Food Safety & Facilities Coordinator

Healthy Bites Collective; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Generous paid time off

Sick leave

Job summary

Gourmet Gorilla, part of Healthy Bites Collective, Chicago, is seeking a Food Safety & Facilities Associate to keep the kitchen safe and operations compliant. You will implement daily food safety practices, maintain records, and keep equipment inspection-ready.

Ideal for someone early in their food-safety career, offering hands-on learning from experienced partners and growth opportunities. Responsibilities include HACCP, supplier checks, staff training, and enabling health department

Qualifications

• 1+ years in food safety, QA, or kitchen operations.
• Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) certification, or willingness to earn one within 60 days (we will support you).
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and comfort keeping records in spreadsheets.
• Clear, respectful communication with team members and vendors.
• Ability to work early morning hours and perform the physical parts of the role (standing for long periods, lifting up to 50 lbs), with or without reasonable accommodation.
• HACCP certification is a plus.
• Experience with school meal programs or food manufacturing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Run HACCP program day to day: temperature logs, sanitation schedules, corrective actions, and records.
• Roll out new programs, SOPs, and training with the food safety consultant.
• Check incoming deliveries for temperature, condition, and labeling, in partnership with production.
• Train team members on food safety, receiving, allergen, and labeling standards.
• Prepare the team for health department, third party, and customer inspections, and join internal audits.
• Track and follow up on quality issues and customer concerns until they are resolved.
• Coordinate building maintenance, equipment repairs, and preventive maintenance.
• Schedule and manage facility vendors, including pest control, waste, refrigeration, and HVAC.
• Keep our facility safe, clean, and inspection ready.

Job description

Gourmet Gorilla prepares fresh meals every day and delivers them to daycares and schools across Chicagoland. From our kitchen and depot on Goose Island, our production and delivery teams make sure thousands of kids get safe, healthy, great tasting meals, on time, every school day. We are a growing, hands on team that values reliability, respect, and continuous improvement. Gourmet Gorilla is part of Healthy Bites Collective, a national K-12 food service platform uniting four regional leaders in Houston, Dallas, New York, and Chicago.

About the role

You will keep our kitchen safe and our building running. Working with our food safety consultant, you will put our food safety programs into daily practice, keep our records audit ready, and make sure our equipment and facility are maintained and inspection ready. This is a great role for someone early in a food safety career who wants to learn from experienced partners and grow.

What you will do

Food safety

• Run our HACCP program day to day: temperature logs, sanitation schedules, corrective actions, and records.
• Work with our food safety consultant to roll out new programs, SOPs, and training.
• Check incoming deliveries for temperature, condition, and labeling, in partnership with production.
• Train team members on food safety, receiving, allergen, and labeling standards.
• Prepare the team for health department, third party, and customer inspections, and join internal audits.
• Track and follow up on quality issues and customer concerns until they are resolved.

Facilities

• Coordinate building maintenance, equipment repairs, and preventive maintenance.
• Schedule and manage facility vendors, including pest control, waste, refrigeration, and HVAC.
• Keep our facility safe, clean, and inspection ready.

What you bring

• 1+ years in food safety, QA, or kitchen operations, or equivalent experience.
• A Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) certification, or willingness to earn one within 60 days (we will support you).
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and comfort keeping records in spreadsheets.
• Clear, respectful communication with team members and vendors.
• Ability to work early morning hours and perform the physical parts of the role (standing for long periods, lifting up to 50 lbs), with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice to have

• HACCP certification.
• Experience with school meal programs or food manufacturing.
• Facilities or building maintenance experience.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Don't meet every qualification? We would still love to hear from you. Many great candidates hold back unless they check every box.

Your first 60 days

Our HACCP records are current and complete, receiving checks run on a clear checklist, building equipment is on a preventive maintenance schedule, and you are working through the consultant's program rollout plan.

What we offer

• Pay: $55,000 to $65,000 per year, based on experience
• Benefits: health, dental, vision, 401(k), and life insurance
• Generous paid time off and sick leave
• A mission you can feel good about: feeding kids fresh, healthy meals every school day
• Room to grow with a company that is building its leadership team
• Gourmet Gorilla is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status. We provide reasonable accommodations in the application and hiring process; just let us know what you need.