Pay: Starting $30/HR
Schedule: 12:00 AM-8:00 AM
Full-Time: Monday-Friday

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A Shamrock Foods Quality Assurance Specialist is the voice of the customer and should always have the customers best interest in mind. The role encompasses but is not limited to, inspecting, and testing all produce to assure each product meets quality specifications when received into the warehouse, pick slots and all returned product from customers. The specialist will communicate daily with buyers in all aspects of produce including questionable product receiving, returns and slotting. Assists in ensuring the Shamrock Foods sales department has the very best produce available to ship to our customers and for the growth of the category.

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Essential Duties:

\n\nDaily inspections of the high volume produce products and most perishable produce for quality and ensure logical slot rotations.\nChecks all incoming produce for quality, potential shelf life, sizing, USDA grade and acceptability of packaging.\nRejects any wrong or unacceptable products and reports all issues to buyers, Markon and Vendor Quality.\nServe as company liaison with Markon on all produce quality issues.\nCommunicates with produce purchasing on all incoming produce issues to jointly make a decision on the best course of action.\nDaily slot checks in the warehouse with regard to produce are required for ensuring acceptable quality standards and proper follow through to have bad product dumped, working with produce re-pack to rework marginal product to be in a saleable condition, or sell through salvage.\nWork with produce product returns to assure that only saleable products are returned to the pick slots.\nRespond immediately to any quality challenges communicated from sales, customers, buyers or Shamrock inbound/outbound teams.\nOther duties may be assigned.\n\n

Qualifications:

\n\nHigh school diploma or general education degree (GED).\nFluency in English; speak, read, and write.\nOne plus year related work experience in various areas of the produce industry and/or training in produce quality inspections.\nDemonstrates problem solving capabilities.\nDemonstrates good communication skills.\nMust be able to work in various temperature-controlled zones ranging from -5 F to ambient temperatures.\nMust be flexible and willing to work the demands of the department which may be subject to evenings, weekends, and holidays.\n\n

Corporate Summary:

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At Shamrock Foods Company, people come first – our associates, our customers, and the families we serve across the nation. A privately-held, family-owned and -operated Forbes 500 company, Shamrock is an innovator in the food industry and has been since being founded in Arizona in 1922.

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Our Mission: 

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At Shamrock Foods Company, we live by our founding family’s motto to “treat associates like family and customers like friends.”

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Why work for us?

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Benefits are a major part of your overall compensation, and we believe offering them at an affordable cost is not only the right thing to do, but it helps keep you and your family healthy.  That’s why Shamrock Foods pays for the majority of your health insurance, allowing you to take home more of your paycheck.  And it doesn’t stop there - our associates also enjoy additional benefits such as 401(k) Savings Plan, Profit Sharing, Paid Time Off, as well as our incredible growth opportunities, continued education and wellness programs.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

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At Shamrock Foods Co all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)