Food Safety Specialist

Laitram•New Orleans, LA

About The Position

Commercial Food Sanitation, LLC (CFS), an Intralox company, is seeking a Food Safety Specialist with experience in sanitation, food safety, and quality. The role supports global food processors seeking consistent programs and food safety standards. The specialist serves as a technical resource, recommending best practices and procedures to food processors and suppliers, and must be able to communicate effectively with personnel at all organizational levels. Significant experience in plant hygiene and sanitation within a food manufacturing company is required, along with strong technical ability to contribute to customer engagements. A New Orleans-based candidate is preferred. The position includes international exposure, continuous-improvement work, and career-advancement opportunities. The role involves frequent travel, including possible international travel, and engagement with customers, equipment manufacturers, Intralox account teams, and the wider food industry.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related field.
Passion for hygiene, sanitation, and food safety.
Experience in the food processing industry, such as bakery, meat, poultry, dairy, or produce, including significant plant hygiene and sanitation experience with a food manufacturing company.
Effective written and verbal communication skills for technical and sales content, with personnel at all levels of a company.
Excellent training and presentation skills, including the ability to explain food safety concepts to people who are not specialists in the field.
Ability to set priorities, use and coordinate resources, and manage projects from start to finish with little supervision.
Ability to work effectively on a team as either a leader or a member.
Solid understanding of sanitation concepts and ability to interact with microbiologists, sanitation managers, engineers, and management.
Knowledge of cleaning concepts and chemicals, and ability to work with cleaning contractors and cleaning chemical companies.
Knowledge of process control and general food manufacturing principles.
Ability and desire to innovate and invent, and to create and implement new sanitation ideas and processes.
Strong knowledge of HACCP.
Willingness to travel 55–60% of the time; international travel may be required.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Nice To Haves

Fluency in Spanish.
Based locally in New Orleans.

Responsibilities

Assess regional and global food processors and provide objective, world-class recommendations using the CFS Preventive Plan Continuum.
Support troubleshooting and mitigation of food safety challenges.
Train through the CFS Institute and lead presentations and breakout sessions for global customers in Sanitation Essentials and Hygienic Design Training.
Support or lead on-site customer workshop training.
Collaborate with Intralox account teams to support customer strategies in food safety, sanitation, and hygienic design.
Work with food processors to support implementation of recommendations.
Communicate effectively with personnel at all levels of customers’ organizations.
Train and make recommendations to equipment manufacturers on hygienic design principles and strategies.
Support the development of future training offerings, including digital offerings, and future customer support offerings.
Actively participate in the food industry community, including conferences, tradeshows, improvement efforts, and speaking opportunities.