Charles Hirth
Contract Lead Auditor at Det Norske Veritas and Managing Director at C. W. Hirth & Associates, LLC
- Role
- Contract Lead Auditor at DNV
- Location
- Jefferson City, MO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Charles Hirth
Transformational Research & Development and Food Safety Executive. Possesses a unique background in technical Packaging and Product Development in the Consumer Food, Packaging and Toy industries. A collaborative leader, known as strong strategist and tactician with an eye for new and emerging technologies. A legacy of applying technology and innovation in contributing to growth of global brands including Mattel, Barbie, Pillsbury and Hungry Jack. Experienced in \'Green\' strategy development and well-connected in the sustainability community. A track record of success in international markets. Partners and aligns effectively with internal stakeholders to deliver on mission critical business and profitability objectives. Expertise: • Strategic Planning• Business Unit R&D Leadership• Sustainability /\"Green\" Strategy Development• Food Safety - Management Systems Development• Food Safety - GFSI – Certification Auditing (ISO FSSC BRC, HACCP)• Department and Budget Management• Competitive Intelligence• Team Leadership• Marketing and Operations Interface• Product and Packaging Development• Project Management - PMP - PMI Certified• Cost Reduction• Six Sigma Green Belt - ASQ Certified
Experience
Contract Lead Auditor
Jan 2011 — Present · US
Certified to audit a variety of GFSI benchmarked standards. A partial listing includes FSSC ISO BRC IOP (Packaging), BRC Storage & Distribution and ISO 9001:2015
Education
University of Minnesota
BS
University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business
MBA
Skills
- Quality System
- Supply Chain
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Packaging
- Product Development
- Analysis
- Fssc 22000
- Strategy
- Audit Prep – Pre-Assessment
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Pas 223
- Start-Ups
- Design of Experiments
- Manufacturing
- Continuous Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Excellence
- Leadership
- Process Engineering
- Gfsi Compliance
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Team Leadership
- Packaging Equipment
- Budgets
- Management
- Six Sigma
- Quality Auditing
- Haccp Implementation
- Procurement
- Sustainability
- Process Improvement
- Haccp Training
- Operations Management
- Change Management
- Packaging Design
- Professional Project Manager (Pmi # 1390081)
- Quality Management
- Logistics
- Iso 22000
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