Experienced production, and quality assurance technician in the pharmaceutical and food industry. Over 20 years of experience in production, packaging, shipping/receiving, quality assurance and maintenance, with accomplishments in the following areas:-Pharmaceutical manufacturing and packaging.-Coordinating the development of a preventative maintenance program.-Review of ingredients to ensure specification compliance. -Supplier issue resolution and corrective actions.-Investigation and reporting of non-compliant incidents with ingredients and finished products.-Quarantine and disposition of non-compliant ingredients and finished products.-Inventory tracking using Oracle JD Edwards software.-Collaborate with R&D, purchasing, production and distribution to meet quality goals.-Implemented multi-plant ingredient cost saving/efficiency project.-Auditing and documentation.-Various computer software such as Lotus, Excel, Word, Oracle JDEdwards, COSMOS, etc.-GMPs, HACCP, SQF food specific regulation programs.-Production team leader.-Various food processing machinery and packaging equipment operation.-Computerized and robotic equipment operation.-Forklift operation.-Effective internal and external communication.-Organization, multi-tasking and prioritizing duties to meet changing production demands.-Training of team members on new programs.
Listed skills include Quality Assurance, Haccp, Food Safety, Gmp, and 46 others.