About the Role
At Firewood Rice Nigeria, we don't just serve meals - we serve memories. With a deep-rooted love for authentic Nigerian dishes, we have built a brand that delivers comfort, flavor, and joy to our customers across Lagos. Our energetic team is the secret sauce behind our success, and we are growing fast! If you love food, innovation, and working in a vibrant, forward-thinking environment, we want you on our team.
Key Responsibilities- Conduct regular quality checks on raw materials, food preparation, production, packaging, and finished products.
- Ensure compliance with approved recipes, SOPs, QCPs, food safety, and hygiene standards.
- Monitor food handling, storage, cooking, holding, and serving temperatures.
- Inspect kitchen, production, packaging, and storage areas for compliance with required standards.
- Identify, document, and report quality and food safety issues.
- Monitor product consistency, portion sizes, presentation, taste, and overall quality.
- Follow up on corrective actions and ensure identified issues are properly resolved.
- Maintain accurate records of quality inspections, temperature checks, non-conformities, and corrective actions.
- Support investigations into customer complaints and quality-related incidents.
- Provide guidance to staff on food safety, hygiene, and quality requirements.
- Prepare and submit quality control reports as required.
- Escalate significant or recurring quality concerns to the appropriate supervisor.
- HND or Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Hospitality Management, or a related field.
- 1 to 3 years of experience in Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Food Safety, or a related role within the food or hospitality industry.
- Good knowledge of food safety and hygiene practices.
- Working knowledge of HACCP principles is an added advantage.
- Strong attention to detail and observation skills.
- Good communication, documentation, and reporting skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and across different shifts (One day on, one day off schedule).
- Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) coverage.
- Vibrant and dynamic work environment in Lagos.
- Opportunities for professional growth and career development.