Hygiene Officer (Saudi National)

About Us

As the pioneer and global leader in luxury hospitality, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has defined international travel since the 1940s. Our brand stands at the intersection of global expertise and local cultural depth, delivering sophisticated and enriching experiences for discerning guests who seek a deeper connection with the world. We take immense pride in upholding the InterContinental® legacy and invite professionals who share our commitment to travel, cultural diversity, and excellence to join our dynamic team. If you are eager to explore new horizons and seize unparalleled opportunities, we welcome you to become part of the world’s most internationally recognized luxury hotel brand.

Your Role and Responsibilities

As a Hygiene Officer, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of our guests and colleagues by ensuring the highest standards of hygiene, sanitation, and food safety across the hotel. You will collaborate closely with key operational departments, including Culinary, Food and Beverage, Stewarding, Housekeeping, Engineering, Purchasing, and others, to maintain compliance with IHG brand standards and regulatory requirements. Your daily responsibilities will include:

• Comprehensive Hygiene Monitoring: Conducting thorough inspections of kitchens, receiving areas, food-storage facilities, dining venues, bars, colleague amenities, equipment, and operational workspaces to uphold impeccable hygiene standards.
• Risk Identification and Corrective Action: Proactively identifying hygiene risks and non-compliance issues, documenting findings in detail, and ensuring timely implementation of corrective measures to mitigate potential hazards.
• Operational Oversight: Monitoring cleaning schedules, sanitation programs, pest-control initiatives, and hygiene checklists to ensure consistent adherence to established protocols.
• Food Safety Management: Supporting the implementation and maintenance of the hotel’s Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) and food-safety management systems to guarantee compliance with industry best practices and regulatory standards.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring full compliance with IHG brand standards, local health regulations, HACCP requirements, and other applicable food-safety legislation to uphold the hotel’s reputation for excellence.
• Training and Development: Delivering comprehensive hygiene, food-safety, allergen-awareness, and personal-hygiene training sessions to colleagues, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Record Keeping and Reporting: Maintaining meticulous records of hygiene inspections, temperature checks, cleaning logs, pest-control reports, training sessions, incidents, and corrective actions to support audit readiness and regulatory compliance.
• Food Handling Oversight: Monitoring food receiving, storage, preparation, production, service, waste handling, and disposal practices to prevent contamination and ensure food safety.
• Laboratory Coordination: Coordinating food, water, ice, and surface sampling with accredited laboratories as required to validate hygiene standards and address potential concerns.
• Equipment and Chemical Management: Verifying that cleaning chemicals, equipment, and personal protective equipment are correctly labeled, stored, maintained, and readily available for use.
• Incident Response: Supporting investigations into hygiene-related incidents, food-safety concerns, suspected contamination, and guest complaints to resolve issues promptly and effectively.
• Audit Support: Assisting during internal and external audits, government inspections, and certification processes to ensure the hotel meets or exceeds all hygiene and food-safety standards.
• Reporting and Escalation: Preparing regular hygiene and food-safety reports, identifying significant risks, and escalating critical issues to department leaders to drive proactive improvements.
• Culture of Excellence: Championing a strong culture of hygiene, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the hotel, inspiring colleagues to prioritize health and safety in all operations.

Your Qualifications and Skills

To excel in this role, you will bring a blend of academic credentials, professional experience, and personal attributes that align with our high standards of excellence. The ideal candidate will possess:

• A Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Environmental Health, Microbiology, Public Health, Hospitality, or a related field.
• Certifications in Food Safety, HACCP, ISO 22000, or occupational health and safety (highly advantageous).
• A minimum of two years of relevant experience in hygiene, sanitation, food safety, or quality control, ideally within a hotel, resort, restaurant, healthcare, or food-production environment.
• A deep understanding of HACCP principles, food-safety controls, sanitation procedures, cleaning chemicals, pest control, and personal-hygiene standards.
• Knowledge of food allergens, cross-contamination risks, temperature controls, and safe food-storage practices to ensure guest safety and regulatory compliance.
• Exceptional observation, inspection, documentation, and reporting skills to maintain rigorous hygiene standards and support audit readiness.
• Strong communication and training abilities, with the confidence to address non-compliance issues professionally and diplomatically while fostering a culture of accountability.
• Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to following up consistently on corrective actions to drive continuous improvement.
• Fluency in written and spoken English, with proficiency in Arabic as a valuable asset.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to maintain both digital and manual records with precision.