Quality Control Specialist- Santa Maria, CA

Always Fresh Farms LLC • Santa Maria, CA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Operations Supervisor, this position is responsible for the activities related to organizing, assessing, and documenting fruit inspections per assigned facility for all inbound and/or outbound product.

Requirements

• Must be passionate about produce; four to five years’ experience preferred.
• General understanding of Food Safety programs such as good practices related to GAP’s, GMP’s, HACCP, etc., preferred.
• Ability to use USDA and/or customer specifications to grade finished goods based on condition, quality, and visual characteristics.
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Team player who possesses a sense of priority and works well alongside other departments.
• Well organized with an excellent attention to detail.
• Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus.
• Knowledge or capacity to learn the Famous software for the viewing of product general information, upload of finished good grades, and/or make product unavailable.
• Excellent understanding of brix meters, calipers, and product softener testers.
• Required to stand for long periods of time.
• Must be able to lift 20 lbs – 30 lbs as needed.
• May engage in frequent bending, pulling, pushing, squatting to complete assigned tasks.
• Must be willing to work in a refrigerated warehouse environment (34 °F – 40 °F).

Responsibilities

• Coordinating and/or inspecting products using industry-appropriate methods, such as measuring product dimensions, brix percentage, softness, and appearance.
• Review product blueprints and specifications to compare to received or produced finished goods.
• Recording inspection outcomes by submitting reports, summarizing results via email communication, and informing Commodity Management on the best use of product after inspections.
• Proposing the implementation of best practices to the production process and monitoring the proper application of said procedures.
• Monitoring the condition and cleanliness of regularly used equipment.
• Keeping measurement equipment operating accurately by following calibration requirements and calling for repairs when needed.
• Collecting and compiling statistical quality data.
• Assisting in the development of test methods and inspection plans.
• Determining the causes of product defects and/or recording product damaged when necessary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed