Hygiene Manager

Job description / Role

For a period of over 50 years our Client has manufactured and distributed meat products around the globe and having recently acquired a number of regional competitors they are aggressively increasing their market share specifically within the Middle East and European markets.

Due to the year on year growth of the business and additional plant locations across the region they are now actively seeking an experienced Hygiene Manager to join their team based in Riyadh, KSA who will, alongside the Group Hygiene Manager, be tasked with improving standard across the entire Middle East.

To be considered for this role you must have 2-6 years experience of Hygiene Management from within the food industry, candidates with direct meat experience will be given priority.

The main responsibilities for this role are as follows:
- Lead/Manage Hygiene management across the whole Middle East region
- Lead/Manager a team of up to 50
- Training of existing/new employees to ensure the highest standards
- Monitoring of plant hygiene levels

Requirements

- Excellent knowledge of factory hygiene processes
- Excellent leadership and project management skills
- Ability to train and develop the team to reach expected standards
- Understanding of test methods and results of lab analysis is curtail
- Experience in general food technology is highly value
- Experience in hygiene control methods.

Personal attributes necessary for this role:
- Innovative spirit
- Good leadership/negotiation qualities
- Excellent communication and people skills with the ability to work in a diverse and multi-cultured environment.
- Dedicated and career-oriented with the vision to take on a medium to long-term career opportunity.
- Fluent in English-additional languages would be valued.

If you are looking for an exciting opportunity, have the essential experience as outlined above and would be open to relocating to the Middle East then please share your profile and we will aim to contact you at the earliest.

About the Company

Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years' experience in sourcing the world's best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants' skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors.