Warehouse Quality Control Inspector

Midwest Foods; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with employer match

Vacation and PTO

Job summary

Midwest Foods, a Chicago-based wholesale food distributor, is seeking a Warehouse Quality Control inspector to join our team on the first shift. You will oversee inbound product, verify documents, and enforce HACCP and GMP procedures in a cold environment.

The role requires at least 3 years in a similar role with fresh foods, forklift experience, and the ability to lift up to 60 lbs, with a strong focus on safety and traceability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role with fresh food items.
• GMP, CCP HACCP certified.
• English proficiency, written and oral.

Responsibilities

• Oversee product received from approved suppliers, verify documentation, including trucks, and address discrepancies.
• Escalate quality-related issues to the appropriate department.
• Designate approved product for staging and place non-conforming items on quality hold.
• Ensure cooler standards, rotate product, enforce FIFO, and maintain packaging/storage integrity.
• Enforce food safety guidelines for storage locations by allergens, packaging, category.
• Monitor HACCP critical control points and conduct GMP inspections.
• Calibrate test equipment.
• Maintain logs and traceability records of WQC.
• Perform cooler inspections and dispose of poor quality/expired items.
• Perform other quality-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Quality control

Food safety

Forklift operation

Education

GMP certification

HACCP certification

CCP certification

Tools

Sit-down forklift

Electric walkie rider

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Finer Foods Chicago - Chicago, IL 60632 Salary Range: $21.00 - $23.00 Hourly

Midwest Foods is a wholesale food distributor providing top quality food products to numerous food establishments in Chicago, surrounding suburbs, Michigan, Wisconsin and Indiana. Family owned and run company for two generations, we import fruits & vegetables from all over the country and other parts of the world to distribute these products to local markets. We are looking to complement our growth by hiring a Warehouse Quality Control inspector.

Schedule

1st Shift, Sunday-Friday, with a random day off

Responsibilities

• Oversee product received from approved suppliers, verify documentation, including trucks, and address any discrepancies.


• Escalate any quality related issue to the corresponding department.


• Designate approved product for staging and put non conformed product on quality hold.


• Ensure cooler standards are met, including, but not limited to, rotating product, enforcing FIFO guidelines, and the integrity of packages/boxes and storage areas.


• Enforce food safety established guidelines and procedures for product storage locations by allergens, packaging, and category.


• Monitor HACCP critical control points and conduct GMP inspections to enforce proper GMP regulations.


• Calibrate test equipment.


• Maintain accurate and organized records of WQC, including but not limited to logs, discrepancy reports and traceability.


• Perform cooler inspections and oversee the process of disposing of poor quality and expired items.


• Perform other quality related duties, as assigned.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role, working with fresh food items.


• GMP, CCP HACCP certified.


• Minimum 3 years’ experience operating sit-down forklift and electric walkie rider.


• English proficiency, written and oral.


• Ability to lift, push, pull up to 60 lbs. without assistance.


• Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time.


• Ability to work in cold environment, 32-37 F.

Benefits

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, VL, Accident, Critical Illness Insurance


• 401-k with employer match


• Vacation and PTO/sick days

Pay

$21.00-$23.00/hr.