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Sun City, Az, Us

Phoenix, Arizona

➤ Being hired by this start-up business to set up the QA department with a QA supervisor and 3 QA techs per shift.➤ Ordering all necessary equipment and supplies and establishing a functioning lab prior to running initial product.➤ Purchasing all lab equipment and consumable products as well as hiring all quality assurance staff to start operations.➤ Supervising 19 quality department and batch room employees in handling food safety, quality, and compliance.➤ Building the QA program for testing frequency, data capture points, batching, and syrup/finished product testing.➤ Writing SOPs and STPs for lab equipment as well as QA processes and streamlining existing corporate NCMD program.➤ Directing and supervising all quality and sanitation functions to meet management standards and business processes.➤ Conducting audits and ensuring full compliance with plant, corporate, and regulatory quality assurance requirements.➤ Overseeing material inspections, in-process quality control, finished product evaluations, GMPs, and housekeeping.➤ Improving, developing, and enforcing Quality Assurance policies and procedures and monitoring quality KPIs.➤ Providing support for all internal/external audits including those for FDA, AIB, FSSC, ISO 9000/90001, and ISO 22001 standards.➤ Serving as the primary site contact for all raw material and packaging suppliers and ensuring vendor product quality.➤ Working closely with planning and production to ensure batches were ready and remained ahead of production schedule.➤ Training Maintenance and Facilities departments on water system, chlorine, and ozone processes including monitoring.➤ Managing the vendor nonconformance process to ensure corrective actions are executed and compliance with contracts.➤ Applying technical competence and remaining current in food manufacturing processes and compliance requirements.➤ Presenting FSQMS information for senior management to review so that actions for improvement can be determined.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

➤ Executed corporate and plant-specific food safety, quality, and laboratory requirements throughout the facility.➤ Oversaw and conducted microbiology and chemistry lab analysis on finished products as well as raw water sources.➤ Followed protocols and conducted standardized qualitative/quantitative testing to ensure product meets specifications.➤ Performed daily production line audits and equipment calibrations and HPC/ATP swabbing of encased filler housing.➤ Ensured all parameters of food safety and quality were being adhered to and maintained throughout the facility.➤ Monitored, calibrated, and maintained ozone, turbidity, TDS, and pH water probe systems and ozone generators.➤ Assisted with batching chemicals/ingredients for production and collected in-process and finished product samples.➤ Sampled product and prepared chain of custody documentation for product shipped to certified NSF laboratories.➤ Followed protocols for documenting testing results, recognized deficiencies, and initiated proper corrective actions.➤ Handled lab analysis and testing of resin preforms and structural integrity of containers after molding processes.➤ Actively participated in plant HACCP and safety teams as well as reviewed/evaluated food safety and quality records.➤ Trained and evaluated production line personnel on company processes and newly implemented quality procedures.➤ Conducted quality orientation for new hire onboarding and trained QA associates on company processes/procedures.

➤ On Site Supervisor – Solana Solar Generating Station, Gila Bend, AZ – 04/2012 to 04/2013➤ On Site Supervisor – Amazon.com/Integrity Staffing, Phoenix, AZ. – 09/2009 to 12/2011

Hydrology And Water Resources Science

Gateway Community College in Phoenix, AZ. - Water Resource Technology Program. Water Treatment and Waste Water Treatment

Water Resource Technologies

High School Diploma