Quality Control Associate

City Produce started in 1958 as a retail produce store in Fort Walton Beach, FL, specializing in premium fresh fruit, vegetables, specialty foods, and dairy. City Produce is supported by an amazing team of sales, customer service, procurement, and operations professionals.

At City Produce, our priority has always been to provide the highest quality products, delivered safely and on time. We provide our customers with web order entry, continuous cold chain management and peace of mind when it comes to food safety. We work every day to drive consistency in the areas most important to our customers:
Customer Service, Quality, Food, Safety, Reporting, Technology.

• Ensure a clean and sanitary operational room for the processing of fruit and vegetables in accordance with company and government standards
• Ensure that the product in the containers match the label on the container, date codes and outgoing packing/barcode is correct
• Ensure the processing room is ready for production thirty minutes prior to the beginning of the day
  • Barrels containing chilled water with Peracetic Acid placement
  • Chemicals added to the main flume system, potato line, Apple line and fruit tanks and Prep Barrels as needed
  • Metal detection machines validated at the start of shift and throughout production
  • Hand and knife dip stations filled with sanitizer with verification of chemical strength
• Ensure all Products are to be run through metal detection machines at every product change metal detector validation and verification and must be completed and documented
• Ensure all items run according to product sequence chart
• Ensure all incoming raw products are checked prior to processing to meet approved specifications and check off sheet completed
• Ensure all chemical stations must be checked with every change of product and checked off sheet as completed
• Check Random weight checks, bag leak test, and various other H.A.C.C.P documentation and logs
• Pull Shelf-life retention sampling
• Follow all company Safety Standard Operating Procedures
• Verify all production lines are clean, organized, and ready for operation
• Restock boxes, trays, poly bags, tape, and other packaging material at each production line
• Ensure scales, sealers, waste bins, and blue bins are operational, and properly placed at each production line
• Verify barrels containing Peracetic Acid are prepared at proper temperature and concentration
• Prepare and verify sanitizer water for knife dip stations and hand dip stations with correct chemical concentration
• Verify room temperature is within required operational specifications and document as required.
• Ensure all employee PPE supplies are fully stocked and available, including gloves, hairnets, beard nets, sleeve covers, and boot covers
• Support employees with line setup to minimize unnecessary traffic in and out of the processing room during production
• Ensure floors, equipment areas, storage shelves, and workstations remain clean and sanitary throughout the shift
• Ensure cutting boards, cutting machines, tables, and food contact surfaces are rinsed and sanitized throughout production as needed and between product changes
• Assist in removing empty and dirty boxes from the processing room throughout production to prevent garbage accumulation
• Monitor and maintain the hallway and garbage staging area outside the cut room in clean and organized condition throughout the shift
• Ensure waste bins and trash accumulation do not create food safety, pest control, or operational hazards
• Support overall housekeeping and organization of the processing and surrounding areas to maintain audit readiness at all times
• Assist in maintaining an organized and efficient processing environment throughout the shift
• Review logs, and required food safety…