Food Safety Specialist

About CookUnity:

Food has lost its soul to modern convenience. And with it, it has lost the power to nourish, inspire, and connect us. So in 2018, CookUnity was founded as the first-of-its-kind platform that connects the world with the source of truly great food: chefs. Today, CookUnity delivers 50 million meals a year from the industry’s best chefs to homes all over the country. Fresh. Ready-to-eat. And crafted with the passion that nourishes body and soul.

Unwilling to stop there, CookUnity is expanding beyond delivery to become an ever-innovating marketplace focused on our singular mission: empower Chefs to nourish the world.

If that mission has you hungry in more ways than one, you’ve found the right job posting.

The Role:

The Food Safety Specialist ensures a sustainable, safe, clean, and functional environment in the CookUnity Commissary.

Responsibilities:

• Monitor food production and ensure all Chefs are adhering to food safety regulations

• Perform critical checks including refrigeration, chemical concentration and and temperature checks

• Communicate kitchen rules to Chefs as needed- gloves, hairnets, proper hand washing, cleaning of equipment, sanitizing of prep stations, etc.

• Ensures all items in coolers and freezers are appropriately labeled. (Labels must include Chef Name, Product Name and Date)

• Daily facility compliance walks including corrective actions

• Work closely with other departments such as Kitchen Operations, Supply Chain and Maintenance to correct issues affecting food safety and quality.

• Ensure the facility is always ready for inspection by local regulator or third party auditor

• Ensure all walk-in coolers and stand alone fridges remain closed and temperature is at 41 degrees or lower

• Perform weekly thermometer calibrations for Chefs and Food Safety team

• Collaborate with other members of Food Safety team in Chef and employee training on food safety and sanitation topics

• Perform facility and department audits

• Collect and provide data on cooler function and sanitary transport to operations and facilities teams

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience working in a high compliance food processing facility (USDA, FDA)

• Positive and committed to doing the right thing

• Experience working with a team in a fast paced environment

• Good communication skills and ability to speak in a professional manner to a wide range of partners and stakeholders

• Ability to build relationships and explain food safety concepts in plain language

• Ability to work independently and complete assigned duties without direct supervision

• Proficiency G Suite/Google Workspace.

• Team player with a positive, collaborative mindset

• Ability to work 30-40 hours per week.

• Flexible availability for one of the following shifts: 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM, 2:00 PM to 10:00 PM, or 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM

• Bilingual English/Spanish required

Benefits

🩺 Health Insurance coverage

🌅 401k Plan

⛱ Paid sick days

🐣 Family leave: 12 weeks for primary caregiver and 6 weeks for secondary caregiver, fully paid

🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises

🌟 Awesome opportunity to join a company that is looking to change how we eat and how chefs work!

Compensation

All final pay rates will be determined by candidates experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.

Pay Range for this position

$20—$26 USD

If you’re interested in this role, please submit your application, and if we think you might be a fit, we'll get in touch with you. Thank you for your time!CookUnity is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are dedicated to creating a community of inclusion and an environment free from discrimination or harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or physical or mental disability.

A quick note for all candidates

We’ve recently seen an increase in recruitment scams across the industry, and we want to make sure you (and your data) stay safe while applying to CookUnity. We also want you to know that we take this seriously — sometimes, as part of our process, we may ask for a brief “proof of humanity” to confirm that we’re connecting with a real person, not an impersonator. Here are a few tips to help you protect yourself and know what to expect from us:

• Apply only through our official channels. All open roles are listed on our official careers page:

• Our recruiters are real people — and easy to verify. You can always find them on LinkedIn with verified profiles. If you’re unsure, feel free to reach out to us on our official LinkedIn Company Page.

• We only communicate through official CookUnity channels. That means emails ending in @cookunity.com and interviews held through official company platforms (Google Meet or Zoom) — never WhatsApp, Telegram, or SMS.

• We’ll never ask for payment or personal financial details. If anyone does, please don’t share any information and let us know right away.

If something ever feels off or you’re unsure about a message, we’d much rather you double-check with us. You can always contact us directly through any of our social media channels. We appreciate your interest in joining CookUnity — and we care about keeping your experience (and safety) as genuine as possible.