Sandra O.

About Sandra O.

17 years experience in Training and Auditing. Specialties: Food Safety Training all…

Experience

1. Bakery Quality Manager- Food Safety, Quality, and Sanitation Manager (Brc Practioner)

   Wonderbrands

   Mar 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Ensure the facility is up to regulatory standards to prepare the facility to sell. Revived the BRC program, promote 5S and color coding- purchase items to increase organization on the production floor ie. broom storage, janitorial supplies, hand tools, and secure FOD/MD cards. Work hand in hand with the maintenance department to ensure pre-operational checks are completed right. and communicate gaps or concerns in the daily management meetings. Assigned corrective actions when food safety or quality issues arose. Scheduled internal audit meetings to discuss and tackle foreign material and equipment disrepair items which included making changes to policies, tools we use and focusing on repeat internal complaint items to effectively eliminate them. Checked in with production floor staff to ensure that they had the support and tools they needed to complete their jobs. Provided chemical use training, food safety, and quality training to the maintenance, quality, sanitation, and the leadership group. Investigated and responded to customer complaints, conducted root cause analysis on food or packaging defects. Requested RCA from vendors when we received defects. Created maintenance work orders to repair equipment on the floor. Investigated and reported injuries or near misses. Boosted morale by celebrating milestones in the department by acknowledging birthdays and work anniversaries. Reduced the number of temporary employees from 4 to 1 in the department to reduce expenses. Supervise and Support the Quality and the Sanitation teams on three shifts 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Typically worked weekends too to ensure facility was inspection ready. Work with sales/product development to create new products to attract customers. Maintained supplies in the plant for the production, quality, and sanitation department including PPE and chemicals. Reached out to suppliers and vendors to shop for best prices or to find specialty items.Achievements supporting 1,2, & 3rd shifts.