Produce Quality Assurance Associate

Sysco • Fairburn, GA

214d

About The Position

Responsible for inspecting the product to identify quality issues and assisting with product repacking as needed.

Requirements

• Prefer High School or GED.
• A minimum of two (2) years related experience (knowledge of produce industry preferred).
• 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.

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 product or transfers.
• Assure that all inventory is properly blocked and labeled.
• Inspect product on production lines; identify issues and notify line leads.
• Identify products according to size, origin, and count.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: High school or GED