QHSE Associate Jobs Dubai 2026

Kitopi, a food tech company that owns and operates more than 200 brands from its cloud kitchens, is looking for a QHSE Associate in Dubai. This is the person who keeps kitchens and people safe, with a strong focus on health, safety, quality, and environmental systems across Kitopi’s kitchen sites. As QHSE Associate, you’ll carry out daily health and safety inspections across kitchen sites; complete workplace risk assessments and make sure control measures are followed; investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses and drive corrective and preventive actions; lead emergency preparedness, including fire safety checks, evacuation drills, and first aid readiness; deliver health and safety inductions, toolbox talks, and food safety training; monitor PPE use and safe working practice; make sure contractors follow safety requirements when maintaining appliances; support kitchen expansions and installations against municipal and civil defence codes; oversee sanitation and resolve food quality complaints; write clear audit and incident reports; and partner with facilities and operations teams to close non-conformities. The role requires a relevant degree, at least three years in health and safety, quality, or food safety, and a Level 3 HACCP and Food Safety for Catering certification, along with a UAE or GCC driving licence.

Company: Kitopi, launched in Dubai in January 2018

Portfolio: Over 200 food brands, created, discovered, or curated for the region

Technology: Proprietary Smart Kitchen Operating System (SKOS) for real-time kitchen operations

Reach: Over 200 locations across the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar

Team: More than 6,000 employees from over 70 nationalities

QHSE Associate Role — Kitchen Safety, Food Safety & Compliance

Department: QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety & Environment)

Primary Focus: Site inspections, risk assessment, incident investigation, training

Scope: Kitopi kitchen facilities across the UAE

Mission: Keeping kitchens and people safe, and every site compliant

QHSE Associate Position Overview

The QHSE Associate at Kitopi is the person kitchen teams turn to when safety or food quality is on the line. Cloud kitchens run fast, with heavy equipment, hot oil, sharp tools, and high volumes of food moving through compact spaces, so the safety work has to be steady and practical. Your day usually starts on the kitchen floor. You’ll carry out health and safety inspections across kitchen sites, looking for hazards and checking compliance with health and safety, food safety, and environmental rules. Risk is managed before it becomes an incident. You’ll carry out workplace risk assessments for new and existing activities and make sure the controls set out in them are put in place and actually followed, including correct handling of chemicals, safe manual handling, and proper use of equipment and PPE. When something does go wrong, you’ll lead the investigation. Accidents, incidents, and near misses are examined for their root causes, and corrective and preventive actions are followed through until they are closed. Preparedness is part of the job too. You’ll lead emergency drills, fire safety checks, evacuation exercises, and first aid readiness, so that teams know what to do when it matters. Training builds the safety culture. You’ll deliver health and safety inductions, toolbox talks, and food safety courses, and you’ll coach teams to work safely as a matter of routine. Growth brings new equipment and new sites, so you’ll support kitchen expansions and appliance installations to make sure they meet municipal, civil defence, and safety codes, and you’ll check that contractors meet safety requirements when they maintain appliances and facilities. Sanitation and food quality complaints are also yours to lead, with clear reports after audits and inspections and close work with facilities, operations, and business excellence teams.

As QHSE Associate, you’ll build expertise in food safety systems, workplace risk management, and incident investigation, while growing your leadership in safety culture across multiple kitchen sites. The ideal candidate holds a bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, food technology, microbiology, or a related science field, and has at least three years of experience in health and safety, quality control, or food safety, preferably in catering or hospitality. A Level 3 HACCP and Food Safety for Catering certification is mandatory, and NEBOSH IGC or IOSH certification is strongly preferred. Hands-on experience with risk assessments, incident investigations, and emergency drills is essential, as is familiarity with municipal and civil defence inspections and food safety audits. Strong data analysis and report-writing skills, along with the confidence to coach teams on safe practice, will serve you well. A UAE or GCC driving licence is required because of site travel. For safety and food quality professionals in Dubai who want to protect people in fast-moving kitchens, this role offers visible responsibility and room to grow.

Why This Role Matters: As QHSE Associate at Kitopi, you protect the people working in fast-moving cloud kitchens, catch hazards before they cause harm, lead incident investigations that prevent repeat problems, run emergency drills that teams rely on, train staff in safe and hygienic practice, keep new kitchens compliant with civil defence and municipal codes, and build a career in QHSE across a fast-growing food technology business.

 Key Responsibilities & Safety Duties

Inspections & Compliance

• Carry out daily health and safety inspections across kitchen sites
• Identify hazards in kitchen operations
• Check compliance with HSE, food safety, and environmental rules
• Follow up non-conformities until they are closed
• Track inspection findings across sites
• Stay current with HSE and food safety legislation

Risk Assessment & Control

• Carry out workplace risk assessments for new activities
• Review risk assessments for existing kitchen operations
• Ensure control measures are put in place
• Monitor that control measures are followed daily
• Address chemical, manual handling, and equipment risks
• Update risk assessments as operations change

Incident Investigation & Corrective Action

• Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses
• Identify root causes of safety events
• Drive corrective and preventive actions
• Follow through on actions until they are verified
• Share lessons learned across sites
• Track trends in incident data

Emergency Preparedness

• Lead fire safety checks across kitchen sites
• Plan and run evacuation drills
• Confirm first aid readiness on each site
• Maintain emergency equipment and documentation
• Coordinate emergency response with site teams
• Review drill outcomes and improve procedures

Training & Safety Culture

• Deliver health and safety inductions for new team members
• Run toolbox talks on safe working practice
• Deliver food safety training courses
• Coach teams on safe practice in daily work
• Monitor correct use of PPE and safe work methods
• Build a strong safety culture across each kitchen

Contractors, Expansions & Compliance

• Make sure contractors follow safety requirements
• Support appliance installations and kitchen expansions
• Confirm new installations meet municipal and civil defence codes
• Oversee sanitisation activities across kitchens
• Investigate food quality complaints and resolve them promptly
• Coordinate with facilities on maintenance safety

Reporting & Cross-Team Partnership

• Prepare clear reports after audits and inspections
• Write incident investigation reports
• Track health and safety performance over time
• Partner with facilities, operations, and business excellence
• Support company-wide compliance initiatives
• Share performance summaries with management

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety
• Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology or Microbiology
• Bachelor’s degree in any science-related field

Certifications

• Level 3 HACCP and Food Safety for Catering (mandatory)
• NEBOSH IGC or IOSH (strongly preferred)

Experience

• Minimum 3 years in health and safety, quality control, or food safety
• Experience in catering or hospitality (preferred)
• Hands-on experience with risk assessments and incident investigations
• Experience running emergency drills

Technical Knowledge

• Familiarity with municipality and civil defence inspections
• Familiarity with food safety audits
• Strong data analysis and report-writing skills

Personal Skills & Licence

• Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills
• Confidence to coach teams on safe practices
• UAE or GCC driving licence (site travel)

Professional Advancement

• Pathway toward QHSE Manager or Head of Food Safety roles
• Opportunity to lead safety across a growing kitchen network
• Exposure to new markets across the UAE, KSA, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar
• Growth within a fast-moving food technology business

Learning & Development

• Hard and soft skills training to build your capability
• Customised workshops run by the Kitopi Academy
• Monthly well-being programmes and empowering webinars
• Experience in safety leadership and team coaching

Benefits & Culture

• Inclusive private health insurance
• Up to 50% discount on Kitopi brands
• Annual leave as per company policy
• Wellness spaces designed for mothers
• Team activities, social events, and Social Thursdays and Fridays
• International, diverse, and inclusive working environment

 About Kitopi — Food Technology for the Region

Kitopi is a food technology company that creates, discovers, and curates homegrown brands for the region. Launched in Dubai in 2018, it reached unicorn status in 2021 and operates more than 200 locations across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar. Its kitchens run on a proprietary Smart Kitchen Operating System, and its team is built on customer obsession, technology, and a commitment to inclusion.

Career Excellence in Kitchen Safety: Join a fast-growing food technology company in Dubai, lead health and safety across cloud kitchens, run emergency drills and risk assessments, build a safety culture across multiple sites, and grow a career in QHSE.

 Who Should Apply?

• HSE Officers: Moving into food and kitchen safety
• Food Safety Officers: Seeking a broader QHSE role
• NEBOSH and IOSH Holders: Ready to apply their training in kitchens
• Catering and Hospitality Quality Staff: Looking for a safety leadership role
• Microbiology and Food Technology Graduates: Starting a QHSE career
• UAE and GCC Driving Licence Holders: Able to travel between sites

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