Quality Assurance Fsqa Technician
Resume:
KENOSHA, WI *****
*********@*******.***
Walter Matoska
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Passion, dedication, and hard-work ethic are three things that describe me best as I reflect on my 20 years plus of employment within both the healthcare and manufacturing settings. I have learned how empathy along with active listening have helped me become a facilitator for change within the ever-changing landscape that exists in today's competitive marketplace. I have developed a keen niche for safety and quality assurance/control while working in fast-paced environments.
EXPERIENCE
Crown Bakeries
FSQA Technician
April 2024 - PRESENT
Pleasant Prairie, WI
● Work in a fast-paced environment providing quality assurance and control in both the production and packaging of croissants for various vendors.
● Implement and follow ISO 9001 standards to manufactring. Adhere to GMP and ensure all staff are following GMPs.
● Follow Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines set by Food Modernization and Safety Act (FMSA).
● Perform hourly rounds on two lines of production. Verify product is within set specifications. Document results. Report any deviations to line-leads and/or supervisors.
● Fill out Foreign Material Reports using Root Cause Analysis
● Place product on hold when safety and/or adulterarion concerns arise. Point person for all re-work done
● Perform changeover verifications, from allergen to allergen and allergen to non allergen. Fill out required documentation for changeover and verify new paperwork for new batch orders.
● Fill out and sign-off on daily belt-inspection form. Monitor integrity of all belts and call upon maintenance/sanitation to resolve any issues.
● Attend monthly safety meetings (Alchemy training). Randstad
Temporary Associate
December 2023 - April 2024
Pleasant Prairie, WI
● Assist in production and packaging of croissants for various vendors in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include weighing out various ingredients for dough production to palletizing boxes filled with trays of croissants.
● Assist other areas of operations when line goes down to keep production running smoothly,
● Consistently keep a clean and safe work environment to operate in.
● Work in a team-approach environment to manufacturing, while maintaining GMP & SOP. Rust-Oleum Corp.
Machine Operator
July 2021 - February 2023
Pleasant Prairie, WI
● Filler and filler-helper along fast-paced production of aerosolized paint products. Accurately checked batch cards for materials used in production prior to each order to confirm following GMP amd SOPs.
● Served of safety committee and documented weekly Risk Cards and Behavioral Observation Forms. Attended mandatory monthly meetings with the plant supervisor to discuss concerns and implement new changes within the manufacturing environment.
● Changeover of various pieces of equipment, adjustments, set new gas pressures in gas house, adjusted water levels for water bath depending on can size, set new valves placement.
● size, set new valves placement.
● Reported downtimes with supervisor to assist maintenance with resolving any issues in a timely manner.
● Recorded hourly documentation of crimp height and diameter, turned into QC at end of each shift.
● Verified paint samples with QC prior to beginning orders and then throughout manufacturing process
● Documented hourly checks on proper materials used throughout the manufacturing line to ensure quality and accuracy.
● Changeover gas heads for various styles of valve stems used. Required proper training of Lock-Out, Tag-Out.
● Certification by American Red Cross for CPR in 12-2022
● Changed over pumps including cleaning with SRS using resporators.
● Worked in team approach to production. Stopping and starting line back up and also assisting other areas of line during down times.
● Assisted with training of new employees according to company SOPs.
● Performed daily CIL’s (clean-inspect-lubricate) and signed off on daily tasks. QPS Employment Group
Temporary Associate
October 2020 - July 2021
Kenosha, WI
● Worked on carton-erectors within packaging of aerosolized paint products in a fast-paced environment. Fixed box jams and adjusted machine to run more efficiently. Worked with maintenance to learn correct way to operate.
● Selected correct box for packaging and made adjustments to machine to conform to different box sizes.
● Assisted in writing daily CIL’s in the work-area in efforts to standardize work-load and promote a clean and safe working environment.
● Performed daily CIL’s.
● Worked on re-work during downtimes per supervisor’s instructions.
● Worked overtime as needed to assist in company needs. Walgreens
Staff Pharmacist / QA Specialist / Lead Compounding Specialist January 2000 - July 2009,
April 2103 - July 2018
Kenosha, WI & Greater Milwaukee Area
● Worked in fast paced environment on night shift as stand alone pharmacist supervising technicians and work-flow.
● Verified prescriptions for accuracy and performed DURs(drug utilization reviews).
● Verified final drug product to ensure filled accurately and correctly.
● Went to Arizona to train for launch of specialty compounding drug pharmacy. Upon return trained staff on correct methodologies for compounding prescriptions to ensure accuracy and safety. Helped launch policy and procedure within the pharmacy with staff.
● Compounding Pharmacy Specialist (CSP); compounded various prescriptions not available on market per Chapter 797 guidelines.
● Helped with training pharmacy staff for billing for cognitive services with Title 19 prescritpitions. Included entering correct DUR codes and time involved with billing. Trained staff at 25 plus pharmacies in the Greater Milwaukee Area.
● Assisted with annual control substance inventory.
● Pulled expired and adulterated drugs from shelves on monthly basis.
● Returned expired and adulterated and recall drugs per policy amd procedure.
● Performed daily inventory counts.
● Put away orders and filled scripts out of stock and partially filled.
● Worked with Pharmacy Supervisor with annual audits and inventory at a number of different Walgreen’s Pharmacies.
● Assisted Pharmacy Supervisor with setting up workman’s compensation claims.
● Clinical Instructor for University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy. EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Kenosha, WI
BS Cemistry - Graduated 1999
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy Madison, WI
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) 2003
SKILLS
Microsoft Office
CPR Certification
- American Red Cross
- Expired 12 / 2024
Forklift Certification
Active Listening
Process Improvements
Empathy
Safety Liason
Dependability
TeamWork
HACCP & HARCP
CAPA
Critical Thinking
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