What are the responsibilities and job description for the Produce-Quality Control Inspector II position at Jewel-Osco?
Key Accountabilities
- Inspect produce and floral items per Standard Operating Procedures for compliance with Albertsons/Safeway specifications.
- Works with the warehouse operations team in many areas to ensure procurement and operations functionality are maintained in slotting, inbound schedules, and product rotation.
- Coordinate with the buying team on new standards and procedures when performing inspections on condition, short weight, transit damage, grade, temperature and other reasons.
- Maintains necessary rejection records and temperature records as needed.
- Enter Quality data into database and complete other documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
- Work with warehouse personnel to answer any questions with regard to product quality, packs or proper temperatures.
- Work to resolve receiving issues in terms of quality of product as well as quantity on a timely basis to allow proper warehouse receiving.
- Assist in the coordination of perishable item recall/withdrawal events with inventory control
- Use and maintain analytical tools.
- Inform buyers on product quality as necessary.
- Prepares warehouse condition reports as requested.
- Assist in banana ripening.
- May organize shipping schedule for all items having different degrees of maturity. Gives shipping instructions to assembly via warehouse supervision and QC Lead
- Determines cause of warehouse shrink due to spoilage. Makes recommendations to management regarding reduction in shrink.
- Maintains logs and records of spoilage, including information on overbuying, lack of retail performance, weak produce, etc. Prepares monthly and quarterly recaps for review by management.
- Ensures that appropriate personnel are trained in the proper handling, storage, rotation, and selection of produce to be shipped to the retail units.
- Willing to adjust schedule as needed (Day off requests, Vacation coverage, Weekend coverage), primary start time 1:30AM.
- Retail produce and floral knowledge
- USDA/CFIA Inspection experience helpful
- USDA Specifications and grading knowledge helpful
- Warehouse supply chain and/or receiving experience.
- Fresh produce or floral growing, packing and/or harvesting.
- Reading, writing, math, and communication skills at a proficient level
- Ability to follow verbal or written instructions.
- Keyboarding proficiency.
- Computer skills: Word and Excel
- Ability to differentiate between colors.
- Ability to work in 34 to 38 degree temperatures for extended periods of time.
