Food Safety Associate

The role:

The Food Safety Associate 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

Bilingual English/Spanish required

Benefits

Competitive hourly rates

Medical, Dental and Vision

401K

Opportunities for advancement

Compensation

All final pay rates will be determined by the candidate's experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Pay Range for this position: $19 per hour.

Compensation

All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Pay Range for this position

$19—$19 USD