What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality & Food Safety Auditor position at Chiquita Brands?
POSITION OVERVIEW :
The Quality & Food Safety Auditor supports the Quality and Food Safety organization in the analysis of quality processes & output related to Chiquita products Pineapples and Bananas. This position analyzes the quality of the fruit, some processes, systems, and product information and identifies potential improvements in addition to providing business related information to the respective Chiquita businesses.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Responsible for conducting a regular set of quality inspections to the fruit at arrival to our Chiquita DC and / or customer’s location.
- To provide immediate feedback to the Quality Division or Sourcing and Sales Department, as well as others in the Supply Chain regarding fruit quality and its condition. This will allow for immediate corrective action where necessary and to avoid customer issues by making decisions about the product.
- Responsible for accuracy of statistical data collected and communicated and for periodically calibrating with other Quality auditors / coordinators / inspectors to ensure accuracy of inspections.
- As well, these inspections bring the right opportunity to educate our customers & consumers about our fruit, its requirements and condition. How to recognize defects & determine how serious they are, and lastly, how to perform inspections on the fruit.
- Maintain timely information updates and reports to respective businesses.
- Manage quality information tools for the analysis of product, transportation and / or other parameters that could impact product or system quality.
- Track, follow up and ensure Quality resolutions comply with customer and Chiquita Quality policies and procedures.
- Investigate possible causes and actions for quality related issues, including review of information collected from various sources.
- Generates weekly Quality reports
- Provides administrative support as assigned.
- Travel requirement : occasionally to visit customers, training purposes and other quality contingencies.
JOB REQUIREMENTS :
JOB ENVIRONMENT :
Salary : $68,640
