Senior Manager, Food Safety
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
5 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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 industrys 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 youve found the right job posting.
The Role
CookUnity is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Manager Food Safety to lead and scale food safety excellence across our NYC operations. This role is central to enabling CookUnitys rapid growth and marketplace expansion by building robust data-driven food safety systems that protect customers strengthen brand trust and support operational innovation.
Reporting into senior Quality & Food Safety leadership this role partners closely with Operations Culinary Supply Chain and Regulatory teams to embed preventive controls regulatory readiness and continuous improvement into daily execution. The ideal candidate is both strategic and hands-onequally comfortable setting enterprise standards and working directly on the production floor.
Responsibilities
- Lead site-level food safety strategy for high-volume ready-to-eat meal production ensuring alignment with CookUnitys growth retention and marketplace objectives
- Serve as the primary food safety authority for regulatory agencies third-party audits and inspections; own inspection readiness execution and corrective action management
- Oversee preventive control programs and critical limits including cold-chain management sanitation systems chemical controls and cook-chill processes
- Analyze trend and interpret food safety and environmental monitoring data to proactively identify risk and drive continuous improvement
- Design implement and scale food safety programs including internal and Chef audits shelf-life validation environmental monitoring and risk assessments
- Partner with Operations and Culinary leaders to integrate food safety into production planning new menu launches and process innovation
- Lead food safety investigations root cause analysis and CAPA programs to prevent recurrence and strengthen systems
- Develop and deliver engaging training programs for GMPs sanitation allergen control and safe food handling for employees and Chef partners
- Build and mentor high-performing food safety team members fostering technical excellence and leadership capability
- Translate evolving federal state and local regulations into clear practical standards that support speed consistency and compliance
- Champion a strong proactive food safety culture across multiple shifts and teams in a fast-paced environment
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Food Science Microbiology Food Safety or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred
- HACCP PCQI and/or Certified Food Safety Manager credentials
- 7 years of progressive experience in food safety quality or regulatory leadership within ready-to-eat fresh or high-compliance food production environments
- Demonstrated success leading food safety programs at scale in complex high-growth operations
- Strong working knowledge of FDA USDA and local regulatory requirements preventive controls and HACCP systems
- Proven ability to influence cross-functional leaders and drive change without direct authority
- Excellent communication training and stakeholder engagement skills
- Highly analytical detail-oriented and comfortable working with performance data and risk metrics
- Growth mindset with a passion for continuous improvement and operational excellence
Learn More About CookUnity
We believe great leadership starts with alignment on vision values and ways of working. To give you deeper insight into who we are and what were looking for we invite you to explore CookUnitys Leadership Principles the values and behaviors that guide how we operate collaborate and scale.
Benefits
Health Insurance coverage
401k Plan
We grow you grow: Stock Options Plan granted on Day 1
Eligible for a bi-annual performance bonus
Unlimited PTO
5-year Sabbatical: After 5 years with CookUnity you get a 4-week paid sabbatical
Paid Family Leave
Compassionate Leave: 35 days each time the need arises
Monthly CookUnity credits to enjoy our meals
Wellness perks: nutritional coach access and fitness subsidies
Personalized Spanish coach
Opportunity to join a company thats redefining 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 youre interested in this role please submit your application and if we think you might be a fit well 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
Weve 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 briefproof of humanity to confirm that were 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 youre unsure feel free to reach out to us on our officialLinkedIn Company Page.
- We only communicate through official CookUnity channels. That means emails ending in
@and interviews held through official company platforms (Google Meet or Zoom) never WhatsApp Telegram or SMS. - Well never ask for payment or personal financial details. If anyone does please dont share any information and let us know right away.
If something ever feels off or youre unsure about a message wed 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.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Key Skills
- Quality Assurance
- Construction Experience
- Food Safety Experience
- Management Experience
- Root cause Analysis
- Risk Analysis
- OSHA
- EPA
- HACCP
- Product Development
- EHS
- Manufacturing
About Company
CookUnity offers flexible and convenient subscription plans that match your needs and taste. Find out more and start eating healthy every day, today.
