Quality Assurance Associate

JOB SUMMARY Responsible for inspecting the product to identify quality issues and assisting with product repacking as needed. RESPONSIBILITIES • Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects. • Conduct daily walk-through of assigned coolers to check the quality of the product and identify any quality issues. • Check dates of product for proper product rotation by date. • Remove any distressed product, determine what product needs reworking and what product should be discarded. • Rework all distressed/damaged products. • Communicate quality issues to buyers, management, and associates. • Report all lost products or transfers. • Assure that all inventory is properly blocked and labeled. • Assist in inventory counts. • Instructs handlers in the proper method of loading trucks. • All product loaded must be transported without damage QUALIFICATIONS Education Prefer High School or GED Experience A minimum of two (2) years related experience (knowledge of produce industry preferred). Skills • Ability to operate warehouse power equipment. • Ability to interact with others in a professional manner. • Good verbal and written communication skills. • General understanding of the shipping procedures of a high-volume warehouse operation. • Solid understanding of produce varieties handled in a wholesale operation. Decision Making Authority Most important decisions made fully independently: Identifying quality issues, Most important decisions made with review and approval of other individuals or supervisors (include the reviews/approvals required): All work regularly reviewed by the supervisor and manager. Other Information • Some stooping and bending required. • Ability to manually inspect produce efficiently for periods of up to or exceeding eight (8) hours. • They must be able to move around the work area freely. • Frequent lifting of the product up to 50 lbs. during the shift, infrequent lifting to 80 lbs. • External Job Posting