Quality Assurance Manager – Dough Expert

About the Opportunity

GA HR Consultancy Inc., the accredited headhunter and executive search partner of a growing and highly recognized Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) brand in the Philippines, is currently looking for a highly experienced and quality-driven QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER – DOUGH EXPERT.

This opportunity is ideal for a seasoned food manufacturing or commissary professional with strong expertise in dough formulation, dough handling, bakery production quality, and food safety compliance within high-volume food production environments.

The successful candidate will play a critical role in ensuring dough consistency, product quality, operational compliance, food safety excellence, and continuous improvement across commissary and production operations.

If you have strong experience in bakery QA, pizza or dough production, food manufacturing, HACCP compliance, and operational quality management — this role may be for you.

What You Will Handle

• Ensure consistency, quality, and standardization of dough preparation, proofing, fermentation, storage, and handling processes.
• Monitor dough quality parameters including texture, weight, fermentation, temperature, and shelf life.
• Conduct troubleshooting and corrective actions related to dough quality issues.
• Help improve product consistency and operational quality standards.

• Oversee quality assurance and food safety compliance across commissary and production operations.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, sanitation, and food safety standards.
• Conduct regular quality audits, inspections, and operational assessments.
• Develop and maintain QA procedures, SOPs, and quality standards.

• Coordinate closely with production, supply chain, operations, and training teams to support quality improvement initiatives.
• Investigate product quality concerns and implement preventive and corrective action plans.
• Support process improvement and operational optimization initiatives.

• Train and coach teams on proper dough handling, food safety procedures, sanitation, and quality standards.
• Help strengthen quality culture and operational discipline across teams.
• Support operational compliance and continuous improvement programs.

• Prepare quality reports, audit findings, KPI analysis, and operational recommendations for management.
• Monitor quality performance indicators and recommend improvement actions.

Ideal Candidate Profile

You may be a strong fit for this role if you:

• Have strong hands-on expertise in dough formulation, fermentation, proofing, and dough quality management.
• Understand bakery, pizza, commissary, or large-scale food production operations.
• Are highly detail-oriented, analytical, and quality-driven.
• Have strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, sanitation, and food safety systems.
• Can confidently handle audits, inspections, process improvements, and operational troubleshooting.
• Enjoy improving operational consistency and food quality standards.
• Thrive in fast-paced food manufacturing or commissary environments.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Nutrition, Industrial Engineering, or related field.

• At least 5 years of experience in Quality Assurance within bakery, pizza, commissary, manufacturing, or food production operations.
• Strong background in dough production and dough quality management.
• Experience handling food safety compliance, quality audits, and operational quality systems.
• Exposure to high-volume food manufacturing or commissary operations is highly preferred.

• Strong knowledge of dough formulation and troubleshooting.
• Excellent understanding of HACCP, GMP, and sanitation standards.
• Strong analytical and root cause analysis capability.
• Leadership and team coaching skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional coordination ability.
• Strong process improvement and operational support capability.

• Be part of a growing and highly recognized QSR brand.
• Opportunity to help strengthen food quality and operational excellence.
• Dynamic and fast-paced food production environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Career growth and leadership exposure.