Adrian Garcia
Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager @G2 Naturals Ltd
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WORK HISTORY
Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager @G2 Naturals Ltd
Luton, GB
In this current role, I am heading up the company’s FSQA department (food safety, quality and regulatory) and successfully implemented a GFSI compliant food safety & quality management system from scratch. We managed to certify the site to BRCGS for Food Safety, obtaining AA grade on the initial certification audit, in NOV 2024, and to Organic Processing standards in JUN 2025. The role required steering site\'s management team to ensure collaboration between individuals and seamless compliance. Key responsibilities:• Developing and managing a full-comprehensive Food Safety & Quality Management System to ensure compliance and continuous certification to the BRCGS Food & Organic Processing standards, including design of controlled documentation, implementation of best working practices and standards, continuous improvement projects, training, etc.• Approval of all suppliers, ensuring technical specifications are in place and any quality issues are effectively addressed.• Establishing compliant methods for traceability of products and product release, ensuring sample store is maintained.• Establishing a robust internal GMP / GHP / GSP audit program to review facilities, equipment and practices timely. Maintaining calibration and validation schedules. Managing pest control program.• Managing customer complaints, liaising with customers as necessary. Establishing a working relationship with key customer contacts. Hold customer audits.• Leading client and third-party audits to site. Ensuring site is aware of and compliant with regulation updates as well as updates from food safety standards and clients’ codes of practice.• Maintaining the SOP matrix for all staff, ensuring they and their supervisors are suitably trained and documentation remains accessible.• Authority to manage hygiene staff, quarantine / release of product batches, issue and approval of SOPs.• Member of site\'s Health & Safety committee.
EDUCATION
Universidad de Salamanca
Master’s in Secondary Education, Baccalaureate (EQF Level 7), Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Teaching
IMF Smart Education
MBA in Management and Marketing (EQF Level 7), International Business/Trade/Commerce
Escuela Europea de Negocios
Masters in Quality & Environmental Management Systems (EQF Level 7), QEMS, Quality Management Systems, Environmental Management Systems
Universidad de Salamanca
Masters in Environmental Biology / Systems Biology (EQF Level 7), Systems Science and Theory, Biology
ABOUT ADRIAN GARCIA
Hi, I am Adrian Garcia, accomplished and safety-conscious certified leader with a proven track record of implementing quality assurance standards and procedures and the aim of improving manufacturing process and product quality whilst ensuring food safety within FMCG food manufacturing environments.My Signature Highlights: My credible history of success is directly related to developing modern Food Safety & Quality management system (FS & QMS) and driving significant process enhancements; implementing and continuously improving new QA software; growing and streamlining GMP/GHP/GSP audit systems. Leverage exceptional expertise in boosting team performance through expansion of comprehensive training processes and refinement of workflows. Employers recognize me as a thought leader with unrivalled leadership qualities and the capacity to train and inspire cross-functional technical teams to enhance overall work efficiencies and compliance. I am equipped with excellent analytical, organisational, and problem-solving aptitudes; fully committed to continuous improvement with professional excellence. I have built a solid track record of implementing and maintaining best practice and certification standards for technical operations, including management of internal/external audits, as well as deployment of certified quality management systems (both GFSI benchmarked and those from retailers). I have successfully managed the certification process of a food production site to BRCGS for Food Safety from start to end, obtaining AA grade on the 1st certification audit, and to Organic Processing Standards within 3 months, with zero non-conformances. Connect with me today for any thoughts, comments, or questions about my work — I\'m always interested in meeting new professional colleagues!
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