Food Safety Officer

hello chef; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Six-day production schedule

Market-competitive compensation with 2

26 days annual leave

Annual flight allowance

Relocation support to Dubai

Premium medical insurance (dental &amp

Optical

50% Hello Chef discount

Regular food tastings

Structured workplace with clearStandar

Job summary

Hello Chef is building a world-class food operation focused on quality, safety, and consistency. We are hiring a Food Safety Officer to uphold high standards of food safety across our production operations, with particular focus on meat and fish processing.

This is a hands-on role for someone who is thorough, organised, and confident identifying risks and ensuring standards are consistently followed. You'll work closely with our production teams, reporting to the Operations Manager.

Qualifications

• HACCP Level 4 certification required.
• Hands-on food-safety experience in meat or poultry processing.
• Experience with inspections, environmental swabbing, and microbiological testing.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Good written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Food Safety Compliance: inspections, verify hygiene and sanitation standards, coordinate food-safety testing, maintain records, stop or escape unsafe activities.
• Incident Prevention & Resolution: identify risks, investigate failed inspections and incidents, corrective actions, and verify resolution.

Skills

Meat processing experience

Poultry processing experience

Food safety inspections

Hygiene & sanitation

Attention to detail

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

HACCP Level 4 certification

Job description

Job description

Food Safety Officer

Hello Chef is building a world-class food operation focused on quality, safety, and consistency.

We're hiring a Food Safety Officer to uphold high standards of food safety across our production operations, with particular focus on meat and fish processing.

This is a hands-on role for someone who is thorough, organised, and confident identifying risks and ensuring standards are consistently followed.

You'll work closely with our production teams, reporting to the Operations Manager.

Your Core Accountabilities

• Food Safety Compliance: Conduct inspections, verify hygiene and sanitation standards, coordinate food-safety testing, maintain accurate records, and stop or escape unsafe activities.
• Incident Prevention & Resolution: Identify risks, investigate failed inspections and incidents, follow through on corrective actions, and verify that problems are resolved.

What We're Looking For

• HACCP Level 4 certification.
• Hands-on food-safety experience in meat or poultry processing and production, including raw-meat handling, sanitation and cross-contamination prevention.
• Experience with food-safety inspections, environmental swabbing, microbiological testing and corrective actions.
• Strong attention to detail, discipline and organisational skills.
• Confidence communicating concerns and following through with production teams.
• Good written and spoken English.

What We Offer

• An on-site, hands-on role aligned to a six-day production schedule
• Market-competitive compensation with biannual performance reviews
• 26 days annual leave, annual flight allowance, and relocation support if moving to Dubai
• Premium medical insurance (including dental and optical)
• 50% Hello Chef discount and regular food tastings
• A clean, structured workplace with clear standards, strong teamwork, and real accountability.