Food Safety Specialist

Steritech Brand Standards • Brooklyn, NY

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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. The role evaluates client practices against 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. Specialists teach and coach clients on creating safer and healthier workplaces.

The position involves conducting audits and inspections, monitoring food safety practices, training staff, investigating food safety incidents, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining records. Travel is 50%–70%, or approximately 8–10 days per month, and includes some evening and weekend work. The schedule must accommodate Monday through Friday and Saturdays and evenings as needed.

Requirements

• Meet the requirements to obtain a CP-FS certification.
• Be available to work Monday through Friday, Saturdays, and evenings as needed.
• Possess a valid driver's license from the state of residence.
• Obtain licenses or certificates required by applicable federal, state, or local regulations; these are covered by the company.
• Have excellent listening, organization, communication, and time-management skills.
• Be able to influence others tactfully and skillfully.
• Provide clear, constructive feedback positively.
• Work autonomously and flexibly.
• Organize and prioritize work based on urgency, efficiency, and other factors.

Nice To Haves

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

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.
• Partner with clients to identify root causes of assessment discrepancies and develop corrective action plans.
• Teach and coach clients on making their workplaces safer and healthier.
• 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.

Benefits

• Professional growth opportunities, including 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 available immediately upon hire and coverage 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.
• Competitive pay; many roles offer performance incentives.

What This Job Offers

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