Food Safety Auditor (contract)

Solenis; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 113,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Very competitive hourly rate

Training modules and account standards

Auditing software training

Job summary

Solenis is expanding its Food Safety Auditor team for part-time, contract positions auditing retail grocery and foodservice establishments across the United States. Auditors will work flexibly, with daytime and evening opportunities, and may travel to client sites.

You will assess conformity to regulatory, industry, and brand standards for food safety, workplace safety, and facility hygiene, and coach customers on noncompliance to help them meet standards.

Qualifications

• CP-FS NEHA certification is required.
• Minimum 2+ years in grocery/food service auditing or related fields.
• Experience in food manufacturing is welcome but retail/foodservice experience is required.
• Must be able to work Monday–Friday 8:00 am–5:00 pm, with evenings/weekends as needed.
• Must have personal tablet with connectivity and camera, operating on iOS or Android.
• Driver's license and ability to travel to client locations.
• Ability to work collaboratively on audits that may involve multiple auditors.

Responsibilities

• Audit conformance to regulatory, industry, and brand standards for food safety and workplace safety.
• Observe procedures to detect cross contamination, pest control, and sanitation gaps.
• Coach clients on noncompliances and corrective actions.
• Schedule and perform audits, including weekday, weekend, and evening slots.
• Complete audits using an Android or iOS tablet.
• Travel to client sites; travel reimbursement is available with limits.

Skills

2+ years auditing experience

Driving to client sites

Availability Mon-Fri 8-5

Team collaboration

Education

Certified Professional Food Safety (CP-FS) NEHA

Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS) or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science / Nutrition / Hospitality / EH / Education

Tools

Tablet with iOS/Android

Job description

What we're seeking

We’re currently expanding our team of Food Safety Auditors as part of our Institutional business group. These are part‑time, contract positions, auditing retail grocery and foodservice establishments. Auditors will need to be free of any conflict(s) of interest. Freelance auditors and independent consultants are ideal and welcome to apply. The Food Safety Auditors will conduct audits to measure conformity to established regulatory, industry, and customer brand standards for clients around food safety, workplace safety, and facility standards. We have audits conducted all days per week and weekend, both daytime and evening work opportunities.

What you’ll do

• Learn account standards, participate in initial calibration activities, pass calibration exam.
• Observe food preparation and cooking procedures to ensure food safety, health, and sanitation standards are followed; look for actual or potential cross contamination, evaluate for pest control standards, personal hygiene, food safety documentation, time/temperature standards, storage, sanitation, and other brand standards as requested.
• Coach and train on noncompliance's, so that the managers and workers understand the noncompliance and generally how to correct the situation.
• Conduct audits that are scheduled and unscheduled, based on the contractor’s availability. The length of each audit will vary, and there are weekday, weekend, and evening auditing opportunities.
• Complete audits using an Android or iOS tablet.
• Travel to scheduled client site to complete audit.
• Limited travel reimbursement, but a very competitive per hour fee structure. Exceptions can be made for significant travel expenses away from your home area, as agreed upon with program manager.

What qualifications we require

• Certified Professional Food Safety (CP-FS) from NEHA (required)
• 2+ years in grocery, food service, food safety auditing, health department inspections, or food safety training experience. (required)
• Experience in food manufacturing is welcome, but other experience in retail or foodservice environments is required
• Ability to conduct audits Monday – Friday from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm
• Additional availability evenings and weekends to audit event locations
• Ability to be on your feet and walk for extended periods of time (some audits run from 4-8 hours)
• Must have a personal tablet with connectivity and camera capabilities, that runs the current operating platform for iOS or Android.
• Must have ability to drive / transport oneself to client locations.
• Collaboration with others - some event audits require multiple auditors

Additional qualifications desired

• Registered Sanitarian (REHS / RS) or equivalent
• Bachelor’s degrees in, Food science, Food and Nutrition, Restaurant Management/Hospitality, Environmental health, Education, or another relevant subject
• Bachelor’s degrees in, Food science, Food and Nutrition, Restaurant Management/Hospitality, Environmental health, Education, or another relevant subject

What we provide

• Very competitive hourly rate
• Training modules, calibration, account standards manual
• Auditing software & software training

Please note – we have multiple Food Safety Auditor positions available in all regions across the entire Unites States.

$70 per hour

Hourly role **This is a part-time contract position and will not be eligible for benefits or 401k