HSEQ Manager - Food & Support Services (Remote)
- Iskut 6, BC, Canada
The salary range for this position is $90,000 to $105,000. · Full-time
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- The salary range for this position is $90,000 to $105,000.
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Original job description
The salary range for this position is $90,000 to $105,000. Final compensation will be determined based on relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, eligible employees may be entitled to other elements of total compensation, which may include group benefits, employer RRSP contributions, and discretionary bonus or incentive programs, where applicable to the role. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and comply with all applicable pay transparency legislation. Further details regarding our total rewards program will be shared by the Talent Acquisition team during the hiring process. Canadian work experience is not a requirement for this role. Please note that artificial intelligence–based tools may be used at certain stages of the recruitment and applicant screening process.
Work Schedule: 15 day on / 13 days off (Fly in and out)
Position Summary
The Safety and Culinary Quality Assurance Manager provides field-based leadership and support to strengthen occupational safety, food safety, culinary quality, employee competency, and operational consistency across ESS Support Services locations. Reporting to the Director of Safety, the role partners with Culinary, Operations, People & Culture, site leadership, and client representatives to assess performance, coach employees, manage corrective actions, and drive sustainable improvement.
Key Responsibilities
The position requires frequent travel and independent work at remote, offshore, industrial, camp, railroad, lodge, warehouse, and commercial-kitchen locations. The employee must be able to work varied or rotational schedules, wear required PPE, operate around common kitchen and industrial hazards, and satisfy applicable client security, medical, drug-screening, and fitness-for-duty requirements.
What’s in it for you?
Work Schedule: 15 day on / 13 days off (Fly in and out)
Position Summary
The Safety and Culinary Quality Assurance Manager provides field-based leadership and support to strengthen occupational safety, food safety, culinary quality, employee competency, and operational consistency across ESS Support Services locations. Reporting to the Director of Safety, the role partners with Culinary, Operations, People & Culture, site leadership, and client representatives to assess performance, coach employees, manage corrective actions, and drive sustainable improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead field safety, food-safety, and culinary-quality inspections, audits, observations, and site assessments across remote and complex operations.
- Deliver employee orientation, behavioral-safety training, food-safety instruction, culinary coaching, and competency verification.
- Verify compliance with the ESS Safety and Health Management System, occupational H&S regulations, HACCP requirements, safe-work practices, recipes, portion standards, and client expectations.
- Identify hazards, quality gaps, and operational risks; require immediate control of critical issues and support incident and near-miss investigations.
- Develop, assign, track, validate, and escalate corrective and preventive actions to ensure timely and sustainable closure.
- Coach site managers, supervisors, chefs, and frontline employees to strengthen accountability, safe work practices, culinary execution, and continuous improvement.
- Review kitchen organization, equipment, inventory, food cost, waste, production planning, sanitation, and workflow to improve safety, quality, consistency, and efficiency.
- Prepare clear site reports and performance summaries, identify trends, share best practices, and communicate urgent concerns to Safety, Culinary, Operations, and client leadership.
- Progressive experience in culinary operations, food service, occupational safety, food safety, quality assurance, training, auditing, or remote-site operations, including leadership responsibility.
- Strong knowledge of commercial kitchen operations, HACCP principles, hazard recognition, incident reporting, corrective-action management, and employee training.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct audits, interpret policies and regulatory requirements, analyze trends, and communicate practical recommendations.
- Strong coaching, presentation, written communication, organization, judgment, and relationship-management skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and electronic safety or compliance systems; experience with CMO, Origami, or similar platforms is an asset.
- Relevant post-secondary education and certifications such as ServSafe Manager, OSHA 30-Hour General Industry, Train-the-Trainer, First Aid, CPR, or AED are preferred.
The position requires frequent travel and independent work at remote, offshore, industrial, camp, railroad, lodge, warehouse, and commercial-kitchen locations. The employee must be able to work varied or rotational schedules, wear required PPE, operate around common kitchen and industrial hazards, and satisfy applicable client security, medical, drug-screening, and fitness-for-duty requirements.
What’s in it for you?
- Join an award-winning culture. We have been recognized for being a Great Place to Work, in addition to being selected as a FORTUNE Global 500 Company, Best Workplaces Retail & Hospitality, and FORTUNE World’s Most Admired Companies.
- The opportunities with us are endless. As the world’s largest food and support services company, we offer an extensive range of learning and career opportunities for all our associates.
- Health & Safety. The health and safety of our associates, clients and guests has always been our top priority. We have the right processes in place to ensure our teams have the support they need to stay safe, while helping to keep our guests safe.
- Health Benefits. For our eligible associates, we offer comprehensive health, vision, and dental care coverage.
- A Focus on Mental Health and Wellness. Our Mental Health and Well-Being initiative was created to share credible resources with our associates and the communities we serve on a variety of topics, including mental, physical, spiritual, and financial wellbeing. We also have an Employment Assistance Program which provides our associates with access to 24/7 support, resources, and information.
- We are as diverse as our guests. We are as diverse as the people and communities we serve, and we know that’s one of our greatest strengths. We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where people feel respected, supported, and able to grow, with fair opportunities for all. Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) create space for connection, deepen cultural awareness, and build appreciation of diverse perspectives across our teams – strengthening our culture and helping people feel a true sense of belonging.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead field inspections, audits, training, and coaching to improve occupational safety, food safety, culinary quality, and operational consistency across remote and complex sites. Identify risks, investigate incidents, manage corrective actions, review kitchen operations, and report performance trends to internal and client leadership.
Requirements
Requires progressive experience in culinary operations, food service, occupational safety, food safety, quality assurance, training, auditing, or remote-site operations, including leadership responsibility. Candidates should have strong knowledge of HACCP and commercial kitchens, audit and corrective-action experience, effective communication and coaching skills, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and compliance systems; relevant education and certifications are preferred.
Skills
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Food Safety
- Culinary Quality Assurance
- HACCP
- Safety Auditing
- Hazard Recognition
- Incident Investigation
- Corrective Action Management
- Employee Training
- Culinary Coaching
- Regulatory Compliance
- Trend Analysis
- Operational Improvement
- Commercial Kitchen Operations
- Microsoft Office
- Compliance Systems
Benefits
- Group Benefits
- Employer RRSP Contributions
- Discretionary Bonus or Incentive Programs
- Health Insurance
- Vision Care
- Dental Care
- Mental Health and Wellness Support
- Employee Assistance Program
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Categories
- Security & Safety
- Food & Beverage
- Management & Leadership
- Hospitality
Keywords
- HACCP
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Food Safety
- Culinary Quality Assurance
- Safety and Health Management System
- Safety Inspections
- Food-Safety Audits
- Hazard Recognition
- Incident Reporting
- Incident Investigation
- Near-Miss Investigation
- Corrective and Preventive Actions
- Employee Orientation
- Behavioral-Safety Training
- Food-Safety Instruction
- Competency Verification
- Commercial Kitchen Operations
- Sanitation
- Production Planning
- Inventory Management
- Food Cost Management
- Waste Reduction
- Microsoft Office
- CMO
- Origami
- ServSafe Manager
- OSHA 30-Hour General Industry
- Train-the-Trainer
- First Aid
- CPR