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Atlanta, GA, US

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Newnan, Georgia, United States

• Achieved GFSI-benchmarked SQF certification within 8 months of opening new facility
• First Food Safety Manager at the Newnan GA HelloFresh facility
• Responsible for Food Safety and Sanitation
• Recruited, trained, and developed food safety and sanitation teams - 1 salary, 20+ hourly
• Developed initial training programs for Newnan DC managers and new hires
• Responsible for development of site Food Safety Culture, management of all prerequisite programs, and drive toward SQF certification

Austell, Georgia

• Responsible for Food Safety, Production, and Transportation.
• Developed, managed, and achieved journey to GFSI benchmarked SQF certification.
• Recruit, backfill, train, and manage all new employees in all relevant departments.
• Train all employees in SQF and operational procedures.
• Manage a group of 5 salaried and 40-70 temporary employees based on seasonality. Create production schedules to meet tight turnaround times for demanding customers while exceeding payroll and production targets.
• Developed framework and conducted RFP for a new transportation supplier to reduce cost and increase reliability.

Austell, GA

• Drive culture of food safety through all departments and all process steps throughout the facility.
• Curate and transform HACCP Plan to a FDA Food Safety Modernization Act required Food Safety Plan.
• Establish and create methods to control all identified Preventive Control measures to ensure food safety.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations regarding suitability and safe handling and processing of food.
• Conduct 2nd party audits of active and potential suppliers to assess compliance with relevant regulations. Approve or deny suppliers as needed.
• Develop and maintain Supplier Database to comply with Food Safety Modernization Act standards.

Austell GA

• Implemented Weekly Inventory Management Meetings to track key metrics and create go-forward plans for various categories of inventory. Improved categories including expired product, dead stock, inventory turnaround.
• Developed and managed an ABC cycle count program that categorizes inventory by cost and velocity. This improves inventory accuracy and tracking of product throughout the operation.
• Provided on-site support and last-minute problem-solving capabilities for the Level Airlines (Iberia) program launch in LAX, ensuring the launch’s success.
• Led the organization through the development of a Supplier Inbound Requirements Guidelines to strengthen communication with suppliers and ensure compliance to guidelines and regulations.
• Developed Austell aisle audit program to increase bin accuracy and streamline operational processes.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Sr. Quality Analyst for Inventory April 2015 ­ Present
• Developed, implemented, and governed customer­driven ABC cycle count process, including SQL and Excel driven reporting
• Developed and led the execution of a wall­to­wall inventory audit, improving inventory accuracy by 5 percentage points
• Developed daily reporting metrics and KPI for inventory and process control auditing, producing weekly and monthly trend analysis for both the customer and internal stakeholders
• Use Root Cause Corrective Action process to reinforce standard processes and identify and correct deviations.
• Work with Inventory Manager and Inventory Supervisors managing the Inventory team to correct 80% of missing inventory in under six weeks.