Avani Ibn Battuta Dubai Hotel — part of Minor Hotels, a globally expanding hospitality brand with a growing portfolio across Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia — is actively hiring a dedicated and experienced Hygiene & Stewarding Supervisor in Dubai, UAE. This full-time role leads the Hygiene Team as first-line team leader, ensuring all Food & Beverage areas and back-of-house operations are maintained to the highest standards of cleanliness, food safety and hygiene compliance — including HACCP, FSMS policy, DM Food Code compliance and comprehensive stewarding team supervision, SOP development and kitchen equipment hygiene management.
About Avani Ibn Battuta Dubai Hotel — Minor Hotels
Hotel: Avani Ibn Battuta Dubai Hotel — part of the globally expanding Avani Hotels & Resorts brand by Minor Hotels
Brand Philosophy: Balance between cool and kind, design and function — vibrant social spaces, stylish rooms, honest locally inspired food and genuine hospitality
Global Presence: Growing portfolio across Europe, Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia — a hospitality brand genuinely on the move
Culture: Upbeat service culture that respects the art of hospitality — pride in the little things, warm welcomes and genuine smiles
Group: Minor Hotels — one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing international hotel management and investment companies
Why This Hygiene Supervisor Role at Avani Dubai Is a Strong UAE Hospitality Career in 2026
Global Hospitality Brand: Avani by Minor Hotels is a globally expanding brand — a Hygiene Supervisor role here provides internationally respected hospitality food safety credentials
HACCP & FSMS Leadership: Creating HACCP manuals, FSMS policies and SOPs for a hotel operation — highly specialized expertise that commands premium career value across UAE and GCC hospitality
DM Food Code Compliance: Dubai Municipality Food Code expertise is one of the most in-demand regulatory compliance skill sets in UAE hotel food and beverage operations
Hands-On Leadership: A genuinely leadership-focused role — leading the Hygiene Team, training stewards, responding to audits and driving continuous improvement across the hotel’s entire F&B hygiene function
Position Overview
The Hygiene & Stewarding Supervisor at Avani Ibn Battuta Dubai Hotel leads the Hygiene Team as first-line team leader — ensuring all Food & Beverage areas and back-of-house environments are maintained to the highest standards of cleanliness, food safety and hygiene at all times. This professional creates and maintains HACCP documentation and FSMS policies, ensures full compliance with DM Food Code requirements, supervises stewarding operations across kitchen cleaning and equipment management, conducts monthly preventative maintenance inspections, manages daily waste segregation data, oversees cleaning supply ordering and stock rotation, and leads the team through training, SOP development and audit response — all while setting the standard through a genuinely hands-on leadership approach.
 Why This Role Matters: In a premier Dubai hotel environment, the Hygiene Supervisor is the operational guardian of food safety, public health and brand reputation every single day. The cleanliness standards you enforce, the HACCP systems you maintain, the DM Food Code compliance you ensure and the stewarding team you lead are the invisible backbone of every guest dining experience at Avani Ibn Battuta. When a guest enjoys a perfect meal in confidence, it is because of the meticulous hygiene management and food safety discipline your team has delivered — silently, consistently and without compromise behind every kitchen door.
Key Responsibilities
Hygiene Team Leadership & Food Safety Management
- Lead the Hygiene Team as first-line team leader — ensuring completion of hygiene schedules across all Food & Beverage outlets and back-of-house environments through effective deployment of resources and forward planning.
- Ensure food safety and hygiene standards are maintained consistently across all F&B areas — enforcing correct food handling techniques including dating, storage rotation, temperature control and cross-contamination prevention at all times.
- Create, maintain and continuously improve the hotel’s HACCP Manual, FSMS policy documentation and all associated food safety records — ensuring full compliance with Dubai Municipality Food Code requirements and company standards.
- Develop and maintain SOPs and hygiene awareness materials — providing the team with clear, practical guidance on all hygiene, cleaning and food safety procedures applicable to their roles.
Audit Compliance, Reporting & Corrective Actions
- Meet all reporting requirements under HACCP, Food Safety regulations and Dubai Municipality Food Code — ensuring accurate, timely and complete documentation is always available for internal and regulatory review.
- Respond proactively to audit reports and corrective action summaries — ensuring identified remedial work is completed within agreed timescales and to the required standard without exception.
- Conduct monthly preventative maintenance inspections across all F&B and hygiene-related areas — identifying potential equipment, facility or hygiene management issues before they escalate to compliance risks.
- Lead and fully participate in departmental training programs — building the hygiene knowledge, food safety awareness and skill levels of all team members through structured, ongoing training delivery.
Stewarding Operations & BOH Management
- Supervise all stewarding department employees, facilities and operations — ensuring kitchen cleaning, dishwashing, back-of-house organization and equipment maintenance activities are completed to the highest standard on every shift.
- Ensure kitchen equipment cleaning is conducted correctly and consistently — verifying that all equipment and areas are included in the hygiene management system with documented, controlled cleaning records.
- Monitor and verify that water temperatures and chemical concentrations are appropriate for cleaning operations — documenting readings in compliance with HACCP and food safety requirements.
- Ensure all Back of House areas are maintained to the highest cleanliness standards — directly supervising and assisting stewards to make cleaning more efficient and to consistently meet hotel hygiene benchmarks.
Resource Management, PPE & Waste Management
- Manage the ordering and stock rotation of cleaning supplies for the kitchen — maintaining appropriate stock levels and preventing supply shortfalls that could disrupt hygiene operations.
- Ensure all team members comply with relevant PPE requirements — including appropriate protective clothing, ear protection, skin protection and safety footwear — and that compliance is monitored and documented.
- Manage daily waste segregation and disposal activities — retrieving and recording waste data as required by hotel environmental and regulatory standards.
- Maintain daily breakage records and conduct snagging of operational equipment — reporting damage, managing replacement processes and supporting the hotel’s asset management objectives across all F&B areas.
Qualifications & Requirements
Experience Requirements
- Proven experience as a Hygiene Supervisor, Stewarding Supervisor or senior hygiene team member in a hotel, resort or large food service operation — ideally in Dubai or the UAE market.
- Strong, practical knowledge of HACCP systems, FSMS policy development and Dubai Municipality Food Code compliance requirements — applied in an active hotel or hospitality food safety environment.
- Experience in stewarding operations management — including kitchen equipment cleaning, BOH organization, waste management, PPE compliance and cleaning supply management.
Key Skills & Competencies
HACCP ManagementFSMS PolicyDM Food Code UAESOP DevelopmentFood Safety ComplianceTeam LeadershipStewarding OperationsKitchen Equipment HygieneAudit ResponsePPE ManagementWaste SegregationBOH Standards
About Avani Hotels & Resorts — Minor Hotels
Avani Hotels & Resorts is a vibrant, design-forward hospitality brand by Minor Hotels — built on the philosophy of finding the perfect balance between cool and kind, design and function, and genuine, locally inspired hospitality. With a growing portfolio spanning Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia, Avani is a brand for travelers who appreciate stylish, well-designed spaces and an upbeat service culture that genuinely respects the art of hospitality.
At Avani Ibn Battuta Dubai, the Hygiene & Stewarding Supervisor role is a genuine opportunity to lead, develop and make a tangible difference — building a team culture where food safety excellence is second nature and every back-of-house operation reflects the same quality and pride that guests experience front-of-house every day.
Who Should Apply?
- Hotel Hygiene Supervisors from Dubai or UAE: With hands-on HACCP, FSMS and DM Food Code compliance experience in a hotel or resort food and beverage environment — ready to lead the Hygiene Team at a growing international hospitality brand in Dubai.
- Food Safety Officers with Hospitality Background:Â Who combine structured food safety management knowledge with the practical, hands-on leadership style needed to supervise a hotel hygiene and stewarding team across busy F&B operations.
- Stewarding Supervisors Ready for Expanded Hygiene Remit: With strong stewarding operations experience who want to take on full hygiene team leadership — including HACCP documentation, SOP development, audit response and DM Food Code compliance in a premier Dubai hotel setting.
- Hospitality Food Safety Professionals Seeking International Brand Exposure: Motivated hygiene professionals looking to build their career within Minor Hotels’ growing global portfolio — gaining internationally recognized hotel food safety management experience at Avani Ibn Battuta Dubai.
- Detail-Oriented BOH Leaders with UAE Hotel Experience:Â Who take genuine pride in maintaining exceptional back-of-house cleanliness standards, thrive in physically active supervisory roles and understand that hygiene excellence is the invisible foundation of every outstanding guest dining experience.
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