Dining Safety & Sanitation Coordinator

Dining Safety & Sanitation Coordinator

We are seeking a Dinning Safety & Sanitation Coordinator who will work as part of our mission to serve food safely and will work under the guidance of Safety and Sanitation manager to help support a culture where safe food handling and sanitation practices are regularly top of mind. This position will be an hourly support role assisting the Safety & Sanitation Manager is creating safe environments and outcomes for Hopkins Dining.

This position will assist in the delivery of training programs utilizing internal programs as well as 3rd party organizations to ensure staff are appropriately certified and have adequate knowledge of proper safe food handling procedures. In addition, the position will assist in maintaining documentation to facilitate proper self-inspection practices, ensure consistent use of standard food safety forms. The ideal candidate should possess a passion for sanitation and safety while eager to learn how to apply compliance procedures to solidify dining program.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Sanitation/Safety (60%)
 

• Implement food safety program for JHU Dining.
• Assist the Safety and Sanitation manager with conducting inspections in dining facilities and collaborating with manager to draft corrective action plans that will maintain quality control.
• Ensure proper forms are being utilized in units to monitor temperatures of equipment and foods.
• Assist in auditing SDS (Safety Data Sheet) books in all dining units and update as needed.
• Assist in random inspections of units and provide feedback through teaching moments to unit management as well as staff to develop corrective action plans.
• Conduct regular unit audits and collaboratively partner with operations to identify areas of opportunity as well as maintainable corrective actions.
• Participate in a committee of team members from each unit to serve as safety/sanitation monitors.
• Communicate with Occupational Health and safety department for incident reports and investigations.

Training (30%)
 

• At the direction of the Safety and Sanitation manager assist in facilitating SERV Safe food safety training certifications for all dining employees (handlers training as well as managers training).
• Monitor existing training programs as appropriate (for example: vendor product changes, food recall protocol, new processes such as sous vide cooking or cook/chill).
• Assist in monitoring performance standards while keeping Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) up to date.
• Assist in providing support to new hires with proper on boarding regarding food safety training and sanitation expectations.
• Monitor, analyze and report out trending areas of concern as well as compliance with self-inspection expectations.
• Develop and maintain a system to track training certifications, daily food safety and sanitation logs, monthly unit self-inspections and other pertinent analytical data.
• Assist in editing food safety and sanitation forms to be used across JHU Dining units including food safety inspection forms, temp logs, HACCP plans, etc.
• Assist renewal of Baltimore City Health and other regulatory permits yearly and or as needed.
• Monitor the master calendar of annual staff food safety and sanitation training expectations to dining operations.
• Prepare and keep current all Dining staff training manuals pertaining to food safety and pertinent handouts.

Culinary, Wellness & Innovation (10%)

• Collaborate with the Safety and Sanitation manager and culinary innovation team on departmental initiatives specifically related to food safety.

Special Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to maintain organization in a changing environment.
• Exhibits initiative, responsibility, flexibility and leadership.
• Able to communicate effectively with management team and team members.

Minimum Qualifications
 

• Associate’s Degree.
• Three years of relevant experience in food service and/or training.
• Must have obtain ServSafe Manger Certification within 60 days of hire.
• Additional experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications
 

• Experience with PC-based Microsoft Word products (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.).
• Strong interpersonal skills in order to build solid working relationships internally and externally.
• ServSafe Certified Trainer or must be able to be completed within 60 days of hire.
• Familiarity with a unionized work environment helpful.

Classified Title: Dining Safety & Sanitation Coordinator   
Role/Level/Range: ATO 37.5/02/OE  
Starting Pay Rate Range: Min $18.00 - Max $33.50 HRLY ($55,000 targeted; Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: 5 days per week as directed by Safety & Sanitation Manager 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Homewood Campus 
Department name: Student Affairs  
Personnel area: University Student Services 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University’s good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate’s conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.