Quality Control Coordinator - S-Th 1pm-9:30 pm

Core-Mark; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

401K Employer Matching

Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Performance Foodservice is seeking a detail-oriented Inventory Clerk in Hickory, NC to check produce quality and monitor daily stock levels, ensuring timely flagging of spoiled items.

You will remove short-dated items, break down cases, maintain accurate counts, and cooperate with customers, vendors, and co-workers to keep operations efficient and compliant.

Experience in inventory control and familiarity with perishable goods are beneficial; forklift certification is preferred, but not required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent experience.
• 6–12 months Inventory Control or related administrative experience.
• Produce experience is preferred.
• 1–2 years procurement, warehouse and/or administrative experience in the foodservice industry.
• OSHA Forklift Operator certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform assigned duties efficiently to reduce spoilage and contribute to profit margins.
• Communicate with customers and vendors in a friendly, timely, and professional manner.
• Determine quality of products returned by customers; work with Returns Clerk on returned produce quality.
• Check quality of produce and ensure proper rotation and quality daily.
• Break and repack full cases to smaller quantities to reduce spoilage and lost inventory.
• Check dating on designated products daily; remove short-dated or bad product from inventory.
• Maintain accurate inventory counts and perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Inventory control

Customer service

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED or equivalent

Tools

OSHA Forklift Operator certification

Job description

Company Description

Performance Foodservice, PFG's broadline distributor, maintains a unique relationship with a variety of local customers, including independent restaurants and hotels, healthcare facilities, schools, and quick-service eateries. A team of sales reps, chefs, consultants, and other experts builds close relationships with customers - providing advice on improving operations, menu development, product selection, and operational strategies. The Performance team delivers delicious food but also goes above and beyond to help independent restaurant owners achieve their dreams.

Job Description

We Deliver the Goods

• Competitive pay and benefits, including Day 1 Health & Wellness Benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, 401K Employer Matching, Education Assistance, Paid Time Off, and much more
• Growth opportunities performing essential work to support America's food distribution system
• Safe and inclusive working environment, including culture of rewards, recognition, and respect

Position Summary

Responsible for checking quality of designated product and taking daily inventory on produce. Removes spoiled product that is short-dated from inventory and repacking full cases into smaller quantities. Responsible for quality check of all produce pick locations. Pulls for dump or salvage any produce with decay or otherwise not meeting shipping requirements. Reports any dumps or salvage to Inventory Control. Communicates and interacts with customers, vendors and co-workers professionally ensuring questions are answered accurately and in a timely manner. Functions as a team member within the department and organization, as required, and perform any duty assigned to best serve the company.

Position Responsibilities

• Perform assigned duties efficiently to reduce spoilage and contribute positively to profit margin; working closely with the cooler Receiving Department on perishable items.
• Communicate and interact with customers (and company personnel) and vendors in a friendly, timely and quality manner; ensure customers' and vendors' questions are answered accurately and in a timely manner.
• Determine quality of products returned by customers; work with Returns Clerk on returned produce quality.
• Check quality of produce and ensure: poor quality product is removed before a customer can purchase; proper rotation and quality of product on a daily basis.
• Break / repack full cases to small cases.in the most timely and efficient manner as to reduce spoilage and lost inventory.
• Check for dating issue on designated products on a daily basis. Remove any short dated and bad product from inventory.
• Keep inventory counts current.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience
• 6-12 months Inventory Control/ or administrative experience in related area

Preferred qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or Equivalent Experience
• Produce experience
• 1- 2 years Procurement, warehouse and / or administrative experience in related area within foodservice industry
• OSHA Forklift Operator certification

EEO Statement

Performance Food Group and/or its subsidiaries (individually or collectively, the "Company") provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations.