Hygiene Officer

About IHG Hotels & Resorts

IHG Hotels & Resorts, home to the InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand, is recognized as the world’s first and most global luxury hotel brand. Since the 1940s, it has contributed to shaping international travel by combining international expertise with local cultural insights. The brand is committed to creating sophisticated experiences for guests and fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for its colleagues.

The Role of Hygiene Officer

IHG Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Hygiene Officer for its full-time operations in Umluj, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. This role is designed for individuals with 0-1 years of experience. The Hygiene Officer supports the hotel in maintaining the highest standards of hygiene, sanitation, and food safety. This position involves close collaboration with various operational departments to ensure the wellbeing of guests and colleagues, while upholding IHG brand standards and applicable regulations.

Key Responsibilities

The Hygiene Officer will be responsible for:

• Monitoring hygiene, sanitation, and food-safety standards across the hotel.
• Conducting routine inspections of kitchens, receiving areas, food-storage areas, restaurants, bars, colleague facilities, equipment, and operational workspaces.
• Identifying hygiene risks and non-compliance, documenting findings, and following up on corrective actions.
• Monitoring cleaning schedules, sanitation programmes, pest-control activities, and hygiene checklists.
• Supporting the implementation and maintenance of the hotel’s HACCP and food-safety management systems.
• Ensuring compliance with IHG brand standards, local health regulations, HACCP requirements, and other applicable food-safety standards.
• Conducting hygiene, food-safety, allergen-awareness, and personal-hygiene training for colleagues.
• Maintaining accurate records of hygiene inspections, temperature checks, cleaning logs, pest-control reports, training, incidents, and corrective actions.
• Monitoring food receiving, storage, preparation, production, service, waste handling, and disposal practices.
• Coordinating food, water, ice, and surface sampling with approved laboratories when required.
• Checking that cleaning chemicals, equipment, and personal protective equipment are correctly labelled, stored, maintained, and available.
• Supporting investigations into hygiene-related incidents, food-safety concerns, suspected contamination, and guest complaints.
• Assisting during internal and external audits, government inspections, and certification processes.
• Preparing regular hygiene and food-safety reports and escalating significant risks to the relevant department leaders.
• Promoting a strong culture of hygiene, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the hotel.

Candidate Requirements

Candidates for the Hygiene Officer position should possess the following:

• Flexibility to work across kitchens, production areas, receiving areas, and other hotel operations as required.
• Ability to work around cleaning chemicals, noise, and temperature variations while wearing the required personal protective equipment.
• Experience required: 0-1 years.

Work Environment and Culture

IHG Hotels & Resorts provides a work environment that supports professional growth and inclusivity. The company offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits designed to support work life. Colleagues are encouraged to contribute their full selves to work within a culture of trust, support, and acceptance, fostering a sense of belonging and opportunities for development.

Application Information

Interested candidates are invited to apply for this full-time position.