Quality Assurance Manager

Bruce D. Harris

**** * *** ****** ***. H*, Hermiston, OR 97838 Cell: 541-***-**** ************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS

* ***** ** ********** ** a Quality Assurance Manager in the food production industry.

HACCP Certified

SQF Certified Practitioner

PCQI Certified

Microsoft Office Suit

Excellent communication and organizational skills

EDUCATION

B.S. Microbiology 1996

OBJECTIVE

To secure a quality assurance manager position in the food production industry.

EXPERIENCE

Quality Assurance Manager

Oregon Potato Company Boardman, OR 97818 September 2016-Present

Manage all aspects the quality assurance and food safety programs for dehydrated potato products manufacturer.

Represent the company during third party audits.

Resolved customer complaints.

Ensure all FSSC 22000 policies are being followed.

Manage two direct reports and 10 QA technicians.

Quality Assurance Manager

Taylor Farms Northwest Kent, WA August 2015-July 2016

Managed all aspects of the quality assurance and food safety programs in a USDA facility.

Represented the company during third party and audits.

Represented the company during interactions with the USDA.

Resolved customer complaints.

Ensured all SQF policies were followed for an SQF level two facility.

Managed 4 direct reports with 16 QA technicians and one SQF practitioner in the quality assurance department.

Quality Assurance Manager

Calbee North America Boardman, OR July 2007-August 2015

Managed all aspects of the quality and food safety programs.

Created all of the quality and food safety programs and created all SOPs.

Created the HACCP plan and was responsible for the documentation, training, and implementation of the HACCP plan.

Trained all of the quality assurance technicians.

Represented the company during third party audits.

Resolved all customer complaints.

Managed the supplier approval program including our potato suppliers GAP program.

Managed 6 QA technicians that reported directly to me.

Microbiology Laboratory Manager

Reser’s Fine Foods, Beaverton, OR 97006. September 2000-July 2007

Managed all aspects and operations of a food microbiology laboratory.

Conducted microbial enumeration of aerobic bacteria, coliforms, E.Coli, yeast, and mold on a wide variety of refrigerated salad products and environmental swabs.

Conducted enumeration of lactic acid bacteria on some finished products containing potatoes.

Experience using 3-M Petrifilm, Easygel, Standard Methods Agar, Potato Dextrose Agar, and Simplate methodologies

Initiated a pathogen testing program for both finished products and environmental swabs.

Tested a limited number of finished products for Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella species.

Managed the quality assurance departments Access data base and printed daily, weekly and monthly reports.

Managed one other microbiologist.

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