Quality Control Inspector

Sysco • Oshawa, ON

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Quality Control Inspector is responsible for daily checks of produce slots to ensure products staged for shipping meet quality standards. This includes documenting quality with pictures and reports for the sales team. The role involves ensuring proper product rotation, inspecting inbound perishable products, and requesting vendor credits for items not meeting standards. The inspector will also ensure correct storage and handling of fresh produce to minimize waste, check code-dated products for rotation, and work with inventory SOPs for product disposition. Facilitating vendor returns, identifying inventory concerns, and assisting in reducing waste, customer returns, and quality credits are also key functions. Additionally, the inspector will assist with paperwork for loads with temperature issues and monitor spoilage reports. Compliance with Sysco’s Food Safety Policy and procedures is mandatory, and the inspector is expected to work safely, reporting all hazards immediately.

Requirements

• Minimum 1-year experience working in a produce-related environment with the ability to identify produce quality issues.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Basic knowledge of Excel, Word and outlook.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a fast-paced warehouse environment, an asset.
• Food Safety and quality control training would be considered an asset.
• Material handling equipment experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for checking produce slots daily to ensure product staged for shipping each night is within quality standards.
• This includes taking pictures and creating a report that is emailed to sales to effectively communicate the quality we have in stock.
• Ensures product is being rotated properly during daily slot checks and communicates any issues with the Operations supervisors.
• Inspects in-bound perishable products as they arrive and requests credit from Vendors for any product that does not meet standards.
• Ensure proper storage and handling of fresh produce to minimize waste and enhance overall quality of product shipped to customers.
• Check perishable code dated product to ensure proper product rotation is occurring and work with inventory standard operating procedures (SOP) reporting to determine when code dated product should be frozen or disposed.
• Facilitate in the return of product to vendors and complete the required documentation associated with this process.
• Identify and communicate product inventory concerns to the Merchandising, Operations and Finance leads.
• Assist in the reduction produce waste, customer returns and quality credits to customers.
• Assist in checking and filing paperwork on all loads arriving with refer-unit alarms or temperature issues that receivers identify during the receiving process.
• Monitor spoilage reports for accuracy and opportunities for recovery of product.
• Complies with Sysco’s Food Safety Policy and procedures to ensure food safety, quality and legality requirements are met.
• Is willing to work safely with minimal environmental impact and understands the importance of reporting all hazards, incidents, and environmental spills immediately to their Supervisor.
• Understand that they play an integral role in their own safety and that of their colleagues and is willing to speak out when hazards are present.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Flexible Benefits including Health and Dental, Health Care Spending and Wellness Accounts
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Voluntary Optional Insurance
• Parental Leave Plan
• Company Pension Plan
• Group RRSP & TFSA
• Employee and Family Assistance
• Stock Purchase Plan
• Maple Virtual Care
• Unlimited on-line learning
• Sysco product discounts
• Preferred vendor discounts
• Associate Resource Groups

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees