Experience:
Quality Assurance Director – Delano Growers Grape Product
British Retail Consortium (BRC) Certified
HACCP Certified
Implementation, documentation, control, and maintenance of detailed Quality Management Systems, including procedures, records, Good Manufacturing Practices, HACCP, and reassessment
Wrote quality procedures in different department of the company when needed
Maintained and improve the safety, legality, and quality of our products
Met and communicated with customer requirements as requested
Investigate customer complaints for products manufactured on site using cause analysis. Determine corrective actions and preventative measures. Respond to customer complaints in the timeframe required.
Day-to-day management of the qa/qc lab team, including training, scheduling, and development of staff and clear identification of objectives to meet company needs.
Understand and complied with Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)
Clearly communicate food safety and quality objectives with production, maintenance, janitorial, and external contractors
Report food safety and quality issues, corrective actions and preventative measures to the senior management team
Ensured training is effective for operations, sanitation, and maintenance staff in basic food hygiene, GMP’s, HACCP, allergen control and other food safety and quality requirements
Ensured physical plant inspections are conducted on a monthly basis and reports are generated for each area: Pest control, maintenance for food safety, sanitation, and personnel practices.
Microbiological results and reports on products to our customers
Monthly waste water samples and written reports to the Fresno
Water Board
TEAM PLAYER
12/2011 - PRESENT
Experience:
Quality Control Assistant Manager/ Supervisor – JD Rush-Trymax
Assure that the company was current in all certifications and meeting the criteria of those certifications.
Accountable for Quality Control staff training, development, and certifications.
Conduct internal audits within multiple departments and resolved issues or problems found within the audit.
Calibrated tools for accuracy and effectiveness.
Ordered new tools as needed.
Supervised 13 subordinates within 4 companies of the JDRush organization.
Conducted Corrective Action Reports [C.A.R.] for all departments, as well the customers who had an issue with anything regarding their order.
Verified heat numbers and Material Test Reports [MTR] when new materials arrive from the mill. When there are issues regarding the materials that has been brought over from the mill or other companies. For example bent body, crushed threads, pin holes on body, and missing material.
As a certified Radiation Safety Officer [RSO]. I was in charge of turning away any used tubing or casing that was above 50 mrem. [millirim].
Conducted audits from outside vendors and participated in audits from other companies to audit one of our departments.
Worked alongside safety department and report to the safety manager and concerns that I see out in the yard.
Responsible for all of the revision changes with all our procedures that were currently in place.
Wrote procedures and SOP’s
03/2010-09/2011
Experience:
-Quality Assurance Assistant Manager- Tenaris Hydrill
Calibrate all tools
Keep organization current with any and all certifications.
Conducted regular audits with various departments and reported non-conformities to managers.
Supervised 4 quality control
Wrote procedures and SOP’s for each department and updated them as needed.
Worked closely with the production manager to review any issues concerning the types of rejects from the quality inspectors.
Conducted Mill Claims
01/2008-03/2010
-Quality Control Supervisor – Western Valve
Implemented multiple 1st time initiatives.
Significantly increased capability and productivity.
Developed and managed training programs for staff.
Ensure that the product or service meets client's required criteria
Create and follow goals to achieve high standards
Reassure quality performance within his organization
Ensure product or service is legally compliant
Constantly on a quest for better quality of their products or services.
Reinforcing quality measures to workers, directing workers to conduct testing, controlling test procedures and documenting test results.
Carefully analyze test results and prepares statistical reports for the higher tier management to review.
Interpret blue prints drawn by engineers for the machinists and there tolerances.
10/2005-12/2007
-Beverage/ Production Supervisor – G.A.B.C.O
Applied knowledge of processes, equipment and system capability to set challenging individual and facility standards within a sized plant.
Developed Annual Operating Plan for Production.
Achieved performance standards with regards to safety, line utilization and quality.
Tracked key performance indicators/costs, anticipating and correcting trends which would compromise achievement of financial targets.
Overseen and assured facility equipment reliability to minimize downtime.
Built capability through effective employee relations, hiring, training, and communication for front-line hourly personnel.
Ensured compliance with all Health & Safety regulations.
Demonstrated computer proficiency in various computer software and hardware.
08/2003-10/2005
.
Carrot Production Supervisor – Bolthouse Farms
Oversaw and maintained the flow of incoming raw carrots.
Hold daily meetings, and address product and employee complaints.
Ensured procedures were in place and were being followed for production, efficiency,
and quality
Worked with other supervisor staff and plant management to maximize productivity in
the plant.
Observe and practice G.M.P. and obey OSHA regulations.
Inspect product to verify with quality control specifications.
01/2000-09/2003
-Quality Control Supervisor – Chromalloy Maintenance Depot
Performing product inspections.
Determining if the parts were fixable or scrap within the guidelines of company policy, I.S.O. 9002, and the F.A.A.
Reviewed device history records for acceptability.
Nonconforming reports for damage or repair.
Assisting and conducting monthly and safety meetings.
02/1997-01/2000
Technical Skills:
British Retail Consortium(BRC) Certified
Hazardous Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Certified.
Microsoft word, Excel, and power point
Radiation safety officer
API training/ Certification
ISO 9001 training
Etc.
Military Training/Education:
Business Administration – C.S.U.B 1998 - 2000
United States Navy- Aviation Ordnance Supervisor, 1990-1997
(Honorable Discharge)
Delano High School- Diploma 1990