Officer
Organization: Discovery Organics http://discoveryorganics.ca
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Job Summary
Working in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment, the
Quality Control Officer assesses the quality of product delivered to
the company; rates the quality of the product; identifies deliveries
requiring claims; documents claims and prepares reports; receives
customer returns and makes decisions on their disposition and liaises
with the Canada Food Inspection Agency. The Quality Control Officer
must be able to lift heavy wei
ghts; have the ability to operate a
forklift and be vigilant regarding safety in a physically tight
environment.
Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• Lot codes all incoming product
• Receives all produce delivered to the warehouse
• Checks all paperwork, ensuring the order matches the product received;
• Checks generic grades provided by the packer
• Assesses received produce and assigns a quality rating of 1-5; documents
• Notes any relevant anomalies such as condition of packing
• When required, posts notice of intent to claim; takes photographs
and otherwise documents claims; notes temperature of product received
• Makes claims reports and makes recommendations on how to proceed with
• Provides claim report, tracks product being claimed and writes a
final report on the disposition of the product
• Receives customer returns and decides on disposition
• Liaises with CFIA (Canada Food Inspection Agency) regarding notices
of inspection; ensures produce to be inspected is accessible; answers
questions
• Undertakes quality checking of all product in the warehouse;
• Regularly reports on amount/numbers of product to Purchasing
• Develops and submits a “# 2” list of produce for discount sales
• Assembles and documents produce for donations
• Identifies product for composting and may assemble pallets for pick-up
• May gas product which is at risk of moulding
• Keeps a temperature log of all coolers
• Maintains a pest control log and liaises with pest control agency
when and if necessary
Minimum Requirements
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and juggle competing priorities
• Demonstrated ability to read and write English
• Food Safe 1 Certificate
• Ability to lift heavy weights
• Ability to work in a physically crowded environment which requires
constant awareness of equipment, people and stacked pallets of produce
• Demonstrated punctuality
• Must have a good working knowledge of produce
• Ability to operate a forklift would be an asset
Please send resume to:
cschlutter@gmail.com
