• Quality Assurance Associate

    Sysco (Bartlett, IL)


    JOB SUMMARY

    Responsible for inspecting the product to identify quality issues and assisting with product repacking as needed.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    + Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.

    + Conduct daily walk-through of assigned coolers to check the quality of the product and identify any quality issues.

    + Check dates of product for proper product rotation by date.

    + Remove any distressed product, determine what product needs reworking and what product should be discarded.

    + Rework all distressed/damaged products

    + Communicate quality issues to buyers, management, and associates. Report all lost product or transfers.

    + Assure that all inventory is properly blocked and labeled.

    + Inspects product on production lines; identifies issues and notifies line leads

    + Identifies products according to size, origin, and count

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Education

    Prefer High School or GED

    Experience

    A minimum of two (2) years related experience (knowledge of produce industry preferred).

    Skills

    + Ability to operate warehouse power equipment.

    + Ability to interact with others in a professional manner.

    + Good verbal and written communication skills.

    + General understanding of the shipping procedures of a high volume warehouse operation.

    + Solid understanding of produce varieties handled in a wholesale operation.

     

    Decision Making Authority

    Most important decisions made fully independently:

    Identifying quality issues, removing the distressed and damaged product

    Most important decisions made with review and approval of other individuals or supervisors (include the reviews/approvals required):

    All work regularly reviewed by the supervisor and manager.

     

    Physical Demands and Work Environment

     

    Please provide any other information that you think would help us further define the nature and scope of this position.

     

    + Eliminated Produce QC Inspector title.

    + Some stooping and bending required.

    + Ability to manually inspect produce efficiently for periods of up to or exceeding eight (8) hours.

    + They must be able to move around the work area freely.

    + Frequent lifting of the product up to 50 lbs. during the shift, infrequent lifting up to 80 lbs.

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    AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:

    Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law. This opportunity is available through Sysco Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates.