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New York, Ny, Us

Dover, De, Us

United States

• Oversee and maintain the plant’s Quality systems, ensuring strict adherence to Kraft Heinz policies, regulatory requirements, and federal and state laws.• Spearhead the identification and achievement of facility Quality Key Performance Indicators (Key Performance Indicators) through corrective and preventive actions and continuous improvement initiatives.• Lead all internal, external, and Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) audit activities, including audit preparation, conducting audits, and follow-up on non-conformances, ensuring the facility is inspection-ready at all times.• Provide critical Quality support for major commercialization projects, ensuring all regulatory requirements and Kraft Heinz procedural standards are met.• Manage execution of the site’s Food Safety Quality Program (Quality Risk Management Program) and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) programs.• Act as the liaison between Plant and Corporate Manufacturing Quality, ensuring the clear communication of Quality policies and regulatory changes.• Support the implementation of new Quality systems and provide training on essential Quality refresher programs (such as Good Manufacturing Practices, allergens, hold and release procedures).

Keasbey, New Jersey, United States

• Analyze statistical data and product specifications to ensure the product meets the customer’s requirements.• Formulate and maintain quality control objectives in cooperation with other plant managers to maximize product reliability and minimize costs.• Manage the nonconforming product hold system.• Manage International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 and BOS Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure compliance.• Investigate customer complaints regarding quality.• Maintain the calibration program.• Manage internal audit programs and external American Institute of Baking (AIB) and ISO 9001 / Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) audits.• Enforce company Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), safety rules, and BOS work instructions on Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP).• Oversee the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) and take appropriate action to maintain its integrity.• Lead the development and implementation of prerequisite programs and the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan when applicable.• Manage Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) processes and implementation.• Lead Continuous Improvement (CI) events through hands-on participation.• Provide overall support, assistance, direction, and communication to management teams regarding TPM initiatives.

Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

• Responsible for setting, implementing, maintaining, recording, training, auditing, and validating all food safety and quality policies, standards, and procedures.• Maintained the Food Safety and Quality Management (FSQM) system, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan, and sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).• Ensured all quality standards were strictly enforced throughout the entire manufacturing cycle, from receipt of raw ingredients and packaging materials, storage, batching, production, packaging, quality control (QC) testing, sanitation, and shipping of finished products.• Managed ten quality control technicians and one quality control supervisor responsible for testing and inspecting all raw materials and finished products.• Managed seven sanitation team members in a snack food company of 150+ employees to ensure the facility was always clean, sanitized, and food safety compliant.• Answered, documented, investigated, and resolved all customer complaints.• Managed the internal audit program and all regulatory and customer external audits, including Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Jersey City, Nj

• Managed and oversaw day-to-day functions of the quality department in a company of 500+ employees.• Ensured food safety, quality, and process control issues were successfully resolved.• Participated and assisted in internal and external audit programs, including Safe Quality Food (SQF).• Documented facility inspections and other quality control activities.• Reviewed, revised, and validated quality control policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).• Ensured that all required documentation was updated and complete.• Managed a team of twenty quality control technicians and five quality control supervisors to ensure adherence to product requirements.• Successfully reduced waste by revising sampling frequency.

West Caldwell, Nj

• Examined products and materials for defects or deviations from manufacturers’ specifications.• Monitored all phases of production to assess performance according to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of each department.• Maintained documents and records, ensuring they were up to date.• Conducted pre-operational (pre-op) inspections and released production lines.

Jersey City, New Jersey

• Ensured all products met the required specifications and that all documentation was accurately completed.• Performed production line inspections.• Ensured that company employees followed Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).• Oversaw twelve quality control technicians and two quality control supervisors who were responsible for monitoring production and packaging while inspecting and conducting quality tests on finished products.