Quality Control Clerk

SUMMARY: Perform floral quality inspections. Ensure product meets company quality specifications.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Verify bouquet/arrangement is made according to recipe specifications.
• Ensure bouquet wrap and plant food are placed correctly.
• Verify bouquets are being cut the same length.
• Audit daily production table statistics for accuracy.
• Ensure UPC labels contain the correct code, pricing and production date and pull date.
• Ensure correct numbers of stems are being used.
• Print daily PO arrivals
• Being able to find and select boxes to check
• Make inspections
• UPC information
• Standard compliance
• Assortment
• Make reports
• Water testing
• Critical age inventory
• Check of temperatures and pH
• Notify Quality Control Manager/Production Supervisor regarding any issues concerning quality.

QUALIFICATIONS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
• Ability to work on weekends and holidays.
• Ability to work in a refrigerated environment (35 Degrees) 
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to follow directions.
• Ability to communicate effectively in English and Spanish.
• Ability to work effectively and relate well with others.
• Basic computer skills.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Minimum one -year experience in the floral industry training. High School or GED preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in on-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Ability to converse in English and Spanish.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is required to frequently stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear, and to reach with hands and arms. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to extreme cold, wet and humid conditions (non-weather). The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.