Senior Food Safety & Hygiene Officer

Role Overview

The Senior Food Safety & Hygiene Officer is entrusted with upholding premier food safety, cleanliness, and sanitation standards within all hospitality operations. This position demands strict adherence to HACCP protocols, regulatory mandates, and luxurious hospitality benchmarks, while actively fostering ongoing advancements in food safety procedures.

Primary Duties

• Ensure adherence to HACCP guidelines, relevant food safety laws, and luxury hospitality benchmarks.
• Perform routine hygiene audits, thorough inspections, and risk evaluations.
• Supervise food handling, storage conditions, sanitation, and temperature oversight processes.
• Provide comprehensive food safety and hygiene instruction to hotel personnel.
• Investigate safety incidents and guarantee implementation of appropriate corrective measures.
• Maintain detailed food safety documentation and facilitate internal and external auditing processes.
• Collaborate closely with Culinary, Food & Beverage, and Stewarding departments to sustain superior hygiene practices.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 to 7 years’ experience within luxury hospitality environments.
• Mandatory possession of HACCP certification.
• Profound understanding of food safety and hygiene regulations.
• Exceptional skills in conducting audits, delivering training, and effective communication.
• Arabic language proficiency is an asset but not compulsory.