Food Safety Specialist
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 compliance with regulatory, industry, and proprietary brand standards; observes food preparation and cooking practices; and works with clients to identify root causes of discrepancies and develop corrective action plans. The specialist also teaches and coaches clients on creating safer, healthier workplaces for employees and customers. The position includes conducting audits and inspections, implementing and monitoring food safety practices, training staff, investigating food safety incidents, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining documentation. It requires independent work, tactful influence, constructive feedback, organization, and flexibility. Travel is 50%–70%, or approximately 8–10 days per month, with some evening and weekend work. Employees may work at customer residences, properties, and businesses, often unsupervised, and may drive a company vehicle as a primary duty.
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; these are covered by the company.
- 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.
- Be able to organize and prioritize work according to 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 measuring 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 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%, or approximately 8–10 days per month, including some evening and weekend work.
- Safely operate a vehicle on public streets when driving is part of the role.
Benefits
- Benefits begin on the first day for eligible full-time colleagues, with no waiting period.
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, plus other benefits.
- 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.
- Competitive pay; some roles offer performance incentives.
- Career growth opportunities and promotion from within.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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