Quality Assurance Associate

Sysco; United States; On-site; USD 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco is seeking a QC/inspector role in South Florida to inspect products, identify quality issues, and assist with repacking as needed. The position emphasizes daily cooler walkthroughs and accurate product rotation.

The role requires at least 2 years in the produce industry, strong communication, and the ability to operate warehouse equipment. This is a full-time on-site opportunity with standard warehouse duties.

Qualifications

• Prefer High School or GED.
• A minimum of two (2) years related experience (knowledge of produce industry preferred).
• Ability to interact with others in a professional manner.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.
• Conduct daily walk-through of assigned coolers to check the quality of the product and identify any quality issues.
• Check dates of product for proper product rotation by date.
• Remove distressed product, determine what product needs reworking and what product should be discarded.
• Rework all distressed/damaged products.
• Communicate quality issues to buyers, management, and associates. Report all lost product or transfers.
• Assure that all inventory is properly blocked and labeled.
• Inspects product on production lines; identifies issues and notifies line leads.
• Identifies products according to size, origin, and count

Skills

Power equipment operation

Professional interaction

Verbal and written communication

Shipping procedures

Produce varieties knowledge

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Company

US1277 FreshPoint South Florida, Inc.

Sales Territory

US-FL-Pompano Beach

Zip Code

33069

Travel Percentage

0

COMPENSATION INFORMATION

The pay range provided is not indicative of Sysco’s actual pay range but is merely algorithmic and provided for generalized comparison. Factors that may be used to determine rate of pay include specific skills, work location, work experience and other individualized factors

This role will start out at 17.00 per hour the shift will be - 630AM-4PM M-F (alternating Saturdays.

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for inspecting the product to identify quality issues and assisting with product repacking as needed.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.
• Conduct daily walk-through of assigned coolers to check the quality of the product and identify any quality issues.
• Check dates of product for proper product rotation by date.
• Remove any distressed product, determine what product needs reworking and what product should be discarded.
• Rework all distressed/damaged products
• Communicate quality issues to buyers, management, and associates. Report all lost product or transfers.
• Assure that all inventory is properly blocked and labeled.
• Inspects product on production lines; identifies issues and notifies line leads
• Identifies products according to size, origin, and count

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

Prefer High School or GED

Experience

A minimum of two (2) years related experience (knowledge of produce industry preferred).

Skills

• Ability to operate warehouse power equipment.
• Ability to interact with others in a professional manner.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• General understanding of the shipping procedures of a high volume warehouse operation.
• Solid understanding of produce varieties handled in a wholesale operation.

Decision Making Authority

Most important decisions made fully independently:

Identifying quality issues, removing the distressed and damaged product

Most important decisions made with review and approval of other individuals or supervisors (include the reviews/approvals required):

All work regularly reviewed by the supervisor and manager.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Please provide any other information that you think would help us further define the nature and scope of this position.

• Eliminated Produce QC Inspector title.
• Some stooping and bending required.
• Ability to manually inspect produce efficiently for periods of up to or exceeding eight (8) hours.
• They must be able to move around the work area freely.
• Frequent lifting of the product up to 50 lbs. during the shift, infrequent lifting up to 80 lbs.

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BENEFITS INFORMATION

For information on Sysco’s Benefits, please visit https://SyscoBenefits.com

OVERVIEW

Sysco is the global leader in foodservice distribution. With over 71,000 colleagues and a fleet of over 13,000 vehicles, Sysco operates approximately 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves more than 700,000 customer locations.

We offer our colleagues the opportunity to grow personally and professionally, to contribute to the success of a dynamic organization, and to serve others in a manner that exceeds their expectations. We’re looking for talented, hard-working individuals to join our team. Come grow with us and let us show you why Sysco is at the heart of food and service.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and affirmative action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.

This opportunityis available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.