Derek Hug

Experience

1. Product Compliance Manager

   Spangler Candy Company

   Jan 2023 — Present · Bryan, OH, US

   Provides quality and food safety support throughout the organization.• Coordinates and administers product auditing functions to ensure compliance with Spangler and government standards.• Maintains Quality Assurance procedures and studies to identify reasons for defects.• Assures that all products are produced and distributed under food safety and quality guidelines of the FDA and customers. Constantly monitors and measures, in coordination with the Food Safety Team, the organization’s performance in food quality and food safety to meet the corporate goal of being World Class and World Competitive.• Supports the organization’s commitment to ensure that our food safety and quality plans conform to all regulatory requirements and with food quality and safety requirements of customers.• Directs, coordinates and provides follow up on HACCP, FDA, 3rd party audits, contract manufacturing and Department of Agriculture audits and inspections.• Assists in the development of new HACCP and Food Safety processes and procedures.• Coordinates the HACCP Program.• Assists in research and development, design of inspection instruments and duty application methods/techniques.• Inspects outside warehouse locations.• Maintains glass incident reports.• Files trailer rejection forms.• Maintains Hold and Release of products.• Provides quality and food safety instruction to all new hire team members during orientation process.• Performs quality functions such as daily verification of packaging weights, critical control points – daily monitoring, monthly verification and yearly validations, ICIX compliance, contract manufacturing code dating, MD deviation reports, returned products, change control forms and hold effectiveness.• Supervises Quality Assurance Technical Assistants, providing direction and assistance, as necessary• Maintains all Quality Assurance records and contract manufacturing files.• Participates in the HACCP/Food Safety Inspection Team.

Education

• Heidelberg University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biology

  2012 — 2016

• Northwest State Community College

  No Degree Earned: Post Secondary Option (PSEO)

  2010 — 2012

• The University of Toledo

  Master of Science, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

  2017 — 2020

Skills

• Time Management
• Public Speaking
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (Haccp)
• Preventive Controls for Human Food
• Regulatory Affairs
• Regulatory Documentation
• Organic Certification
• Non-Gmo Project Certification
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Teamwork
• Kosher
• Higher Education
• Laboratory Techniques
• Regulatory Compliance
• Leadership
• Microsoft Word
• Research
• Intercollegiate Athletics
• Microsoft Powerpoint