Job Description

There’s never been a better time to join TravelCenters of America! For more than 50 years, millions of professional truck drivers and motorists have called our travel centers home, depending on us daily for fuel, food, truck maintenance and essential services.

Now a part of the bp family, TA is focused on growing its network of travel centers, implementing cutting edge technology and embarking on innovative alternative energy and sustainability initiatives.

From our locations across the country, to our corporate headquarters in Westlake, Ohio, every team member is a stakeholder in TA’s success. This environment offers endless career opportunities for individuals interested in sharing their ideas, growing with the company and shaping TA’s future.

Job Summary

The Food and Alcohol Safety Specialist supports programs for the handling of food and alcohol safety to ensure the safety of team members and guests.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assist in implementation of food handling policies and SOPs-all departments/brands managed by corporate team members.
• Assist with compliance with state regulations for selling of alcohol and tobacco and monitor for changing requirements.
• Coordinate training programs for employees for food, tobacco, and alcohol safety, including ServSafe and TAPS.
• Assist with compliance with food safety and recall requirements for manufactured or supplied food products, including any new state or federal regulations.
• Help supervise our third-party EcoSure food safety compliance program.
• Manage the corrective management action process for food offering areas to drive compliance and completion.
• Manage compliance oversight and drive corrective actions of the company’s pest integrated management program.
• Stay up-to-date on the latest food safety regulations and guidelines
• Analyzes data from restaurant food safety audits, including Health Inspections, and provide actionable insights to the organization for continuous improvements.
• Lead restaurant field support calls and host live food safety webinars to provide consistent training and support across our brands.
• Support foodborne illness incident readiness protocol for sites.
• Manage allergen awareness program per the FDA guidelines and update allergen training programs as needed.
• Manage the process of working with company in-house claims adjusters on guest foodborne illness concerns and propose actionable solutions to prevent future claims.
• Coordinate with operations to help ensure proper maintenance and sanitation of all facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent work experience.
• 1 or more years of experience in a food/restaurant related position.
• ServSafe Certification is a plus.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office, including Excel, required.

With us, you’ll enjoy:

*Competitive wages and annual bonus opportunity

*Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

*401(k) with a company match

*Paid vacation and holidays

*Tuition reimbursement

*A wide variety of discounts on technology, travel, food and fuel

*Opportunity for growth and advancement with company paid training

Not all benefit plans are available to all team members. For a more comprehensive list of benefits, please visit

Pay Range

A pay range listed reflects the potential pay for this role. The pay will depend on various factors, such as responsibilities of the position, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Not all positions posted will have a pay range listed.

Our travel centers serve thousands every day; not one traveler is the same and our team must reflect that. We can "return every traveler to the road better than they came" only by understanding and celebrating individualism. TravelCenters of America is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, familial status, ancestry, sex, gender, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, handicap, military service or Veteran status, genetic information or membership in any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law. At TravelCenters of America, we invite everyone to make themselves at home.

Individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation related to our recruiting process. If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, please email us at appada@ta-petro.com. In your email, please include your first and last name, phone number, the position and location for which you are applying, and details pertaining to the accommodation request.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements

In this role, the employee is continuously sitting and typing, frequently talking and using eye and hand coordination and may also be required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Standing, walking, bending over, and repetitive use of legs are done occasionally. Must be able to travel via car or plane up to 20% of the time. All performed with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Disclaimer

This job description may not list all duties for this position. The incumbent in the position may be asked to perform other duties. TA Operating LLC reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either the incumbent or TA Operating LLC may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

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