Food Safety Specialist

Steritech Brand Standards • Sacramento, CA

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About The Position

The Food Safety Specialist supports hotel, restaurant, and grocery clients in maintaining brand standards, ensuring food quality, and delivering customer-focused service. The role assesses compliance with regulatory, industry, and 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 and healthier workplaces.

The position involves conducting audits and inspections, implementing and monitoring food safety practices, training staff, investigating incidents, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining records. It requires autonomous work, clear and constructive communication, and the ability to influence clients tactfully. Travel is 50%–70%, or approximately 8–10 days per month, with some evening and weekend work. The schedule is available Monday through Friday and Saturdays and evenings as needed.

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 requirements.
• 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 working environment and work a flexible schedule.

Nice To Haves

• Strong knowledge of food safety.
• ServSafe certification and/or CP-FS certification.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments of 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 making workplaces safer and healthier for employees and customers.
• Conduct food safety 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.
• Organize and prioritize work based on urgency, efficiency, and other factors.

Benefits

• Professional growth opportunities and promotion from within.
• Training and development programs.
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time colleagues.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, plus other health benefits; full-time colleagues can enroll immediately, with coverage starting on day one.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions.
• Vacation days and sick days.
• Company-paid holidays and floating holidays.
• Competitive pay; some roles offer performance incentives.

What This Job Offers

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