Food Safety Specialist

SteriTech • North Charleston, SC

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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 providing customer-focused service that enhances the guest experience. The role assesses compliance with regulatory, industry, and proprietary standards; observes food preparation and cooking practices; and works with clients to identify causes of assessment discrepancies and develop corrective action plans. Specialists also teach and coach clients on maintaining safer, healthier workplaces.

The position includes conducting audits and inspections, implementing and monitoring food safety practices, training staff, investigating food safety incidents, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining records. It requires independent work, a flexible schedule, and travel of 50%–70% (approximately 8–10 days per month), including some evenings and weekends.

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; these are covered by the company.
• Excellent listening, organizational, communication, and time-management skills.
• Ability to influence others with tact and skill.
• Ability to provide clear, constructive feedback positively.
• Ability to thrive in an autonomous working environment.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work based on urgency, efficiency, and other factors.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments of compliance with regulatory, industry, and proprietary brand standards.
• Observe food preparation and cooking practices to support food safety, health, and sanitation.
• Work 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 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.
• Travel 50%–70%, approximately 8–10 days per month, including some evening and weekend work.

Benefits

• Professional growth opportunities and multiple avenues to grow a career.
• Training and development programs.
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time colleagues.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, plus other health benefits.
• Benefits enrollment immediately upon hire, with 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 many roles.
• Company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility.

What This Job Offers

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