Job Title:  Quality & Inventory Control  

Reports To: Operations Manager

Schedule: Monday – Friday 3:30 am– approximately 12pm

Department:   WPS Missouri      

Exempt/Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt

Objective

To ensure optimal product quality and accurate inventory management by implementing robust quality control processes, monitoring stock levels, and maintaining compliance with industry standards. The role focuses on minimizing errors, reducing waste, and supporting efficient operations to meet customer and organizational requirements.

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Key Responsibilities

• Examine and inspect stock items for wear or defects, reporting any damage to supervisors.   

• Prepare and maintain records and reports of inventories.

• Advise sales staff and buyers on quality and quantity issues of inventory.   

• Compile, review, and maintain data from contracts, purchase orders, requisitions, and other documents to assess supply needs.

• Confer with sales and purchasing personnel and vendors regarding stock procurement and availability.   

• Receive and count stock items and record data manually or using computer.   

• Verify inventory computations by comparing them to physical counts of stock and investigate discrepancies or adjust errors.   

• Store items in an orderly and accessible manner in warehouses, tool rooms, supply rooms, or other areas.   

• Mark stock items using identification tags, stamps, electric marking tools, or other labeling equipment.   

• Determine proper storage methods, identification, and stock location based on turnover, environmental factors, and physical capabilities of facilities.   

• Keep records on the use and/or damage of stock or stock handling equipment.   

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Qualifications

• Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.  

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.  

• Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.  

• Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.  

• Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.  

• Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.  

• The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.  

• Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.  

• The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.  

• Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.  

• Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.  

• Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines. 

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Other Duties

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of responsibilities. Duties may change at any time with or without notice.

Wholesale Produce Supply is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position. 

O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day) 

F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day) 

C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day) 

Stand C 

Walk C 

Sit O 

Manually Manipulate C 

Reach Outward C 

Reach Above Shoulder C 

Climb O 

Crawl O 

Squat or Kneel O 

Bend F 

 Physical Demands Lift/Carry 

11-20 lbs F 

21-50 lbs F 

51-100 lbs O 

Over 100 lbs N 

Push/Pull 

12 lbs or less C 

13-25 lbs F 

26-40 lbs N 

41-100 lbs N 

Other Physical Requirements 

• Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth) 

• Sense of Sound - phones, pages 

• Sense of Smell 

• Sense of Taste 

• Sense of Touch