Food Safety Specialist

Steritech Brand Standards • El Paso, TX

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About The Position

The Food Safety Specialist supports hotel, restaurant, and grocery clients in upholding brand standards, ensuring food quality, and delivering customer-focused service. The role assesses compliance with regulatory, industry, and proprietary brand standards; observes food preparation and cooking practices; and works with clients to identify the causes of assessment discrepancies and create corrective action plans. Specialists teach and coach clients on making workplaces safer and healthier.

The position includes conducting food safety audits and inspections, monitoring food safety practices, training staff, investigating food safety incidents, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining records. It involves travel of 50%–70%, described as 8–10 days per month, and may require evening and weekend work.

Requirements

• Meet the requirements to obtain a CP-FS certification.
• Available to work Monday through Friday, and Saturdays and evenings as needed.
• Possess a valid driver’s license from the state of residence.
• Obtain licenses or certificates required by federal, state, and/or local regulations; the company covers these.
• Have excellent listening, organization, communication, and time-management skills.
• Be able to organize and prioritize work based on urgency, efficiency, and other factors.
• Be able to work autonomously and on a flexible schedule.

Nice To Haves

• Strong technical knowledge of food safety.
• ServSafe and/or CP-FS certification(s).

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to measure conformity with regulatory, industry, and proprietary brand standards.
• Observe food preparation and cooking practices to ensure food safety, health, and sanitation standards are followed.
• Partner with clients to identify root causes of assessment discrepancies and develop corrective action plans.
• Teach and coach clients on creating safer and healthier workplaces.
• Conduct audits and inspections.
• Implement and monitor food safety practices.
• Train and educate staff.
• Investigate food safety incidents.
• Ensure compliance with regulations.
• Maintain documentation and records.
• Provide clear, constructive feedback and influence others tactfully.

Benefits

• Benefits begin on day one for full-time colleagues, with no waiting period.
• Career growth opportunities and promotion from within.
• Training and development programs.
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time colleagues.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions.
• Vacation days and sick days.
• Company-paid holidays and floating holidays.
• Performance incentives may be available for some roles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed