Full-time
FoodTechSafety Jobs
Location: Dubai, UAE
Industry: Airline Catering / Aviation Food Services
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct spot verifications and internal inspections on the shop floor to ensure compliance with approved food safety procedures and hygiene standards.
- Prepare and communicate shift-wise food safety inspection reports, highlighting non-conformances, corrective actions, and follow-ups.
- Ensure Critical Control Points (CCPs), Operational Prerequisite Programs (OPRPs), and Prerequisite Programs (PRPs) are effectively monitored and verified as per the Hazard Control Plan.
- Supervise and guide the food safety team to ensure accurate implementation of food safety controls across all operational areas.
Performance Monitoring & Trend Analysis
- Monitor the food safety performance of internal and external stakeholders through analysis of internal audits, customer complaints, and verification results.
- Prepare and present trend analysis reports on food safety performance for assigned business units and communicate findings to key stakeholders for corrective and preventive actions.
Supplier Audits & Approval Program
- Conduct on-site food safety audits of local food suppliers as per the approved audit schedule and risk-based frequency.
- Perform remote (e-audit) assessments for overseas food suppliers, including documentation review and system compliance evaluation.
- Support the supplier approval and re-approval program, ensuring alignment with airline catering and international food safety standards.
- Investigate and resolve physical, chemical, and microbiological food safety issues related to supplier products.
Complaint Handling & Investigations
- Lead or support investigations into critical food safety-related customer complaints, including root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
- Coordinate with internal teams and suppliers to close complaints within defined timelines while maintaining regulatory and customer compliance.
Laboratory & Microbiological Testing
- Perform microbiological analysis as per assigned duties and approved testing plans.
- Ensure laboratory operations comply with ISO 17025 requirements, including documentation, calibration, method validation, and record maintenance.
- Review microbiological results and support corrective actions for deviations or trends.
HACCP & System Management
- Participate in HACCP reviews during:
- New product development
- Process changes or introduction of new equipment
- New operational processes
- Scheduled HACCP review cycles
- Support the maintenance and continual improvement of the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) in line with FSSC 22000, airline standards, and regulatory requirements.
Audits & Stakeholder Support
- Assist during food safety audits conducted by airline customers, commercial clients, and regulatory authorities.
- Ensure audit readiness, document availability, and effective closure of audit findings.
- Support the Food Safety Manager / Senior Food Safety Manager in daily operational requirements, compliance activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Team Supervision & Guidance
- Supervise and mentor Food Safety Supervisors, Senior Food Safety Assistants, and Food Safety Assistants.
- Provide technical guidance on food safety standards, hygiene practices, audits, and investigations.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Microbiology, Food Technology, Food Science, or an equivalent discipline.
- Level 4 Food Safety Training or equivalent internationally recognized certification.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a Food Safety–related role.
- Proven experience in airline catering, large-scale catering operations, food manufacturing, or related food industry sectors.
- Strong exposure to HACCP, FSSC 22000, ISO standards, supplier audits, and food safety investigations.
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, CCPs, OPRPs, PRPs, FSSC 22000, and ISO 17025.
- Experience in supplier audits, complaint investigations, and food safety trend analysis.
- Excellent analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
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