A leading food and catering organization in Dubai, UAE is urgently hiring a qualified and experienced Food Safety Specialist — Job ID 606, posted 15 September 2026, with applications closing 27 September 2026. This full-time, on-site role demands a minimum of 5 years of food safety experience in catering, food manufacturing or a related field. Core responsibilities include conducting shop floor inspections, monitoring food safety performance through internal audits and customer complaint analysis, carrying out supplier audits, performing microbiological analysis, supervising the food safety team, ensuring HACCP, CCP, OPRP and PRP compliance, and supporting airline and commercial customer food safety audits. A BSc in Microbiology or Food Technology is mandatory; Level 4 Food Safety training is preferred.
Application Deadline: 27 September 2026 — Apply ImmediatelyJob ID: 606 | Posted: 15 September 2026 | Closes: 27 September 2026. This is an urgent hire — candidates are strongly encouraged to apply without delay through the official application portal. Late applications may not be considered.
About This Food Safety Specialist Role — Dubai, UAE
Industry: Catering, food manufacturing or airline catering — a high-compliance food safety environment serving airline and commercial customers in Dubai
Food Safety Standards: HACCP, CCP, OPRP, PRP, ISO 17025 laboratory certification — a comprehensive and technically demanding multi-standard food safety framework
Audit Scope: Internal shop floor inspections, local food supplier on-site audits, overseas food supplier e-audits, and airline/commercial customer compliance audits
Laboratory: Microbiological analysis responsibilities with ISO 17025 certification maintenance requirements
Team Leadership: Supervising and guiding Food Safety Supervisors, Senior Food Safety Assistants and Food Safety Assistants on all food safety matters
Why This Food Safety Specialist Role in Dubai Is a Premier UAE Career in 2026
Airline Catering Food Safety Niche: Food safety in airline catering is among the most technically demanding and commercially significant food safety disciplines in the UAE — experience here is exceptionally valued across the aviation, hospitality and food manufacturing sectors in Dubai and the GCC
ISO 17025 Laboratory Credential: Maintaining ISO 17025 certification requirements as a Food Safety Specialist is a rare and highly valued food science laboratory accreditation experience in the UAE market — a career-differentiating credential in Dubai’s competitive food safety profession
Full HACCP Cycle Ownership: Active participation in HACCP review during new product development, process changes and scheduled reviews — providing comprehensive, applied HACCP management experience that builds world-class food safety career credentials
Supplier Audit Dual Scope: Conducting both on-site local and e-audit overseas supplier assessments — building a broad, commercially relevant supplier food safety management skill set that is increasingly in demand among Dubai’s international food and catering companies
Position Overview
The Food Safety Specialist in Dubai carries out spot verifications through internal shop floor inspections, monitors food safety performance via internal audit review and customer complaint analysis, prepares trend analyses and cascades findings to stakeholders, conducts on-site audits at local food suppliers and e-audits for overseas suppliers, investigates critical food safety complaints and supplier issues, performs microbiological analysis, maintains ISO 17025 laboratory certification, supervises and guides the food safety team across multiple levels, ensures CCPs, OPRPs and PRPs are monitored and verified as per the Hazard Control Plan, participates in HACCP reviews and assists in external food safety audits from airline and commercial customers — all while supporting the Food Safety Manager or Senior Food Safety Manager on daily operational requirements and continual improvement initiatives.
 Why This Role Matters: In Dubai’s airline catering and food manufacturing sector, the Food Safety Specialist is the technical professional who stands between the kitchen and the airplane galley — verifying that every supplier delivering raw materials has been audited, that every CCP on the production line is monitored and within limits, and that every microbiological analysis result meets the safety specifications that protect the passengers, crew and commercial customers who trust this operation’s food products. In a city that serves millions of airline passengers and commercial hospitality customers annually, the food safety systems this specialist implements, audits and maintains are a genuine public health responsibility — and this role carries that responsibility with the authority, expertise and team leadership it demands.
 Key Responsibilities
Shop Floor Inspections & Food Safety Monitoring
- Carry out spot verification through internal inspections on the shop floor — systematically verifying compliance with food safety procedures, GMP standards and hygiene requirements across all production and catering areas, and communicating findings promptly and accurately through structured shift reports to operational management.
- Monitor the Food Safety performance of stakeholders by reviewing internal audit results and customer complaint data — preparing rigorous trend analyses of food safety performance at the assigned business units and cascading insights to relevant stakeholders to drive continuous improvement and proactive risk mitigation.
Food Supplier Audits — Local & Overseas
- Conduct on-site audits at local food suppliers as per the set frequency — systematically evaluating supplier food safety management systems, GMP compliance, HACCP implementation and hygiene standards against established audit criteria and providing structured, actionable audit reports with corrective action requirements.
- Conduct e-audits (electronic/remote audits) for all assigned overseas food suppliers — adapting audit methodology to the remote format while maintaining the same rigour, depth and documentation standards as physical on-site assessments, ensuring overseas supply chain food safety is effectively managed regardless of geography.
- Investigate critical food safety-related customer complaints or food safety issues with suppliers — applying structured investigation methodology to identify root causes, assess risk severity, implement immediate corrective actions and recommend sustainable preventive measures that prevent recurrence.
Microbiological Analysis & ISO 17025 Laboratory Management
- Perform microbiological analysis as per assignment schedule — applying validated laboratory testing methods to food products, environmental monitoring samples and water samples to assess microbiological safety and quality against established specifications and regulatory limits.
- Ensure ISO 17025 certification requirements are appropriately maintained in the laboratory — supporting all accreditation activities including method validation, equipment calibration, proficiency testing, internal audits and documentation management required to sustain the laboratory’s ISO 17025 accreditation status.
HACCP Management, Team Supervision & Audit Support
- Supervise and guide Food Safety Supervisors, Senior Food Safety Assistants and Food Safety Assistants on all food safety-related matters — providing technical direction, coaching and practical support that develops the team’s food safety competence and operational effectiveness.
- Ensure CCPs, OPRPs and PRPs established in the Hazard Control Plan are monitored and verified as per the plan — supervising and guiding the food safety team to maintain rigorous, consistent monitoring of all critical and operational food safety controls throughout every production shift.
- Take part in HACCP reviews during new product development, changes in existing processes, introduction of new processes and as per the stipulated review frequency — contributing technical food safety expertise to ensure all new and modified products and processes are appropriately hazard analysed and controlled from the outset.
- Assist in food safety audits conducted by airline and commercial customers — providing technical support, documentation and operational access that enables efficient, professionally managed external audits and demonstrates the organization’s full compliance with customer food safety standards and requirements.
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology or Food Technology or equivalent — a mandatory educational requirement for this Food Safety Specialist role in Dubai, providing the scientific foundation for microbiological analysis, HACCP management and food safety system implementation.
- Level 4 Food Safety training or equivalent professional food safety qualification — preferred but not mandatory; candidates with HACCP Level 3/4, CIEH, RSPH or comparable international food safety qualifications are particularly well-positioned for this role.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a food safety-related role — in a catering business, food manufacturing operation or a directly related food industry environment. Candidates with less than 5 years of relevant food safety experience will not be considered.
- Practical, hands-on experience with HACCP implementation, CCP/OPRP monitoring, food supplier auditing, microbiological analysis and food safety team supervision — demonstrating progressive technical and leadership development in food safety over the 5+ year career history.
Key Skills & Competencies
HACCP / CCP / OPRPISO 17025 LaboratoryFood Supplier AuditsMicrobiological AnalysisTrend AnalysisComplaint InvestigationTeam SupervisionShop Floor InspectionAirline Customer AuditsHazard Control PlanEnglish (Fluent)5+ Years Food Safety
 About This Food Safety Specialist Opportunity in Dubai
Dubai is one of the world’s most dynamic and strategically important food and catering industry hubs — serving millions of airline passengers through its major airports, millions of hospitality guests across its world-class hotel and restaurant sector, and a diverse population of 3.5+ million residents with an internationally sophisticated food safety regulatory environment overseen by Dubai Municipality and related authorities. Food safety professionals operating in Dubai’s catering and food manufacturing sector work at the intersection of some of the highest food safety standards in the global food industry — making this Food Safety Specialist role a genuinely premium career opportunity in one of the world’s most demanding and professionally rewarding food safety environments.
With applications closing 27 September 2026, interested candidates should submit their applications immediately through the official portal to ensure consideration for this urgent Dubai food safety hire.
Who Should Apply?
- Food Safety Professionals with 5+ Years Catering or Food Manufacturing Experience in UAE or GCC: Holding a BSc in Microbiology or Food Technology, with practical HACCP implementation, CCP monitoring, food supplier auditing and microbiological analysis experience in a Dubai or GCC catering or food manufacturing environment — ready to take on a specialist role with ISO 17025 laboratory and airline customer audit responsibilities.
- Microbiologists with Food Safety Management Background from Airline Catering Companies: Who have worked within airline catering food safety operations — understanding the unique food safety demands of in-flight food production, the rigor of airline customer audits and the technical standards required to maintain safe, compliant food for international aviation operations from a Dubai base.
- HACCP-Qualified Food Safety Specialists with Supplier Audit Experience: Who have conducted both local on-site and remote supplier food safety audits — with demonstrated ability to evaluate supplier HACCP systems, GMP compliance and hygiene standards against structured audit criteria and provide credible, actionable corrective action recommendations.
- ISO 17025-Experienced Food Safety Laboratory Professionals: Who have been involved in maintaining or supporting ISO 17025 accreditation in a food safety microbiology laboratory — with practical knowledge of the documentation, calibration, proficiency testing and internal audit requirements that sustain laboratory accreditation in a UAE food testing environment.
- Food Safety Team Leaders Ready for Specialist-Level Career Step in Dubai: Who have supervised food safety assistants and supervisors, led HACCP reviews, managed customer complaint investigations and prepared food safety trend analysis reports — ready to take on the full responsibilities of a Food Safety Specialist in a fast-paced, technically demanding catering or food manufacturing operation in Dubai’s competitive food industry.
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