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Quality Control Associate

Coastal
Laurel, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 11/9/2025 CLOSED ON 1/9/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Control Associate position at Coastal?

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for inspecting the product to identify quality issues and assisting with product repacking as needed.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Provide technical, customer relations, and personnel management for major programs and projects.

  • Conduct daily walk-through of assigned coolers to check the quality of the product and identify any quality issues.

  • Check dates of product for proper product rotation by date.

  • Remove any distressed product, determine what product needs reworking and what product should be discarded.

  • Rework all distressed/damaged products.

  • Communicate quality issues to buyers, management, and associates.

  • Report all lost products or transfers.

  • Assure that all inventory is properly blocked and labeled.

  • Assist in inventory counts.

  • Instructs handlers in the proper method of loading trucks.

  • All product loaded must be transported without damage


QUALIFICATIONS

Education
Prefer High School or GED

Experience
A minimum of two (2) years related experience (knowledge of produce industry preferred).

Skills

  • Ability to operate warehouse power equipment.

  • Ability to interact with others in a professional manner.

  • Good verbal and written communication skills.

  • General understanding of the shipping procedures of a high-volume warehouse operation.

  • Solid understanding of produce varieties handled in a wholesale operation.

Decision Making Authority
Most important decisions made fully independently:
Identifying quality issues,

Most important decisions made with review and approval of other individuals or supervisors (include the reviews/approvals required):
All work regularly reviewed by the supervisor and manager.

Other Information

  • Some stooping and bending required.

  • Ability to manually inspect produce efficiently for periods of up to or exceeding eight (8) hours.

  • They must be able to move around the work area freely.

  • Frequent lifting of the product up to 50 lbs. during the shift, infrequent lifting to 80 lbs.

  • External Job Posting

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