Safety / Food Specialist

Safeway; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Safeway in Tucson seeks a Food Safety Manager Assistant to help oversee all food safety and sanitation activities across the division, ensuring compliance with laws and company policies. The role includes coordinating audits, training staff, and supporting regulatory interactions.

Travel to other stores is frequent, and the position may involve some evenings and weekends in a fast-paced environment. A degree in environmental health or related science is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level or equivalent with focus on environmental health, food science or related field.
• Experience in food handling, sanitation or public health is preferred.
• Grocery retail familiarity is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Food Safety Manager in administering food safety and sanitation activities to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies.
• Review food safety audit results with store personnel and help correct deficiencies.
• Communicate inspection results to Legal Department or division management for follow-up.
• Provide emergency food safety training and support during potential food loss, regulatory visits or emergencies.
• Monitor stores to comply with local, state, and federal standards including hygiene, temperature control, cross-contamination, pest control and chemical use training.

Skills

Motivate others

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Computer skills

Training ability

Interpersonal skills

Education

Degree in environmental health or related science

Tools

Word processing software

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.