Food Safety and Hygiene Officer

Overview

Job Title:** Food Safety & Hygiene Officer

Job Purpose

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and support hygiene and sanitation standards across restaurants and central kitchen operations.
• Ensure daily compliance with HACCP, food safety, and sanitation procedures.
• Conduct regular inspections of kitchen, storage, preparation, production, and service areas.
• Check cleanliness of equipment, utensils, food preparation areas, and production zones.
• Monitor proper food handling, storage, labeling, expiry control, and temperature records.
• Ensure staff follow personal hygiene, grooming, and food handling standards.
• Follow up on cleaning schedules, sanitation procedures, and hygiene checklists.
• Coordinate with pest control and waste management service providers when required.
• Conduct basic hygiene and food safety training for kitchen and restaurant staff.
• Maintain hygiene inspection reports, checklists, audit records, and corrective action logs.
• Report hygiene issues or non-compliance to management and follow up on corrective actions.
• Support internal and external audits, municipality inspections, and food safety visits.
• Ensure central kitchen production follows hygiene standards before distribution to outlets.

Requirements

• Experience in F&B hygiene, food safety, restaurant operations, or central kitchen operations.
• Good knowledge of HACCP, food safety, sanitation, and hygiene standards.
• Ability to monitor multiple outlets and production areas.
• Strong attention to detail and follow-up skills.
• Good communication and staff training ability.
• Ability to prepare reports, checklists, and basic compliance records.
• Food safety certification is preferred.
• Previous experience in restaurants, catering, hotels, or central kitchens is an advantage.
• Pay: AED4,298.00 per month

Application Question(S)

• Job is in Muscat, Oman
• Able to join Immediately