Jo Blackburn Email & Phone Number

Uk And Ireland

Implementation of Quality Management System to BRC Storage and Distribution, ISO 13485 Medical Devices and FSC Chain of Custody Standards. Implementation of Health and Safety Management Systems.Implementation of supplier and sub-contractor assessments.Responsible for ensuring relevant Legislative Standard requirements are met and understood.Implementation of auto calculated finished product specification.

Writing of Site specific Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Written Schemes of Examination and Thorough Examination Procedures to relevant internal and external regulations.Key contact for customer visits and audits across the UK, within Product Services, Renewables and Oil and Gas (Offshore and Onshore)HSEQ Support for utilities, defence, manufacturing, ports and shipping, the steel industry and general engineering for customers and 8 Certex sites across the UK.Integration of Health and Safety Systems into current Quality Management System.

Generation of Material Safety Data sheets to REACH, CHIP and CLP regulations.Improvements to departmental work structure to ensure a smoother workflow and more accurate results for both internal and external requirements.Reformulation of products to make improvements for production efficiencies, customer requirements or cost benefits.Liaising with Production, Blending, Sales and Accounts on a daily basis to inform them of any Technical changes made to formulations that may have an impact to their departments.New Product development upon customer's requests and ensuring that adjustments were made to Blending and Production once samples were approved.

Chairing HACCP review meetings, which consisted of the key employees including the Technical Development Manager, Engineering Manager, Production Manager and operators for the relevant production areas.Responsible for Pest Control contract and ensuring all recommendations were completed within a timely mannerResponsible for the Quality Improvement Team.Representing the company ay the Pet Foods Manufacturer's Association meetings.

As a lab technician responsible for testing both raw materials and finished products.Promoted to running the laboratory and responsible for 2 lab technicians and 3 colour lab operatives.Key contact for Supplier issues, issuing non-conformances for raw materials, if out of spec.Responsible for lab budget and stock control.Ensure lab equipment was calibrated and maintained.Responsible for the review of HACCP processes throughout each production area.Implemented of lab testing regime and continuous improvement when another site was acquired by Monkhill Confectionery.