Hygiene Coordinator - Local Hire

Department: Kitchen

Location: Ghana - Accra

Description
The successful candidate shall assist the Hygiene, Health, Safety and Sustainability Manager and the Executive Chef in managing the overall hygiene Programme as an efficient and productive cost and service center ensuring a seamless operation and therefore contribute to maximizing guest satisfaction. The Food Safety & Hygiene Coordinator ensures that the hotel is fully in line with local and International hygiene standards and assists in guiding, correcting, planning and organizing Culinary and Stewarding operations.
Key Responsibilities

• Ensure that all Food & Beverage/Kitchen employees have an adequate knowledge of food safety.
• Organise Food safety meetings and trainings and keep accurate records of all trainings and meetings held.
• Follow up with all related teams and ensure that trainings are understood, and actions implemented.
• Assist in the development of food safety committees for the hotel to ensure all actions are communicated towards the operations.
• Have a thorough knowledge and understanding of all food and beverage items offered.
• Attend the daily departmental briefings.
• Develop a monthly report of the operational hygiene gaps and develop an action plan.
• Develop on the job and classroom trainings for all kitchen, service, and stewarding staff.
• Ensure daily routine checks are done in liaison with the Stewarding Manager in all Food & Beverage areas.
• Ensure daily checks of freezers and fridges in the kitchen and bar areas.
• Prepare and compile monthly, weekly reports as requested by Management.
• To ensure that all data is recorded properly by the respective kitchen staff and filed correctly for future reference.
• Check daily pastry counters, buffets and displays for the restaurants including the staff restaurant and banquets.
• Attend site visits for potential outside caterings.
• Attend operations and set-up during outside caterings to evaluate eventual hygiene gaps.
• Attend any visit of the governmental body in terms of food hygiene and encourage a positive working relation.
• Contribute sourcing new suppliers and ensure all suppliers are visited regularly to evaluate their production in terms of hygiene.
• Develop a regular pest control programme with the Stewarding department to ensure prevention.
• Conduct regular meetings with third party hygiene consultants to discuss critical points
• Collect food samples from events and outside caterings for future reference.
• Set an example by reporting to duty punctually wearing business attire according to the hotels dress code & Kempinski grooming standards, maintaining a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene at all times.
  

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• BA/BSc in Food Production or food safety related field/BSc of Agriculture
• Certified in food safety/ HACCP or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of disease prevention, behavior change models, and local health regulations (CDC or OSHA standards)
• 2–5 years of practical experience in infection control, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) programs, or a clinical/industrial setting
• Excellent Oral and Written skills
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Have a complete understanding of food safety standards/ procedures.
  

<