QC Lead

Pure Hothouse Foods, marketed under the Pure Flavor® brand, is a family of greenhouse vegetable growers who share a commitment to bringing A Life of Pure Flavor™ to communities everywhere. Our passion for sustainable greenhouse growing, strong support for our retail & food service customers, and focus on engaging consumers is built on a foundation drawn from generations of growing expertise. We are the next generation of vegetable growers, inspired to put quality, flavor, and customers first by providing greenhouse-grown vegetables from our farms that are strategically located throughout North America.

With a dedicated, energetic and highly skilled workforce, we believe our employees make the difference. We offer our employees the opportunity to advance their careers.

The QC Lead works in conjunction with the Supervisor to carry out daily and weekly quality reports utilizing. Leads, directs, and coordinates the inbound and outbound quality control reports of the distribution center. This includes overseeing the completion of the daily tasks of the quality control inspectors.

• Ensures proper procedures are followed to complete inbound and outbound quality control inspections.
• Follows protocol in reporting inspections via Clarifruit quality control phone app
• Reviews and approves all inspections submitted via Clarifruit to ensure accuracy of data, pictures and any nonconforming defects
• Upkeeps list of grower/vendors, items, and customers in Clarifruit app and makes any changes or additions
• Reviews Clarifruit dashboard for local DC plus other DC’s in the network to collaborate with other QC Leads and Supervisors in the completion of all daily inbounds in the network
• Communicates all Regrade, Repack, conditions to internal departments
• Oversees that inspectors are recording and reporting all available temperature monitoring devices of each inbound to review any breaks in the cold supply chain and report nonconformances
• Ensures all outbound loads are visually inspected by QC inspectors to adhere to customer specifications and requirements
• Places product on quarantine/on-hold product
• Ensure finished product and packaging adhere to standards and specs
• Champions the departments' safe working environments; ensuring that company and statutory hygiene, housekeeping and safety policies and procedures are complied with
• Assist in the delivery of team’s goals and objectives
• Other core expectations as defined by the company

• Secondary school education or equivalent required; post-secondary education, preferred
• Basic understanding of Fresh Fruit & Vegetable regulations, plus consumer packaging & labeling requirements and standards
• Minimum (1) year experience as a Vegetable or Quality Inspector in product or related industry preferred
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices, Health and Safety and Food Safety Proven ability to work in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate keen attention to detail and task-related accuracy
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Hours of work may vary depending on business needs; on-call and holiday availability, ability and willingness to travel.

This job operates across multiple location and environment could vary from a refrigerated warehouse, where temperatures range from forty-5 – fifty-5degrees °F to a greenhouse operation with temperatures that range from eighty – ninety degrees °F. The noise level in the work environment can be loud due to packaging machinery, and forklift truck operation

Role occasionally uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Specific vision capabilities required; employee is to work in front of a computer, sitting and/or standing for prolonged periods

Role frequently requires the ability to stand, walk, bend, twist, use hands to handle or feel product or packaging, and reach with hands and arms

The position frequently involves needing to lift up to 30-pounds, occasionally up to 50-poounds.

Pure Flavor is committed to providing an accessible and barrier-free environment for all individuals, including candidates and employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable accessibility and accommodation legislation, including the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) in Canada and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the United States. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the selection process.

If you require accommodation, please contact our Human Resources department.

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