Carlin Cassidy Cummings

Experience

1. Food Safety Specialist

   Cargill

   Dec 2020 — Present · Mt. Joy, PA, US

   Managed a team of three laboratory technicians, to ensure compliance with food, safety and quality standards.• oversaw all the quality and food safety of moulded chocolate (20••••22), chocolate liquor (20••••23), and all products (2023-present). medicated quality concerns: salmonella, yeast & mold, and appearance deviations. medicated food safety. concerns: foreign material in product.•Sensory Program Founder and Lead. assess product and ingredient quality, extend ingredient shelf life to drive cost saving measures.• process improvement specialist- optimize changeover process, saving $470k in one year.•Source food safe manufacturing equipment and processing aids.• customer complaint management- coordinator for non-conformances. lead root cause analysis for operational challenges: down time, quality defects, food safety risks, product loss, rework generation, and equipment failures. Apply tools (fishbone diagrams and 5 WHY) to implement corrective actions.•Familiar with various chocolate manufacturing and lab equipment (i.e. temper units, metal detectors, viscometer, and moisture titration)• Experienced in HACCP, CCP validations, mock recall/ traceability, pest control, and SWOT analysis.•Active Participant - HACCP Team Member, Food Safety Team Member, Environmental Health and Safety Team Leader, Behavior Based Safety Facilitator – increased safety contact points 44% in 4 months.• Food safety and compliance- lead audits (government, state, internal, FSSC, halal, kosher, and customer). Ensure corrective actions and documentation to communicate with auditing bodies.

Education

• Kansas State University

  Master of Science - MS, Food Science

• Delaware Valley University

  Bachelor's degree, Food Science

  2013 — 2017