Food Safety Specialist
About The Position
The Food Safety Specialist supports hotel, restaurant, and grocery clients in upholding brand standards, ensuring exceptional food quality, and delivering customer-focused service that enhances the guest experience. The role conducts food safety assessments and inspections, observes food preparation and cooking practices, and helps clients address discrepancies through root-cause analysis and corrective action plans. Specialists also train and coach clients on creating safer, healthier workplaces and investigate food safety incidents while maintaining compliance and records. The position involves 50%–70% travel, described as 8–10 days per month, and may include evening and weekend work. Specialists work autonomously, organize and prioritize their assignments, and provide clear, constructive feedback to clients. The role requires availability Monday through Friday and on Saturdays and evenings as needed.
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 these requirements.
- Have excellent listening, organization, communication, and time-management skills.
- Be able to influence others with tact and skill.
- Thrive in an autonomous working environment.
- 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 practices to ensure food safety, health, and sanitation standards are followed.
- Work 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 8–10 days per month, including some evening and weekend work.
- Organize and prioritize work based on urgency, efficiency, and other factors.
- Provide clear and constructive feedback in a positive manner.
Benefits
- Professional growth opportunities and multiple avenues to grow a career.
- Training and development programs.
- Tuition reimbursement for full-time colleagues.
- Health benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions.
- Vacation days and sick days.
- Company-paid holidays and floating holidays.
- Performance incentives may be available for many roles.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
