Baja Foods, a leading coffee, seed, and nut processing company in Saudi Arabia, is seeking a skilled Hygiene Supervisor to lead the implementation and monitoring of hygiene and sanitation standards across production operations. This is an exceptional opportunity for a dedicated food safety professional with expertise in HACCP, ISO 22000, GMP compliance, and employee welfare. As Hygiene Supervisor, you’ll ensure compliance with SFDA regulations, manage pest control programs, oversee employee accommodation hygiene, supervise staff catering food safety, conduct internal audits, drive food safety culture, lead hygiene training initiatives, manage CCP monitoring, respond to incidents, and ensure regulatory readiness across all facilities.
About Baja Foods — Saudi Agri-Food Processing Leader
Industry Focus: Coffee, seed, and nut processing and distribution
Operations: Modern processing facilities in Saudi Arabia with SFDA certification
Specialization: High-quality coffee processing, seed sorting, roasting, grinding, mixing
Compliance: ISO 22000, HACCP, GMP, Halal certified operations
Mission: Delivering safe, premium quality coffee and specialty products
Hygiene Supervisor Role — Food Safety & Compliance Leadership
Department: Quality Control, Riyadh Facility
Primary Focus: Hygiene implementation, food safety compliance, employee welfare
Scope: Production areas, staff accommodation, catering operations, pest control
Mission: Ensuring food safety excellence and regulatory compliance across all operations
Hygiene Supervisor Position Overview
The Hygiene Supervisor position represents a critical leadership role ensuring food safety excellence and regulatory compliance at Baja Foods. You’ll lead implementation and monitoring of comprehensive hygiene and sanitation standards across coffee, seed, and nut processing operations including sorting, roasting, grinding, mixing, flavoring, and packaging activities. Your responsibilities include ensuring full compliance with SFDA regulations, ISO 22000 standards, HACCP principles, GMP requirements, PRPs/OPRPs procedures, and Halal certification standards. This role requires managing pest control programs across production, warehousing, accommodation, and catering areas; conducting routine hygiene inspections of employee housing ensuring proper waste management and habitable conditions; overseeing staff catering hygiene including food storage, preparation, temperature control, and food handler personal hygiene; monitoring CCP/OPRP checkpoints; and coordinating swab testing and water testing verification activities.
As Hygiene Supervisor, you’ll plan and execute routine food safety inspections, GMP walkthroughs, accommodation inspections, catering audits, and mock recalls to verify compliance. You’ll maintain regulatory readiness for SFDA audits and certification body inspections, respond to food safety incidents with root cause analysis and CAPA implementation, train production and catering staff on hygiene practices and CCP procedures, enforce hygiene policies across all shifts and high-risk zones, lead cross-functional coordination with Production, Quality, and HR teams, and maintain comprehensive dashboards tracking hygiene scores, pest control trends, and audit findings. Your expertise directly impacts food safety, regulatory compliance, employee welfare, brand reputation, and Baja Foods’ position as trusted agri-food manufacturer in Saudi Arabia.
Why This Role Matters: As Hygiene Supervisor at Baja Foods, you ensure food safety protecting consumer health, lead HACCP and ISO 22000 compliance initiatives, manage production and accommodation hygiene standards, oversee catering food safety operations, conduct internal audits and regulatory inspections preparation, drive food safety culture and employee training, support employee welfare through accommodation oversight, advance food safety career with established agri-food processor, and contribute to Baja Foods’ safety and compliance excellence.
Key Responsibilities & Food Safety Duties
Plant Hygiene & Sanitation Management
- Implement and monitor comprehensive cleaning and sanitation schedules across all processing areas
- Oversee coffee sorting, roasting, grinding, mixing, flavoring, and packaging operations hygiene
- Ensure effectiveness of GMP, PRP, and OPRP procedures across production facilities
- Verify sanitation compliance in production zones, warehousing, and material handling areas
- Coordinate cleaning activities ensuring equipment and facility sanitation standards
- Document sanitation verification activities and maintain detailed hygiene records
Pest Control Program Management
- Manage and monitor pest control programs across production, warehousing, and accommodation areas
- Review pest control contractor reports and trend pest findings systematically
- Escalate recurring pest issues and coordinate corrective action measures
- Conduct pest control inspections and effectiveness verification
- Maintain pest control documentation and compliance records
- Support integrated pest management strategies
Employee Accommodation Hygiene Oversight
- Conduct routine hygiene inspections of employee dormitories and labor accommodation facilities
- Verify cleanliness standards in washrooms, laundry areas, and common living spaces
- Ensure proper waste management and pest-free habitable conditions
- Verify compliance with company welfare standards and labor housing regulations
- Document accommodation inspection findings and corrective actions
- Support employee welfare through hygiene and living condition improvements
Staff Catering & Food Safety Operations
- Oversee hygiene and food safety practices of staff canteen and catering operations
- Monitor food storage, preparation, and temperature control procedures
- Ensure personal hygiene compliance of food handlers and catering staff
- Verify cleanliness of kitchen, dining premises, and food service equipment
- Conduct periodic catering hygiene audits and inspections
- Support compliance of catering service providers with food safety standards
Monitoring, Verification & CCP Management
- Monitor critical control points (CCP) and operational prerequisite programs (OPRP)
- Coordinate swab testing, water testing, and hygiene verification activities
- Review monitoring records and escalate deviations immediately to management
- Analyze hygiene verification results and identify systemic issues
- Document all monitoring and verification activities comprehensively
- Support continuous monitoring protocol improvement
Internal Audits, Training & Culture Leadership
- Plan and execute routine food safety and hygiene inspections across facilities
- Conduct GMP walkthroughs and compliance assessments
- Execute periodic accommodation inspections and catering audits
- Train production, catering, and accommodation staff on hygiene practices
- Lead daily pre-shift GMP briefings and food-handler hygiene refreshers
- Drive strong hygiene, food safety, and employee welfare culture across operations
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science required
- Diploma/degree in Public Health or Environmental Health
- Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology or related scientific discipline
Professional Experience
- 3-5 years hygiene/sanitation supervisory experience in food processing
- Background in coffee, seeds, nuts, or similar agri-food/FMCG environments preferred
- Proven experience overseeing catering hygiene operations
- Demonstrated experience managing employee accommodation hygiene
- Track record in food safety compliance and regulatory adherence
Technical Knowledge & Certifications
- Certified in Food Safety (ISO 22000, HACCP Level 3/4, or GMP preferred)
- Halal Internal Auditor certification preferred
- Occupational Health & Safety certification advantageous
- Strong knowledge of SFDA regulations and requirements
- Deep understanding of ISO 22000, GMP, and HACCP principles
- Familiarity with Halal assurance standards and procedures
Professional Skills & Competencies
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities across multicultural teams
- Strong problem-solving and proactive quality improvement mindset
- Exceptional attention to detail and documentation precision
- Experience with mock recalls, traceability, and root cause analysis
- Proficiency with QMS, ERP, and document control systems
- Ability to work in fast-paced environments managing multiple site areas
Behavioral Competencies
- Accountability and ethical responsibility in all operations
- Strong communication and training delivery capabilities
- Continuous improvement mindset and innovation focus
- Empathy and discretion in employee welfare matters
- Calm and structured response under pressure situations
Career Development & Growth Opportunities
Professional Advancement
- Food safety leadership role with established agri-food processor
- Opportunity to advance to Quality Manager or Food Safety Manager positions
- Exposure to comprehensive food safety and quality systems management
- Career growth within Baja Foods’ expanding operations
Learning & Development
- Professional development in advanced food safety standards
- Training in regulatory compliance and audit management
- Certification support in food safety or occupational health fields
- Mentoring from experienced Quality leadership team
About Baja Foods — Saudi Arabia’s Food Safety Excellence
Baja Foods represents a trusted agri-food processing company specializing in high-quality coffee, seed, and nut processing across Saudi Arabia. The company operates modern processing facilities with SFDA certification, ISO 22000 and HACCP compliance, and commitment to Halal standards. Baja Foods maintains strict food safety protocols, advanced processing technology, and dedicated quality systems ensuring premium product quality and consumer safety. The organization invests in professional teams, continuous improvement, and employee welfare programs. Baja Foods values food safety professionals committed to excellence and supporting organizational mission of delivering safe, quality agri-food products to regional markets.
Career Excellence at Baja Foods: Build food safety expertise with established Saudi agri-food processor, lead HACCP and ISO 22000 compliance initiatives, manage comprehensive hygiene programs across production and accommodation, oversee catering operations food safety, conduct regulatory inspections and audit readiness, drive food safety culture and employee training, support employee welfare through facility oversight, and advance food safety career with quality-focused organization.
Who Should Apply?
- Hygiene Supervisors: With 3-5 years food processing experience
- Food Safety Specialists: From coffee, seed, or nut processing background
- Quality Control Officers: With HACCP and ISO 22000 expertise
- HACCP Coordinators: Seeking supervisory food safety roles
- Compliance Professionals: Ready for food safety leadership positions
- Food Science Graduates: With food processing plant experience
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