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Food Safety & Compliance Specialist
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Rentokil Initial
Food Safety & Compliance Specialist
  • Company
    Rentokil Initial
  • Location
    Oakville, Ontario, Canada
  • Type
    Full-time
  • Date Posted
    January 6, 2025
**Job Title:** Food Safety and Compliance Specialist
**Location:** Oakville, ON

**Company Overview:**
Steritech is the market leader in food safety, quality assurance, and customer experience management. We partner with many of the world's leading brands across diverse industries, helping our clients provide the best, safest, and healthiest possible service to their customers. Steritech Brand Standards is part of the Rentokil Terminix family of companies in North America.

**Position Overview:**
At Steritech, we cultivate a culture of continuous learning and professional development. Our Food Safety & Compliance Specialists assist hotel, restaurant, and grocery clients in ensuring brand standards, food quality, and excellent service for their customers.

**Key Responsibilities:**
- Conduct assessments to measure conformity to established regulatory, industry, and proprietary brand standards.
- Observe food preparation and cooking standards to ensure food safety, health, and sanitation practices.
- Partner with clients to address root causes of assessment discrepancies and develop corrective action plans.
- Teach and coach clients on creating a safer and healthier workplace.

**Travel Requirements:**
- Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time by car and/or plane, equivalent to approximately 10 overnight stays per month.

**Qualifications:**
- Valid full driver's license and ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check.
- 1 to 5 years of experience in food service, restaurant, or grocery operations, with a focus on customer service.
- Strong technical knowledge of food safety is preferred; ServSafe and/or CP-FS Certification(s) are a plus.
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Hospitality Management, or a related field is preferred; high school diploma or equivalent is required.
- Must be flexible with a Sunday to Saturday work schedule.
- Ability to lift 10 lbs and engage in various physical activities such as stooping, kneeling, and crouching.
- Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills.
- Ability to influence others diplomatically and provide constructive feedback.
- Strong attention to detail and eagerness to learn.

**Compensation and Benefits:**
- Salary range: $44,000.00 to $46,000.00 per year.
- Company vehicle provided.
- Company cell phone and tablet.
- Opportunity to earn production bonuses.
- Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.
- Comprehensive health benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program offering free counseling services and other benefits.
- Retirement Savings Plan with competitive company-matching contributions of 3.5%.
- Employee discounts on various offerings.
- Tuition reimbursement benefits and scholarship programs.

**Equal Opportunity Employer:**
Rentokil-Terminix is an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodations during the interview process, please contact our HR Department.