Safety Specialist jobs in Pennsylvania

Job description

Are you an experienced service professional looking to join a growing company that will allow you to grow in your career? Are you looking for life-work balance that provides a strong future with a proven company?

We are seeking a Food Safety Specialist to work with current customer school districts on the border of Virginia and Maryland. You will work in school kitchens delivering a School Food Service Safety and Kitchen Sanitation Program.

This is an independent, daily "road-warrior" position and home-based around school schedules. Work hours are Monday through Friday starting around 7am (when school cafeterias open) ending between 2 and 4pm, depending on the day’s requirements. Clients are visited on a route schedule every month. Weekends and evenings are off.

Who we seek:

Responsibilities

Help keep kids safe by:

• Delivering sanitation materials to school cafeterias
• Training cafeteria workers in the proper use of chemicals
• Auditing school kitchens for health and safety violations and delivering corrective training
• Inventory management: the Specialist will be responsible for a warehouse located in Chantilly, VA; the schools in the Specialist’s route; and their work van
• Schedule management: Specialists are responsible for managing their own schedule
• Troubleshoot dish machine detergent dispensers

Minimum Qualifications

• An experienced, detail-oriented service professional
• Willingness to deliver group trainings, coaching and educating to small and large groups in a pleasant manner. It’s fun!
• Willingness to obtain certification as a Servsafe Instructor after thorough training and coaching
• An independent professional with a positive and upbeat attitude.
• Desire to be part of a growing organization -- strong, stable growth.
• Comfort with and willingness to learn about light equipment troubleshooting and installation (i.e., dish machines and dish machine detergent dispensers)
• Excellent driver for use in company vans on school properties.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. regularly.
• Pass a background check
• Ability to give three job references

Additional Qualifications

• Food Service management experience
• HACCP knowledge
• Food science background
• Spanish language skills
• Experience with food safety auditing and/or training
• Teaching background

Compensation and benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Healthcare and dental, company pays 50%
• 401k with company match
• Paid vacation
• Disability insurance

More about the company and position

Each Specialist follows a nationally-designed food safety audit and education program along with materials and supplies as part of a routine visit. This is a teaching/problem solving and customer service position. No sales involved.

Who are we? Food Safety Solutions Inc. is the exclusive distributor of the nation's leading School Food Service Safety and Sanitation Program - SFSPac® providing food safety site audits, food safety education and supplies to Public School Systems kitchens in the Mid-Atlantic region since 2000. We work with schools in long-term relationships raising the bar on food safety and sanitation.

For more information, go to www.foodsafetysolutionsinc.com .

Headquarters are in Hockessin, Delaware with regional warehouses in Bear, DE, Hagerstown, MD, and Chantilly, VA.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Commute:

• Delaware County, PA (Required)

Work Location: On the road