Alicia Wofford
Willow Park
Summary
Experienced with strategic planning and project management. Utilizes leadership skills to drive team performance and operational excellence. Track record of delivering high-impact results through innovative problem-solving and effective communication.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
DIRECTOR OF FOOD SAFETY- SOUTHERN DIVISION
ALBERTSONS COMPANIES
09.2022 - Current
- Supports 146 stores across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana in ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and company procedures.
- Represent company as liaison for multiple city and state jurisdictions to ensure stores align with government regulations from store design through daily operational activities.
- Leveraged professional networks, third party professionals and industry knowledge to strengthen store team relationships .
- Directed cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency and improve customer satisfaction.
- Implemented data-driven strategies to optimize Operational processes and comply with food safety directives.
DIRECTOR OF FOOD SAFETY/QUALITY ASSURANCE
MCLANE CLASSIC FOODS
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Ensured regulatory compliance for a diverse portfolio of finished goods including soups, sauces, proteins and premium animal foods.
- Focused on building food safety culture, quality, and operational standards by using metric analysis, and implementing a multi-departmental collaborative approach.
- Validating system programs against BRC standards using industry best practices models and other hazard mitigation projects.
- Building a quality team through validated SOPs, utilizing job aids and training matrixes to ensure customer quality is monitored, managed, and analyzed for gap analysis projects.
QUALITY ASSURANCE MGR II
VENTURA FOODS
02.2017 - 09.2021
- Led quality assurance initiatives to enhance product safety and compliance with regulatory standards.
- Implementation of new ERP system for total system processes and inventory tracking while maintaining minimal service and production interruptions.
- Coordinated with multi-department teams to grow customer and product base through new product development by ensuring change management and optimal quality and food safety initiatives are compliant.
- Developed and initiated continuous improvement programs through KPIs and optimization action plans to improve operational efficiency, schedule compliance, product quality, employee safety and other plant metrics.
- Led multi-departmental teams to define process standards in regulatory and customer requirements while offering yield reductions, process efficiency, and achieve continual audit excellence.
QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER & IT SUPERVISOR
SURLEN FOODS
10.2013 - 01.2017
- Implemented “Amazement” program for new client development, effectively growing client base by 100% in 1 year.
- Redesigned and maintained real-time electronic data program to increase efficiency while reducing labor needs, demonstrate tracking and trending for continuous improvement against quality targets, and ultimately reducing data entry and reporting errors, thus improving overall specification compliance.
- Coordinated with operations, R&D and logistics to develop and monitor manufacturing control processes using PLCs, SPC and trend charting, and other electronic data collection programs to produce a consistent quality product and reduce yield loss.
QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN
KIOLBASSA PROVISION CO.
10.2012 - 09.2013
- Oversaw and audited that specifications and procedures for production were properly executed to ensure only products with the highest level of quality and foods safety could be sold into commerce.
- Monitored and coached production employees in proper food safety procedures and supervised that procedures were followed.
- Coordinated production and shipping departments to ensure efficient time management and quality material was shipped and utilized according to FIFO compliance.
Education
B.S. OF SCIENCE - Animal Science
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
12.2008
Skills
- SPC tracking and trending
- FDA-GMA Better Process School
- FSMA-PCQI Certification
- FOOD Fraud Development using KATs
- USDA FSIS compliance
- AAFCO compliance
- HACCP Certification
- CFS- Commercial Food Safe Cleaning School
- Sensory Qualification Training
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- ERP implementation SME: Oracle, Redzone
- Risk Management and Gap Analysis Applications
Affiliations
- Council member for TEHA (Texas Environmental Health Association)
Timeline
DIRECTOR OF FOOD SAFETY- SOUTHERN DIVISION
ALBERTSONS COMPANIES
09.2022 - Current
DIRECTOR OF FOOD SAFETY/QUALITY ASSURANCE
MCLANE CLASSIC FOODS
09.2021 - 09.2022
QUALITY ASSURANCE MGR II
VENTURA FOODS
02.2017 - 09.2021
QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER & IT SUPERVISOR
SURLEN FOODS
10.2013 - 01.2017
QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN
KIOLBASSA PROVISION CO.
10.2012 - 09.2013
B.S. OF SCIENCE - Animal Science
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY