Emirates Flight Catering — one of the world’s largest and most operationally sophisticated airline catering companies, serving the globally acclaimed Emirates Airline and a wide portfolio of commercial customers from its world-class facilities at Dubai International Airport — is urgently hiring a qualified Food Safety Specialist (Job ID: 606, Posted: 15 September 2026, Deadline: 27 September 2026). This full-time, permanent role requires a minimum of 5 years of food safety experience in catering, food manufacturing or a related field, a mandatory BSc in Microbiology or Food Technology, and comprehensive practical knowledge of HACCP, CCP, OPRP, PRPs, ISO 17025 laboratory management and food supplier auditing — both on-site and remote e-audits. Applications close imminently — apply without delay.
URGENT — Application Deadline: 27 September 2026Job ID: 606 | Posted: 15 September 2026 | Closes: 27 September 2026 at 01:00 UAE time. This is an active, trending vacancy at Emirates Flight Catering. Apply immediately through the Emirates Flight Catering careers portal — late applications will not be accepted. Do not delay.
About Emirates Flight Catering — World-Class Airline Catering, Dubai UAE
Company: Emirates Flight Catering — one of the world’s largest airline catering operations, headquartered at Dubai International Airport (DXB) and serving Emirates Airline alongside a wide portfolio of commercial airline and hospitality clients
Scale: Producing millions of meals annually for hundreds of airlines — one of the most operationally complex and high-volume food production operations in the global airline catering industry
Food Safety Standard: HACCP, CCP, OPRP, PRP, ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation — world-class food safety management systems maintained to the highest international airline and regulatory standards
Audit Clients: Airline and commercial customers conducting external food safety audits — Emirates Airline, international carriers and major commercial hospitality groups
Team: A professionally structured food safety team including Food Safety Managers, Specialists, Supervisors, Senior Food Safety Assistants and Food Safety Assistants
Why This Food Safety Specialist Role at Emirates Flight Catering Is a Premier UAE Aviation Career in 2026
World’s Most Prestigious Airline Caterer: Emirates Flight Catering is globally recognized as one of the most professionally demanding and technically excellent airline catering operations in the world — a Food Safety Specialist credential here carries exceptional international career value across the aviation, catering and food manufacturing sectors
ISO 17025 Accredited Laboratory: Direct involvement in maintaining ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation is a rare and highly valued food science credential in the UAE — providing laboratory management expertise that significantly differentiates a food safety career profile in Dubai’s competitive market
Dual Audit Scope: Conducting both on-site local supplier audits AND remote overseas e-audits — a uniquely broad supplier food safety audit skillset that is increasingly in demand across the UAE and GCC food supply chain sector in 2026
Aviation Food Safety Premium: Food safety in airline catering operates under the most stringent compliance standards in the food industry — airline customer audits, HACCP reviews for new in-flight products and international regulatory compliance build the most demanding and career-valuable food safety credentials available in the UAE
Position Overview
The Food Safety Specialist at Emirates Flight Catering 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 local food supplier audits and e-audits for overseas suppliers, investigates critical food safety complaints and supplier issues, performs microbiological analysis, maintains ISO 17025 laboratory accreditation requirements, supervises and guides the food safety team across all assistant and supervisor levels, ensures CCPs, OPRPs and PRPs are monitored and verified per the Hazard Control Plan, participates actively in HACCP reviews during NPD and process changes, and assists in food safety audits conducted by airline and commercial customers — while supporting the Food Safety Manager and Senior Food Safety Manager on daily operational and continual improvement requirements.
Why This Role Matters: At Emirates Flight Catering, the Food Safety Specialist is the technical professional protecting the food safety of millions of airline meals served to passengers of Emirates and partner airlines around the world — from the moment a raw material supplier is audited through to the moment a meal tray is loaded onto an aircraft. In a catering operation that produces at extraordinary volume and serves passengers across more than 150 global destinations, every CCP monitored, every supplier audit completed, every microbiological result verified and every HACCP review conducted by this specialist is a direct contribution to the food safety of passengers who trust Emirates with their meals at 35,000 feet. The stakes in airline catering food safety are uniquely high — and the professionals who manage them are among the most highly regarded food safety experts in the global aviation industry.
Key Responsibilities
Shop Floor Inspections & Food Safety Performance Monitoring
- Carry out spot verification through internal inspections on the Emirates Flight Catering shop floor — systematically checking compliance with food safety procedures, GMP standards, personal hygiene requirements and critical control point monitoring across all production, assembly and dispatch areas, and communicating findings accurately through structured shift reports to operational and food safety management.
- Monitor the Food Safety performance of stakeholders at the assigned Emirates Flight Catering business units — reviewing internal audit results, customer complaint data and operational performance indicators to prepare rigorous trend analyses and cascade actionable food safety performance insights to the relevant stakeholders for continuous improvement.
Food Supplier Auditing — On-Site & E-Audit
- Conduct comprehensive on-site audits at local food suppliers serving Emirates Flight Catering as per the set audit frequency — systematically evaluating supplier HACCP implementation, GMP compliance, food safety management systems and hygiene standards against Emirates Flight Catering’s stringent supplier approval and monitoring criteria.
- Conduct rigorous e-audits (electronic/remote audits) for all assigned overseas food suppliers — adapting the audit methodology to remote delivery while maintaining the depth, technical rigour and documentation standards required to effectively assess overseas supplier food safety management systems and protect Emirates Flight Catering’s global supply chain integrity.
- Investigate critical food safety-related customer complaints and food safety issues with suppliers — applying structured root cause analysis methodology to identify the true underlying causes of food safety failures, implement immediate risk mitigation and develop sustainable preventive actions that prevent recurrence across the Emirates Flight Catering supply chain.
Microbiological Analysis & ISO 17025 Laboratory Management
- Perform microbiological analysis as per the assignment schedule — applying validated, ISO 17025-compliant testing methods to food products, environmental monitoring samples, water samples and other laboratory inputs, generating accurate, reproducible microbiological safety data that informs Emirates Flight Catering’s food safety risk management decisions.
- Ensure that all ISO 17025 certification requirements are appropriately maintained in the Emirates Flight Catering food safety laboratory — proactively supporting method validation, equipment calibration, proficiency testing participation, internal audit preparation and documentation management activities that sustain the laboratory’s accreditation status and analytical credibility.
HACCP Management, Team Supervision & Airline Customer Audit Support
- Supervise and guide Food Safety Supervisors, Senior Food Safety Assistants and Food Safety Assistants on all food safety-related matters at Emirates Flight Catering — providing technical direction, hands-on coaching and professional mentorship that builds team capability and ensures consistent, high-standard food safety practice across all shifts and operational areas.
- Ensure CCPs, OPRPs and PRPs established in the Hazard Control Plan are continuously monitored and verified as per the plan — supervising the food safety team’s CCP monitoring activities with the rigor, consistency and technical accuracy that Emirates Flight Catering’s production volume and airline customer standards demand across every production shift.
- Take an active part in HACCP reviews during new in-flight product development, changes in existing catering processes and introduction of new production processes — contributing food safety technical expertise to ensure all new and modified products and processes are appropriately hazard-analysed, controlled and documented from the earliest development stages.
- Assist in food safety audits conducted by airline and commercial customers at Emirates Flight Catering — providing professional technical support, comprehensive documentation and transparent operational access that enables smooth, efficiently managed external audits and demonstrates Emirates Flight Catering’s full compliance with airline customer food safety standards and requirements.
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Food Technology or an equivalent scientific discipline — a mandatory educational requirement for this Emirates Flight Catering Food Safety Specialist role, providing the essential scientific foundation for microbiological analysis, HACCP management and food safety system implementation in a world-class airline catering environment.
- Level 4 Food Safety training or equivalent professional food safety qualification — preferred, supporting the senior technical competence required for this specialist-level food safety role at Emirates Flight Catering. HACCP Level 4, CIEH, RSPH, HABC or internationally recognized equivalent qualifications are particularly advantageous.
Experience Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in a food safety-related role within a catering business, food manufacturing operation or directly related food industry environment — this is a firm minimum requirement. Candidates with fewer than 5 years of relevant food safety experience will not be considered for this Emirates Flight Catering specialist position.
Key Skills & Competencies
HACCP / CCP / OPRPISO 17025 LaboratoryMicrobiological AnalysisSupplier Audits (On-Site)E-Audits (Overseas)Airline Customer AuditsTrend AnalysisComplaint InvestigationTeam SupervisionHazard Control PlanEnglish (Fluent)5+ Years Food Safety
About Emirates Flight Catering
Emirates Flight Catering is one of the world’s largest and most technically sophisticated airline catering companies — headquartered adjacent to Dubai International Airport (DXB) and producing millions of in-flight meals annually for Emirates Airline and a portfolio of commercial airline and hospitality clients. As an integral part of the Emirates Group ecosystem, Emirates Flight Catering operates world-class food production facilities, maintains ISO 17025-accredited food safety laboratories and manages an internationally certified HACCP-based food safety management system that meets the rigorous standards of Emirates Airline and the full spectrum of international airline customer requirements.
Working at Emirates Flight Catering places a Food Safety Specialist at the intersection of aviation excellence, global supply chain management and world-class food science — delivering food safety expertise that protects passengers across 150+ destinations and supports one of the world’s most admired aviation brands. For food safety professionals with the right credentials, this role represents one of the most career-defining opportunities in the UAE’s aviation and hospitality food safety sector in 2026.
Job ID: 606. Application deadline: 27 September 2026. Full-time, permanent. Apply through the Emirates Flight Catering careers portal immediately.
Who Should Apply?
- Experienced Food Safety Professionals from Airline Catering or Large-Scale Food Manufacturing in UAE: With 5+ years of food safety experience, BSc in Microbiology or Food Technology, and hands-on HACCP, CCP, ISO 17025 and supplier audit expertise — ready for a Food Safety Specialist role at one of the world’s most prestigious airline catering companies in Dubai.
- Microbiologists with Food Safety Management and Laboratory Accreditation Experience: Who have operated within an ISO 17025-accredited food safety laboratory, performing microbiological testing and contributing to accreditation maintenance — bringing laboratory science credentials that directly match Emirates Flight Catering’s requirement for specialist-level microbiological analysis capability.
- Food Safety Auditors with Dual Local and Overseas Supplier Audit Experience: Who have conducted both on-site physical supplier food safety audits and remote e-audits for overseas supply chain partners — with the structured audit methodology, supplier communication skills and corrective action management experience that Emirates Flight Catering’s global supply chain requires.
- HACCP Level 4 Qualified Food Safety Specialists from Catering or Aviation Food Sector: Holding Level 4 Food Safety, HACCP Level 4 or an internationally recognized equivalent qualification — with active HACCP review participation, Hazard Control Plan management and airline or commercial customer audit support experience in a high-volume catering or food manufacturing environment.
- Food Safety Team Leaders Ready for Specialist Career Advancement at Emirates: Currently leading or supervising food safety teams in a catering or food manufacturing operation — with the technical depth, communication confidence and supervisory experience needed to guide Food Safety Assistants and Supervisors within Emirates Flight Catering’s professionally structured food safety function in Dubai.
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