Quality Assurance Lab Technician

Carla Mobley

Quality Assurance Lab Technician, Inventory - Coca-Cola Refreshments

Lithonia, GA 30058

**********@*****.*** - 770-***-****

WORK EXPERIENCE

Quality Assurance Lab Technician / Inventory Specialist Coca-Cola Refreshments - Atlanta, GA - September 2013 to Present Responsible for conducting qualitative and quantitative testing of raw materials and finished goods.

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative testing of beverages, syrups, and raw materials throughout the entire production process.

• Collaborate with Quality Assurance Manager to assure products and materials meet target specifications for process capabilities.

• Calibrate instruments to ensure equipment is functioning properly.

• Analyze syrup beverage and/or water attributes using HPLC, Spectrophotometer, Density meter, Autotitrator, etc.

• Collaborate with mixers for batch adjustments and material usage.

• Audit container rinsers, air blowers, filters, and coders to ensure proper operations.

• Conduct package quality inspection and quality audits and isolate product that does not meet standards.

• Receive and test city and treated water and all raw materials prior to production process.

• Monitor chlorine levels to assure levels remained in specified range.

• Completed In-house microbial training

• Maintain highest possible housekeeping standards to prevent microbial contamination.

• Member of CCR's Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Team.

• Developed SOP's for analyses and testing of sanitation chemicals.

• Work closely with Quality Manager and Supervisor to ensure sanitation procedures are being properly followed and maintained.

• Investigated and offered viable solutions for problem batches. Inventory Clerk

Coca-Cola Refreshments - Atlanta, GA - September 2013 to Present Maintain and manage a large inventory, Perform cycle counts. Organize production system. Lead Lab Technician

American Red Cross - Douglasville, GA - February 2000 to June 2012 Performed daily function checks, assembled and maintained supplies and equipment to ensure a state of readiness and to maintain compliance.

• Led a team of 12 lab technicians to complete daily tasks.

• Developed and maintained weekly task schedules for the team.

• Trained new staff on manufacturing and distribution of blood products, Red cells. Plasma Fractionation, platelets, and Cryo.

• Managed a large inventory of blood products; included conducting weekly reconciliation and temperature monitoring, labelling, shipping and receiving products.

• Expedited critical testing results without compromising sample validity or quality assurance (SQUIPP).

• Stringently followed lab protocols, sanitation standards and testing procedures.

• Worked closely with other supervisors and department heads to ensure system accuracy.

• Worked with very strict timelines in a highly regulated facility.

• Complied with FDA guidelines and company procedures.

• Followed EPA and OSHA mandates to ensure the proper, safe disposal of hazardous and bio-material, samples and waste.

• Earned a reputation for preparing accurate lab reports, sample logs, plant documents and certificates of analysis/conformity.

• High production level top 5 in shipping product to customer.

• Excellent in maintaining GMP and PPE.

Customer Service Representative

BellSouth Communication Systems - Atlanta, GA - May 1998 to February 2000 Responded to customers' queries in a timely manner.

• Sold company products/services to new and existing customers.

• Performed data entry and troubleshooting.

EDUCATION

Associate's in Business Administration

Atlanta Technical College - Atlanta, GA

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