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Quality Assurance Plant

Location:
Fresno, CA, 93720
Posted:
June 29, 2012

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Highlights of Qualification

I have over four years of experience in fast pace food manufacturing industries with extensive experience in quality assurance, product traceability and customer relationship. I also have good exposure on GMP, HACCP, TQM, OHSAS and ISO-9001-2000. I have experience in internal auditing, third party audit, daily record keeping, verification in compliance with company Food Safety, regulatory and company standard. I have experience in developing, improving and implementation of Quality systems throughout the company. I have experience of working as assistant HACCP coordinator and OSHA Champion. I have hands on experience in different instrumentations like pH meter, Spectroscopy, Liquid Chromatography, DO meter, Turbidity meter, Densitometer, Brix- meter, Hydrometer, Pressure Gauge etc. and reagent preparation.

Relevant experience

• Supervised and conducted sampling and verification for physical, chemical and microbiological analysis of incoming materials.

• Created and monitored testing procedures for analytical and organoleptic analysis of incoming ingredients, in-process and finished product.

• Worked on product and process development, improvements and modification based on in-line quality control records, downtime records, customer complaints and root cause analysis of the issues.

• Supervised GMP and house keeping,

• Conducted daily audits on all manufacturing, labeling, warehousing, and shipping records to ensure compliance with regulations and company requirements.

Development, verification and validation of SOP’s against job classifications and assists with training accordingly.

Identify training needs based on visual, analytical analysis of operational procedures and inspection and prepare training materials to different levels and department to achieve workplace performance and professional development along with quality goals of the company.

Conducted monthly facility inspections / assessments and recommendations for continual improvements.

Conducted Internal audit in different departments for Quality, Environment and Food Safety in order to comply with all company policies and procedures.

Worked cross-functionally among departments in the organization (QA/QC, Maintenance, Production, R&D, Sales/Marketing, HR, Warehousing)

• Conducted and verified the calibration of test and measuring equipments.

• Assisted R&D in product formulations.

• Assisted PD Manager in planning and undertaking scale up trials for product formulations.

• Communicated with the plant operations team and co-ordinates sample and trial runs at the plant floor.

• Worked on document creation, control and distributions.

• Worked as a Coordinator of the Coca Cola Quality System

• Participated in third party and corporate audits

• Worked as an assistant HACCP coordinator for HACCP implementation project

Employment History

Employer : Golden State Foods, 640 South Sixth Avenue, City of Industry, CA

Duration : Sep. 2011- May 2012

Position : Quality Assurance Technician

Employer : Sam & Mike Inc., Church’s Chicken, High Street, Oakland, CA

Duration : Aug. 2008- Dec. 2009

Position : Management trainee

Employer : Bottlers Nepal Ltd., Coca Cola Company, Balaju, Kathmandu, Nepal

Duration : Feb. 2004-Aug. 2006

Position : Quality Assurance Executive

Employer : Nepal Thai Foods Pvt. Ltd, Bhasipati, Kathmandu, Nepal

Duration : Nov. 2002-Jan. 2004

Position : Food Technologist

TRAININGS

• Lead Auditor ISO-9001-2000

• Integrated EMS and QMS

• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

• Basic trainings for storage, packaging, labeling for different food products

• In plant training in Milk processing plant for different dairy products

EDUCATION

• Bachelor in Food Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal (2002)

RELATED COURSES

• Food Science and Nutrition

• Meat Processing

• Food Plant Management

• Industrial Microbiology

• Storage and Packaging

Computer Skills

• Microsoft 98/XP/Vista, MS Office, PC/ Mac

• Illustrator, Photoshop, PDF



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