Business Coordinator, Quality

Wonderful Citrus is North America’s leading integrated grower, shipper and packer of fresh citrus, including clementines/mandarins, navel and Valencia oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits, and other citrus varieties. Wonderful Citrus farms more than 74,000 acres of fresh citrus and has supplier relationships around the world to ensure a year-round supply. Our citrus can be found in all channels of distribution, with our consumer brands most visible in the produce department of grocery stores across the globe under our flagship consumer brands, Wonderful Halos Mandarins, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, and Wonderful Sweet Scarletts Texas Red Grapefruit.

Overview:

Implement food safety and quality system processes for the WPL facility. Conduct audits of production facility to ensure company, federal, state and local food safety standards are maintained. Consult with Quality Control Director to implement and monitor quality systems to ensure accurate and consistent quality attribute monitoring and reporting. Function as an information source to pack house leadership team, sales, and company support departments to provide quality and food safety data.

Here's what you'll do:

• Execute food safety audits to ensure compliance with directives from third party audit bodies, local, state and federal agencies
• Conduct Wonderful Citrus audit procedures and ensure facility documents are properly carried out and assigned work schedules are maintained
• Evaluate overall product quality by monitoring product lines via testing and visual inspection
• Educate and instruct plant personnel in QC testing, equipment and general sanitation, food safety and GMP practices. Ensure these procedures are continuously maintained
• Consult with plant supervisors and leads on better operational procedures to improve overall efficiency and product yields
• Monitoring and correct (if necessary) inspection activities for product throughout production cycle
• Implement inspection criteria and procedures
• Provide direction and support in the completion of food safety corrective actions in the packinghouse
• Monitoring, develop, and execute food safety and quality monitoring audits in the packinghouse
• Maintain active role on internal Continuous Improvement teams
• Ensure safety of all associates and encourage participation in WOW initiatives
• Monitoring and management (as needed) quality system in Oracle and mobile solution
• Performs supervisory activities for direct reports, including but not limited to administering wage information and allocations, developing and coaching staff as necessary, making staffing decisions, and representing staff interests to department management
• Other duties as assigned

Here's what you'll bring to the table:

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a food processing environment and/or combination equivalent education and experience

• Strong analytical skills

• Computer literate. Experience with Oracle or other SAP program desired

• Advance knowledge of food safety practices and GMPs required

• Must be able to troubleshoot equipment/process problems and propose solutions. Problem-solving skills are essential to this position

• Bilingual, English and Spanish a plus, but not required

• HACCP, PCQI, SQF and/or BRC preferred

Pay Rate: $24.00

Wonderful's dedication to you:

• Competitive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k
• Continued training and generous Education Reimbursement Program
• Paid sick, vacation and holiday time
• Wonderful Giving (www.wonderfulgiving.com) -- allowing you to donate company money to a cause of your choice

Why Choose Wonderful?

Wonderful Citrus is part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $6 billion global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world. Its iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, and JUSTIN and Lewis Cellars wines. The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back in its DNA. 

To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products, and its core values, please visit wonderful.com, or follow The Wonderful Company on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. To learn more about the company’s corporate social responsibility impact, visit csr.wonderful.com. 

Wonderful Citrus and The Wonderful Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and with opportunities for advancement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.

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