Food Safety Consultant

The Food Safety Consultant completes food safety assessments, provides consultation on food safety programs and best practices to clients in the Retail Food industry.

• Represent CFS professionally and treat all clients and associates with respect.
• Provide in-depth consulting on internal auditing, team member training, sanitation, chemical control, customer complaints, and corrective & preventive actions.
• Provide support services before, during, and after inspections or audits.
• Perform gap analyses on food safety programs.
• Conduct food safety audits as requested or required.
• Act as a liaison between clients and county/state or local inspectors.
• Play a key role in food safety program development, implementation, and certification.
• Structure and prepare documentation, programs, processes, and registers according to the criteria required by the food safety standard being pursued.
• Conduct practice audits to ensure client readiness and work with clients to rectify nonconformities.

• Minimum 2–5 years of food safety experience in restaurant, supermarket, or other retail food environments.
• Experience in consulting, auditing, and training.
• Ability to retain and apply several client brand standards, review risk, and promote corrective actions.
• Working knowledge of, application of, and ability to create food safety plans.
• Valid driver’s license.
• HACCP certification preferred; HACCP trained professional; preferred certifications such as RS, REHS, CP‑FS, Serv Safe.
• Knowledge of retail operations preferred.
• Must pass pre‑employment background screen.

• Benefits start Day1 for full‑time colleagues with no waiting period.
• Health and wellness: medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company‑matching contributions.
• Paid time off: vacation days, sick days, company‑paid holidays, floating holidays.
• Training and development programs, tuition reimbursement for full‑time colleagues.
• Work‑life balance and a safe, flexible workplace.

This is a drug‑free workplace. All employees must comply with federal, state, and local laws related to employment of qualified individuals with disabilities.