Cutting Edge Banana Ripening Technician

9401 King Street, Anchorage AK

Description

Apply today! Charlie’s Produce is a privately owned wholesale produce company. We are the largest privately owned produce wholesaler on the West Coast, with distribution centers in Seattle, Spokane, Portland, Anchorage, Los Angeles, Boise and Salt Lake City. The secret to our 40+ years of success in this industry is PEOPLE! We strive to hire the best and we reward them with a working environment that fosters loyalty, stability, innovation, and growth. Charlie’s provides a healthy employee stock ownership program, competitive Medical/Dental/Vision and Life Insurance plans. And our newest benefit offers Pre-Paid Fully Funded College Tuition to our employees and the dependent children of our employees! Complete Benefits Package Includes: • Medical Plans with UHC and HSA/FSA available • Vision with hardware replacement yearly! • Dental • 401K • ESOP-Employee Stock Ownership Plan • Holiday Pay and Sick Pay after 90 Days! • College Tuition for all employees and their dependents • On the job training • Year round full time employment • Employee appreciation events • Vacation Time! Job Summary: The cutting edge banana technician role utilizes our state of the art banana ripening equipment to maintain a daily inventory of all commodities assigned with special attention to maintaining the proper color chart or ripeness level expectations with very low tolerance for variance. It is a fast paced environment where the volume of inventory requires a high level of tracking and following proper procedures using the warehouse management system to maintain inventory integrity by following best practices.  Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Position requires performing any combination of the following job duties: Daily Inventory for all item codes under job responsibility Inventory changes or input put by certain timeline Check Banana or other commodity that is ripened upon arrival. Ripening Banana or other commodity according to SOPs. All item codes are specific to the color or ripeness level as stated in our SOP’s Inventory levels are planned and maintained for a 7 day week delivery Proper planning for timely delivery and fill rate of all item codes involving ripened commodities. 24/7 shipping Understanding of customer base and shipping timelines Conduct quality check, sorting & grading of Banana in warehouse and thereafter managed rejection. All commodities are checked daily and any changes are made following all proper SOP’s Monitoring availability of stock, making appropriate arrangements to ensure on time deliveries. Works with team to help determine where there may be shortfalls or overages Determine how to manage following best practices Checked with proper scheduled guidelines in ripening status. Maintains integrity of ripening plan Maintains spreadsheets and other processes to follow Desired Minimum Qualifications: 2 years minimum experience ripening bananas Ability to communicate orally and in writing Excel spreadsheets and office programs – intermediate level Warehouse management system a plus Scanning - barcoding Tools and Equipment Used: Computer, MS Office products, proprietary software and other basic office equipment. This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Charlie's Produce is an Equal Opportunity Employer.