Quality Assurance Coordinator
Al Shaya Central Production Facilities
Total years of experience :25 years, 9 Months
•Conduct QMS, Food Safety and Hygiene training for newly hired personnel of Al Shaya Central Production Facility.
•Monitor the production critical control point.
•Inspection of incoming raw materials and packaging material.
•Random checks of proper and consistent implementation of product formulation in the production line to ensure product safety and quality.
•Conduct calibration of thermometer and metal detectors.
•Verification and control of QA documents.
•Implementation of HACCP in production line.
•Conducts daily coordination meeting of QA Staff.
•Review shift handover report for proper dissemination of tasks.
Administrative duties:
• Supervision of 8 Quality Assurance staffs in technical evaluation of meals in production line and in decision making.
• Conduct orientation and production hands-on training for newly hired QA staffs.
• Conducts daily coordination meeting on QA Staffs.
• Review shift handover report for proper dissemination of tasks.
• Submits weekly and monthly reports to the QA Technical Manager with all the pertinent information and necessary analysis of all the waivers issued by QA and sanitation of plant.
• Conducts Performance Appraisal on QA staffs.
• Attends department meetings for coordination and solving manufacturing issues.
• Review reports submitted by Pest Control and Housekeeping service provider.
• Interacts with suppliers of raw materials.
• Prepares purchase requisitions for QA requirements.
• Coordinates with one of the clients for the QA related information.(YUM)
Technical duties:
• Verification of Quality Assurance processes and ensures that it is followed in production line.
• Weekly inspection of building areas and facilities for compliance in food hygiene standards and potential hazards that will affect the manufacturing.
• Conduct weekly sanitation, hygiene and food safety audits in building areas, production processes and machineries to ensure compliance on food regulations and safety standards.
• Monitors poor housekeeping and food safety practices and procedures.
• Prepares corrective action analysis and report to prevent recurrence food safety issues.
• Ensure that the meals and food labels are correct prior the production start and before the end- user dispatch.
• Coordinate with the Engineering Team to correct the hygiene and food safety issues which pertains to facilities and production machineries.
• Conduct sensory evaluation of meal components in accordance with the QA standards and make decision for the production to proceed or not to proceed.
• Conduct physical-chemical analysis that starts on receiving of Raw Materials up to delivery of meal ensuring food safety and quality standards are met.
• Verification and control of QA documents used in the operations.
• In-charge with the QA case study for the implementation of new procedures and revision of documents for process improvement.
• Assist the Research and Development team in conducting trials of new products.
• Assist the New Product Development team and production for the technical aspect of the process.
•Administer the Quality Assurance, HACCP and GMP procedures of the manufacturing plant, bakery machineries and facility equipments able to produce 6000 loaves per hour.
•Perform and conduct monthly GMP and Sanitation Inspection audit in the plant to ensure proper implementation of GMP and Sanitation programs.
•Maintain close coordination with the Engineering and Production Team for the proper adherence of GMP, Sanitation Standards, Quality Assurance procedures and the equipment maintenance procedures.
•Assist QA manager in conducting hands-on training of newly hired employee.
•Conducts Toll Manufacturing Audit, Food Safety, HACCP, Sanitation and Quality Management System audits in the production processes, building premises and equipments.
•Prepare Root Cause Analysis and Corrective Action Report in the non-conformance findings of the QA Department in internal and external audits.
•Inspection and conduct necessary and relevant visual, physical and chemical testing of all incoming raw materials and packaging material testing.
•Random checks of proper and consistent implementation of product formulation in the product to ensure product safety and quality.
•Monitor in-line process especially at Critical Control Point in the production line.
•Submit performance monthly report and analysis to QA Manager.
•Interact with the raw material suppliers for the trial and testing of products.
•Performs analysis of parameter deviations found in the machineries, product formulations and process lines that directly affect the quality of the products.
•Sensory evaluation of finished products based on set standard.
•Assist production department for any unacceptable attributes in order to meet product standard.
•Conduct test and analysis such as (1) physical test and analysis, (2) chemical test/analysis, (3) water analysis and (4) flour analysis.
• Provides technical assistance in establishing QA standards in the production line.
• Documents all the changes in process parameters and raw materials used in production.
• Assist Research and Development Officer in experiments.
• Provides assistance in troubleshooting of material related problems and process failures.
• Responsible in developing quality control system in the production line.
• Conduct laboratory services that include chemical and microanalysis.
• Conduct the quality control of in-coming raw materials and packaging materials.
• Conduct proximate analysis of finished product and batch samples.
• Implement the GMP inside the plant
• Conduct micro analysis of water and finished product (standard plate count, coliform, yeast and mould)
Internship at Philippine Airlines Flight Catering . Class secretary and treasurer for school year 1995-1996 and 1997-1998.