David Vargas Email & Phone Number

Madera, California, United States

Fresno, California Area

We are a unique team of problem solvers serving the food industry. Our mission in service to our customers is continuous profit improvement while maintaining or enhancing their finished product quality. We accomplish this goal through entrepreneurial application of our broad chemical and applications expertise and by openly sharing knowledge with our.

Fresno, California

• QA Director for International Food Manufacturer producing over 1,500 pasteurized, preserved or aseptic food & beverage products with 300 employees.
• Oversight for all food safety and quality programs: HACCP, Allergens, Sanitation, Document Control, Traceability, Customer Complaints, GMP’s & Pest Control
• Direct reports from Process Control Supervisors and Technicians, who monitored product analyticals, quality attributes and CCP’s throughout each run.
• Use of SPC to analyze production data to assure targets and consistency goals were met and that specs were accurately reflective of production capabilities.
• Managed customer complaints involving investigations, root-cause analysis and corrective & preventative action implementation and communication back to the customer. Saved company nearly $150,00 as a result of written.
• Provided guidance and direction to Raw Material Mgr. and two Technicians responsible for Supplier Approval program and approving all incoming raw materials. Program included over 250 suppliers who supplied 1,500.

• Managed food safety and product quality for raisin processing plant
• Led organization towards GFSI (BRC) certification.
• Improved 3rd-Party Silliker audit scores.
• Improved all customer audit scores.
• Improved DFA audit scores.
• 3rd-Party HACCP plan verification for first time in company history.

Madera, CA

• Aril Division Manager
• Managed food safety, regulatory and product quality for pomegranate aril production facility with 30 employees and annual production of 300,000 lbs.
• Managed 3rd-party and customer audits
• Managed AIB, GMA-SAFE, Nestle, Gen Mills and Tesco Audits
• Performed regular internal audits
• Development of HACCP & food safety documentation

• Managed food safety, regulatory and product quality for raisin processing plant with 35 employees and annual production of 15,000 tons
• HACCP plan development & implementation
• GMP & SOP’s development & implementation
• Plant sanitation and pest control program oversight
• Management of 3rd-party and customer audits
• Managed organic program documentation and audits

Master'S Degree, Food Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs