About The Position

The Fresh Market currently has an opening for a Quality Assurance Specialist of Produce in Pompano Beach, FL (099). This role is responsible for inspecting and evaluating the quality of produce entering our distributor’s facility to ensure the product meets The Fresh Market’s standards. This position will report to the Quality Assurance Manager.

Requirements

  • HS Diploma is required.
  • 4+ years of produce quality assurance or produce retail experience required
  • Knowledge of general operating aspects of the produce business
  • Knowledge of USDA Standards of produce preferred
  • Ability to work independently with limited supervision
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Able to interpret a variety of instructions, furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
  • Ability to travel within assigned territory and to the Store Support Center (099) including occasional over nights (Travel required: 40%)

Nice To Haves

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Excellent time-management skills
  • Good critical thinking ability; problem solving
  • Sense of urgency/persistence; ability to work in a fast paced, ever-changing work environment
  • Ability to build and maintain professional working relationships

Responsibilities

  • Maintain quality results by following and enforcing standards.
  • Inspection of all produce coming into the facility.
  • Monitor coolers to ensure product is handled and rotated properly.
  • Ensure produce is shipped timely to the stores to maintain freshness and quality.
  • Communicate concerns to Quality Assurance Manager to coordinate corrective action communication.
  • Provide the Produce Category team with updates on quality levels of produce.
  • Ability to refuse produce at the distributor that does not meet The Fresh Market’s standards.
  • Monitor shipping temperatures to ensure produce arrives to the stores fresh.
  • Authority to refuse product that does not meet TFM’s standards.
  • Interpret quality assurance standards and enforce them.
  • Act as company representative within distributor’s facility.
  • Act as a liaison betweet the distribution hub and TFM Merchandising Team
  • Support any and all food safety functions that may be relevent with providing safe produce to our stores.
  • Visit TFM Stores monitoring quality of produce being delivered to the stores.

Benefits

  • Team Member discount up to 40%
  • Health, Dental, & Vision insurance available for individual, spouse, partner, and family.
  • 401K contribution and match for part-time and full-time team members
  • Personal time off and additional time off purchase plans are available
  • AND much more!
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