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- Responsible for ensuring Finished Product (Fresh Fruits and Vegetables) meet the established standards of quality including Size, Weight, Packaging and MRL required for each market/client group.
Main Job Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities:
- Maintain Quality Assurance Policies and Procedures
- Interpret and implement quality assurance standards and procedures
- Devise sampling procedures and directions for recording and reporting quality data
- Plan, conduct and monitor routine and spot testing and inspection of Produce, Packaging Materials and Measuring Devices to secure finished product quality
- Investigate customer complaints and non-conformance claims and recommends acceptance/challenge accordingly
- Develops, recommends and monitors corrective and preventive actions
- Document and report daily audits and other quality assurance activities
- Collect, compile and analyze statistical quality data to identify areas for improvement in the quality system
- Coordinate and support on-site audits conducted by external providers/clients representatives.
- Evaluate audit findings and implement appropriate corrective actions
- Monitor risk management activities
- Assure ongoing compliance with quality and industry regulatory requirements
Job Requirements
Education and Experience:
- BA Degree; Agronomy (must)
- Certifications an advantage including Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer, Quality Improvement Associate, Six Sigma
- Quality inspection, auditing and testing experience
- Experience with implementation of corrective action programs
- 2-3 years of experience as an agronomist/field/ Packhouse quality assurance executive.
- Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office, QA applications and databases
- Knowledge of tools, concepts, and methodologies of QA
- Solid experience in effective usage of data analysis tools and statistical analysis
- Knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements
