Job Scope of Halal Officer

• To ensure that the hotel’s halal kitchens are in compliance to JAKIM’s requirements for halal assurance & certification, and to ensure that the halal certification is valid at all times.
• Ensure that Materials Management complies with food safety requirements as stipulated by MOHG’s Safe & Sound practices (FLHSSE) and ISO 22000, in particular:
  • Supplier Audits of Food & Beverage vendors
  • Food safety practices as required by policies in above mentioned disciplines
• Assist, when necessary, in all purchasing, receiving, store & inventory functions in accordance to hotel policies.
• Develop, plan, organize, schedule, oversee and co-ordinate all halal related programs or activities and day-to-day programmes’ operation.
• Manages the halal assurance and certification requirements to ensure validity of hotel’s halal certificate.
• Ensures that the hotel complies with the Guidelines for Halal Assurance Management System as implemented by Department of Islamic Development Malaysia.
• To ensure that the hotel’s halal policies and procedures are relevant to the guidelines mentioned and updating them whenever required.
• To update the management and Halal Committee on the latest changes pertaining to Guidelines for Halal Assurance Management System as implemented by Department of Islamic Development Malaysia and / or Halal Malaysia Standard 1500:2009.
• To approve the purchase of food and beverage items for halal kitchens, whether new or for replacement of current ingredients.
• To constantly review all halal product purchases conducted by the hotel.
• To ensure that the halal certificate/process files are updated with valid certificates and product specifications.
• Responsible to ensure that the products purchased and received into the chef food store, commissary and commissary freezers and chillers are halal products.
• Ensures that all issuance of halal items follow a schedule that ensures no contamination.
• Conduct regular or minimum monthly halal inspections of the halal kitchens, halal holding areas as mentioned above.
• Initiate halal internal audits with the Halal Committee at least a minimum of twice a year.
• Report non-conformances, especially those from inspections and internal audit in a formal report and ensures that they are looked into for closure within a timely manner.
• Work closely with the Food Safety Manager to ensure that halal products, stores and kitchens comply with food safety requirements.
• Liaise with the Executive Chef on new menu items for the halal kitchens, as well as work closely with the Sous Chefs from halal kitchens.
• Call for Halal Committee meeting, minimum twice a year to update the committee on the issues related to halal assurance and compliance.
• Liaise with the Director/ Manager of Business Management System when:
  • communication with JAKIM is required
  • requesting for approval of new halal items
  • requesting for approval of promotional menu items
  • the halal recertification needs to be renewed (6 months before expiration date)
  • updating of ingredients and menu items will be required in the HALAL hub
• Liaise with JAKIM auditors, follow up and finalize the audit process.
• Plan and conduct periodic training on halal requirements for the hotel’s colleagues.
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Job Requirement

• Possess at least Diploma/ Bachelor's Degree in Food Science/ Food Technology/ Nutrition or equivalent
• Preferably candidate with 1-3 years of working experience in the related field
• ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 knowledge is an advantage
• Knowledge of HACCP practices are an advantage
• Exposed to HALAL, HACCP and ISO practices
• Ability in handling documents related to HALAL
• Ability to prepare HALAL SOP
• Ability to ascertain compliances of all processes and procedures with food safety
• Fluent in computer software programmes used by the department
• Able to liaise with JAKIM Officers
• Knowledge in submitting/ updating of ingredients and menu items through HALA hub
• Maintenance of good interpersonal relationship with all levels of colleagues in the department and in the hotel
• Able to take the initiative where necessary 
• Able to trouble shoot general IT related issues
• Possesses organizational and inter-personal skills
• Self-motivated and self-starter
• Able to conduct internal training if required 
• Self-driven, dynamic, open minded and eager to learn new things
• An independent problem solver and able to work effectively under pressure