Essential Duties:

·       Maintain cohesive database of all food safety metrics that can be used for tracking and trending compliance

·       Conduct routine food safety self-inspections

·       Conduct one-on-one or group food safety training sessions

·       Work with Quality Assurance Managers to find solutions to food safety challenges

·       Participate in Board of Health inspections

·       Participate in third party food safety audits

·       Assist in the development of impactful of audit corrective action plans that include preventative measures

·       Participate in completion of corrective action plans

·       Help monitor sustained improvement related to action items

·       Work with Managers and Chefs to ensure all corrective /preventative action is effective and sustained

·       Work with Managers and Chefs on continual improvement

·       Observe food safety handling of associates and identify opportunities for improvement

·       Participate in monitoring food temperatures through HACCP

·       Assess HACCP program compliance deficiencies and develop strategies for improvement

Learning Objectives:

·       Demonstrate awareness, understanding and skills necessary to work in a diverse environment

·       Understand HACCP and how HACCP principles are applied in a food service environment

·       Develop and execute a project as assigned by mentor to address a specific area of concern or opportunity for improvement

·       Understand food service sanitation systems and processes

·       Understand how cleaning and sanitizing programs are most effectively executed and validated

·       Understand the food recall process and the role of retail food service in the process

·       Be familiar with the Big 8 food  allergens, and understand how the risk of allergic reactions is managed in retail food service

·       Be familiar with common crisis scenarios the affect food service operations (loss of power, loss of water, boiled water notice, foodborne illness outbreaks, etc.) and the proper responses to these events