Food Safety Specialist

Steritech Brand Standards•Fayetteville, NC

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 assesses compliance with regulatory, industry, and proprietary brand standards; observes food preparation and cooking practices; and helps clients identify root causes of assessment discrepancies and develop corrective action plans. Specialists also teach and coach clients on creating safer, healthier workplaces for themselves and their customers. The position involves conducting audits and inspections, implementing and monitoring food safety practices, training and educating staff, investigating food safety incidents, ensuring regulatory compliance, and maintaining documentation and records. Travel is 50%–70%, described as 8–10 days per month, with some evening and weekend work. A flexible schedule and the ability to work autonomously are important.

Requirements

Meet the requirements to obtain a CP-FS certification.
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.
Ability and desire to influence others with tact and skill.
Ability to provide clear, constructive feedback in a positive manner.
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 is preferred.
Strong knowledge of food safety is preferred.
ServSafe and/or CP-FS certification(s) are a plus.

Responsibilities

Conduct assessments of conformity to regulatory, industry, and proprietary brand standards.
Observe food preparation and cooking practices to ensure food safety, health, and sanitation standards are followed.
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.