MGR, SAFETY (FOOD) - NYC

Compass Group•New York, NY

7d•$70,000 - $82,500•Onsite

About The Position

Restaurant Associates, the industry’s leading provider of dining and event catering for some of the nation's most prestigious museums, performing arts centers and corporations, is seeking a Manager, Safety (Food) for its New York City operations. This role is crucial for overseeing and implementing food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety programs to ensure compliance with internal standards and external regulations, including those of the NYC Department of Health. The position involves managing facilities, equipment, and utility uptime, coordinating maintenance and repairs, and applying project management methodologies to track timelines and develop contingency plans. Additionally, the role requires conducting audits, ensuring health code readiness, coordinating safety training, and managing incident reporting. Cross-functional collaboration with location leadership, culinary teams, and regional safety leaders is essential for effective communication and continuous improvement of operational workflows.

Requirements

Experience in facilities, equipment, and utility uptime management.
Proficiency in maintenance and repair coordination, including managing work orders and vendor relations.
Experience with project management methodologies for tracking timelines and developing contingency plans.
Knowledge of food safety, sanitation, and physical workplace safety programs.
Experience conducting audits of logs and reports related to safety and sanitation.
Familiarity with health code readiness and inspection procedures, particularly with the NYC Department of Health.
Experience in coordinating safety training and managing incident reporting.
Ability to define project scopes, set success criteria, and manage progress updates.
Strong communication skills for stakeholder engagement.
Experience in conducting post-project reviews and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Origami Risk assessments.

Responsibilities

Act as the direct liaison with Facilities Management for repair and equipment vendors.
Manage work orders, technician dispatch, and preventative maintenance for coffee systems, ice machines, and water filtration setups.
Apply formal project management methodologies to establish critical paths, track timelines, coordinate vendor site visits, and create contingency plans during major equipment breakdowns or facility repairs.
Oversee location-level execution of food safety, sanitation, and physical workplace safety programs.
Conduct daily audits of temperature logs, dish machine sanitation standards, and injury and foreign object reports.
Ensure continuous readiness for internal, third-party, and NYC Department of Health (NYCDOH) inspections.
Maintain precise record-keeping and lead immediate corrective action implementation when gaps are identified.
Coordinate required daily, monthly, and quarterly safety trainings for the team.
Oversee incident reporting (including Origami Risk assessments, near-miss logging, and lost-time claims) and partner with regional safety leaders on compliance initiatives.
Define operational project scopes, set measurable success criteria, and manage progress updates for ongoing facility resets, equipment overhauls, or kitchen upgrades.
Maintain clear, ongoing communication with location leadership and internal culinary teams regarding equipment status, maintenance downtime, safety metrics, and operational logistics.
Conduct post-project reviews and post-mortems following major facility work or operational pivots to refine best practices and streamline future site workflows.