Assistant Manager, Quality & Post-Harvest

Fruitist is a modern food company on a mission to revolutionize snacking—and the numbers prove we’re well on our way. With over $1B in lifetime sales and $400M in revenue in the last year alone, we’re not chasing trends—we’re building a lasting brand at the intersection of health, sustainability, and innovation with our suite of snackable superfruits including berries and cherries.

Our momentum is powered by a leadership team drawn from the likes of McKinsey, Calm, Red Bull, and Netflix, and backed by global investors who specialize in consumer and tech-forward ventures. Together, we’re leveraging data, supply chain technology, and a sustainability-first model to disrupt a $500 billion-dollar industry.

We’re hiring builders. Operators. Creators. People who want to move fast, learn faster, and grow alongside a company that’s reshaping snacking. If you’re looking for a company where your work shapes the business—and your career accelerates with it—welcome to Fruitist.

Get to Know Fruitist 🎧

Help raise the bar on Fruitist’s quality from field to fridge. You’ll co-own the Quality System for blueberries, table grapes, asparagus, and other crops—standardizing processes, safeguarding compliance, and driving continuous improvement across farming, packing, logistics, and export operations. This is a hands-on role that blends technical rigor with strong cross-functional leadership.

Location: Olmos, Peru (note: this role is based on our flagship farm in Olmos, and requires on-site work Monday-Friday).

What You’ll Do

• Quality System & Standards

• Define and maintain crop-specific quality standards aligned to customer and market requirements.

• Standardize evaluation criteria and SOPs to ensure objectivity, traceability, and consistency across sites and partners.

• Verification, Monitoring & Issue Prevention

• Establish quality verification procedures per crop and stage (field, harvest, packing, cold chain, destination).

• Monitor seasonal quality performance at origin and destination; investigate variances and prevent complaints or rejections.

• Cross-Functional Compliance & Post-Harvest Execution

• Direct adherence to Quality and Post-Harvest procedures across Production, Packing, Commercial, Comex, Logistics, Property Security, and R&D units—plus co-packers and third-party producers.

• Provide technical support to export chain stakeholders and parallel support areas (e.g., Internal Audit, Continuous Improvement, OSH, Asset Security, Commercial Platforms, regulatory bodies) to ensure standards are met.

• Security Protocols & BASC

• Verify compliance with BASC protocol in critical areas (Material QC and Dispatch QC) to protect product integrity and process security within the export chain.

• Budgeting, Vendors & Materials Validation

• Prepare seasonal quality budgets by crop and market; meet providers to evaluate technology options and negotiate fair pricing with Comex and Logistics.

• Establish guidelines to validate new suppliers of packaging materials/inputs; approve reception/use once requirements are met.

• Continuous Improvement, Trials & Innovation

• Identify process, packaging, and post-harvest technology opportunities; run trials to improve quality and reduce losses.

• Update and socialize quality standards following validated improvements.

• Process Control & Team Leadership

• Oversee Process Control and Packing Quality activities; ensure effective coordination with sub-area leads.

• Convene weekly/biweekly quality committees; track BU-requested actions to completion.

• Data, Reporting & Systems

• Ensure accurate, timely data capture; contribute to master databases, dashboards (e.g., Power BI), and quality software.

• Issue reports per procedure and schedule; plan on-time delivery of quality information to all requestors.

• People & Administration

• Provide administrative support for the team (scheduling, time/attendance, vacation approvals, labor budgets) and ensure availability of instruments/equipment.

What You’ll Bring

• 4–7 years in quality or post-harvest roles within produce/agribusiness (berries, grapes, asparagus, or similar fresh categories).

• Strong command of crop quality specs, post-harvest physiology, cold chain, packaging materials, and export documentation flows.

• Proven experience implementing SOPs, audits, and supplier/third-party oversight; familiarity with BASC or equivalent protocols.

• Analytical mindset with hands-on skill in data capture, root-cause analysis, trial design, and KPI reporting (e.g., Power BI).

• Cross-functional collaboration skills across Production, Packing, Logistics/Comex, Sales/Commercial, and QA/Regulatory.

• Organized, detail-driven, and effective communicator; able to train teams and drive adherence at pace.

• Technical/engineering, agronomy, food science, or related degree preferred; willingness to travel to farms, packhouses, and ports.

If you meet most of the qualifications above and connect with our mission to inspire enjoyable and nutritious snacking, we want to hear from you! While we are tech-forward in our embrace of AI to enhance our growing capabilities, we’re human-centric in our hiring. This means all applications will be reviewed by humans, including yours. We aim to respond to applicants within two weeks. We look forward to hearing from you!