The Role
Supervise quality control personnel and inspection activities across incoming, in-process, and finished food products. Ensure compliance with USDA standards, customer specifications, GMPs, sanitation, and food safety regulations. Train and calibrate inspectors, review reports, authorize product dispositions, manage shelf life and product rotation, analyze quality trends, and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement. The role requires warehouse work in refrigerated conditions, overtime, weekends, holidays, and travel to remote locations as needed.
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Job Title: Quality Control Inspector SupervisorDepartment:OperationsPosition Type:Full Time EmploymentReport to:Quality Control ManagerJob DescriptionJob Purpose:
The Quality Control Supervisor is responsible for overseeing all quality control activities within our operations to ensure we consistently meet company standards, customer specifications, USDA Grade requirements, and food safety regulations. This position provides leadership to the Quality Control team, ensures standardized inspection practices, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborates with Commodity Management, Production, Shipping & Receiving, and Sales to maintain the highest levels of product quality throughout our supply chain.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Skills/Qualifications:
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
This job description is intended to outline the framework of the duties performed by employees in this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all the job’s responsibilities. All our jobs include a broad range of activities, duties, and responsibilities which may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
The Quality Control Supervisor is responsible for overseeing all quality control activities within our operations to ensure we consistently meet company standards, customer specifications, USDA Grade requirements, and food safety regulations. This position provides leadership to the Quality Control team, ensures standardized inspection practices, drives continuous improvement initiatives, and collaborates with Commodity Management, Production, Shipping & Receiving, and Sales to maintain the highest levels of product quality throughout our supply chain.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Supervise, schedule, and coordinate the daily activities of Quality Control Leads and Quality Control Inspectors.
- Ensure inspectors are properly trained on company specifications, USDA grading standards, customer requirements, food safety programs, and inspection procedures.
- Conduct regular inspector calibration exercises to ensure consistency and accuracy across all inspections.
- Promote a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, teamwork, and food safety.
- Oversee quality inspections of incoming and outgoing product shipment, in-process packing operations and finished goods.
- Provide training and coaching to quality control inspectors and monitor inspector performance
- Verify compliance with customer specifications, USDA grading standards, company quality standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Review and approve quality inspection reports and product disposition decisions
- Monitor product quality trends and identify opportunities for corrective and preventive actions.
- Ensure proper product rotation (FIFO/FEFO) and shelf-life management.
- Authorize product holds, rework, release, or rejection based on quality findings.
- Comply with GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices), sanitation procedures, and food safety requirements.
- Travel to other remote locations as needed by the QC Manager
- Perform other quality control duties as assigned.
Skills/Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Minium of 5 years of quality assurance or quality control experience in fresh produce or food manufacturing
- Minium of 2 years of supervisory or management experience
- Knowledge of USDA Grade Standards and Inspection Procedures
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and electronic quality management systems
- Excellent organizational, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills under pressure
- Strong leadership and time management skills
- Commitment to continuous improvement and operational excellence
- Ability to analyze data and identify quality trends
- Ability to lead, motivate and develop employees
- Bilingual English and Spanish language proficiency (reading, writing, and speaking) is preferred but not required.
Physical Demands and Working Conditions:
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods throughout the warehouse
- Ability to lift 20-30lbs as needed
- Must be willing to work in a refrigerated warehouse environment of 33ºF – 40ºF
- Ability to work overtime, weekends and holidays
This job description is intended to outline the framework of the duties performed by employees in this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all the job’s responsibilities. All our jobs include a broad range of activities, duties, and responsibilities which may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or equivalent
- At least 5 years of quality assurance or quality control experience in fresh produce or food manufacturing
- At least 2 years of supervisory or management experience
- Knowledge of USDA Grade Standards and Inspection Procedures
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and electronic quality management systems
- Excellent organizational, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Strong leadership and time management skills
- Ability to analyze data and identify quality trends
- Ability to lead, motivate, and develop employees
- Bilingual English and Spanish proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods in a warehouse
- Ability to lift 20–30 pounds as needed
- Willingness to work in a refrigerated warehouse environment at 33–40°F
- Ability to work overtime, weekends, and holidays
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The Company
What We Do
Always Fresh Farms is a premier grower, marketer, and shipper of high-quality fresh berries and produce, including strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries. Headquartered in Plant City, Florida, the company leverages strong grower partnerships and a global sourcing network to deliver consistent supply and premium quality fruit to retail, wholesale, and foodservice customers throughout North America.
