Build a Bigger, Better, Bolder Future

Imagine working for a company that measures its success based off the growth of its colleagues, a company that invests in its future by investing in you. Little Caesars is a company where our colleagues make an impact.

Your Mission:

Responsible for overall environmental safety programs, including annual planning, communication, training and monitoring to ensure safety and brand protection of Little Ceasars Retail. Responsible for federal and state regulatory agency compliance and reporting. Assist management with the development and execution of training programs and action plans. Design, implement and monitor policies and procedures for food and safety management systems. This position will handle confidential and sensitive information and will act with autonomy and discretion.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Drive the development of tactical plans/business strategy aligned with Safety and Loss Prevention in order to bring the vision of the protection of people, brand and food into realization.
• Drive a safety culture that promotes brand protection supporting both a food safe and injury-free workplace.
• Lead the development, monitoring and administration of safety management systems including, but not limited to Food Safety/Food Protection, Lock-out-Tag-out, PPE, hot work, HACCP, time/temperature control, foodborne illness, cross contamination, pest control, sanitation/chemicals/cleaning, emergency response, and ergonomic programs.
• Investigate, and document any compliance issues and make recommendations related to results of investigations, corrective actions and preventative measures.
• Develop, implement and maintain performance measurement programs, audits, hazardous assessments, metrics, tracking and progress reporting. Research and report on environmental and safety trends, food safety/foodborne illness complaints, incident frequency, severity rates and DART scores.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory changes that may affect the food industry in a quick service restaurant (QSR) environment, including FDA, USDA, FSIS, OSHA, EPA, NFPA, LEPC.
• Stay current on new or modified codes being mandated in the industry and communicate changes to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Interface with regulatory inspectors/agencies. Be the point of contact for regulatory contact, inspections, closing conferences, violation abatement, informal hearing and citation/fines to the point of closure.
• Create, facilitate or assist with training of company programs to existing restaurant-based colleagues, supervisors, market directors, and new hires. Develop policies, procedures or techniques and systems to ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory specifications and standards.
• Coordinate with human resources and operations to ensure training initiatives and corrective actions are properly administered to colleagues and documented appropriately employment files.
• Partner with workers compensation/risk management, quality assurance, facilities, legal and operations for injury/incident case handling, reduction of incidents, brand protection, and record keeping. Analyze data and report findings and recommendations to appropriate management levels. Produce ad hoc reports as needed.
• Develop colleague communication of essential information related to new techniques, technologies, regulatory changes or other information related to safety.
• Maintain all filing systems related to environmental health and safety.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor degree in Safety Science, Engineering, Administration, Public Health/Food Safety, Business Security Management or Criminal Justice.
• Minimum of five (5) years’ relevant experience in the food service industry, preferably in the restaurant/retail environment, restaurant loss prevention, safety manager role or public safety/health agency.
• In-depth knowledge and experience with government regulatory agencies and requirements, including OSHA, FDA food code, 21 CFR, EPA, NFPA, and LEPC. Evidence of experience managing inspections, closing conferences, violation abatement, informal hearing and citation/fines to the point of closure.
• Previous experience with independent or third-party audits, including inspections, audit binders and resulting corrective actions.
• Experience with job safety analysis, trending, accident prevention techniques, handling accident investigations and post injury.
• Previous experience with training initiatives development, execution, and training techniques.
• Strong organization and planning skills with the ability to prioritize work and manage multiple projects.
• Evidence of strong communication skills including the ability to explain or train complex technical information to a wide variety of audiences and experience interacting with all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated computer proficiency, including Microsoft Office, spreadsheet and presentation programs.
• Evidence of analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work weekends and non-traditional hours as needed.
• Participate in cross-functional teams as assigned.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Safety Professional Certification (CSP), (ASP), (CP-FS), and (REHS)
• Working knowledge of restaurant operations, DSD delivery, food safety, security, and defense, GFSI, food fraud and auditing.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Where You’ll Work:

• This position requires extensive travel (up to 75%) and the ability to comply with the corporate travel policies.
• Position requires availability by phone on a 24-hour basis for emergency situations.
• Exposure to restaurant/retail conditions, lifting to 50lbs. and use of ladders.
• This position will work weekends and non-traditional hours as needed.

Disclaimer:

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements.