About this Food Safety Manager role at CookUnity
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:
We are looking for an energetic Food Safety Manager with experience in ready-to-eat meal production environments. The Food Safety Manager plays a key role in our kitchens, responsible for monitoring and verifying that food production adheres to safety and quality standards.
Responsibilities:
- Actively participate in regulatory inspection readiness, processes, and corrective actions
- Monitor critical limits with daily checks of refrigeration, sanitation chemicals, dish machine operation, etc.
- Enforce FDA, USDA, and local regulatory frameworks. Conduct daily facility walks and health department readiness checks to document findings and implement corrective actions.
- Review and verify records for cook-chill processes
- Assist in developing and implementing food safety programs, including Chef audits, internal assessments, and training materials.
- Train GMPs, sanitation, and safe food handling to employees and Chef teams
- Promote a food safety culture within the organization
- Identify and assess potential food safety risks in the production process
- Develop and execute annual food safety training plans. Educate quality control teams, fulfillment staff, and partnered chefs on sanitation protocols.
- Monitor and inspect food production, handling, and storage areas for compliance with food safety standards as per applicable local, provincial, and federal regulations.
- Identify potential deviations from safety standards, investigate complaints, and execute proactive risk-mitigation plans.
- Partner with Culinary Operations, Supply Chain, and Sanitation teams to integrate food safety at every stage of production and new product development
- Assist with environmental monitoring and shelf life testing.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Food Safety, or equivalent experience in a high compliance environment
- Certifications such as HACCP, PCQI, or Certified Food Safety Manager (CFSM).
- Proven experience in food safety, quality control, or a related role
- Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and standards
- Excellent communication and training skills
- Analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards of food safety
Preferred requirements:
- Fluent in Spanish
Benefits
🩺 Health Insurance coverage
🌅 401k Plan
📈 We grow, you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1
🌟 Eligible for a bi-annual performance bonus
⛱ PTO policy and paid sick days
🗓️ 5- year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity, you get a 4-week paid sabbatical
🐣 Paid Family leave
🕯 Compassionate Leave: 3-5 days each time the need arises
🥘 A generous amount of CookUnity credits to enjoy our amazing meals, added to your account, monthly
🧘🏽♀️ Wellness perks: access to a nutritional coach and fitness subsidies to build a healthy lifestyle
👩🏾🏫 Personalized Spanish coach
🌟 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.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: careers.cookunity.com
- 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.comand 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.
