SUMMARY:
Our client is seeking a qualified Regional Quality Assessor (Citrus) to join their team.
POSITION INFO:
Education Required:
- Diploma or degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Quality control or equivalent.
- Industry training in Produce Quality defect assessment.
- Industry training in Produce export requirements, incl Fruit quality and Special market phytosanitary protocols.
- In-house and/or external training in Quality Management.
Experience Required:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in perishables export quality - citrus.
- Previous exposure as exporter representative travelling between packing facilities & depots.
Skills Required:
- Fully bilingual in English & Afrikaans.
- Knowledge of citrus quality and horticulture, including post-harvest disorders development and prevention.
- Thorough knowledge of PPECB export standards and packing specifications communicating client expectation.
- Knowledge of Supply chain and Cold chain management and impact of the export handling chain on fruit quality.
- Understanding the economics of claims management when arrivals do not meet client quality expectations.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Outlook), willingness to explore new technology tools (like AI) and familiarity with Dipar or similar QC platforms.
- A keen eye to detail to identify issues and to prevent quality, labelling and handling protocol mistakes.
- Good people skills to connect with packhouse management.
- Actively contribute to Zest team dynamics and enlarge impact as leading exporter.
Key Performance Areas:- Pre-packing season knowledge of producer and packhouse facilities.
- Weekly visit scheduling.
- Packhouse visit liaison.
- Packhouse fruit quality assessments.
- Packhouse special market consignments eg Chine, South Korea, Japan.
- Packhouse stock at ambient.
- Packhouse hygiene or food safety observations.
- Research Trials.
- Ad Hoc duties on request.
- Pre & Post season (gathering of information).
***Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted***
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