equipment, utensils, production rooms, chillers, freezers, and common areas.
• Ensure proper implementation of cleaning schedules, chemical usage, sanitation verification, and pest control programs.
• Conduct pre-operation and post-cleaning inspections to ensure production readiness and hygiene compliance.
• Educate and enforce proper personal hygiene and food handling practices among all staff.

4. Audits, Compliance & Inspections

• Conduct internal audits, GMP inspections, glass & brittle plastic inspections, hygiene inspections, and process verification checks.
• Coordinate and support external audits and inspections by customers, certification bodies, SFA, and other regulatory authorities.
• Prepare corrective and preventive action plans (CAPA) and follow up on audit findings until closure.
• Ensure traceability systems and mock recall exercises are properly maintained and executed annually.

5. Quality Assurance & Complaint Investigation

• Investigate customer complaints, product non-conformance, foreign matter cases, and food safety incidents.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor product quality consistency, sensory evaluation, raw material acceptance, and finished product specifications.
• Liaise with suppliers, production personnel, and management regarding quality-related matters.

6. Documentation & Record Management

• Maintain accurate QA records including CCP monitoring logs, temperature records, production checklists, sanitation records, calibration records, batch manufacturing records, and traceability documentation.
• Ensure proper filing, retention, and updating of all QA-related documents and reports.
• Prepare QA reports, trend analysis, and quality performance summaries for management review.

7. Laboratory & Product Verification

• Coordinate with external laboratories for microbiological, shelf-life, environmental swab, and product testing.
• Conduct daily physical, chemical, and sensory evaluations on raw materials and finished products.
• Monitor product specifications, labeling accuracy, allergen controls, and packaging integrity.

8. Training & Staff Development

• Conduct orientation and refresher training for production staff on GMP, food hygiene, SOPs, HACCP awareness, cleaning procedures, and workplace safety.
• Guide and supervise production personnel to ensure proper operational and hygiene practices are consistently followed.
• Assist management in evaluating production staff competency, discipline, hygiene awareness, and work performance.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and training of new production staff.

9. Cross-Functional Support

• Work closely with Production, Warehouse, Purchasing, and Management teams to improve operational efficiency and food safety standards.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to reduce wastage, contamination risks, customer complaints, and operational errors.
• Assist management in implementing new processes, products, equipment validation, and factory improvement projects.

10. Other Duties

• Perform any other duties or responsibilities assigned by Management.

Typical Requirements

Education

• Diploma or Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Biotechnology, Quality Assurance, or related field.

Experience

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in food manufacturing, central kitchen, meat processing, seafood processing, or related food industry environment.
• Experience in HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000, BRC, or FSSC food safety systems preferred.
• Hands-on operational experience in production environments is highly advantageous.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of:
• HACCP & CCP monitoring
• GMP & hygiene standards
• Food manufacturing operations
• Cleaning & sanitation procedures
• Food traceability & recall systems
• Temperature control & cold chain management
• Root cause analysis & CAPA
• SFA food regulations

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Able to work independently and under pressure in fast-paced manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on, proactive, and willing to work on production floor.
• Good problem-solving and staff training capability.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office and QA documentation systems.

Certifications

• Food Hygiene Officer / Food Hygiene Course Level 3 preferred.
• HACCP certification preferred.
• Internal Auditor certification is an advantage

Job scope:

- Perform daily quality checks and inspections on raw materials, production processes, finished goods & returned goods.

- Perform daily hygiene inspection to ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, and quality standards (e.g., SFA, ISO, etc).

- Monitor temperature, cleanliness, packaging, labeling, and shelf-life during inspections.

- Supervise the production team to ensure cleanliness (machinery, processing area etc.)

- Monitor usage and replenish stocks of cleaning agents, gloves and other equipment required.

- Report and record non-conformities; work with production to investigate and resolve quality issues.

- Maintain accurate QC documentation and inspection records.

- Enforce GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), personal hygiene, and proper handling procedures among production staff.

- Train the production line staff on daily incoming/outgoing product inspection, in process and end product inspection,

- Support hygiene training and improvement initiatives related to food safety and quality control

- Handle machineries set up and troubleshooting.

- Preferably from Food Manufacturing industry.

- 5.5 Days / week