Intern, Food Safety

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Limited; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A luxury hotel in Dubai is seeking a Food Safety Intern to support the Food Safety and Hygiene team in enhancing food safety standards. The role involves daily hygiene checks, ensuring compliance with food handling standards, and coordinating food sampling with third-party laboratories. Candidates should have a degree in Food Microbiology, Food Science, or Food Technology, alongside strong communication skills and proficiency in MS Office. This position offers opportunities for professional development and wellness programs.

Benefits

Learning and development programs

Health benefits and wellness programs

Responsibilities

• Assist the Food Safety team with daily hygiene checks across all Food & Beverage Outlets.
• Ensure that food handling colleagues follow proper personal hygiene and grooming standards.
• Ensure all food deliveries meet quality, temperature, and labelling requirements.
• Provide support in maintaining and updating the Food Safety records.
• Coordinate with third party laboratory and organize food sampling.
• Assist in sample collection and follow-up on laboratory results.
• Observe and report any non-compliances to the Food Safety team.
• Support pest management and follow up on corrective actions.
• Assist in monitoring cleaning and sanitizing procedures.

Skills

Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills

Basic understanding of food safety principles

Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Education

Degree or postgraduate diploma in Food Microbiology, Food Science, or Food Technology

Job description

Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai is looking for a Food Safety Intern to join our Team.

Are you a master of craft? Do you thrive in a team that succeeds together, demonstrating integrity and respect while acting responsibly? Do you embrace a growth mindset? We invite you to become a fan of the exceptional.

Mandarin Oriental is the award-winning owner and operator of some of the most luxurious hotels, resorts and residences located in prime destinations around the world, with a strong development pipeline. Increasingly recognised for creating some of the world’s most sought-after properties, the Group provides legendary service inspired by Asian heritage whilst representing the very cutting-edge of luxury experiences.

With a pristine oceanfront setting, Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai is a stylish urban resort overlooking the clear blue waters of the Arabian Gulf and Dubai’s glittering skyline, which is dominated by Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world. The hotel's beachfront location and open-air facilities are designed to bring a new level of relaxed luxury to the city.

About the job

The Food Safety Intern will support the Food Safety and Hygiene team in monitoring and improving food safety standards across the operation.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Food Safety team with daily hygiene checks across all Food & Beverage Outlets.
• Ensure that food handling colleagues follow proper personal hygiene and grooming standards.
• Ensure all food deliveries meet quality, temperature, and labelling requirements.
• Provide support in maintaining and updating the Food Safety records, training records.
• Coordinate with third party laboratory and organize food sampling.
• Assist in sample collection and follow-up on laboratory results.
• Observe and report any non-compliances to the Food Safety team for corrective action.
• Support pest management and follow up on corrective actions with relevant departments.
• Assist in monitoring cleaning and sanitizing procedures in the Food & Beverage outlets.

Skills & Qualifications

• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to engage and collaborate with different departments.
• Recognized degree or postgraduate diploma in Food Microbiology, Food Science, or Food Technology is a must.
• Basic understanding of food safety principles.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Our commitment to you

• Learning & Development. Your success is our success. We craft unique learning and development programmes for various stages in your career so that you grow, continuously.
• Health & Colleague Wellness. Finding the right work-life balance is important. Your well-being matters to us. A variety of health benefits and wellness programmes are offered to all our colleagues, globally.

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