Teresa Alfaro
Dallas, TX *****
************@*****.***
Experienced Quality Assurance Technician assuring food-safety and quality. Strong team player having experience in testing and evaluating all aspects of food products. Detail-oriented QA Technician adept at reviewing materials and finished items for compliance with specifications and standards. Skilled in reporting, problem-solving and making a positive impact on production operations.
Reliable QA Technician skilled in calibrating equipment, finishing documentation and tracking results. Successful at monitoring and validating production activities. Good communication skills with other QA Technicians, Production Personnel, and Managers. Im a people person who likes to communicate to others and be a team player in problem-solving. Prepared to bring 5 years of experience to a challenging new position.
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Machine Operator
Canadian Solar (Randstad Temp Agency)-Mesquite, TX June 2024 to August 2024
• Operate automated assembling equipment such as robotic and fixed automation equipment.
• Assembling circuits requiring fine hand assembly.
• Complete manual assembly, cleaning, testing, inspection work as per work instructions.
• Completion of other duties and projects as assigned. Apprentice Electrician
JMEG Electrical Contractors-Farmers Branch, TX
October 2023 to December 2023
• Prefabrication VDC at warehouse to send out to field.
• Repairs of electrical materials & equipment within the electrical construction industry. QA Technician
Crunchy Rollers-Dallas, TX
December 2022 to February 2023
• Monitoring operations to ensure that they meet production standards.
• Perform visual inspections of finished goods.
• Utilize equipment to proper analyze products such as PH Meter, Refractometer, picometer and moisture meter.
• Performed quality analytical and microbiological testing on raw materials and finished food products and entering lab results through the alias system.
• Responsible for conducting a pre-operative inspection of the facility and production equipment at the plant start up.
• Verify and perform checks on cleaning process as established in procedures pertaining to operation areas before and during production.
• Calibrate, validate and maintain laboratory equipments.
• Follow and enforced GMP's regulations.
QA Technician
Romark Logistics-Irving, TX
May 2021 to October 2022
• Perform in process verification to ensure product weight, correct labeling and packaging.
• Ensure verification on finished products.
• Perform hourly checks on finished products to ensure product meets its specification.
• Perform inspections to ensure Good Manufacturing Practices are being followed.
• Engage and communicate with Supervisors/ Line Lead to prevent and resolve any quality issues on the production floor.
QA Technician
Taylor Farms-Dallas, TX
April 2019 to April 2021
• Performed thorough inspections of incoming materials and outgoing products.
• Evaluated samples against standards by completing measurements, visual inspections and other established tests.
• Supported company in maintaining work environment focused on quality, communication, collaboration, integration and teamwork.
• Developed and maintained quality assurance procedure documentation.
• Developed quality assurance plans by conducting hazard analyses, identifying critical control points and establishing critical limits.
• Kept inspection journals and daily summary logs as required.
• Monitor temperatures, Chlorine and pH levels of the plant wash water.
• Monitor operation of Metal Detectors.
• Ensue that all Food Safety, Food Quality and Employee Safety rules and programs are followed.
• Work in a team environment.
• Perform other reasonable job-related duties as requested.
• Perform micro biological swabbing of equipment and environment for further lab analysis when needed. Education
GED
Woodrow Wilson High School - Dallas, TX
November 1994
Skills
• Quality Assurance Requirements (5 years)
• Materials inspection (5 years)
• Monitoring Chlorine & PH Levels (2 years)
• Metal Detector Checks (3 years)
• Specifications understanding (5 years)
• Swabbing Equipment (2 years)
• Teamwork (5 years)
• Label Verification (5 years)
• Detail-oriented (5 years)
• QA/QC (5 years)
• Quality Inspection (5 years)
• GMP (5 years)
• Temperature checks (2 years)
• Quality Audits (3 years)
• Food Safety (5 years)
• Quality Control (3 years)
• Quality assurance (5 years)
• Laboratory Experience (3 years)
• Manufacturing (5 years)
• Packaging (5 years)
• Laboratory experience
• Forklift
• Microsoft Excel
• Quality control
• Microsoft Office
• Calipers
• Micrometer
• Analysis skills
• Warehouse experience
Certifications and Licenses
Electrician Apprentice License
October 2023 to October 2024
Applied for my Electrician Apprentice License in October 2023 when I started working for JMEG. My license expires within a year. Forklift Certification
Additional Information
Bilingual