Quality & Food Safety Auditor

Chiquita Brands; Freeport (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Chiquita Brands International is seeking a Quality & Food Safety Auditor to analyze quality processes for pineapple and banana products. The role inspects incoming/outgoing shipments at distribution centers and transfer hubs, deciding on loads based on appearance, temperature, size, and weight.

The position requires 1–3 years in fruit quality control, strong analytical skills, and effective communication. Travel to sites and customer locations is possible.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1-3 years related experience in quality control of fresh fruit.
• Fundamental knowledge of the fresh fruit business.
• Proven analytical skills resulting in effective decision making.
• Demonstrated problem solving capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multitask and have a sense of urgency.
• Ability to prioritize duties in a changing environment and still meeting business objectives.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within teams and at all levels of the organization.
• Strong computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
• Travel requirement: occasionally visit customers, training purposes, and other quality contingencies.

Responsibilities

• Conducts regular quality inspections of the fruit at arrival to our Chiquita Distribution Centers and/or customer location.
• Make independent decisions continuously on the quality of the commodity, audits commodity lifecycle, decide what loads, farms, or source countries for purchases and make recommendations.
• Based on results, he/she can either reject or accept the load.
• Provides immediate feedback to the Quality Division or Sourcing and Sales Department, as well as others in the Supply Chain regarding fruit quality and its condition.
• This will allow for immediate corrective action where necessary and to avoid customer issues by making decisions about the product.
• Responsible for accuracy of statistical data collected and communication.
• Periodically collaborating with other Quality auditors/coordinators/inspectors to ensure accuracy of inspections.
• These inspections provide an excellent opportunity to educate our customers and consumers about our fruit, including its quality requirements and conditions, how to identify defects and assess their severity, and how to properly conduct fruit inspections.
• Maintains timely information updates and reports to respective customers/business.
• Manages quality information tools for the analysis of product, transportation, and/or other parameters that could impact product or system quality.
• Tracks, follow up and ensures Quality resolutions comply with customer and Chiquita Quality policies and procedures.
• Investigate potential causes and actions for quality related issues, including review of information collected from various sources.
• Generate weekly Quality reports.
• Provides administrative support as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Multitasking

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Quality & Food Safety Auditor supports the Quality and Food Safety department in the analysis of quality processes and output related to Chiquita products, Pineapples, and Bananas. The Banana and Pineapple auditor analyzes the quality of the fruit, processes, systems, and product information and identifies potential improvements in addition to providing business related information to the respective Chiquita businesses.This job manages the inspection of incoming and outgoing shipments of bananas and pineapples at Chiquita distribution centers and transfer hubs to look for characteristics that can create an impact (positive or negative) on our customers/consumers. For example: temperature, appearance, size, and weight.

This is an exempt position within the Quality Assurance Department responsible for quality control. The primary duty of this role is to perform inspections of fruit, collect data, analyze, communicate, and prepare reports to management, while supporting the business operations of the employer and its customers. This role includes discretion and independent judgement in matters of significance.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts regular quality inspections of the fruit at arrival to our Chiquita Distribution Centers and/or customer location.
• Make independent decisions continuously on the quality of the commodity, audits commodity lifecycle, decide what loads, farms, or source countries for purchases and make recommendations. Based on results, he/she can either reject or accept the load.
• Provides immediate feedback to the Quality Division or Sourcing and Sales Department, as well as others in the Supply Chain regarding fruit quality and its condition. This will allow for immediate corrective action where necessary and to avoid customer issues by making decisions about the product.
• Responsible for accuracy of statistical data collected and communication
• Periodically collaborating with other Quality auditors/coordinators/inspectors to ensure accuracy of inspections. These inspections provide an excellent opportunity to educate our customers and consumers about our fruit, including its quality requirements and conditions, how to identify defects and assess their severity, and how to properly conduct fruit inspections.
• Maintains timely information updates and reports to respective customers/business.
• Manages quality information tools for the analysis of product, transportation, and/or other parameters that could impact product or system quality.
• Tracks, follow up and ensures Quality resolutions comply with customer and Chiquita Quality policies and procedures.
• Investigate potential causes and actions for quality related issues, including review of information collected from various sources.
• Generate weekly Quality reports.
• Provides administrative support as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree preferred not required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 1-3 years related experience in quality control of fresh fruit.
• Fundamental knowledge of the fresh fruit business.
• Proven analytical skills resulting in effective decision making.
• Demonstrated problem solving capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multitask and have a sense of urgency.
• Ability to prioritize duties in a changing environment and still meeting business objectives.
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively within teams and at all levels of the organization.
• Strong computer skills and proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
• Travel requirement: occasionally visit customers, training purposes, and other quality contingencies.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT:

• Most work is performed in an open-air warehouse staging area exposed to ambient temperature conditions and environment.
• Incumbents may stand for extended periods of time at inspection of work area.
• Incumbents may use calculators, keyboards, telephones, tablets, and other office equipment during normal workdays.
• Stooping, bending, twisting, lifting, and reaching are required in completion of job duties.