Maria Ortiz

adqxg9@r.postjobfree.com 562-***-**** Corona, CA. 92882

Summary

Dedicated SQF Practitioner with extensive experience in the fast paced of manufacturing of foods. Successful at improving operations. Knowledge base in risk management, safety and strong attention to detail. Seeking a challenging and rewarding position where I can utilize my professional qualifications in the benefit of the company. Team player motivated to contribute to company success.

Skills

●Capability to face challenging task

●Attitude to create new ideas and techniques

●Strong Leadership Skills, Work Ethic, Critical Thinking

●Detail oriented

●Safety Management and control

●Public health policies and procedures

●Ability to meet deadlines and manage expectation

●Bilingual -English and Spanish (speak, write, read)

●Problem Solving, Adaptability, collaboration

●Interpersonal skills

●Experience working with diverse populations

●Expert in food safety protocols

Experience

Food Safety Sanitation Manager Bellagio Resort – Las Vegas, NV 06/2017 - Current

●Developed HACCP plans for Special Process in Kitchens in conjunction with SNHD

●Provided ServSafe Trainings to Manager and Executive Chefs throughout corporation

●Managed more than 200 permits for property, maintained all the permits and logs

●Schedule plan review for outlet remodels and temporary permits to include processing payments

●Conducted audits throughout the property outlets, and wend out reports to venue management, walked with regulatory auditors

●Point of contact for the water management team to include data entry

●Worked closely with management in F&B, Risk, Hotel, Retail, and Spa

QA/SQF Practitioner Lakeview Cheese – Las Vegas, NV 02/2017 - 03/2019

●Developed SQF Plan program

●Represented the company during food safety related audits

●Lead all efforts across all departments that resulted in achieving and maintaining SQF certification

●Maintained the system and ensured verification and validation was effective

●Facilitated communication to company related to implementation and maintenance to system

●Trained personnel on cGMP’s and other area associated with SQF system

●Conducted facility food safety audits and OSHA audits

QA/SQF Practitioner Lucky Jack Coffee LLC. – Las Vegas, NV 09/2016 - 02/2017

●Facilitated communication to company related the implementation of food safety and quality programs

●Oversee the production departments within the plant

●Ensured quality programs were fully implemented and documented

●Direct and assigned duties for manufacturing personnel.

●Trained, mentored, and supported high-performing team, providing regular performance review, feedback and coaching in deficient areas.

●Promote and enforce good manufacturing practice as well as safety rules regulations.

●Hold employees accountable for complying with all functions expected within their job descriptions.

●Maintain Production Manager informed of all incidents/accidents.

QA/SQF/Sanitation Manager Bonert’s Slice of Pie - Santa Ana, CA 07/2013 - 08/2015

●Maintained Food Safety Programs (GMPs, HACCP, SQF, and Allergens)

●Point of contacts for Auditors

●Controlled the distribution of all company quality documentation

●Performed all internal, external audits, and accompany regulators

●Responded to corrective actions accordingly and verified contractor quality requirements

●Reviewed quality inspection personnel qualifications and training requirements

●Monitored the disposition of all issued non- conformances reports

●Scheduled the sanitation and qc team

●Review and approved timesheets.

Processing/Sanitation Lead Oberto Sausage Company – Kent, WA 01/2012 - 07/2013

●Lead, guided a crew and maintained schedules

●Ensured we meet daily production, and quality standards

●Ensured we had adequate inventory of chemical for sanitation

●Ensured all production lines and area were ready for production startups

Quality Assurance Tech Oberto Sausage - Kent, WA 6/2010 - 01/2012

●Completed routine inspections of components and products to fulfill quality assurance requirements.

●for implementation of monitoring and documenting (SSOPs)

●Gathered inside and outside samples, product testing moisture protein rations, pathogen swabs

●Ensured correct production and assembly of food products.

●Follow and enforce good manufacturing practice (GMP's).

Quality Control Technician Seattle Gourmet Foods – Kent, WA 03/2010 – 06/2010

●Conducted inspection of incoming material

●Performed taste, texture, sizing, and documentation of product detailed measurements and tests

●Performed visual and dimensional inspections

●Maintained calibration logs of thermometers used by machine operators

●Followed and enforce good manufacturing practice (GMP's).

Data Entry and Lab Tech (Oberto Sausage) Express Professionals Temp Service – Kent, WA 2009 - 2010

●Conducted test, for moisture, protein, fat, water activity, ph’s, and sodium

●Maintained the calibration of thermometers for QA

●Enter data, filled all documentation pertaining to testing

Quality Control Supervisor Hyde & Hyde – Corona, CA 2000 - 2008

●Worked directly with personal

●Conducted employee performances reviews

●Provided employees with assignments, rotations, employee training, employee vacations, employee breaks, overtime assignments, back up for absent employees and shift rotations

●Scheduled and conducted shift meetings

●Ensured quality techs, made necessary adjustments during shift to product within specifications and rejection of product out of specifications.

●Trained on GMP’s, SSOP’s, SOP’s, HACCP, Allergens, and food safety

●Verified specification for qc line inspectors

●Compared samples to standards and specifications by performing detailed measurements and tests.

CERTIFICATIONS

●ServSafe Manager, Instructor, and Proctor

●HACCP

●PCQI

●SQF Practitioner

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