Plant Manager
Osolemio Foods
Total years of experience :13 years, 11 Months
• Plan, organize, direct and control all day shift activities and the work of production supervisors to meet the Branch's objectives.
• Good use of equipment and personnal in relation to the budget established and performance expected by good control of weights and production losses.
• Keep track of production on a daily basis and ensure that the production schedule is respected.
• Hiring, training and motivating employees
• Managing the finances at a profit/loss level
• Maintain safe and healthy work environment by ensuring regulatory and company standard and practices are adhered to;
• Responds proactively and immediately to facility/operational deficiencies and difficulties
• Ensures timely and thorough maintenance and sanitation of all equipment and facilities to allow for efficient and on-time production start-up and delivery of products to customers;
-Review, maintain and ensure compliance with the quality assurance program in accordance with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and US (USDA) HACCP standards and procedures and the existing SQF program;
-Conduct internal audits and follow up on necessary corrective measures;
-Ensure the management of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP);
-Develop training programs with respect to all HACCP and SQF procedures and train production employees and supervisors on good quality management practices;
-Manage non-compliant batches, internal complaints and resolve problems during production;
-Represent the company to the goverment agency;
-Develop and update product specifications and participate in the approval of new suppliers of raw materials and ingredients;
-Assist the R & D department, participate in the management committee, continuous improvement and new product development;
-Manage the company's recall and complaints program;
-Coach, supervise and evaluate team members;
-Plan, organize and control the financial, material and human resources of quality department;
-Update, re-evaluate and validate the HACCP standards and the SQF program;
-Adapt the written program of the HACCP system according to updates or changes in laws and regulations.
Responsible for the implementation and sustainment of a global quality system
Responsible for overseeing and implementing HACCP system and FSSC22000 (ISO 22000) standard
Participate in the management of the product returns, recall, containment processes and customer complaints
Act as a liaison with other plant departments to facilitate the identification and resolution of quality issues
Develop and complete plans to address critical areas for improvement, and ensure that the appropriate actions are being taken to resolve quality problems
Manage internal and external audit activities
Manage the QA technicians to apply the quality system to ensure that the quality, food safety, regulatory and customer requirements of all products is guaranteed
Assess business unit continuity plan during crisis, major loss or emergency scenarios
Report to senior management and board of directors on quality performances and management report
Accomplishes quality assurance and human resource objectives by recruiting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, evaluating and disciplining employees
Responsible for regulatory affairs.
Management of sanitation program
Management of sampling, swabing and micro testing program
Budget management
. Management of quality program and SQF certification
. Supervision of the Quality and sanitation team
. Budget management for quality and sanitation
. Management of complaints and follow up with customers
. Monitoring of Non conformities and quality indicators
. Responsible for internal and external audits
. Responsible for training program for employes on SOP and GMP's
. Management of HACCP and SQF
. Responsible for monitoring and communication with the government inspectors
. Training employees on GMP's
. Participate in continuous improvement in production and quality
. Pre-operational and operational inspection during production
. Participate in internal and external audits
. Inspection of raw material at receiving
. Conduct physicochemical analyzes
. Check the labeling
. Operational inspections on production lines
Inspection of Hygiene
Inspection of raw products
Ensure traceability of products