Overview:
Assess and evaluate processes and projects related to postharvest decay management and fungicide treatments in packinghouses across WC (CA, TX, MX).
Here's what you'll do:
- Conduct or facilitating auditing of Post Harvest treatments and operations impacting decay control
- Data collection:
- Sampling of fruit and solution samples
- Measuring treatment exposure time
- Wax metering
- Chlorine, Ozone and PAA quantification
- pH measurement where applicable
- Measure dump rate and brush speed
- Staffing of grading tables
- Fruit quality assessment including but not limited to the following: long stems, Puncture and other wounds, Firmness, Decay
- Mechanical assessment
- Communication and interaction with treatment service company
- Reporting
- Coordinate communication and weekly update meetings with all divisions (CA, TX, MX)
- Build and maintain systems to improve communication between operations, reliability, sanitation and JBT
- Coordinate and manage projects that related to treatment optimization
- Keep asset numbers and labeling updated
- Assist in trouble shooting malfunctioning treatment equipment or systems
- Adhere to departmental budget as closely as possible
- Assist with Postharvest R&D projects
- Other duties as assigned
Pay Range: $70,000 - $75,000 a year and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.