PURPOSE OF POSITION:
This position will be responsible for managing customer warehouse ripening operations to meet customer requirements and expectations.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Oversee all aspects related to the ripening program to ensure compliance with customer ripening requirements and expectations.
- Perform Ripening Duties for all required products.
- Routinely review program and staff performance and make corrective actions when necessary.
- Regularly set and update program expectations and goals to grow business and proactively prevent customer issues.
- Troubleshoot and address all customer complaints relating to ripening quality.
- Develop and ensure compliance with departmental budgets focusing on cost maintenance and productivity.
- Ripen and maintain products according to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s).
- Perform quality inspections of product upon arrival.
- Ensure product and location documentation is maintained daily; to include inspection logs, inventory control logs, ripening room logs and warehouse supply logs.
- Review and reconcile product inventories, monitor stock and rotation of product.
- Communicate with supervisor on issues related to inventory and product quality; assist with decisions on product disposition.
- Review current and potential product issues with Del Monte Quality Assurance and Sales team.
- Work with location warehouse personnel including, customer Quality Assurance department, lift truck drivers, warehouse assistants and foremen to achieve program goals.
- Execute and complete work assignments, with minimum supervision and errors.
- Enter data, run reports and assist Supervisor as needed.
- Make recommendations on improving job skills and knowledge.
MINIMUM SKILLS REQUIRED:
- 4 year degree in a related field, from an accredited institution, and/or equivalent work experience.
- 2+ years’ previous technical, quality assurance, management or supervisory experience related to produce ripening.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook).
- Excellent communication skills (i.e. oral and written).
- Strong understanding of mathematics and basic science concepts in chemistry, biology, and physics.
PREFERRED BUT NOT ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
- Prior experience in banana/avocado ripening and/or produce warehouse operations, with banana ripening activities or similar.
- Knowledge of fresh produce transportation, retail produce handling and merchandising, and post harvest handling of fresh produce.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS POSITION DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR RELOCATION EXPENSES.
DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE IS AN EEO/AA/V/H
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