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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Lead and manage all plant quality and food safety programs, ensuring compliance with regulatory and customer requirements while exceeding expectations.• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize production yields and enhance overall operational efficiency.• Implement timely corrective action plans following plant audits, maintaining an excellent relationship with regulatory agencies and customers.• Provide expert guidance to cross-functional teams, preparing and coaching personnel to overcame in third-party audits (BRC, FS&QA or customer).• Development of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and ensure their correct formatting, storage, and distribution in accordance with manufacturing standards.• Regularly generate comprehensive reports outlining QA activities, trends, and effectively communicate findings and action plans to the team.

• Responsible for the daily supervision, engagement, and safety of the operations, ensuring a safe and productive working environment for all staff.• Developed and implemented operational strategies, KPI´s, goals, and objectives to align with the organization's overall business objectives.• Experienced in optimizing operational processes by identifying bottlenecks and implementing effective improvements to enhance efficiency, productivity, and quality.• Provided risk management and economic viability studies, ensuring that operations were financially sustainable and profitable.• Developed planting operational planning aiming to improve animal performance, optimizing production efficiency, and reducing costs.• Certified all standards were met at all levels of the operation, liaising with internal and external stakeholders to maintain compliance with all regulatory requirements.

• Managed KPIs and participated in internal and external audits ensuring health and safety standards.• Ensured quality assurance and control of soy - raw material and final products.• Collected and analyzed data to develop continuous improvement processes.• Structured analysis methodologies ensuring continuous improvement.• Integrated, implemented, and certified quality management systems, as well as GMP and HACCP.• Represented technically the company towards federal agencies.• Monitored and controlled finished products from receiving to shipping.• Executed laboratory analysis aiming cost reduction and results reliability.• Actively participated in microbiologic control processes.• Trained the team according to the food safety program.

• Provided supervision in the oilseed division, establishing preventive actions and corrective measures.• Monitored the KPI´s of the plants and port terminals.• Planned quality department budget along with supervisors and capex investment projects.• Collected data and prepared management reports to prioritize department activities.• Monitored labeling and product registration rules in accordance with the normative instructions.

Postgraduate, Process Quality Engineering

Postgraduate Degree, Manufacturing And Management

Master'S Degree, Business Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Chemical Engineering