Job Description:
Company Profile:
At CAVA we make it deliciously simple to eat well and feel good every day. We are guided by a Mediterranean heritage that's been perfecting how to eat and live for four thousand years. We prioritize authenticity, curiosity, and the pursuit of excellence in everything we do. We are working towards something big, together.
We foster a culture built on five core values:
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Generosity First, Always: We lead with kindness. Our best work happens when we act in service of others. -
Constant Curiosity: We are eager to learn, grow, and explore beyond the obvious. -
Act with Agility: We welcome change; it's the only constant. We embrace, adjust, adapt. -
Passion for Positivity: We greet each day with warmth and possibility. -
Collective Ambition: We have high aspirations that are achieved when we work together with a shared purpose.
Food Safety Specialist:
This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your food safety and regulatory knowledge while working in partnership with various restaurant operators in a fast-paced environment. The Food Safety Specialist will be the key contact on all food safety related items for our restaurant operators, starting with the tri state area (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts). This role is perfect for someone who enjoys spending time in many different restaurants, we estimate 80% of the time will be in the field work. It is also a great opportunity for someone who enjoys building others food safety knowledge through training, auditing and following up on open items.
What You'll Do:
- Function as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Food Safety and Quality Assurance, regulations, and legislation as they pertain to restaurant operations, to ensure compliance with all regulatory, brand and 3rd party requirements.
- Conduct frequent on-site assessments, identifying items that need to be addressed, provide coaching and training on food safety procedures, and following up to ensure items have been adequately addressed and progress is maintained.
- Establish relationships and work closely with restaurant operations, provide guidance on, and assure implementation of, Food Safety and Quality Assurance programs.
- Utilizing a variety of data inputs, analyze food safety information and trends to proactively improve food safety performance, communicate insights and propose recommendations.
- Manage investigations of reported issues, ensuring concerns are resolved in an effective and timely manner and corrective/preventative actions have been implemented.
- Develop relationships with key regulatory agencies and remain current on latest requirements, as well as communicating, training and educating restaurants on the requirements.
- Support team during food safety emergencies and ensure escalated imminent health hazards are avoided or urgently addressed.
- Champion and advocate a culture of food safety throughout the organization and support the implementation of the organizations food safety strategy by driving respective areas of the food safety program.
- Maintain relationships with 3rd party vendors, track certifications as required by local jurisdictions and proctor food safety exams.
- Assist with periodic product testing in collaboration with Operations and Culinary departments.
- Abide by policies and procedures that support the service mindset
- Manage timeline expectations within and across teams, deliver on our responsibilities accordingly
- Earn the trust of Team Members and Managers by consistently embracing CAVA's values
- Show discipline in bringing consistent performance, communication, and attitude to the job every day
- Actively contribute to your department in order to complete tasks and meet company goals
- Recognize the emotional stake each Team Member has in personal and organizational success of this business
The Qualifications:
- Collaborative and able to work well in a team environment.
- 2+ years of experience with quick or fast casual foodservice, specifically related to food safety and regulatory.
- Degree in food science, food safety, food technology, microbiology, chemistry or related field preferred.
- CP-FS and/or REHS preferred.
- Certified Food Protection Manager, NYC Health Food Protection Certificate and Massachusetts Department of Public Health Allergen Awareness Training Certificate required within the first 30 days of employment.
- Understanding of third-party auditing and auditing experience preferred.
- Familiar with and able to ensure compliance to regulatory requirements and brand standards.
- Able to communicate in a clear and concise manner.
- Proficient in MS Office programs.
- Comfortable analyzing information and communicating findings and insights utilizing data analysis tools (i.e. Excel, Tableau).
- Must be able to travel as needed to assigned regions and able to work flexible hours.
- Detail oriented, especially with maintaining data bases + data sets.
- Able to manage projects and work independently when not on site in restaurants.
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to maintain stationary position to be able to operate a computer and other office equipment
- Must be able to identify, analyze and assess details
- For certain positions, must be able to occasionally move or transport items up to 50 pounds
- Ability to communicate with others and exchange information accurately and effectively
- Constantly positions self and move about to support ordinary restaurant or food production support or office operations, as applicable
- Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner
What we offer:
- Competitive salary, plus bonus and long-term incentives*
- Early Wage Access
- Unlimited PTO, paid parental leave, plus paid opportunities to give back to the community
- Health, Dental, Vision, Telemedicine, Pet Insurance plus more!
- 401k enrollment with CAVA contribution
- Company-paid STD, LTD, Life and AD&D coverage for salaried positions*
- Free CAVA food
- Casual work environment
- The opportunity to be on the ground floor of a rapidly growing brand
- All exempt and non exempt employees are eligible for benefits. Benefits are effective the 1st of the month following 30 days of service and you have until the day before the effective date to enroll. A new hire can enroll in our benefit program by selecting a link that is emailed directly to the new hire at their personal email address once hired.
CAVA - Joining "A culture, not a concept"
As an equal opportunity employer, CAVA considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, age, height, weight, marital status, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or any other characteristic or protected classes as defined by federal, state, or local law. This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all the duties and responsibilities of the position and such duties and responsibilities may change without notice.
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