Description:
My client, an established fruit exporter has an excellent opportunity for a Regional Quality Assessor to join their dynamic team in Nelspruit / Hoedspruit / Letsitele. The successful candidate must have a diploma or degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Quality Control, minimum of 3 years of experience in perishables export quality – citrus and previous exposure as exporter representative travelling between packing facilities and depots. Education Required- 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.
- Diploma or degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Quality Control or equivalent
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in perishables export quality – citrus.
- Previous exposure as exporter representative travelling between packing facilities and depots.
- 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 the team dynamics and enlarge impact as leading exporter.
- Pre-packing season knowledge of producer and packhouse facilities
- Weekly visit scheduling
- Packhouse visit liaison
- Packhouse fruit quality assessments
- Packhouse special market consignments eg China, South Korea, Japan
- Packhouse stock at ambient
- Packhouse hygiene or food safety observations
- Research Trials
- Ad hoc on request
- Pre & Post season
Requirements:
- 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.
- Diploma or degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Quality Control or equivalent
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in perishables export quality – citrus.
- Previous exposure as exporter representative travelling between packing facilities and depots.
- 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 the team dynamics and enlarge impact as leading exporter.
- Pre-packing season knowledge of producer and packhouse facilities
- Weekly visit scheduling
- Packhouse visit liaison
- Packhouse fruit quality assessments
- Packhouse special market consignments eg China, South Korea, Japan
- Packhouse stock at ambient
- Packhouse hygiene or food safety observations
- Research Trials
- Ad hoc on request
- Pre & Post season
30 Apr 2025;
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