Quality Control Specialist

Charlie's Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company. We are the largest privately owned produce wholesaler on the West Coast, with distribution centers in Seattle, Spokane, Portland, Boise, Anchorage, Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. The secret to our over 40 years of success in this industry is PEOPLE! We strive to hire the best and we reward them with a working environment that fosters loyalty, stability, innovation, and growth. Charlie's provides a healthy employee stock ownership program, competitive Medical/Dental/Vision and Life Insurance plans. And our newest benefit offers Pre-Paid Fully Funded College Tuition to our employees and the dependent children of our employees!

What we offer:

An amazing employee owned company culture!
• Medical/Dental/Vision on the first of the month following hire
• ESOP (Profit Sharing) and 401(k)
• Paid vacations, paid sick time, paid holidays
• Onsite parking
• Coverage under State Sick Leave
• 100% Prepaid College Tuition for employees and their dependents
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Additional Compensation Details:

• Up to$22/hr Dependent on experience
• Potential 90-day performance-based raise
• Yearly review with possibility of increase based on performance and tenure

The Role:

Quality/Inventory Control Associate will be responsible for inspecting all inbound and outbound product to ensure that company quality, food safety and dating standards are met, as well as inventory accuracy. This individual will work closely with the receiving department to identify and communicate any quality issues with incoming product and take the appropriate action. In addition you will work closely with the purchasing and sales department to resolve quality issues and improve procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the quality control process beginning with receipt of product, maintaining inventory turns and dates, and product on hand for nightly shipping.
• Examine products for defects in line with the company's quality standards and food safety program.
• Verify that the specifications of product meet company and customer standards.
• Reviews reports pertaining to inventory accuracy and days on hand.
• Identify opportunities for the out-of-spec product and work to improve the product's quality.
• Will be asked to be involved in all warehouse activities as needed: receiving, picking etc.
• Operate warehouse equipment: forklift, pallet jack, produce knife, etc.
• Responsible for Quality and Food Safety.
• Participate in month end inventory on the last Saturday of every month.
• Cycle counting and inventory accuracy.
• Slotting product to correct area in warehouse.

Required Experience:

• Previous experience working with produce for at least 1 year
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs consistently
• Ability to work in a refrigerated environment, 35-45 degrees
• Intermediate Computer Skills: Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel and AS 400
• Ability to work with in a team and independently in a fast paced environment

Supplemental Information

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

We do not provide H1-B sponsorships at this time.

Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors, including but not limited to, the individual's qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities as well as physical work location within the state.

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Charlie's Produce is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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