Quality Assurance-Fresh Produce
Company: Meijer
Location: Newport
Posted on: October 26, 2024
Job Description:
As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work
at Meijer, you're provided with career and community opportunities
centered around leadership, personal growth and development.
Consider joining our family - take care of your career and your
community!
Meijer Rewards
- Weekly pay
- Scheduling flexibility
- Paid parental leave
- Paid education assistance
- Team member discount
- Development programs for advancement and career growth
Please review the job profile below and apply today!
This position is responsible for ensuring that Fresh Produce, Meat
and Seafood items, distributed within our supply chain, meets or
exceeds Meijer quality standards and USDA regulatory grading
requirements; by working collaboratively with the Buying Offices,
through the inspection of incoming and outbound loads at the
distribution facility. This position also involves addressing any
issues at the DF regarding Food Safety/Quality concerns
.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Inspects and evaluates inbound produce loads, utilizing product
quality test equipment, to verify fresh product meets minimum
government requirements and Meijer specifications. Reports
inspection observations to DF Leadership and Buyers and helps
facilitate any corrective actions.
- With oversight of the QA Supervisor or other lead QA Team
Member, makes the decision to reject fresh product, based on USDA
and Meijer specifications, when Produce Buyer is not available
(outside of normal office hours).
- Reviews all fresh product quality issues observed by DF
auditors and aids in the decision either to accept or reject fresh
product based upon USDA and Meijer standards.
- Ensures that banana specifications are met on a daily basis
prior to shipments leaving the DF. Where applicable, ensures
commodities (bananas, avocados, i.e.) are properly received and
ripened for distribution to other DFs/stores.
- Audits the fresh DF in accordance with FDA cGMP guidelines, the
DF Food Safety Plan as it pertains to the Preventive Control Rule,
and the DF Seafood HACCP plan, with oversight of the QA
Supervisor.
- Identifies and communicates to auditors produce seasonal trends
as related to quality.
- Performs recall effectiveness checks as required.
- Develops collaborative and effective relationships with all
levels of DF leadership and buying teams.
- Utilizes quality software programs to assist buying team in
assessing potential supplier chargebacks for product that does not
meet Meijer standards.
- This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the
responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as
assigned or required.
What You Bring With You (Qualifications):
- Associates degree preferred
- HACCP and SafeMark Food Safety certification a plus, but not
required.
- 2+ years of produce and or meat and seafood, knowledge
of products, and/or 3 years of experience in a quality assurance
position.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- USDA familiarity/knowledge preferred.
- PC Skills (Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, etc.).
- Multitasking; must be able to organize time efficiently and
make decisions based on factual findings.
- Must be self-motivated and able to work in an unstructured work
environment.
- Ability to influence and train others and achieve necessary
results.
- Quality Assurance is a 7 day operation; must be able to work on
weekends and holidays or as needed
Keywords: Meijer, Westland , Quality Assurance-Fresh Produce, Professions , Newport, Michigan
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