Where they work
Quality management Department
The activities
- Employees working in this position should be responsible for controlling input materials (main materials, additives, chemicals, stamps, labels…), conditions of raw materials, food, and machinery condition, cleaning tools and workshops before, during, and after the production process, and at the same time, they need to inspect, take samples and analyze physical, chemical, and microbiological criteria of raw materials, final products, and semi-finished products. In addition, employees working in this position should get other duties such as inspecting, monitoring, and recording all stages in the production process from defrosting, preparing ingredients, mixing, shaping, cooking, cooling, packing, warehousing, storage, and export; inspecting the cleaning process of machines, tools, workshops, take notes and keep records; and analyzing of hazards affecting product quality and remedial measures. She/He functions as an in-house expert to address food safety-related issues and QA trends, including store-level food safety, supply chain food safety, regulatory environment, and law. She/He needs to handle the lawsuits of the parties involved.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Food Technology or Postharvest technology
Technical skills
- Specialized knowledge
- Emloyees must have knowledge of processes, equipment and technology in food production, quality management systems, and food standards, regulations and laws. They also have in-depth knowledge of biochemistry, analytical chemistry, packaging, sensory evaluation.
- Specialized skills
- The ability to observe, analyze and evaluate problems occurring in production, and coordinate with related parties to promptly handle incidents.
- Manipulate knowledge well about food quality management systems in production
- Operate and perform food analysis equipment and instruments competently
- Apply knowledge of traceability, standards and food law in production
Computer and linguistic knowledge
- This professional figure requires computer skills in high level. Most companies recommend that foreign languages are necessary. However, English is more popular than other languages. Employees in this professional figure require computer skills and only have an intermediate level of English to be able to meet the recruitment.
Personality and availability
- Soft skills
- All soft skills including communication skills with customers and suppliers, problem solving skills (decision making, handling complex situations), skills to organize work for others, personal work organization, teamwork, report writing, presentation, analytical, and problem summarization skills are requied for this specific professional figure, but the problem solving skills (decision making, handling complex situations) is the most important.
- Personal qualities and Availabilities for the activity
- This figure requires the ability to organise one’s own and others’ work, work in groups, and solve problems. This professional figure require careful, flexible, honest and discipned qualities, but carefulness and discipline are high demand. She/He must also be willing to work overtime and weekends or go on bussiness.