United Exports

Produce Quality Supervisor

United Exports  •  Plant City, FL (Onsite)  •  3 days ago
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Job Description


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re you passionate about quality and ensuring fresh produce meets the highest standards?


We are looking for an experienced Produce Quality Supervisor to join our dynamic team and play a critical role in maintaining product excellence across our supply chain. You will be responsible for ensuring all incoming shipments meet required quality standards and that accurate inspection reports are completed and communicated promptly.


This role involves monitoring inventory quality, identifying product risks, coordinating inspections, maintaining detailed records, and collaborating closely with Supply Chain teams to ensure products are allocated according to quality performance.


Candidates must be located around Plant City and Tampa area to visit our Warehouse.


Inventory & Quality Control


  • Inspect incoming product and identify pallets requiring immediate attention

  • Ensure quality issues are reported and blocked in the system until resolved

  • Maintain quality reports for arrivals, outbound orders, claims, and aged inventory

  • Ensure growers receive inspection reports within 24 hours

  • Coordinate inspections with quality teams and communicate updates


Tracking & Compliance


  • Maintain accurate inspection records and issue tracking

  • Monitor concerns identified at source and coordinate follow-up inspections


Claims Management


  • Track and upload all quality-related claims and documentation

  • Coordinate surveyor inspections with warehouse and supply chain teams


Repacks & Reprocessing


  • Work with Supply Chain teams to coordinate repack or reprocessing activities when required


Reporting & Analysis


  • Prepare and present operational reports including: Quality-on-arrival performance by grower, claims and arrival issue summaries, inventory ageing reports, repack and reprocessing performance analysis


Requirements


Minimum Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent relevant experience

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience within the produce/fresh fruit industry

  • Inspection of the fruit is done in our Warehouse Coldrooms.

  • Fluent English and Spanish language skills are essential.

  • ​Must be legally authorised to work in the United States.


Experience with:


  • Fresh fruit handling and packing operations

  • Quality inspections

  • Inventory control processes

  • Valid driver’s license

  • Willingness to travel between sites when required

  • Ability to work in cold storage environments


Technical Skills & Knowledge


  • Strong understanding of produce quality standards and customer specifications

    Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook)

  • Experience analyzing data and preparing reports

  • ERP or inventory management system experience advantageous

  • Bilingual English & Spanish (required)


Leadership & Behavioral Competencies


  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Strong planning, organisational and time-management abilities

  • Detail-oriented with a results-driven mindset

  • Ability to manage records and track open issues effectively

  • Experience leading and training teams

  • Strong decision-making skills in fast-paced environments


Benefits


Why Join Us?


  • Work within a fast-paced international produce environment

  • Opportunity to lead quality excellence initiatives

  • Collaborative supply chain and operations exposure

  • Growth and development opportunities
United Exports

About United Exports

Founded in 2002 by Roger Horak, United Exports started with a focus on stone fruit, swiftly gaining a competitive edge and becoming involved with breeding programmes like OZ Peach and Burchell’s.

United Exports developed into a vertically integrated precision agriculture company, enabling us to be present in every step of the end-to-end value chain – from growing and packing to shipping, marketing and selling.

In 2009, we expanded into blueberries and today, we are internationally recognised for our flagship brand – OZblu® blueberries – and our innovative, sustainable and precision-based approach to producing this exciting new series of blueberry genetics.

United Exports produces OZblu® blueberries in 12 countries and supplies premium blueberries to all key global consumption markets.

Industry
Agriculture & Forestry
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Paarl, ZA
Year Founded
2002
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