Our client, well established international fruit exporter, is looking for an individual to take on the role of Quality Control Specialist
Reporting to the Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager
Education & Experience:
- Degree or Diploma in Agriculture
- 3-5 years’ experience in fruit export industry
- Strong administrative and time management skills
- Knowledge of table grapes, stone fruit, citrus, pome, avocado, strawberry
- & blueberry products
- Good computer skills (Office 365 Outlook, Excel and pivot tables)
- Understanding the dynamics and interaction of fruit production, packaging, supply chain and marketing.
Key Performance Areas (KPA’s):
KPA’s will include (but are not limited to) the following essential responsibilities:
- Full quality data management on customer reports: analysis and evaluation, distribution and saving of information; follow-up communication; assistance with claim evaluations and quantification; temperature analysis.
- Account sale and invoice verification of quality linked data.
- Annual analysis of quality data and compilation of grower review report.
- Pre-shipment inspections coordination and result management onto ERP system.
- Various administrative duties.
- Ad hoc pre-shipment fruit quality inspections and reporting.
Candidate Profile & Inherent Qualities:
- Leadership, Accountability, Teamwork
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Comfortable working over multi-cultural boundaries
- Multi-tasking skills
- Strong analytical ability and attention to detail
- Pro-active and energetic
- Disciplined and focused
- Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints but also when the work requires additional time to complete the task.
Submit your application and expected remuneration via email to: tine@recruityard.co.za
Closing date for applications: 16 May 2025.
The appointment will be made in line with our Client’s Employment Equity Policy. Should you not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, kindly regard your application as unsuccessful.