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Quality Assurance Associate

Coastal Sunbelt Produce
Posted 21 hours ago, valid for a year
Location

Laurel, MD 20725, US

Salary

$48,000 - $57,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The job involves inspecting products for quality issues and assisting with repacking as needed.
  • Candidates should have a minimum of two years of related experience, preferably in the produce industry.
  • The position requires a high school diploma or GED, along with skills in operating warehouse equipment and effective communication.
  • Responsibilities include conducting daily quality checks, managing inventory, and instructing handlers on proper loading methods.
  • Salary details are not provided in the job description.

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.

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