Produce Quality Inspector

Joining our team has its advantages:
•    Group insurance from the first day
•    Very competitive pension plan
•    Generous holiday policy
•    Personal days
•    Employee Assistance Program
•    Free parking
•    Opportunity for professional development

Summary:
Responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of produce received and warehoused at the Produce Distribution Centre (PDC). This includes compliance with government and corporate specifications and the maintenance of quality standards that are representative of Metro.

Specific Responsibilities:
•    Develop and maintain quality procedures for receiving produce at Metro’s PDC. These procedures must assure that:
•    All suppliers shipping to Metro comply with product specifications and related food safety requirements.
•    The receivers follow Metro’s prescribed receiving practices. This also involves one on one job training with the receivers (unionized employees) and managers and group training as required. The incumbent must provide support to the receivers, act as a resource and monitor their performance without directing them.
•    Inventory levels and rotation are monitored to assure the freshest product possible is shipped to the stores.
•    Audit the PDC daily, identifying quality and shrink issues (short codes, inventory problems, rotation or slotting issues, temperature problems etc.) and provide the information in a document form that is easy to use by procurement and the warehouse. Ensure that corrective action is taken in a timely manner. 
•    Record all rejections by commodity, identifying the supplier, the item, the number of cases involved, the reason for the rejection and the disposition of the product.
•    Perform in-house inspections, which will be used as the basis for rejecting local and imported products. Inspections will be used as information for our procurement and field offices when dealing with suppliers. Inspections are also the catalyst, which initiates CFIA product inspections.

Qualifications:
•    Minimum of 2-3 years of Produce experience.
•    Post-secondary Degree or diploma in a related field.
•    40 hours weekly: 5 days x 8 hours.
•    Rotating schedule (10-week rotation):

      - 2 weeks Night Shift: 10pm – 6am, Mon to Fri

      - 8 weeks Day Shift: 6am - 2pm, Sun to Thurs OR Tues to Sat 
•    Working in different temperature area (3C to 23C).
•    Able to lift 50 lb.
•    Available to work weekends or holidays.
•    Excel and Word experience.
•    Able to work well independently, and on a team.

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