Food Safety & Compliance Specialist

Rentokil Initial; Richmond Hill; On-site; CAD 44,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food safety company in Richmond Hill is seeking a Food Safety and Compliance Specialist. This role involves conducting assessments, ensuring food safety standards for clients, and requires travel up to 50% of the time. The ideal candidate has food service experience and strong communication skills, along with a desire for developmental growth in their career. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Company Vehicle Provided

Health Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Discounts

Retirement Savings Plan

Qualifications

• 1 to 5 years of food service or restaurant operations experience.
• Desire to travel up to 50% of the time.
• Ability to lift 10 lbs chest high.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments for regulatory and brand standards.
• Observe food prep to ensure safety and sanitation.
• Develop corrective action plans with clients.

Skills

Listening Skills

Communication Skills

Organization Skills

Attention to Detail

Time Management Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or Hospitality Management

High school diploma

Tools

ServSafe Certification

CP-FS Certification

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 licence 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

What’s in it for YOU?

• 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

AI technology may be used in selecting candidates for interviews. 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