Food Quality & Packaging Specialist

Food safety isnt just a requirement - its a commitment to quality, trust, and excellence. If youre passionate about protecting consumers, improving processes, and making a meaningful impact on food our communities enjoy every day, wed love to hear from you! Join our team as a Food Safety and Packaging Specialist and help shape the standards that drive our success. At AG, you'll be part of a team that values food safety, quality, and integrity. We believe in supporting our employees with training, opportunities for growth, and a workplace where your attention to detail and commitment to excellence make a real difference every day.

SUMMARY/PURPOSE: This dual-function role ensures that AGNE delivers high-quality, safe produce to its customers by combining frontline packaging responsibilities with inspection and compliance oversight. The Food Quality & Packaging Specialist must be nimble, adaptable, and able to pivot between roles depending on business needs and staffing. Success in this position requires strong produce knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to retain and apply a broad range of quality control and food safety standards.

NOTE: Permanent, full-time position. The schedule for this position is Sunday - Thursday, 3:30am - 12:00pm

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Inspect inbound produce and perishable products to ensure compliance with AGNE's quality, temperature, freshness, USDA/FDA, and organic standards.
• Approve or reject loads based on inspection outcomes.
• Monitor warehouse conditions, rotation, and labeling for adherence to food safety protocols.
• Document inspections, audits, and quality checks, maintaining accurate records for compliance and organic certification.
• Partner with Purchasing, Buyers, and Warehouse teams on vendor performance and product trends.
• Support recall processes and mock recall exercises.
• Package fresh produce into smaller retail-ready packs in line with customer orders and AGNE quality standards.
• Communicate daily with Food Safety & Compliance Manager to coordinate materials, production flow, and report product quality concerns
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date food safety logs, escalating corrective actions when needed.
• Keep work area sanitary and safe, following company and regulatory guidelines.
• Ensure compliance with all food safety and workplace safety policies.
• Support cross-departmental collaboration, rotating between Quality Control and Packaging functions, to meet operational needs and continuously improve product quality and efficiency.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Knowledge of perishable products (including floral, preferred).
• 1-3 years of wholesale or retail produce experience.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively across departments.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced warehouse environment with changing priorities
• Comfortable using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and exercise judgement while being a reliable team player.

NON-ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• USDA certification or USDA produce quality training.
• Experience with organic compliance, handling, or food safety audits.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work is performed in a warehouse environment with regular exposure to extreme temperatures (including exposure to cold for prolong periods)
• Ability to lift up to 100 lbs.
• Ability to stand; walk for long periods of time (including on concrete surfaces)
• Able to move between refrigerated, frozen and ambient warehouse environments throughout the workday
• Able to push, pull, bend, kneel, squat, crouch, sit, reach and lift frequently
• Ability to smell, taste and must have color acuity