Quality Control Inspector

Job Description

Job Summary

The Quality Control Inspector is responsible for inspecting, monitoring, and evaluating avocado products to ensure they meet company quality standards, customer specifications, and food safety requirements. This position involves identifying product defects, monitoring storage and production conditions, maintaining accurate inspection records, and ensuring compliance with established quality control procedures.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Inspect incoming and outgoing avocado shipments for quality, freshness, ripeness, and physical damage.
• Examine avocados for bruising, discoloration, mold, decay, cuts, and other defects.
• Conduct quality inspections throughout receiving, sorting, packing, storage, and shipping operations.
• Monitor avocado firmness, ripeness, temperature, and overall product condition.
• Perform random product sampling and document inspection findings.
• Verify packaging accuracy, product labels, weights, lot numbers, and traceability information.
• Identify and report products that do not meet established quality standards.
• Place defective or nonconforming products on hold according to company procedures.
• Maintain accurate quality control reports, inspection logs, and product records.
• Monitor employee compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and food safety procedures.
• Communicate quality concerns to supervisors, production personnel, and warehouse management.
• Assist with corrective actions to prevent recurring quality issues.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe working environment.
• Follow company policies, sanitation procedures, and workplace safety regulations.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and ability to identify product defects.
• Basic knowledge of quality control procedures and food safety practices.
• Ability to complete inspection forms and maintain accurate records.
• Good communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Basic computer and data-entry skills.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, and perform repetitive inspection tasks.
• Willingness to work in refrigerated warehouse or production environments.

Job Objective

To ensure that all avocado products meet established quality, freshness, safety, and packaging standards before being distributed to customers, while minimizing product defects, reducing waste, and maintaining customer satisfaction.