Food Safety & Compliance Specialist

Rentokil Initial; Newmarket; Hybrid; CAD 44,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food safety firm in Richmond Hill is looking for a Food Safety and Compliance Specialist to help clients ensure food quality and brand standards. The role involves conducting assessments, traveling up to 50% of the time, and offering guidance in food safety practices. Ideal candidates will have 1 to 5 years of relevant experience and strong communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including a company vehicle and health insurance.

Benefits

Company Vehicle

Company cell phone and tablet

Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision

Tuition Reimbursement

Qualifications

• 1 to 5 years of experience in food service or customer service.
• Valid driver's license and ability to pass MVR check.
• Highly flexible work schedule.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments to ensure brand standards.
• Observe food prep and sanitation practices.
• Partner with clients to address assessment discrepancies.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Communication

Organization

Time management

Listening skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science or Hospitality Management

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Food Safety and Compliance Specialist
Richmond Hill, ON

Steritech is the market leader in food safety, quality assurance, and customer experience management. We pride ourselves on being a trusted partner to many of the world's leading brands across industries as diverse as manufacturing, processing, retail, food service, and hospitality. We help our clients give the best, safest, and healthiest possible service to their customers. Steritech Brand Standards is proud to be a member of the Rentokil Terminix family of companies in North America.

Unlock Your Potential at Steritech - Where Careers Are Built from Within At Steritech, we cultivate a culture of continuous learning and professional development. We are proud to say that the majority of our management team began their journey with us as specialists. This is a testament to our strong belief in promoting from within and recognizing the potential in each of our team members. When you join Steritech, you're not just taking a job—you're stepping into a career path that offers opportunities for growth and advancement at every level. We provide the tools, resources, and mentorship to help you succeed, because your success is our success. Become part of a team that's committed to your development and where your journey from specialist to leader can begin!

Our Food Safety & Compliance Specialists help our hotel, restaurant, and grocery clients ensure brand standards, food quality and friendly service for their customers.

Duties Include

• Conduct assessments that measure conformity to established regulatory, industry, and proprietary brand standards for clients
• Observe food prep and cooking standards to ensure food safety, health, and sanitation practices
• Partner with clients to address root causes of assessment discrepancies and develop corrective action plans
• Teach and coach clients how to make their workplace a safer and healthier environment for themselves and their customers
• Travel up to 50% of the time by car and/or plane, equivalent to 10 overnight stays per month.

Requirements

• Valid full driver's license and ability to pass a MVR check
• 1 to 5 years of food service, restaurant or grocery operations and customer service experience
• Strong technical knowledge of food safety is preferred
• ServSafe and/or CP-FS Certification(s) a plus
• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Hospitality Management or Science is preferred
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Desire to travel via car and/or plane up to 50% of the time
• Must pass a pre-employment background screen.
• Highly flexible Sunday to Saturday work schedule that lets you work around personal commitments
• Ability to lift 10 lbs chest high, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching.
• Have excellent listening and communication skills.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Ability and desire to influence others with tact and skill.
• Ability to provide clear and constructive feedback in a positive manner.
• Thrives in an autonomous working environment.
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn.

We've implemented skills-based hiring, this means we'll assess you on the actual skills needed for the job, making 'no experience necessary' a reality. If you have the skills, we want to hear from you!

Number of vacancies: 1

Salary Range: $44,000.00 to $46,000.00/year with the following perks:

Benefits

• Company Vehicle is provided
• Company cell phone and tablet
• Ability to earn production bonuses
• Company Paid holidays, vacation and sick time.
• Excellent Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program that offers services such as free counselling services and other benefits
• Retirement Savings plan with highly-competitive company-matching contributions of 3.5%.
• Employee Discounts (includes many offerings, including cellular/mobile service, and more)
• Fantastic Tuition Reimbursement benefits & Scholarship Programs

Rentokil-Terminix is an equal opportunity employer. If you require any accommodations at any point during the interview process, please get in touch with our HR Department