Assistant Hygiene Manager - Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah

Job Description

Exceptional Hospitality Starts with You

Picture yourself brightening someone’s day. When you join our Hotels team, that’s exactly what you’ll do every time you come to work! As a Assistant Hygiene Manager, you’re not just overseeing daily back of house operations – you’re spreading the light and warmth of hospitality by delivering memorable experiences that make the stay for every guest.

Responsibilities

Here's what you'll do during a typical day:

• Propose and maintain minimum standards in all work areas, stores, receiving and disposal areas to adhere at all times to required hygiene standards.
• Responsible for effective and efficient maintenance of records related to the Hotel's sanitation and hygiene efforts/program.
• Conduct and chair the Food Safety Monthly Meeting.
• Monitors, assists and performs all procedures and protocols for maintaining an excellent sanitation and hygienic environment.
• Is part of the Hotel's Sanitation Team, which conducts monthly sanitation inspections throughout all food handling areas and generate respective reports.
• Continually liaises with external agencies (laboratory, government bureau, health practitioners, etc.) on sanitary matters.
• Carry out periodic food safety inspections in the food related areas: receiving area, stores, kitchens and Food & Drinks outlets and communicate the findings to the relevant departments for actions.
• Daily inspections of all operational Food & Drinks areas including personal hygiene policy of the hotel & Team Member sickness exclusion program.
• Ensure that the HACCP records for delivery, sanitation of fruits and vegetables, storage, food thawing, temperature control for cooking/reheating/blast chilling/hot holding/display/cold storage/dishwashing/outside catering, are completed on time by the concerned associates, kept on file, reviewed and signed.
• Participate as an HACCP Team Leader in the HACCP System internal audits, prepare the food safety internal audit, map and communicate it to the relevant departments for actions.
• Complete, whenever needed and applicable, the non-conformity reports, corrective action requests and management review reports, as part of the HACCP system.
• Follow up on the actions related to the findings and non-conformities noted during the audits and inspections.
• Ensure that food/water/ice samples are tested on a monthly basis by an accredited third-party laboratory and reports are kept on file.
• Monitors the buffet display, temperature control, temperature controlled, food service, proper transporting all high risk item under appropriate temperature.
• Monitors the implementation of an Integrated Pest Management Program through the hotel’s third party service provider. Report findings and reduce occurrences through adequate steps.
• Organize the deep cleaning schedules and checklists with the stewarding team. Evaluate implementation of the same.
• Ensure that the HACCP system is implemented and maintained in accordance to all the procedures and work instructions established.
• Report the effectiveness and suitability of the HACCP system to the General Manager for review to facilitate improvement of the HACCP system.
• Initiate corrective actions with liaison with Executive Chef and control nonconforming products until the deviation or the unsatisfactory condition regarding food safety has been corrected.
• Monitors food suppliers to certify food hygiene and receive good materials, checking the food hygiene, temperature control, delivery staff’s clothing, and vehicles to protect from contamination.
• Training all food handlers on food safety aspect.
  
  

Qualifications

What It Takes to Make the Stay

Skills

Assistant Hygiene Manager for the Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah is always working on behalf of our Guests and working with other Team Members. To successfully full this role, you should maintain the attitude, behaviours, skills, and values that follow:

• Minimum 1-2 years work experience as Assistant EHS & Hygiene Manager in a hotel or similar large restaurant complex, preferable prerequisite is experience in the Hotel industry
• Responsible self-starter, capable of handling multi-faceted projects and of working under pressure
• Good communication and guest relation's skills, a proactive problem solver
• Creative with international culinary focus and flare.
• Team player, who values teamwork, has good team building skills and is able to communicate effectively with all levels of team members
• Personable and pleasant to deal with. Reliable and approachable
• Positive can do attitude and flexible approach manages with humility
• High degree of integrity. Strong leadership. Nurtures and develops team members, encouraging innovation
• Good personal grooming and personal presentation
• Holds a qualification in Kitchen Production, Butchery and Management
• Good computer skills. - Effective trainer, experienced in the delivery of skills training
• Familiar with current culinary trends and methods
• Comprehensive knowledge of kitchen hygiene practices and occupational health and safety standards Certifications
• Bachelor of Food Science
• HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) - ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System)/ Quality Management System ISO 9001
• OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety management System)
• Environment Management System ISO 14001
  
  

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