At Pacific Trellis Fruit, we supply fresh, healthy, and great tasting fruit to our communities through our partnerships with retailers and wholesalers throughout the United States. We care deeply about our products, how they are sourced and grown, and that includes respecting our planet and its resources as well as those who live on it now and it in the years to come. We support global environmental and social responsibility programs. Pacific Trellis Fruit is committed to a greener planet by working with growers that are Rainforest Alliance Certified™ and Fair Trade Certified™.
Pacific Trellis Fruit is one of North America’s top year-round growers and importers of premium fresh fruit, including melons, grapes, peaches, plums, nectarines, citrus, and cherries. We partner with growers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, South Africa, and Spain, as well as domestic farmers across the United States. Our corporate headquarters is in Los Angeles, CA, with sales offices in Fresno, CA, Philadelphia, PA, and Tucson, AZ. Pacific Trellis owns and manages the renowned Dulcinea brand. Dulcinea is the pioneer of the PureHeart® personal seedless melons as well as the Tuscan Style® Cantaloupe, and Pacific Trellis has recently expanded the brand to pack grapes, citrus, cherries, and stone fruit.
POSITION SUMMARY
Under the direct supervision of the National Director of Quality Control, The Quality Control Administrator will be responsible for managing our inventory database, building inventory, repack and any other report needed during the operation, maintain packing materials inventory updated, updating costs of labor and materials in PTF ERP, updating repack calculator per item, verifying consistency of the information between grower packing list, PTF inventory and Vendors Inventories. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical and communication skills. This is a demanding and fast-moving position that requires a proactive and positive thinker who can exercise good judgment, effective communication, and initiative.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Maintain and update the inventory database, via enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) to ensure accurate and timely information for effective decision making.
- Sort and pull data daily from Smarterm to build reports of inventory, repack, forecast, etc.
- Communicate any critical inconsistencies that may negatively impact allocations inventory levels.
- Build comparison tables for packing materials, labor and storage costs.
- Update repack calculator per item.
- Maintain Labor and Materials costs updated in PFT system.
- Verify repack and materials invoice charges and subrogate for invoice approval.
- Support repacks and sales task in Smart Term or any other software implemented by the organization.
- Support with Work order creation.
- Perform other duties and projects as assigned.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job.
They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties and projects as assigned.
Requirements
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Attention to Detail
- Data Entry Proficiency
- Report Compilation
- Strong Judgement
- Communication Proficiency
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
Any combination of education and experience that is likely to provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position will be considered. Typically, this includes:
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Accounting, Engineering, Business Administration or an equivalent degree from an accredited institution, in a related field or equivalent years of experience.
- Minimum 1 years of direct or related experience with accounting, costing review or inventory maintenance.
- Minimum 2 years of direct or related experience in the produce industry.
- English speaker. Spanish is a plus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job with or without accommodations.
- Office (95%) / Cold Storage (5%) – Onsite position
- Stress level for the position is low to moderate. High during peak season.
- Noise level in the office and cold storage is usually noise level low to moderate.
- Temperature in cold storage can be at 32F.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee should possess to successfully perform the essential functions of this job with or without accommodations.
- Sustained frequent movement of the fingers, wrists, hands, elbows, and arms.
- Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and focus.
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, speaking on the phone, and working on a computer.
- Occasional periods of sustained standing and walking in cold storage environment.
Salary Description: $64K – $65K
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Our company is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law.
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