QC Lead

Job Summary

The QC Lead works in conjunction with the Supervisor to carry out daily and weekly quality reports utilizing Clarifruit quality control phone app. This role ensures proper procedures are followed to complete inbound and outbound quality control inspections, reviews and approves all inspections, and communicates regrade, repack conditions to internal departments.

Responsibilities

• Ensures proper procedures are followed to complete inbound and outbound quality control inspections.
• Fulfills roles in reporting inspections via Clarifruit quality control phone app.
• Reviews and approves all inspections submitted via Clarifruit to ensure accuracy of data, pictures, and any nonconforming defects.
• Upkeeps list of grower/vendors, items, and customers in Clarifruit app and makes any changes or additions.
• Reviews Clarifruit dashboard for local DC plus other DC’s in the network to collaborate with other QC Leads and Supervisors in the completion of all daily inbounds in the network.
• Communicates all Regrade, Repack, conditions to internal departments.
• Oversees that inspectors are recording and reporting all available temperature monitoring devices of each inbound to review any breaks in the cold supply chain and report nonconformances.
• Ensures all outbound loads are visually inspected by QC inspectors to adhere to customer specifications and requirements.
• Placed product on quarantine/on-hold product.
• Ensures finished product and packaging adhere to standards and specs.
• Champions the departments' safe working environments; ensuring that company and statutory hygiene, housekeeping and safety policies and procedures are complied with.
• Affords assistance in the delivery of team’s goals and objectives.

Requirements and Skills

• Secondary school education or equivalent required: post-secondary education, preferred.
• Basic understanding of Fresh Fruit & Vegetable regulations, plus consumer packaging & labeling requirements and standards.
• Minimum (1) year experience as a Vegetable or Quality Inspector in product or related industry preferred.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices, Health and Safety and Food Safety.
• Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate keen attention to detail and task-related accuracy.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Work Environment

• Hours of work may vary depending on business needs; on-call and holiday availability, ability and willingness to travel.
• This job operates across multiple locations and environments could vary from a refrigerated warehouse, where temperatures range from forty-five – fifty-five degrees °F to a greenhouse operation with temperatures that range from eighty – ninety degrees °F.
• The noise level in the work environment can be loud due to packaging machinery, and forklift truck operation.
• The position frequently involves needing to lift up to 30-pounds, occasionally up to 50-pounds.
• The role occasionally uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
• The position frequently requires the ability to stand, walk, bend, twist, use hands to handle or feel product or packaging, and reach with hands and arms.

Pay

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Schedule

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Benefits

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