Quality Control Lead

The role

The Quality Control Lead performs quality checks at all touch-points in the warehouse including inbound, storage, production line, and outbound boxes. This role prioritizes food safety and monitors the warehouse floor to ensure compliance with safety codes and distribution practices.

What you will do

• Maintains a safe and healthy work environment by following standards and procedures
• Adheres to the SQF Food Safety Code and monitors Good Distribution Practices (GDP) rules
• Drives a proactive see something, say something culture
• Performs frequent QC Inspections on produce and grocery products
• Removes and documents items that fail inspection
• Documents and maintains accurate records of all food products
• Validates quality and accuracy of inbound deliveries including temperature and pressure checks
• Identifies and reports potential food safety or quality problems
• Performs basic mathematical computations for audits, inspections, and cycle counts
• Ensures non-conforming materials are segregated and labeled

Required qualifications

• Authorized to work in the United States
• Experience or comfort with working in a refrigerated environment (36 degrees)
• Strong verbal communications skills
• Ability to thrive in a repetitive and fast-paced environment
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs repetitively with or without reasonable accommodation
• Ability to stand, squat, kneel, and bend repetitively with or without reasonable accommodation
• Must have forklift experience

Nice to have

• HS Diploma or equivalent
• Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish)
• Experience working in a food based environment

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Annual Misfits grocery box credit of $1200 paid in weekly installments
• Life insurance
• Paid vacation time
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick days
• Commuter benefits

About the company

Misfits Market is a mission-driven, high-growth startup dedicated to reducing food waste and making shopping for sustainable, high-quality groceries easier and more affordable. The company delivers organic produce, meats, seafood, and other grocery items to nearly every zip code in 48 states.