Quality checks incoming produce, meat, and ingredients for Fresh Food Departments. Builds and maintains positive relationships with warehouses and vendors/suppliers regarding quality concerns or variations.
Job Duties/Essential Functions
- Compares quality and produce attributes such as size, weight and colour against Product Specification Sheets
- Examines items for defects in appearance and/or damage occurring in transit.
- Tests pressure and brix on fruits and vegetables; Tastes fruits and vegetables to ensure that they meet company standards.
- Approves or rejects items, and records inspection and coordinates return to supplier with Buying Team.
- Liaises with Buying on Produce Specification Sheet adjustments and updates.
- Maintains and cleans testing equipment.
- The successful candidate must have warehousing experience and must be physically fit
- Must undergo a math/logic test
- Must be able to work on Saturdays
- Cold Storage/Distribution experience desirable
- Must be versatile and keen to work in both DRY & WET and in different departments as per business needs.
- The successful candidate will need to complete a criminal record check as the facility is a Biosecurity facility
Ability to operate vehicles, equipment or machinery