Safety / Food Specialist

Safeway; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Albertsons Companies is seeking an Assistant Food Safety Manager to help administer all food safety and sanitation activities across assigned divisions, ensuring compliance with laws and corporate policies. You will help drive safe food handling, hygiene, and recall processes for multiple stores.

The role involves reviewing audit results, training staff, monitoring regulatory requirements, and coordinating with Legal and division management. Frequent travel to support stores is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in environmental health, food science, or related science or equivalent experience.
• 1-2 years of experience in food handling, sanitation, or public health preferred.
• Prior fresh department management experience preferred.
• Familiarity with grocery retail is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review food safety audit results with store personnel and assist in correcting deficiencies.
• Communicate inspection results to Legal Department and division management for follow-up.
• Provide emergency food safety training and support during potential food loss, regulatory visits, or emergencies.
• Monitor and assist stores to comply with local, state and federal food safety and health standards.
• Stay current with regulatory requirements and provide direction to stores for deficiencies.
• Review recall bulletins for health hazard classification and ensure response through division recalls.
• Prepare reports and participate in division staff meetings and training sessions.

Skills

Motivate others

People skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Training

Education

Bachelors or equivalent in environmental health/food science

1-2 years food handling/sanitation/public health experience

Fresh Department management experience (preferred)

Grocery retail experience (preferred)

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheet software

Job description

POSITION PURPOSE:

Assist the Food Safety Manager in administering all food safety and sanitation activities in assigned division to ensure compliance with established laws, regulations and corporate and division policies and procedures; maintain the standards for safe food and a healthful environment for all customers, associates and vendors.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Review food safety audit results with key store personnel and provides assistance to correct deficient conditions.

• Communicate inspection results to the Legal Department and/or division management for follow-up and support.

• Provide emergency food safety training and support to stores during times of potential food loss, media attention, regulatory visits or other potential emergencies.

• Monitor and assist stores to comply with local, state and federal food safety and health standards, including but not limited to personal hygiene and hand washing, temperature control of potentially hazardous foods, cross contamination control, pest control and chemical use training.

• Stay abreast of regulatory requirements for food safety by regulatory agency and store sanitation.

• Monitor, update and distribute regulatory inspections and provide direction to stores for the resolution of noted deficiencies.

• Provide regular updates to the Manager/Director of Food Safety of all regulatory trends and actions that impact the business.

• Review recall bulletins which have a health hazard classification for accuracy and completeness. Ensure distribution of and adequate response to health hazard recalls through the Division Recall process.

• Review store sanitation evaluation reports provided by pest control and sanitation supplies vendor representatives.

• Implement plans to address noted deficiencies to ensure compliance with Company policies and applicable health regulations.

• Assist as requested with investigations of food-related illness claims to determine and implement corrective action.

• Participate in division staff meetings, store director and department meetings, and career advancement program training meetings.

• Prepare food safety and sanitation training topics as needed.

• Introduce and administer individual store, district and division food safety and sanitation training programs.

• Assist in preparing food safety and sanitation and pest control summary reports for store, division and corporate personnel.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

Education Level:

• Degree in environmental health, food science, other science degrees recommended or equivalent experience

Experience Level:

• Prior Fresh Department (meat, produce, service deli, bakery) management experience preferred

• 1 - 2 years' experience or education in food handling, sanitation, or public health preferred

• Familiarity with grocery retail experience preferred

Skills and Experiences:

• Must possess ability to motivate others to achieve desired results.

• Deal effectively with a wide variety of people on a daily basis.

• Strong analytical skills required for data interpretation and analysis.

• Computer skills in word-processing and spread sheet software preferred.

• Possess excellent communication skills, including oral and written plus the ability to speak effectively before groups.

• Must be able to interface effectively with a wide variety of personnel. Possess ability to communicate concepts, systems, procedures, etc., in a training environment.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Frequent out of state and overnight travel required.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:

• Work may be performed in a temperature-controlled environment.

• Must sit, stand or walk for extended periods of time.

• May spend long periods of time at desk or computer terminal.

• May use calculators, keyboards, telephone, and other office equipment in the course of normal workday.

• Stooping, bending, twisting, and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.

• Workday is fast paced, some evening and weekend work required.

Albertsons Companies is at the forefront of the revolution in retail. Committed to innovation and fostering a culture of belonging, our team is united with a unique purpose: to bring people together around the joys of food and to inspire well-being. We want talented individuals to be part of this journey!

Locally great and nationally strong, Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI) is a leading food and drug retailer in the U.S. We operate over 2,200 stores, 1,732 pharmacies, 405 fuel centers, 22 distribution facilities, and 19 manufacturing plants across 34 states and the District of Columbia. Our well-known banners include Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, ACME, Shaw's, Tom Thumb, United Supermarkets, United Express, Randalls, Albertson's Market, Pavilions, Star Markets, Market Street, Carrs, Haggen, Lucky, Amigos, Andronico's Community Markets, King's, Balducci's, and Albertson's Market Street.

Our vision is to be a retail leader admired for national strength with deep local roots, offering an easy, fun, friendly, and inspiring experience, no matter how customers choose to shop with us. We celebrate the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and strive to create a workplace where everyone has equal access to opportunities and resources, and can fully contribute to their and our company's success.

Bring your flavor

Building the future of food and well-being starts with you. Join our team and bring your best self to the table.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work performed by the employees assigned to this job and are not the official job description for the position. All employees must comply with Company, Division, and Store policies and applicable laws. The responsibilities, duties, and skills of personnel may vary within store and/or from store to store and the official job description will be provided during the application process.

Albertsons is an Equal Opportunity Employer

This Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, or on any other basis prohibited by law. Consistent with applicable state and local law, the Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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