Fruit Grading Technician & QA Liaison

Mansfield Fruit Farms Ltd; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Mansfield Fruit Farms Ltd in Canterbury is seeking a Grading Operative to manage day-to-day fruit grading in the grading area. You will prepare grading jobs, check compliance, ensure cleanliness, and engage with QA to maintain quality standards across outlets and customer specifications.

You will compile end-of-day reports detailing defects, waste, and potential profit, and ensure graders and forklift operations follow established processes.

Responsibilities

• Print production plan from planning department email and ensure all areas have copies
• Check all members of staff working on the grader for compliance
• Ensure the Grader area is kept clean and tidy at all times
• To check the fork lift driver is picking the correct fruit for the job
• Prepare Grading jobs on the system ensuring all paramotors are correct to the grading plan
• Check all outlets to ensure quality and sizing is correct and meets customer specifications
• Engage with QA throughout the fruit grading to maintain standards and adjust settings if required
• Ensure all staff are following their processes
• Compile Grade out report at the end of each job showing defect and waste levels
• Send end of day email to show everything that has been graded that day including and back to tank and back to crates and the estimated profit made that day
• To run the Magic Eye on all graders a minimum of once a week and store the results in the required location
• Ensure any damage to the grader or surrounding area is reported to the Grader Team Manager and to the maintenance team for repair / replacement

Job description

Mansfield Fruit Farms Ltd in Canterbury is seeking a Grading Operative to manage day-to-day fruit grading in the grading area. You will prepare grading jobs, check compliance, ensure cleanliness, and engage with QA to maintain quality standards across outlets and customer specifications.

You will compile end-of-day reports detailing defects, waste, and potential profit, and ensure graders and forklift operations follow established processes.