Quality Assurance Plant

Greg Lara

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Experience I have over thirty years of experience within the

meat/food processing industry various processing companies in

various parts of the Midwest gaining experience in

Quality Assurance, and Plant Operations.

Plant Manager 2nd Shift

August 2009 to March 2012, Fricks Quality Meats, Washington, Mo.

Responsible for 2nd shift plant operations at a ham, poultry, and

sausage processing plant. Enforced plant policies and procedures

to ensure quality products and adherence to regulations. Ensured

safety

and OSHA policies are followed in the entire plant, Maintained

relationships with regulatory agencies and other departments.

- Responsible for the

implementation of sanitation programs

- Planned and assigned

daily/weekly work schedules

- Successfully maintained efficiencies and yields of

our quality products

- Developed supervisors who successfully managed work

groups

- Enforced food safety and quality policies

- Effectively maintained policies and procedures to

achieve passing scores on 3rd party audits

Director of Quality Assurance

August 2008 to July 2009, Premium Protein

Products, LLC, Lincoln, NE.

Premium Protein Products was a company with two

plant locations, as the Director of Quality Assurance

It was my responsibility to oversee all quality

assurance functions and export product activities. I also

Work very closely with many regulatory agencies such as USDA,

FSIS, APHIS & AMS. Being in this position required me to directly

communicate with customers on new product design and development

and then working with operations in successfully implementing the

production of these new products..

- Designed and implemented effective food quality and

food safety programs

- Implemented approved supplier program

- Maintained Quality Systems Assessment programs for

Export Verification

- Wrote QA procedures that were implemented throughout

the company

- Worked with 3rd party audits for food safety and

animal welfare

- Responsible for Animal welfare program development

and successful implementation

- Kosher program development

- Responsible for organic program implementation and

monitoring

Plant Superintendent

May 2006 to May 2008, Farmland Foods (formally PSF), Milan, Mo.

Responsible for total plant operations at 1250

employee pork processing plant, Directly

managed 35 superintendents and supervisors,

Developed and implemented policies and

procedures to ensure quality products and

adherence to regulations, enforced Safety

and OSHA policies for the entire plant, Maintained

relationships with customers and

sales force.

- Implemented new contract sanitation program

- Successfully completed $10 million plant expansion

project

- Developed new supervisors who successfully managed

work groups

- Ensured quality products and personally maintained

contact with key customers

- Effectively maintained high scores on 3rd party

audits for food safety and animal welfare

Director of Quality Assurance

June, 1998 to May 2006, Farmland Foods (formally

PSF), Milan, Mo.

Managed all Quality Assurance functions, including

3 managers and 15 inspectors,

Responsible for all quality and food safety

activities, Managed animal welfare program,

Maintained good working relationships with USDA,

FSIS, APHIS & AMS, Responsible for

product specification and design, Maintained

excellent relationships with export sales,

customers and employees.

- Designed and implemented effective food quality and

food safety programs

- Implemented approved supplier program

- Assisted with the development and implementation of

the "Process Verified Program"

- Wrote QA procedures that were implemented throughout

the company

- Worked with 3rd party audits for food safety and

animal welfare

Director of Quality Assurance

July, 1995 to June 1998, Murco Inc. Plainwell, MI.

Managed all quality and food safety functions,

Maintained effective relationships with

government agencies and customers, Supervised

product design and specification.

- Successfully designed and implemented Certified Angus

and Hereford programs

- Successfully implemented SSOP and HACCP programs

- Worked very closely with Japanese export products and

customers

- Worked with Burger King 3rd party audits and audit

training.

Liaison for National Foods Inc.

July, 1993 to July, 1995, National Foods Inc. Des

Moines, IA.

Managed kosher slaughter, processing, shipping and

scheduling, Inspected products

and ensured specifications were met, Monitored and

reported prices

- Had responsibility for two additional kosher

slaughter plants production

- Monitored the beef hide markets to maintain their

values

- Coordinated the Rabbinical certification activities

to maintain kosher products

- Effectively scheduled transportation for timely

delivery of kosher products

Education New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM.

B.S. Degree in Animal Science, 1983

Training HACCP training, International HACCP Alliance

USDA, HACCP based inspection

Certified Trainer, TQA, National pork board

Animal Welfare Training, National pork board, AMI

OSHA, Emergency Response operations Level Training

course

Interests Spending quality time with family

House renovations

Golfing

Boating

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