Food Safety Specialist

SteriTech • Minneapolis, MN

1d • $18 - $25

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 helps clients identify causes of discrepancies and develop corrective action plans. Specialists teach and coach clients on creating safer, healthier workplaces and investigate food safety incidents while maintaining compliance documentation. The role involves 50%–70% travel, described as 8–10 days per month, and some evening and weekend work.

Requirements

• Meet the requirements to obtain a CP-FS certification.
• Be 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 the cost.
• Have excellent listening, organization, communication, and time management skills.
• Be able to influence others with tact and skill and provide clear, constructive feedback positively.
• Thrive in an autonomous work environment and organize and prioritize work based on urgency, efficiency, and other factors.
• Be able to work 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 to regulatory, industry, and proprietary brand standards.
• Observe food preparation and cooking standards to ensure food safety, health, and sanitation practices.
• 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 for themselves and their customers.
• 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.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, with benefits beginning on day one for eligible full-time colleagues.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions.
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time colleagues.
• Training and development programs.
• Vacation days and sick days.
• Company-paid holidays and floating holidays.
• Performance incentives offered in many roles.

What This Job Offers

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