Cookunity
Food Safety Specialist (Overnight)
New York, New York, United States. Posted 12 months ago
The role
The Food Safety Specialist ensures a sustainable, safe, clean, and functional environment in the CookUnity Commissary. This person monitors food production, performs critical safety checks, and collaborates with other departments to correct food safety and quality issues.
What you will do
- Monitor food production and ensure all Chefs are adhering to food safety regulations
- Perform critical checks including refrigeration, chemical concentration and temperature checks
- Communicate kitchen rules to Chefs as needed
- Ensure all items in coolers and freezers are appropriately labeled
- Daily facility compliance walks including corrective actions
- Work closely with other departments 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
Required qualifications
- 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
- Flexible availability for overnight shifts, such as 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM
- Bilingual English/Spanish required
Benefits
- Health Insurance coverage
- 401k Plan
- Paid sick days
About the company
CookUnity is a platform that connects the world with chefs to deliver meals. The company aims to empower chefs to nourish the world.