Job Description

**Must have produce ripening experience to be considered**

Purpose of Position:

This position will be responsible for managing and overseeing all aspects of a customer warehouse ripening program at the warehouse level to ensure compliance with customer ripening 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.
• Special projects as assigned.

Minimum Skills Required:

• High school or equivalent, and/or equivalent 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 English oral and written communication skills
• Strong understanding of mathematics
• Forklift experience

*** Please note: This position does not qualify for relocation expenses. ***

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DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE IS AN EEO/AA/V/H

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