Food Safety Manager

Assist QA Manager with maintaining Food Safety and Quality programs.Conduct employee training (GMP, HACCP, Food Defense, etc.).Maintain and update QA records, files, and food safety programs.Complete audit preparation work.Fulfill customer document requests and questionnaires, investigate customer related complaints.Order supplies and enter work orders.Communicate effectively with production staff, customers, suppliers and agencies regarding QA matters.Report areas of concerns and needed improvements to QA Manager.Assist QA Supervisor and QA Manager during times of absence and complete other duties as required. Enforce all company rules in a fair and consistent manner.Enforces all company rules in a fair and consistent manner.Follows all OSHA safety rules, GMPs, and all food safety laws and regulations.

Covered QA/QC Director duties from December to April after the Director left suddenly in DecemberPassed 2 CDFA, 2 BRC, and 3 Militray (Army) audits while covering as QA/QC DirectorReviewed & updated HACCP plan, completed internal audits, & put in place new daily auditing systemsOrganized records, updated and created forms,logs & SOPs Hired & Trained new QA/QC Techs on system auditing tasks to maintain quality & food safety Retrained all employees on GMPs & updated SOPsScheduled all equipment calibration Investigated food safety deviations, completed CAPA reports on action takenInvestigated environmental deviations in the facility and completed E-CAPA reports on action takenAudited the facility, systems & product daily to insure GMP & food safety procedures are followedAssisted in building more effective sanitation & quality teams

Audit Facility & ProductsControl Hold & Release of ProductsMonitor Facility Temperatures, CCPs, SOPs, Housekeeping & HygieneNotify Vendors of defective components Train Staff on Food Safety & SanitationInteract with USDA Inspectors DailyPerform & Document Facility Audits

Maintained Food Safety Compliance & Monitor all SOP’s & CCPsSupervised Sanitation Night Crew & Outside Cleaning Service When On SitePerformed Facility Audits for HACCP/Food Safety Compliance/Audit all Quality Logs and Documentation Assisted durring USDA, FDA, Airlines, & Public Health AuditsProvide Feedback for Facility Improvements & Managed Sanitation Team for a Facility with 700 employees, making 75,000 meals per day & for a profit to the company of $300,000 per dayTrained Staff on Food Safety & Sanitation Practices Investigated Customer Complaints, Complete all required Reports & Implemented Corrective Action, and Follow UP

Maintained Food Safety CompliancePerformed Facility Audits for HACCP/Food Safety Compliance Trained Staff on Food Safety Practices

I have completed my course work toward a Master's in Public Health @ Walden University. I need a 240 hour practicum to complete this degree.

• Performed food safety & sanitation audits of School Food Service facilities • Trained all School Food Service staff on proper food safety & sanitation practicespractices

As the Director of Food Services for their Meals on Wheels program. I managed all aspects of this food service operations, ordering, supervising food service & delivery staff for a month to cover a leave of absence.

WORKED WITH ALL DEPARTMENT CONTACTS & OUTSIDE VENDORS TO ANSWER CONSUMER QUESTIONS, AND/OR RESOLVE THEIR COMPLAINT; INTERVIEWING CONSUMERS TO INSURE ALL INFORMATION NEEDED TO RESOLVE COMPLAINTS &/OR INQIRIES WAS GATHERED, AND RECORDED IN OR SYSTEM & SET UP INVESTIGATIONS IF NEEDED PER SOP

WORKED WITH ALL DEPARTMENT CONTACTS & OUTSIDE VENDORS TO ANSWER CONSUMER QUESTIONS, AND/OR RESOLVE THEIR COMPLAINT; INTERVIEWING CONSUMERS TO INSURE ALL INFORMATION NEEDED TO RESOLVE COMPLAINTS &/OR INQIRIES WAS GATHERED, AND RECORDED IN OR SYSTEM & SET UP INVESTIGATIONS IF NEEDED PER SOP

Flying Food Group took over Heam Food Services & shortly after they took over they cut the At Home Meals program, the Atkins & Zone diet deliveries that I managed, and therefore, I and the 25 - 30 others in the department were laid off . The At Home Meal program was a $100,000 a month business that I managed until it was discontinued.As the Manager & QA Assitant I preformed the same duties as I did for Hema Foods, please see that contact from more detail regarding.

IMPLEMENTED & MANAGED SAFETY PROGRAM, MAINTAINED FOODTRAK (INVENTORY CONTROL SOFTWARE) ENTERED DATA & UPDATES INTO THE SYSTEM, RUNING PRODUCTION & INVENTORY REPORTS FOR AN INVENTORY OF OVER $100,000 DOLLARS FOR MY ACCOUNTS WITH A PROFIT OF $100,000/MONTH, MAINTAINED FLOOR RECIPES, PRODUCT LABELS & SOPS (STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES), TRAINED STAFF, PREFORMED QUALITY ASSURANCE DUTIES, SUPERVISING 4 ADMINISTRATION EMPLOYEES AND UP TO 25 PRODUCTION & WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEES

Implemented & managed Safety Program, chaired meetings & trained all staff as Safety Coordinator ; Entered data, updated & maintained time keeping system (ADP & E-Time), Ran punch detail & payroll reports for management, processed & exported payroll information to our corporate office & ADP ; Maintained Foodtrak (Inventory control software) entered data & updates into the system ; Worked with local and corporate management teams by continuing to maintain and run financial reports P&L, inventory & production reports ; Assisted the warehouse, with ordering supplies needed to fill orders Produced all customer & vendor invoicing, resolving any discrepancies & credit requests; Performed all data entry and reports for all inventory of over $100,000 dollars ; Helped reduce production cost by 25%, by developing production reports, revising production work stations & tracking employee’s productivity & holding them accountable for it’s improvement

ORDERED FOOD & SUPPLIES/STREAM-LINED THE ORDERING SYSTEM & INVENTORY CONTROLS TO MINIMIZE WASTE, SUPERVISED ALL ASPECTS OF THE OPERATION/FOOD PREPARATION, SANITATION/CLEAN UP, CASH & FOOD HANDLING & STORAGE, HELPED STUDENTS WITH THEIR HOME WORK, SUPERVISED ACTIVITIES, GAMES, ART PROJECTS AND MORE, ASSISTED STUDENTS TO MAKE & SERVED HEALTHY SNACKS

Performed patient assessments, charting, diet instruction & life style counselingHeld In-Services (Training Sessions) on therapeutic diet guidelines, food safety & sanitation to all staff Supervised food preparation, tray assembly & delivery and sanitation teams.Scheduled, motivated, educated, counseled, & evaluated 25 - 30 employees.Performed Quality Assurance checks, on prepared foods, recording all data, including any corrective actions