Tulla Chaudhary

Cell: 971-***-****

E-mail: ad26bp@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Experienced Quality Assurance and Operations Resource Leader who guides the manufacturing teams to assure compliant with internal and external customers in food and hospitality industry. Thorough knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001and Continuous Improvement Production process and Environmental compliances. Certified PCQI for Quality, Process Improvement, FDA, and USDA

Highlights for Commercial Manufacturing:

12 plus years’ experience in operations management in commercial manufacturing environment

Led the manufacturing, continuous improvement, productivity improvement teams. Drive improvements via performance measurement, 5S, visual mgmt, mistake proofing, RCO, standard work, TPM, and other relevant tools.

Develop daily labor requirements and forecasts with input from production planning to maintain coverages whilt employees are on vacation.

Ability in managing safety, quality, delivery and cost in a capacity constrained production environment.

Strong coach and mentor of supervisors, lead staff and key operators to motivate them to see problems and drive effective solutions.

Competence with Microsoft Office and quick learner of ERP / MRP systems

Review, and take action, based on an assembled set of Key Performance Indicators to ensure that standards of Quality are improved and/or adapted where necessary.

Good Knowledge of non-conformance management (Material Review board and discrepancy disposition) and Root Cause Analysis methods within wire and cable industry.

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WORK HISTORY

Neil jones Food Company. VANCOUVER. WA February, 2022 to Present

Operations – Environmental Plant Sanitarian

Perform pre operational inspection of plant equipment and areas before start up time; participate in inspection of equipment .

Reduced safety injury by 30% in employees by retraining the employees in agronomics and posture and reduction of poor performing employees

Developed Master Environmental and Sanitation Plan for the plant to get in-compliance with SQF Standard and Environmental Health and Safety.

Train the plant sanitation department and house keeping to the industry standard cleaning level for safe food production.

Performed rick assessments on equipment and wrote Standard Operating Procedures for safe operation of the equipment.

Forward Greens LLc. VANCOUVER. WA February, 2021 to January, 2022

Operations - FSQA Manager

Responsible for total Quality Assurance and Food Safety, Regulatory and Compliance, Environmental Health and Safety of the Organization.

Align the employees’ responsibilities to meet the daily operations needs of the Company.

Responsible for Operations order fulfillment and meet the demands of productions

Responsible for purchasing and labor budgets

Train the plant sanitarians to the industry standard cleaning level for safe food production.

Keystone-Pacific LLC. PORTLAND. OR 04/2019- 12/2020

Food Safety and Quality Assurance Manager. [PCQI Certified]

Lead Quality Assurance team commercialization of all new products,

Manage quality and product positioning, into all the sites.

Support Operations in Implementing new Products,

Be a key member of the executive team, providing input on functional and broader business topics on Quality

Define product segment strategies that grow the total portfolio, including but not limited to identifying what products to offer, product positioning and launch plan

Collaborate across teams to manage list of all active initiatives, track status and prepare summaries as needed and lead or participate in project prioritization meetings with senior leadership every quarter.

Ajinomoto Foods North America and Ajinomoto Frozen Noodles.

PORTLAND. OR 01/2017- 12/2018

Third Shift Manager

Partnered with the production department for on time finish up for sanitation to perform their tasks for on time start up in the morning.

Assure that QA department does the pre operational inspection of plant equipment and areas before start up time; participated in inspection of equipment to help QA.

Concurrently running the plant custodian department to maintain the common areas, offices and employees break rooms to meet the USDA requirements.

Achieved year end productivity improvement of 12%, on time delivery of 96%,

Lowered labor costs by 12% by eliminating Non-Value Added process steps

SWAN ISLAND DAIRY, PORTLAND. OREGON 04/2015- 12/2016

Plant Operations Resource Leader

Managed shift operations processes and align the employees’ responsibilities to meet the product delivery on time and under budget while maintaining the highest quality standards in throughput.

Developed detailed master sanitation schedule with time allocation to each equipment cleaning, sanitizing and assembly for quick turnaround for return to production to reduce overtime and increase customer service.

Cross trained sanitation and production on RCO- rapid change over from one flavor to other to optimize equipment time.

Reduced safety injury by 30% in employees by retraining the employees in agronomics and posture and reduction of poor performing employees

Managed employee performance, time keeping and aggressive training efforts to get employees to full duty status from light duty.

AJINOMOTO FROZEN FOODS, PORTLAND. OREGON 06/2009- 03/2015

Quality Assurance/ Sanitation Manager

Spent 50% time in internal quality issues, 20% time for external quality and 30% for the prevention and continual improvement activities.

Ensure compliance with local, FDA, USDA, OHSA and Safety and other Auditing bodies are met to highest standards.

Supervised a crew of up to 60 employees in sanitation and janitorial for 24 hour operations without any interference to production.

Possess a thorough knowledge of HACCP, SQF, Lean, 5S and ISO9000

Achieved year end productivity improvement of 12%, on time delivery of 96%,

Lowered labor costs by 12% by eliminating Non-Value Added process steps

HARRY’S FRESH FOODS, PORTLAND. OREGON 09/2005 -06/2009

Quality Assurance and Production Supervisor

Maintain quality reporting systems and complete departmental supervisory administrative duties and prepare timely reporting for ensuring compliance to KPI’s are met.

Manage and maintain non-conformity inventory system and made decision for appropriate disposition.

Assist in developing, maintaining, implementing, evaluating, ensuring compliance to, and updating SOPs, SSOPs, USDA and FDA regulatory requirements.

Evaluate production bottlenecks and develop action plans to resolve. Set and monitor performance goals.

Reduced changeover time by 50%+ through standard work instructions and building and storing "changeover carts" that contained all tools and change parts at point of use.

Created a Changeover Matrix that provided instant information regarding liquid fill line equipment parts requirements that reduced set up time by 35%.

TYCO ELECTRONICS. MENLO PARK, CA, 11/1990- 02/2004

Quality Assurance and Operations Supervisor

Responsible for overall shift operations in all the aspects of wire and cable manufacture as per the Customer Specification Drawings to assure the product was 100% functional for the application and met the required dimensions.

Experience in Quality Management Systems and standards. ( AS9000 and ISO9000 )

Manage the Quality Control Department for timely in-process inspection, finished goods, customer complaints investigation.

Chairperson for Non-conforming Product Disposition Team and Materials Review Board to take appropriate actions.

Implemented inventory control system that improved product flow and initiated visual manufacturing controls to prevent material shortages

Daily walks on the shop floor to talk with employees about on-going projects, their ideas and challenges and to assure the sustainment.

EDUCATION HISTORY

Bachelors in Tropical Agriculture. University of the South Pacific. Suva. Fiji Islands

Major in Food Science; Minor in Management and Economics

Certified PQCI by Food Safety Preventive Control Alliance.

OTHER TRAININGS: AS9100 IS9001 Audit Training Lean 5S Kaizen Training within Industry SPC FMEA Resource Leader Training Kroger in-house Lean Six Sigma OHSAS 18001

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