• Monitoring and keeping up to date with pertinent state & federal regulations, such as those from OSHA (e.g. accident/injury reporting), FDA and EPA.• Liaising/collaborating directly with inspectors, such as fire marshals.• Ensuring FDA standards are applied to regulated products.• Overseeing safety practices and recommending improvements in personnel and operational safety.• Reviewing SDSs for all prospective raw materials.• Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).• Manages all aspects of the production of quality products to fulfill customer requirements.• Work to control and effectively utilize the production capacity, manpower, equipment and outside resources, through organizing, planning and scheduling to minimize losses and optimize profitability.• Utilizing GMPs and SSOPs, in Food Manufacturing along with Quality Control Mgmt. in a food manufacturing facility.• Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, database and email software programs such as the MS Suite of applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).• Ability to prioritize and execute with aggressive goals, objectives and action items, under pressure and business deadlines.• Certification Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) and FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), these are all food related.• Lead 3 third party audits as the auditor and being audited by FDA.

Safety & Regulatory• Monitoring and keeping up to date with pertinent state & federal regulations, such as those from OSHA (e.g. accident/injury reporting), FDA and EPA (e.g. VOC requirements).• Liaising/collaborating directly with inspectors, such as fire marshals.• Ensuring FDA standards are applied to regulated products.• Overseeing safety practices and recommending improvements in personnel and operational safety.• Reviewing MSDSs for all prospective raw materials.QA• Assisting in setting specifications/requirements for all raw materials/components. Collaborating with purchasing, packaging design and vendors.• Working with vendors on methods for managing infestation and defining appropriate treatment, packaging and transportation solutions.• Liaising with fumigators and irradiators and monitoring progress.• Monitoring/inspecting principal incoming raw materials/components against requirements/specifications. Certificate of analysis signing-off.o Maintaining fragrance reference standards.• Analyzing and proposing improvements for storage and handling for all work flow process items (raw materials, work in progress and finished goods). Assisting in defining equipment/procedures for improving productivity, lowering cost and minimizing waste/rejects. (SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF 5S STRATEGY).• Assisting in identifying investment recovery opportunities for ‘surplus’ raw materials and packaging.• Managing production and testing retains.• Developing and managing customer approval/sign-off procedures.• Upgrading SOPs with more detailed production batch procedures, packaging specs and QA protocols and packaging checklist for Product Development and Design.• Translating product and packaging specifications to manufacturing. Managing product standards (customer signed-off standards) for manufacturing.• Monitoring product rejects and proposing improvement strategy.• Directing audits of operations for SOP compliance. Reconciling variances.

• Drafted training documents and coordinated training for plant safety.• Drafted and implemented the company’s Injury Illness Prevention Plan and Hazardous Communication procedures.• Investigated and documented all safety incidences per OSHA requirements using all required OSHA and insurance documentation in a timely manner (OSHA 300, OSHA 301 and First Report of Injury).• Create and maintain a safe and positive work environment. • Ensure compliance with all Production and Safety regulations.• Supervise 30+ employees to ensure security, safety, specs, quality assurance of products, sanitation, HACCP and FDA regulations are followed.• Schedule shifts for all line employees.• Orient new employees and conduct training for department-related activities.• Counsel and praise employees on corrections and positive contributions, and listen to and help to resolve complaints.• Work closely with the Production Manager and Plant Manager, and act as liaison between them and line employees.• Follow daily production schedules, and notify Plant Manager and Production Manager if shortages occur.• Maintain high sanitary standards as required by the food and beverage manufacturing industry, and be prepared for third party audits and regulatory inspections at all times.• Notify maintenance and follow up with work orders on necessary repairs or process improvements to the production line.• Regularly inspect the production area and ensure equipment and personnel are working in a safe, efficient manner.• Enforce all company rules, policies, and procedures, and provide disciplinary action when necessary.• Immediately investigate all types of accidents, such as Workers Comp and property damage, and report to Production Manager and Human Resources.

Implementing process parameters for candle manufacturing, reduce fragrance waste by 20%. In charge of facility maintenance and machinery. Created and implement the preventative maintenance program.Wrote and implemented the Injury Illness prevention plan and hazardous communication procedure.Write policies and procedures for all departments.Create training documents and coordinate all train for employees.Investigate and document all safety incidences per OSAH requirements.Formulate new RD samples and calibrate machines for new blends of fragrances.Organize and manage all SDS documents.Regulatory issues. On the issues management Committee for the NCA (National candle Association)Create and follow candle burn test per the ASTM standard and monitor the candle burn lab.Work with our vendors overseas to improve quality of our products.Monitor incoming inspection, review of reports, check for trends in quality issues .Other duties, enforcing safety policies, updating logs, manuals.

Perform product audits at vendor locations per the latest inspection specification incompliance with company standardsConduct defect analysis on products with suspected quality issue and report findings to Product Integrity Manager.Perform product testing as may be required by ASTM standards.Lead internal / external auditors in a Product Integrity role to performing optimally, identifies system issues, and makes recommendations for improvement to management.Perform audit on vendor processes to ensure that only specified material, tooling and product specification are enforced and utilized.Interfaces with Consumer Services, analyzes consumer services quality and safety data, investigates cases with PI engineers to find the root cause of problems, alerts management to important trends, and properly closes safety cases Quality Auditor continued….With appropriate documentation. Processes consumer injury and property damage claims for resolution and assuring complete and accurate data is provided for interface with Legal department.Updates department operating procedures, procedure & policy manual as per-requirements. Manage and oversee system for generation of weekly & monthly reports, as well as executive summaries, and assure that applicable data is posted on KII portal.

Lead QC Inspector Aerospace Provided guidance to the team of (8) inspectors. Inspect in-process, raw material and finished goods components in assigned areas to insure visual acceptability and compliance to AS9102 standards perform First Article and detailed AS9102 first articles.Perform inspection to ASTM standards.Certified Source Inspector for HAMILTON SUNSTRAND, BOMBARDIER, and LOCKHEED. Certified to calibrate in house tools, and keep all records on the computer software. Work closely with the quality team to active AS9102 Certification.