Associate - Quality Assurance
Kitopi, United Arab Emirates

Kitopi is the world’s leading tech-powered multi-brand restaurant. With a mission to satisfy the world’s appetite, Kitopi operates a portfolio of both invested and franchised Famp;B brands, serving as enablers in the food market by helping brands to grow and scale, both in the delivery and dine-in space.
Launched in Dubai, UAE in January 2018, Kitopi has grown to become one of the greatest success stories in the cloud kitchen and food tech space. In July 2021, Kitopi announced its $415 million Series C funding round, led by the world’s largest technology-focused investment fund, Softbank Group Corp’s Vision Fund 2. This investment catapulted Kitopi to the prestigious Unicorn status, making it the fastest Unicorn to have emerged from the MENA region.
As a leading food-tech business, Kitopi’s growth has been largely fueled by its innovative and scalable software solutions. Kitopi’s kitchens are powered by its proprietary Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS) - an in-house suite of applications that optimizes cloud kitchen operations in real-time. As part of its growth roadmap, technological innovation, data science, artificial intelligence, and robotics will take center stage as Kitopi continues to reinvent the food industry as we know it today.
With over 4,000 employees, Kitopi currently operates 200+ locations across the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar, and runs its engineering hub in Krakow, Poland, its robotics hub in Denmark, and its global customer experience center in Dubai, UAE.
The Associate - Health amp; Safety will be responsible for developing and executing an inclusive companywide health amp; safety strategy for Kitop in Bahraini. You will oversee all issues related to the health and safety of our employees including developing, executing, and sustaining company health amp; safety policies, standards, programs, and processes. The primary areas of focus are Hazard and Risk Management; Regulatory Compliance; Security; Emergency Preparedness and Response. This position reports to the Manager - Regional Health amp; Safety .What You'll Do

• Carry out daily inspections on the premises to ensure all stakeholders are adhering to regulation safety standards and periodically check functionality and optimisation of all appliances on the premises and troubleshoot if the need arises.
• Lead and direct sanitization team and ensure they are following strict safety standards.
• Provide support and investigation when clients raise complaints about food quality-related matters.
• Lead projects involving the adoption and integration of new appliances in the premises.
• To initiate communication with service providers to ensure all Kitopi operations are fully supported.
• Enforce strict compliance to Bahrain municipality codes in the work place and play a supportive role in any new initiatives or expansion plans that require the implementation of kitchen appliances.
• To manage and oversee kitchen staff shift schedules.

What Are We Looking For?

• BSc. Food Tech or Microbiology background or any science-related course.
• Minimum 3 years' experience as quality control in a catering company is a must.
• Level 3 HACCP and Food Safety for catering certified.
• Leadership and team working skills within own area and across the business.
• Effective usage of data analysis tools.
• With a strong personality and can handle high-pressure situations.
• With experience in handling Local Municipality Inspections or any type of food safety audits.
• Driving license holder.

Recruitment Process and TimelineFirst, you apply and let our recruiters review your profile. After reviewing, you will receive a link to book a meeting with a recruiter at your convenience to share more about yourself and for us to get to know you better. If you have been shortlisted, you will have the opportunity to meet our hiring managers. Depending on the scope of the role and the function, you may need to attend 2-3 rounds (which might include case study, role-play, trial, or live coding - this will be communicated to you in the initial conversation). Upon successful completion, your recruiter will get in touch with you to discuss the offer. We aim to take you through this process within 2-3 weeks.
Benefits- Extensive learning opportunities - we offer many hard and soft skills training to help you improve and challenge yourself- You'll be involved in customized workshops run by Kitopi Academy - You’ll have a chance to work in an international, diverse, and inclusive environment- You’ll be part of one of the most caring communities out there.- Finding a chance to become a shareowner with our ESOP plan (Tamp;C Applies)- Free and unlimited access to a nutritionist because we care about you- No Dress Code! (Tamp;C Applie