Food Hygiene and Safety Officer

• Research⠀and⠀develop⠀cost⠀effective⠀and⠀user-friendly⠀food⠀hygiene⠀and safety⠀improvements⠀in CPK,⠀LPK and⠀all F&B⠀outlets in⠀order to⠀maintain⠀the market⠀leader⠀position⠀in food⠀hygiene⠀and safety⠀standards.⠀Keep⠀abreast⠀with⠀evolving⠀market⠀trends and⠀related⠀technology⠀and⠀introduce⠀plan to⠀implement⠀relative⠀improvements⠀and⠀upgrades.
• Dubai⠀Municipality⠀and ADFCA⠀– Legal⠀Authority⠀liaison⠀and ensure⠀in⠀complying⠀with all⠀legal⠀requirements⠀of food⠀hygiene⠀regulations⠀as per⠀international⠀and local⠀standards.⠀Communicate⠀with⠀regulatory⠀agencies⠀on⠀approval⠀requirements⠀for both⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀events.
• Manage⠀and⠀administer⠀food⠀hygiene⠀and safety⠀throughout⠀the⠀production⠀and⠀operation,⠀from⠀purchasing,⠀receiving,⠀sanitation⠀and⠀production⠀until⠀consumption⠀in order⠀to produce⠀wholesome⠀and safe⠀food to⠀avoid any⠀food⠀poisoning⠀cases⠀throughout⠀the⠀year.
• Ensure⠀that the⠀F&B⠀suppliers⠀audits are⠀conducted⠀as per⠀annual⠀plan⠀coordinating⠀through⠀the⠀purchase⠀department⠀and also⠀conduct⠀supplier⠀audits as⠀and when⠀required⠀based on⠀the⠀management⠀requirements.
• Ensure⠀the mass⠀catering⠀is sent to⠀Dubai⠀Municipality⠀prior to⠀the event⠀for legal⠀compliance.
• Maintain⠀the⠀records⠀for⠀occupational⠀health⠀card for⠀all food⠀handlers⠀in⠀coordination⠀with HR⠀department.
• Handle⠀all food⠀safety⠀related⠀complaints,⠀investigate⠀with the⠀guidance⠀from⠀management⠀and submit⠀the report⠀from the⠀management⠀to update⠀in⠀customer⠀complaints⠀logs.
• Periodic⠀internal⠀calibration⠀of kitchen⠀equipment,⠀chiller,⠀freezer⠀and⠀thermometers⠀to satisfy⠀the HACCP⠀/ ISO⠀22000⠀requirements.
• Conduct⠀food⠀hygiene⠀and safety⠀internal⠀trainings⠀as per⠀annual⠀training⠀plan in⠀coordination⠀with the⠀HR L&D⠀department.⠀Conduct⠀fortnight⠀on the job⠀training⠀based on⠀the⠀internal⠀audit⠀findings.

Requirements:

• University⠀degree⠀level⠀qualification⠀in⠀Microbiology,⠀Food⠀Science,⠀Biotechnology⠀or Life⠀sciences⠀is a must.⠀MSc degree⠀in Food⠀Hygiene or⠀Food⠀Technology⠀or⠀Microbiology⠀will be an⠀advantage.
• 3-4⠀years of⠀experience⠀in⠀five-star⠀hotel⠀industries,⠀hospitality⠀industries⠀of food⠀manufacturing⠀industries⠀or⠀catering⠀in the⠀same⠀position.
• Experience⠀in a⠀convention⠀&⠀exhibition⠀center in⠀a similar⠀role is⠀preferred.
• Working⠀knowledge⠀in using⠀computer⠀in MS⠀Office⠀(emails,⠀Word,⠀Excel,⠀PowerPoint,⠀etc.), any⠀online⠀Audit⠀system⠀experience⠀is⠀preferred.
• Level⠀3 training⠀in food⠀hygiene⠀and⠀safety.
• Advance⠀food⠀hygiene⠀– Level⠀4 training⠀is an⠀added⠀advantage.
• HACCP⠀/ ISO⠀22000⠀training.
• Internal⠀HACCP⠀Auditor’s⠀training⠀is⠀preferred.
• Good⠀personality⠀and⠀positive⠀attitude,⠀energetic,⠀friendly,⠀flexible,⠀motivated,⠀and able⠀to work⠀independently.