What are the responsibilities and job description for the Food Safety Specialist position at CookUnity?
The Role:
The Food Safety Specialist ensures a sustainable, safe, clean, and functional environment in the CookUnity Commissary.
Responsibilities:
- Monitor food production and ensure all Chefs are adhering to food safety regulations
- Perform critical checks including refrigeration, chemical concentration and and temperature checks
- Communicate kitchen rules to Chefs as needed- gloves, hairnets, proper hand washing, cleaning of equipment, sanitizing of prep stations, etc.
- Ensures all items in coolers and freezers are appropriately labeled. (Labels must include Chef Name, Product Name and Date)
- Daily facility compliance walks including corrective actions
- Work closely with other departments such as Kitchen Operations, Supply Chain and Maintenance to correct issues affecting food safety and quality.
- Ensure the facility is always ready for inspection by local regulator or third party auditor
- Ensure all walk-in coolers and stand alone fridges remain closed and temperature is at 41 degrees or lower
- Perform weekly thermometer calibrations for Chefs and Food Safety team
- Collaborate with other members of Food Safety team in Chef and employee training on food safety and sanitation topics
- Perform facility and department audits
- Collect and provide data on cooler function and sanitary transport to operations and facilities teams
Minimum Requirements:
- Experience working in a high compliance food processing facility (USDA, FDA)
- Positive and committed to doing the right thing
- Experience working with a team in a fast paced environment
- Good communication skills and ability to speak in a professional manner to a wide range of partners and stakeholders
- Ability to build relationships and explain food safety concepts in plain language
- Ability to work independently and complete assigned duties without direct supervision
- Proficiency G Suite/Google Workspace.
- Team player with a positive, collaborative mindset
- Ability to work 30-40 hours per week.
- Bilingual English/Spanish required
Benefits
🩺 Health Insurance coverage
🌅 401k Plan
⛱ Paid sick days
🐣 Family leave: ****12 weeks for primary caregiver and 6 weeks for secondary caregiver, fully paid
🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises
🌟 Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work!
