Quality Assurance-Fresh

Meijer; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Scheduling flexibility

Paid parental leave

Paid education assistance

Team member discount

Development programs for advancement

Job summary

Meijer in Michigan is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to inspect and evaluate inbound produce loads, verify freshness, and report observations to leadership. You will help ensure products meet government and Meijer specifications and support corrective actions.

Under supervision, you will decide on rejects, review issues with DF auditors, and assist in maintaining banana specs and ripening processes.

Qualifications

• Associates degree preferred.
• HACCP and SafeMark Food Safety certification a plus, but not required.
• 2+ years of produce and/or meat and seafood knowledge, or 3 years in a quality assurance position.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• USDA familiarity/knowledge preferred.
• PC Skills (Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, etc.).
• Multitasking; must be able to organize time efficiently and make decisions based on factual findings.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work in an unstructured work environment.
• Ability to influence and train others and achieve necessary results.
• Quality Assurance is a 7 day operation; must be able to work on weekends and holidays or as needed.

Responsibilities

• Inspects and evaluates inbound produce loads to verify freshness meet government and Meijer specifications.
• Reports inspection observations to DF Leadership and Buyers and facilitates corrective actions.
• Makes rejection decisions for fresh product when necessary.
• Reviews fresh product quality issues observed by DF auditors and assists in acceptance/rejection decisions.
• Ensures banana specifications are met before shipments leave the DF and supports ripening as needed.
• Audits the fresh DF per FDA cGMP guidelines and related safety plans with supervision.
• Identifies seasonal quality trends and communicates findings to auditors and leadership.
• Performs recall effectiveness checks as required.
• Develops collaborative relationships with DF leadership and buying teams.
• Uses quality software to assist in assessing supplier chargebacks for non-conforming product.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Multitasking

Self-motivated

Ability to influence and train others

Education

Associates degree preferred

HACCP and SafeMark Food Safety certification a plus

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Word

Job description

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

Meijer Rewards

• Weekly pay
• Scheduling flexibility
• Paid parental leave
• Paid education assistance
• Team member discount
• Development programs for advancement and career growth

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Inspects and evaluates inbound produce loads, utilizing product quality test equipment, to verify fresh product meets minimum government requirements and Meijer specifications. Reports inspection observations to DF Leadership and Buyers and helps facilitate any corrective actions.
• With oversight of the QA Supervisor or other lead QA Team Member, makes the decision to reject fresh product, based on USDA and Meijer specifications, when Produce Buyer is not available (outside of normal office hours).
• Reviews all fresh product quality issues observed by DF auditors and aids in the decision either to accept or reject fresh product based upon USDA and Meijer standards.
• Ensures that banana specifications are met on a daily basis prior to shipments leaving the DF. Where applicable, ensures commodities (bananas, avocados, i.e.) are properly received and ripened for distribution to other DFs/stores.
• Audits the fresh DF in accordance with FDA cGMP guidelines, the DF Food Safety Plan as it pertains to the Preventive Control Rule, and the DF Seafood HACCP plan, with oversight of the QA Supervisor.
• Identifies and communicates to auditors produce seasonal trends as related to quality.
• Performs recall effectiveness checks as required.
• Develops collaborative and effective relationships with all levels of DF leadership and buying teams.
• Utilizes quality software programs to assist buying team in assessing potential supplier chargebacks for product that does not meet Meijer standards.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring With You (Qualifications):

• Associates degree preferred
• HACCP and SafeMark Food Safety certification a plus, but not required.
• 2+ years of produce and or meat and seafood, knowledge of products, and/or 3 years of experience in a quality assurance position.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• USDA familiarity/knowledge preferred.
• PC Skills (Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, etc.).
• Multitasking; must be able to organize time efficiently and make decisions based on factual findings.
• Must be self-motivated and able to work in an unstructured work environment.
• Ability to influence and train others and achieve necessary results.
• Quality Assurance is a 7 day operation; must be able to work on weekends and holidays or as needed