Quality Control Technician

**Quality Control Technician**

Bondi Produce is a progressive family-owned and operated food distribution company with a focus on fresh produce and specialty ingredients. We are a recognized brand amongst Toronto’s most distinguished chefs and strive to be a leader in our industry. We are passionate about food and committed to being on the cutting edge of what’s next in our industry. We are looking for smart, energetic, and curious thinkers who are eager to take on new challenges and help fulfill our customer promise of “making it happen” for chefs and restauranteurs across the province.

**Position Summary**

The Quality Control Technician is responsible for inspecting perishable products at receipt and/or prior to being shipped to our customers to ensure quality and food safety standards are met.

This role reports to the Inventory Control Supervisor.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Assist in receiving all inbound products and responsible for inspecting the items for freshness and quality.
- Inspect, test and/or measure products according to product specifications and customer expectations.
- Verify a certain percentage of all products based on industry standards to ensure they are free from contaminants, and/or quality defects.
- Responsible to control any non-conforming product that does not meet customer/internal specifications by placing it on hold physically and in ERP system.
- Initiate corrective action for non-conforming product including notifying buyers and/or sales.
- Create and maintain a detailed and accurate report of inspection results, including taking pictures and communicating inspection results to all appropriate personnel.
- Document information on the computer in various databases and other internal programs; logs the non-conformities and when applicable generates quality concern notification.
- Collaborate with other stakeholders from Buyers, Account Managers, and QA to identify and correct recurring problems.
- Responds to any quality issues on the floor as noticed or requested by Operations.
- Assist in customer returns and quality credits to customers.
- Work with warehouse and production staff to ensure proper rotation of inventory, and assist in the reduction of produce waste.
- Other duties relevant to the position will be assigned as required.

**Requirements**:

- 1 year of work experience in Quality/Inventory Control role in food or related industry.
- Post-secondary education in Food Science/Biology (or related Science) is an asset.
- Understanding of food safety and packaging processes.
- Excellent communication and written skills.
- Basic computer literacy skills in MS Office.
- Strong logical thought process and meticulous attention to detail.
- Be well organized & able to multi-task in a fast paced environment.
- Ability to work flexible hours and overtime as required.
- Ability to lift up to 50lbs if needed.
- Able to work in a cold temperature environment from 2°C for an extended period of time.
- Forklift and pallet jack license preferred but not required.

**Working Days & Hours**
- 5 day work week; must have flexibility from Sunday - Friday.
- Shift time 7:00AM - 3:30PM. Hours worked per day fluctuate depending on business needs.

**Job Types**: Permanent, Full-time

**Salary**: From $19.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Application question(s):

- Do you have availability to work 5 days a week from Sunday-Friday? Schedule will occasionally alternate between a Sunday-Thursday to Monday-Friday work week.
- Are you comfortable reporting into work as early as 7:00am?
- Are you comfortable working in a cold environment (2°C) for your entire shift?

Work Location: In person