Food Safety Manager
Resume:
Patricia Fontano
Quality Manager
Port Jervis, NY 12771
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Seeking employment where there is a need for strong management skills with expressive individual with
excellent interpersonal skills and quality experience in various areas.
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Experience
Quality Assurance Manager- Product Release
KDC-One Kolmar- Port Jervis, NY
July 2019-July 2020
Responsible for the development, execution, and management of operational plans for the quality department. Actively participates in daily planning meeting with all department management in facility including General Manager. Report daily progress, issues to be resolved and any support needed to successfully perform duties. Offer needed support to another department. Reports to VP of Quality and Regulatory. Daily responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Responsible for the effective management of employees including policy and procedure interpretation, mentoring, training, growth & development.
• Responsible for tracking and presenting Quality Metrics. Prepares and presents data, results and other quality related information to the executive management team and drives improvements to the Quality Metrics.
• Addresses customer complaints, and leads investigations into root cause analysis, containment, identifies/implements the appropriate corrective action/preventative action (CAPA), effectiveness checks and providing follow up communication and problem resolution to customers. Addresses deviations with the customers.
• Directs, manages and maintains product release reviews and all pertinent records, including Batch production records and multiple Laboratory Certificates of Analysis to confirm accuracy and provide guidance to quality technicians to determine acceptability of product for release.
• Partner with all departments in the organization to ensure all collected documentation is accurate and acceptable and ensure all errors are addressed and correct for release of product to the market. Prioritize releases.
Quality Assurance Manager
Pelleh Poultry - Swan Lake, NY
July 2018 to July 2019
Manages the Plant Food Safety and Quality Assurance Department to provide safe, high quality
products that meet customer expectations. Enforces cGMP environment. Accountable for the plant's
Quality System and provides solid leadership to achieve company, plant, and department goals
through various management, evaluation and improvement skills and strategies that improve overall
quality and profitability. Reports to the Plant Manager.
Responsibilities and tasks are written as follows:
• Quality and Food Safety Verification and Compliance
• Verifies that all Food Safety, Quality Assurance and Regulatory programs are functioning as
designed, being followed and correctly documented - thus ensuring the facility has the "regulatory
evidence" required to prove they have produced safe and wholesome products.
• Ensures USDA regulatory compliance by making scientifically defendable decisions that do not result
in unjustified decreases in operational productivity or efficiency.
• Able to quickly and thoroughly investigate a product/process failure, determine the root cause and
take prompt corrective actions; while minimizing product exposure and production down time.
• Accountable for the preparation and the execution of USDA daily verification tasks, as well as
numerous 3rd party audits and USDA food safety system assessments.
• Takes appropriate corrective action as a result of any findings generated.
• Develops and fosters a strong working relationship with the USDA.
Food Safety and Quality Improvement:
• Prevents HACCP, SSOP and process or product failures by working to drive continuous improvement
of product quality through developing food safety and quality plans, process controls with attention to
process.
• Revise and update food safety and quality programs and procedures as directed.
Quality Supervisor
Alumil, NA - Newburgh, NY
July 2017 to July 2018
• Assisted in evaluation manufacturing process by conducting research and testing processes to
enhance the quality of our product.
• Assure the product and process of quality is in accordance with company policies.
• Developed and understanding of blueprints and continue to expand my knowledge.
• Manage quality control equipment. Developed a system to maintain quality records to be audit
ready.
• Track all production and report daily to senior management.
• Developed sequences for shipment and assisted/trained personnel in shipping department to ensure
product is top quality.
Quality Supervisor
Genpak - Middletown, NY
June 2015 to July 2017
• Responsible for inspection and documenting material, products and processes.
• Maintain quality standards by testing and approving processed material, in process production,
finished products and documenting all quality results.
• Computer data entry, filling out and filing forms.
• Report to quality manager of any failure of material and or products that fail to meet specifications
and place products on hold for quality check.
• Schedule staffing for daily production assignments. Assist production supervisor.
Education
A.A.S in Computer Information Systems
Hudson Valley Community College - Troy, NY
January 2007 to May 2009
Skills
• Seasoned Management sills
• Ability to handle and integrate multiple pieces of data to assure creativeness
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams
• Customer/stakeholder focused, understands impact of daily work to compliance and business
• Final review of batch records and release to shipping
• SOP training for direct reports
• KPI metrics
• Ability to follow complex processes and recognize errors
Certifications and Licenses
HARPC
September 2020
SQF Quality Systems
September 2020
SQF Systems for Food Manufacturing
September 2020
PCQI
September 2020
Point Kaizen Team Leader Training
September 2019
FDA's cGMP Finished Pharmaceutical training
December 2019
HACCP
June 2016
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