Hygiene Officer📣 Job Ad

Role Summary

InterContinental Hotels Group is seeking a Hygiene Officer to join its team on a full-time basis. This role is central to supporting the hotel in maintaining the highest standards of hygiene, sanitation, and food safety. The Hygiene Officer will collaborate closely with Culinary, Food and Beverage, Stewarding, Housekeeping, Engineering, Purchasing, and other operational departments to protect the wellbeing of guests and colleagues, ensuring compliance with IHG brand standards and applicable regulations. A minimum of 2-5 years of relevant experience is required for this position.

About InterContinental Hotels Group

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts stands as the world’s first and most global luxury hotel brand, having shaped international travel since the 1940s. The brand combines international expertise with local cultural insight to deliver sophisticated and inspiring experiences. InterContinental Hotels Group takes pride in its brand representation and welcomes colleagues who share a passion for travel, culture, and diversity.

Key Responsibilities

• 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.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 2-5 years of experience in a hygiene, sanitation, or food safety role, preferably within the hospitality sector.
• Demonstrated knowledge of HACCP, food safety management systems, and relevant health regulations.
• Proven ability to conduct training sessions and maintain detailed records.

Working Conditions

• Flexibility to work across various hotel operations, including kitchens, production areas, and receiving areas, as required.
• Ability to work in environments that may involve cleaning chemicals, noise, and temperature variations, while consistently wearing the required personal protective equipment.

Our Commitment to Colleagues

InterContinental Hotels Group offers a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. The company fosters inclusive teams, celebrating differences and encouraging colleagues to contribute fully. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides a culture of trust, support, and acceptance, offering opportunities for belonging, growth, and making a tangible difference.