Overview
Shipping and Inventory QC Manager Jobs in Pasco, WA at Douglas Fruit
Salary Range: $70,000-$90,000 a year (The high end of the salary range is typically a longevity step) DEO.
Job Type: Full time
Shift: Monday to Friday
Schedule: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm -Weekends as needed
Benefits
- PTO (13 DAYS)
- 6 paid holidays
- Benefits package for full-time staff (M, D, & V)
- KPI based annual bonus program
- 401 (k) after 60 days of employment
The Shipping and Inventory QC Manager is responsible for three essential functions: Shipping and distribution of packed fruit to our customers, Managing the inventory levels and the organization of the packed inventory, and the Quality of the packed inventory, ensuring proper quality control processes are followed to guarantee a high-quality product is delivered to our customers.
Summary:
Assure consistent quality of packed fruit by monitoring and enforcing good, automated manufacturing practice systems (GAMP), validating processes, and providing documentation.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
· Interviews, hires, and trains new staff.
· Oversees the daily workflow of the department.
· Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
· Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy.
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Oversee the shipping department, ensuring efficient and timely loading of packed cartons to given metrics daily.
- Implement and maintain effective shipping processes and procedures to optimize productivity and minimize errors.
- Monitor inventory levels and collaborate with the production and repack team to ensure correct items are loaded for each order.
- Assist Distribution Manager with any shipping-related issues, such as delays, damages, or discrepancies, in a prompt and professional manner.
- Manage locations and storage methods of packed cartons, working with The Inventory Manager to keep items organized and quickly accessible.
- Oversee shipping QC staff to ensure customer specs and grades are maintained.
- Work with production team to monitor packed fruit inventory expiration dates, inventory turns and repack.
- Identify fruit concerns and take appropriate actions to resolve current issues and avoid potential future problems by moving fruit to repack or working with the sales team to minimize risk of rejection.
- Communicate with production team on appearance of fruit inventory, and any production related issues that are occurring.
- Verify regulatory records are kept.
- Facilitate customer inspector visits.
- Utilize packed fruit quality information to ensure that the correct fruit is loaded at the right time, minimizing aged fruit and loss to the grower.
- Assist sales staff with customer requests (customer samples, pictures, etc.).
Required Skills/Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
Education and Experience:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum of 3 years QA experience in the food industry
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- None
Other Skills and Abilities
- Microsoft office knowledge; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is:
- Regularly required to sit and talk or hear.
- Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
- Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
- Frequently exposed to high, precarious places.
- Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and vibration.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Travel
Occasionally required.
AAP/EEO Statement
All personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, training, and participation in social and recreational programs are administered without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,000.00 – $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Title: Shipping and Inventory QC Manager
Company: Douglas Fruit
Location: Pasco, WA
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