We are currently seeking passionate and dynamic Health and Safety professionals who pride themselves on their ability to deliver extraordinary levels of customer service and direct a team that remains in compliance with top-quality food and beverage products through prompt, accurate, and personalized service.
As an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Officer, your key responsibilities will include:
- Ensure that the EHS and food safety management system is established, implemented, and maintained in accordance with HACCP/ISO standards as well as local and international regulations.
- Provide the top management with the necessary reports on the EHS and food safety management system established within the property along with recommendations for improvement.
- Lead or participate in various types of EHS/HACCP/ISO/Sustainability/OHSMS compliance and/or management system audits and provide guidance on conformance and corrective actions required.
- Establish audit requirements to ensure compliance in food safety, occupational safety & environmental regulations.
- Oversee all audit results, evaluate trends, communicate results, and establish action plans to ensure the hotel remains in compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements.
- Participate in incident investigation and document root cause, communicate results, and set corrective actions required to prevent reoccurrence. Monitor/identify relevant changes in Sustainability/Health and Safety/Food safety local regulations and laws and update the internal procedures, policies, and forms accordingly.
- Drive improvement and track goals achievement through collection, analysis, and communication of EHS goals and measurements. Review action plans with the Hotel EHS committee to reach the set goals.
- Conduct training for all employees on EHS and food safety policies and procedures. Undertake regular EHS and food safety inspections at the workplace and implement corrective action where required.
- Ensure that the suppliers/contractors are complying with the EHS & food safety standards through audits and communications.
- Manage and control all documents (manuals, policies, procedures, logs, etc.) related to EHSMS & food safety and the corresponding reports.
- Collaborate with various departments to implement corporate social responsibility activities aimed at contributing positively to the community and environment.
- Oversee the implementation and monitoring of Rotana Earth programs within the hotel.
- Operate in a safe and environmentally friendly way to protect guests’ and employees’ health and safety, as well as protect and conserve the environment.
- Comply with the hotel environmental, health, and safety policies and procedures.
Occupational Health and Safety responsibilities will include:
- Develop OHSMS manuals, policies, and procedures and review periodically or less if required.
- Lead the implementation of the OHS System and monitor the system through inspections, meetings (e.g., OHS meetings, Management review) with the Head of departments as well as the operational colleagues.
- Retain active involvement in periodic reviews and assisting in setting EHS objectives and targets.
- Ensure that new employees receive all OHS trainings related to their specific tasks. Report to senior management and sector regulatory authority on the OHSMS performance.
- Ensure the legal requirements are updated, communicated, and implemented throughout the property.
- Establish and plan audits and inspections to ensure compliance with OHS regulations.
- Oversee and communicate all audit results. Establish action plans to ensure the hotel compliance with OHS regulatory requirements.
- Conduct and regularly review the risk assessment for all areas in the hotel in coordination with the concerned departments and implement specific control measures.
Skills
Education, Qualifications & Experiences
You must be a college/university degree graduate, preferably in Health/Hygiene/Quality management, with a minimum of one year experience in a similar role, with preferable previous experience in the Middle East. You should be computer literate with effective communication skills, both verbal and written in English & preferable additional in Arabic.
Knowledge & Competencies
The ideal candidate will be customer-driven and an extremely proactive and ‘switched on’ personality with an outgoing, charismatic, and approachable character. You will work well under pressure in a fast-paced environment and be a great team player, who thrives in working with a multi-cultural team and guests alike, while possessing the following additional competencies:
- Understanding Hotel Operations
- Effective Communication
- Planning for Business
- Supervising People
- Understanding Differences
- Supervising Operations
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Customer Focus
- Drive for Results