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California, United States

California, United States

Led QA and Sanitation departments covering 3 shifts; 7 days per weekDevelop/Improve KPIs for QA and Sanitation departmentsReview food safety programs and develop improvementsRespond to USDA requestsDocument corrective actionsClose out non-conformancesPerform risk assessments of any new processes, machinery, or other significant changes

California

Report directly to company owners.Review all food safety and quality paperwork.Organize employee training.Manage audits, regulatory inspections, and customer visits.Maintain and file records.Advise company owners regarding pertinent regulatory or scientific information.Oversee all food safety and quality criteria.Update HARPC/HACCP documents and all associate risk analysis paperwork.Created multiple food safety and quality programs.

Gilroy

Conduct pre-startup walkthrough.Review and pest control program and trends.Audit SOPs and SSOPs. Edit, create, or retire procedures as needed.Review HACCP program, identify changes or gaps when present.Write new HACCP plans for new products or products not under current plan.Monitor and enforce GMP adherence. Respond to any food safety problems reported by QC personnel or other employees.Assist with 3rd party and regulatory audits.Report directly to VP of Food Safety and Compliance.

San Juan Bautista

Manage Sanitation DepartmentDirect responsibility of departmental budgetOversee 2 sanitation supervisors and an hourly workforce of 60 people covering 3 shifts.Lead process improvement strategies for the departmentReport to Director of EngineeringAudit sanitation procedures and SSOPs, edit, create or retire SSOPs as needed.

San Juan Bautista

Supervise QA technicians responsible for microbial sampling of produce and conduct product trace-backs and investigations for any out of specification findings.Supervise environmental sampling and processing machinery sampling and investigate any out of specification microbial findings.Created and manage in-house pest control program for food processing facility and grounds.Audit procedures and SOPs. Edit, create or remove SOPs as needed.

San Juan Bautista, Ca

Gilroy, Ca

Act as back-up for quality control technicians when neededTrain new QC personnelProvide explanations and training to QC personnel on SOP, GMP, HACCP, and quality related issues HACCP review of daily production and QC documentsObserve production, shift supervisors, and QC personnel to identify training needsResearch, design, and implement experiments for continuous improvementAct as technical resource to explain food science, food safety, and microbiology concepts when neededReview and analyze pest control documents for trends or problems