Fresh Produce

4 days ago


Greenhithe, United Kingdom Fresh People Ltd Full time

**The Role - Fresh Produce Ripening QA**

We are currently looking to recruit a Ripening QA on behalf of our client a Fresh Produce Business new to the UK at their brand new facility based in Greenhithe near Dartford in Kent. Reporting into the Quality & Compliance Manager you will be required to assess and report product quality from intake to dispatch, including the ripening of product and all associated quality processes.

Previously worked within Fresh Produce Business with at least 2 years experience within a Quality function, must have good computer skills with an understanding of MS Office and Microsoft D365, with good problem solving skills and the ability to identify and resolve issues as they arise, happy to work with a sense of urgency whilst familiar with working to tight deadlines.

**Essential Duties & Responsibilities**
- Carry out checks and report quality at in loading, ripening, production, and dispatch.
- Manage the ripening regimes and report performance against defined quality and technical KPI’s.
- Complete ripening guides and daily loading schedules.
- Complete shelf life and accelerated ripening trials, reporting results.
- Work closely with the Quality & Compliance Manager, Technical and Production teams to understand customer quality performance and take action accordingly.
- Highlight quality performance at grower level, identify trends and help develop improvement ideas.
- Guide and support the packhouse on product handling and product management.
- Assess stock quality to ensure product returns are maximised through appropriate stock rotation and usage.
- Equipment calibration.
- Assist with technical ripening trials.
- Customer samples.

**Desirable**
- Excellent communication skills, including an ability to adapt communication style to suit different audiences.
- Balance team and individual responsibilities to ensure group efficiencies. Exhibit objectivity and openness to others’ views. Able to work effectively with all levels to obtain team objectives and KPI’s.
- Demonstrate accuracy, thoroughness, and commitment to completing tasks correctly the first time.

If this role is something that is of interest and you have the skills required to be successful in this role then we would like to hear from you today, please forward your CV or call us for an informal chat

**Salary**: £27,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Free parking

Schedule:

- Day shift

Application question(s):

- Do you have experince in MS Office and MD365

**Experience**:

- Quality assurance: 2 years (preferred)
- Quality control: 2 years (preferred)
- Fresh Produce Production: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: FP-0601-RC


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