James Maxwell

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Warrington, PA acxehk@r.postjobfree.com

Dedicated Quality Assurance/Quality Control professional with experience in microbiology and laboratory testing as well as raw material and finished product evaluation.

Professional Experience

Senior Lab Technician, Tasty Baking Company

Quality Control Technician, Aquacap Pharmaceuticals Inc, Quality Assurance Technician, Fres-co System USA, Inc.

QC Lab Technician, Johanna Foods Corporation

Fresco-co System USA, INC 10/2012-Present

Press, Pouch and Bag line start-ups

In process press, pouch and bag visual and physical checks and testing

Raw Material verification and all finished products

Adhesive check and weights

Various testing to assure quality and to ensure product meets companies standards

Place out-of spec products on hold, and notify supervision and production

Daily reports

Johanna Foods Corporation 6/2012-10/2012

Collecting, inspecting, and testing raw/finished chilled juice products

Microbiological plating, preperation, and reading

Chemical, physical and sensory test on juices and concentrates to determine compliance with regulatory standards

Organoleptic testing

Maintain raw material/ingredient

Receiving/Sampling

Inspection procedures

Maintain and order the equipment, chemicals, reagents, and supplies

Fresco-co System USA, INC 3/2012-5/2012

Press, Pouch and Bag line start-ups

In process press, pouch and bag visual and physical checks and testing

Raw Material verification and all finished products

Adhesive check and weights

Various testing to assure quality and to ensure product meets companies standards

Place out-of spec products on hold, and notify supervision and production

Daily reports

Aquacap Pharmaceutical Inc. 4/2011-2/2012

Air sampling, plate reading

Swabbing of machines

Test all raw materials on IR {spectrometer},to confirm product

Weight variations and disintegration on all finished products

Sampling and release of all Raw materials and components

Sampling of all finished products

Manufacturing, bottling line and scale checks

Staging labels for bottling line jobs

Label inventory

Send raw materials and finished products out for other lab testing

Pest inspection, and updating pest control book

Enforcing SOP’s and GMP’s

Batch record sign-off

Tasty Baking Company 9/1980-9/2010

Microbiology

Performed microbiological testing of raw materials, finished product and environmental samples.

Composed and maintained microbiological records of testing associated with the HACCP Program and governmental requirements.

Spearheaded the transition from traditional plate analysis to Petri film for faster and more accurate results.

In the case of elevated plate counts, conducted inspection and testing in associated production areas to determine root cause.

Maintained and replenished supplies for laboratory testing.

Sensory Evaluation/Quality Assurance

Evaluated finished products produced in-house and for the company by co-packers. Reported inconsistencies to so that corrective action could be applied. Rejected product when applicable.

Conducted on-site supervision of production a donut co-packer. Identified and resolved issues that arose affecting the quality of the product.

Conducted sensory panels for raw materials. Organized and reported the data collected.

Involved with the continual monitoring of employee GMP and HACCP and SOP program adherence.

Responsible for off- site QC work for 3 years in a donut producing facility

General Laboratory Testing and Processes

Conducted analytical testing on raw materials:

Solid fat index Amylograph Extensograph Titrations

Fineness Melting point Extraneous material Distillation

Fat extraction Farinograph Fruit retention Free Fatty Acids

Swabbing pH’s Moistures Brix

Tintometer

Additional Experience

Led monthly safety meetings for the laboratory staff. Chose relevant topics and composed meeting materials.

Swabbed machines to ensure public safety

Performed manufacturing checks as requested

Made reagents and solutions, ran sterilizer

Professional Development

Silliker Laboratories-Various Microbiology short courses.

Holy Family University-Courses in Biology and Chemistry.

Certificated College Courses

Basic Chemistry 1995 Holy Family University

Biology 1996 Holy Family University

Four Silliker Courses in Listeria, Production Microbiological Criteria and Sampling Plans, and Principles of food Microbiology.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Lotus

SAP

Oracle

JD Edwards

Outlook

Shop floor

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