Nutrition & Quality Assurance Intern, Chartwells Higher Ed / Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

General Description:

You will be working closely with the leaders in the Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte hospitality group, developing skills and competencies that will help provide you with practical experience in preparing to apply to accredited Dietetic Internship programs or for anyone interested in the field of food science, food safety or quality assurance. You will gain valuable experience in the following areas: foodservice operations, nutrient analysis, marketing and promoting of health promoting foods, nutrition education campaigns, menu planning, food safety, sanitation, HACCP principles, planning and implementation of innovation and client relationship skills.

You Must Possess:

• Interest in the world of Contract Food Service Management
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Must be undergraduate student
• Detail orientation with strong organizational skills
• Enjoy building relationships
• General working knowledge of food service
• General interest and knowledge of food safety, sanitation and HACCP principles

Interest in one or more of the following:

• Food Safety
• Food Science
• Quality Assurance
• Sanitation Systems
• HACCP
• Supply Chain Management
• Regulatory Compliance
• Environmental Health
• Food Microbiology
• Food Code Compliance
• Sustainability
• Carbon foot print
• Farm to Fork
• Special Dietary Needs (food allergies, intolerances)

Job Responsibilities (May include any or all):

• Safety: Safe food in a safe environment
• Assuring an exceptional guest experience
• Bring innovation into services
• Operational support of serving platforms
• Recipe Nutrient Analysis
• Menu Planning
• Support educational nutrition campaigns
• Executing operational standards
• Managing FDA regulation standards
• Market Research
• Manage website and social networking profile content
• Maintain cohesive database of all food safety metrics that can be used for tracking and trending compliance
• Conduct routine food safety self-inspections
• Conduct one-on-one or group food safety training sessions
• Work with Quality Assurance Managers to find solutions to food safety challenges
• Participate in Board of Health inspections
• Participate in third party food safety audits
• Assist in the development of impactful audit corrective action plans that include preventative measures
• Participate in completion of corrective action plans
• Help monitor sustained improvement related to action items
• Work with Managers and Chefs to ensure all corrective /preventative action is effective and sustained
• Work with Managers and Chefs on continual improvement
• Observe food safety handling of associates and identify opportunities for improvement
• Participate in monitoring food temperatures through HACCP
• Assess HACCP program compliance deficiencies and develop strategies for improvement

Learning Objectives:

• Demonstrate awareness, understanding and skills necessary to work in a diverse environment
• Understand HACCP and how HACCP principles are applied in a food service environment
• Develop and execute a project as assigned by mentor to address a specific area of concern or opportunity for improvement
• Understand food service sanitation systems and processes
• Understand how cleaning and sanitizing programs are most effectively executed and validated
• Understand the food recall process and the role of retail food service in the process
• Be familiar with the Big 8 food allergens, and understand how the risk of allergic reactions is managed in retail food service
• Be familiar with common crisis scenarios the affect food service operations (loss of power, loss of water, boiled water notice, foodborne illness outbreaks, etc.) and the proper responses to these events
• Demonstrate awareness, understanding and skills necessary to work in a diverse environment.
• Experience opportunities to learn, observe, and practice a variety of nutrition and well-being experiences in the world of hospitality.

This internship should not be confused in any way with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics pre-professional internship requirement. This internship will provide relevant on the job experience in the field of foodservice nutrition. This internship does not replace an accredited internship program.

This is a paid intern position; however, it is not eligible for paid time off (PTO) or benefits such as medical, dental, vision, etc.