Job Description
As the Independent Contractor Food Safety Retail Auditor - Montreal or Quebec City, you will play a crucial role in the mission of NSF – to protect and improve human and planet health. As a food safety auditor, you will have the opportunity to travel, meet new people, and learn more about many of the businesses you may frequent as a consumer. You’ll inform and educate restaurant, bar, grocery store, and foodservice personnel about specific standards while continuing to learn more about those industries and grow your skills.
Responsibilities
- Perform 2nd party audits for retail clients
- Manages own work plans for the completion of audits within a determined timeframe, including schedule and workload
- Summarize audit findings
- Communicates effectively with clients, Audit Delivery Manager, and Account Manager
- Demonstrate a high level of Quality and Integrity in your daily responsibilities
Qualifications
- Must have a degree
- Excellent verbal and written communication, analysis and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to travel up to 80% of the time
- Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation
- Must have or open a business entity prior to starting the position
- Must be able to work a minimum of 10-15 hours per month
- Must be bilingual French/English
- Prior food safety experience/knowledge
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior food safety audit experience
- ServSafe certification
- Certified CP-FS (Certified Professional Food Safety) or capable to obtain within 12 months (or equivalent certification)
Pay: $40 - $50 CAD per audit hour
The total pay range takes into account a wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skills; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed pay range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At NSF, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the pay range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.
About Us
NSF is a growing global public health and safety organization. Our mission is to protect and improve human and planet health by enabling safe food, clean water and life-enhancing health technologies and products for millions of people around the world. We do so by developing standards, testing, auditing, certifying, and providing advisory services to clients in the food, water, health sciences and consumer industries.
Our nearly 3,000 employees provide services in over 180 countries through many of our global offices, at our 35,000 client sites, from home offices and in state-of-the-art laboratories. We’re growing fast and expanding into new areas such as sustainability and digital. And that’s where you come in. Come join a team that makes a difference in the world.
More information about NSF can be found at nsf.org
One of our core values is We Are One NSF. This means that while we’re one team, we embrace the cultural, ethnic, language and demographic diversity that reflects the societies in which we live and work. NSF is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or disability.
About The Team
NSF provides expertise and accredited food services across the entire food value chain: from agriculture, animal welfare, aquaculture, dairy, and production through to processing, distribution, quality management, retail, and restaurants. As a pioneer in food safety, we help businesses thrive while achieving their food sustainability, compliance, and risk management goals.
Our certifications services cover the Global Food Safety Initiative, supplier assurance, foodservice equipment and nonfood compounds, and organic and Certified Transitional certification through Quality Assurance International (QAI). We also offer HACCP validation and inspection, label claims verification and certification, DNA and food package testing, and product and process development. Separately, we provide expert consulting, food safety training, and auditing in areas including food fraud and gap assessments, retail food safety, and brand standards.
