hospitality and food service organization in Dubai is hiring a Food Hygiene & Safety Executive for a 5-month project-based contract. The position is suitable for food safety professionals with experience in 5-star hotels, hospitality, food manufacturing, catering, or food service operations.
The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining food hygiene and food safety standards across purchasing, receiving, storage, sanitation, production, and food service activities. The role will also involve conducting hygiene audits, monitoring HACCP requirements, maintaining CCP and OPRP records, and supporting compliance with applicable Dubai Municipality and UAE food safety requirements.
This is an immediate-joining opportunity with a monthly salary of AED 10,000.
Job Responsibilities
- Supervise and monitor food hygiene and food safety practices across purchasing, receiving, storage, sanitation, food production, and food service operations.
- Ensure food safety procedures are implemented consistently across F&B outlets and operational areas.
- Conduct regular and monthly hygiene inspections and audits across food and beverage areas.
- Identify food safety, hygiene, sanitation, and operational non-conformities and ensure appropriate corrective actions are implemented.
- Monitor Critical Control Points (CCPs) and Operational Prerequisite Programmes (OPRPs) as part of the organization’s HACCP-based food safety system.
- Maintain accurate CCP, OPRP, temperature monitoring, inspection, corrective action, and food safety records.
- Verify that food handling, preparation, cooking, cooling, storage, reheating, and serving activities are carried out according to approved food safety procedures.
- Monitor personal hygiene practices of food handlers, including hand hygiene, protective clothing, illness reporting, and safe food handling practices.
- Monitor employee occupational health cards and ensure relevant food handlers maintain the required documentation.
- Support compliance with applicable Dubai Municipality food safety requirements and other relevant UAE regulatory requirements.
- Conduct hygiene and food safety inspections at external food outlets, catering locations, food trucks, and temporary food service operations.
- Monitor cleaning and sanitation activities and verify that cleaning schedules and sanitation procedures are effectively implemented.
- Inspect food storage areas, refrigerators, freezers, preparation areas, kitchens, service areas, and other food handling locations.
- Monitor temperature control throughout the food chain and ensure appropriate records are maintained.
- Check food receiving procedures, including supplier hygiene, product condition, packaging integrity, expiry dates, labeling, and storage requirements.
- Monitor stock rotation and ensure appropriate FIFO and FEFO practices are followed where applicable.
- Support food safety and hygiene activities during exhibitions, events, catering functions, and other temporary food service operations.
- Coordinate with kitchen, stewarding, purchasing, production, catering, and operations teams to address food safety concerns.
- Follow up on audit findings and verify that corrective and preventive actions are completed within the required timeframe.
- Maintain documentation required for HACCP, ISO 22000:2018, and Green Globe standards.
- Assist with internal food safety audits, inspections, management reviews, and continuous improvement activities.
- Support food safety training and awareness activities for food handlers and operational employees.
- Ensure food safety documentation is complete, accurate, current, and readily available for inspections and audits.
- Report significant food safety risks, hygiene violations, or regulatory non-compliances to the appropriate management personnel.
- Promote a strong food safety culture across hospitality, catering, and food service operations.
Job Qualifications
- Diploma or degree in Microbiology, Food Science, Food Technology, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant food hygiene or food safety experience.
- Previous experience in a 5-star hotel, hospitality operation, catering company, food manufacturing facility, or food service environment is preferred.
- Good knowledge of food hygiene, food safety management systems, HACCP principles, and sanitation requirements.
- Level 3 Food Hygiene & Safety training is required.
- HACCP training is required.
- ISO 22000 training is required.
- Knowledge of ISO 22000:2018 food safety management system requirements is advantageous.
- Familiarity with Dubai Municipality food safety requirements and UAE food safety practices.
- Knowledge of CCP and OPRP monitoring and HACCP documentation.
- Ability to conduct food hygiene inspections and internal audits.
- Good understanding of personal hygiene, cleaning and sanitation, temperature control, food storage, and food handling requirements.
- Knowledge of food safety documentation and corrective action procedures.
- Good Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, and documentation management.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work with multidisciplinary teams across kitchen, F&B, purchasing, catering, production, and operations.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to identify food safety risks during inspections.
- Immediate availability is mandatory for this project.
Job Details
Job Title: Food Hygiene & Safety Executive
Job Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Employment Type: Project-Based Contract
Contract Duration: 5 Months
Salary: AED 10,000 per month
Experience: Minimum 2 years
Industry: Hospitality / Food Service / Catering
Joining: Immediate joiners only
Required Food Safety Certifications
Candidates applying for this Food Hygiene & Safety Executive position should have relevant training in:
- Level 3 Food Hygiene & Safety
- HACCP
- ISO 22000
- Food Safety Management Systems
- Internal Food Safety Auditing, where applicable
Experience with HACCP-based food safety systems, ISO 22000:2018 documentation, CCP monitoring, OPRP controls, food hygiene inspections, and corrective action management can be particularly relevant for this type of role.
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