Warehouse Quality Control Inspector

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

STD/LTD

401-k with employer match

Vacation and PTO/sick days

Disability insurance

Job summary

Midwest Foods is a wholesale food distributor in Chicago, supplying supermarkets and restaurants with fresh and quality products. The Warehouse Quality Control Inspector will ensure food safety, verify incoming shipments, and support storage and cooling operations in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires at least 3 years of experience with fresh foods, GMP/HACCP certification, and forklift operation. The candidate must be able to lift up to 60 lbs and work in a cold environment, with shift

Qualifications

• 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.
• Ability to walk and stand for long periods of time.
• Ability to work in a cold environment, 32-37 F.

Responsibilities

• Oversee product received from approved suppliers, verify documentation, including trucks, and address discrepancies.
• Escalate quality issues to the corresponding department.
• Designate approved product for staging and put non-conformed product on quality hold.
• Ensure cooler standards are met and enforce FIFO guidelines.
• Monitor HACCP critical control points and conduct GMP inspections.
• Calibrate test equipment and maintain records.
• Perform cooler inspections and oversee disposal of poor quality items.
• Perform other quality related duties as assigned.

Skills

English proficiency

Forklift operation

Physical strength

Tools

GMP certification

HACCP certification

Job description

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.The Warehouse Quality Control inspector is responsible for enforcing food safety practices and following regulations for our receiving and storage processes. WQC is also responsible for identifying and resolving quality issues while working collaboratively with other departments.Schedule: 1st Shift, Sunday-Friday, with a random day offResponsibilities: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.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 Insurance401-k with employer matchVacation and PTO/sick daysPay: $21.00-$23.00/hr.