Food Safety Specialist

Steritech Brand Standards • Fresno, CA

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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 that enhances the guest experience. The role assesses food safety and sanitation practices, identifies discrepancies, and partners with clients to determine root causes and develop corrective actions. Specialists teach and coach clients on creating safer, healthier environments. The position involves 50%–70% travel, or approximately 8–10 days per month, including some evening and weekend work. Specialists may work independently at customer residences, properties, and places of business, and may drive a company vehicle as a primary duty.

Requirements

• Meet the requirements to obtain a CP-FS certification.
• Available to work Monday through Friday and Saturdays and evenings as needed.
• 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.
• Excellent listening, organization, communication, and time-management skills.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule and thrive in an autonomous working environment.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments and audits to measure conformity with regulatory, industry, and proprietary brand standards.
• Observe food preparation and cooking practices to ensure food safety, health, and sanitation standards.
• Partner with clients to address 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.
• 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 with tact and skill.
• 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 additional health benefits, with enrollment immediately upon hire and benefits starting on day one for full-time colleagues.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions.
• Vacation days and sick days.
• Company-paid holidays and floating holidays.
• Performance incentives may be offered in some roles.
• Benefits eligibility for part-time colleagues after they meet certain criteria.

What This Job Offers

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