Christina Dutton
Huntsville,AL
Summary
Proven Quality Assurance professional with a robust background at Pilgrims Pet Foods and Wayne-Sanderson Farms. Adept in HAACP and SSOPs documentation and fostering team collaboration. Excelled in enhancing product quality through meticulous defect tracking and implementing corrective actions, achieving significant compliance improvements. Demonstrates exceptional analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance Technician
Wayne-Sanderson Farms
03.2024 - Current
- Extensive training in HAACP and SSOPs.
- Calibration and HACCP verification of all thermometers used for shipping and in process temperature checks.
- Pre and Post Chiller checks and HAACP verifications for temperature, fecal, and extraneous materials.
- HAACP Paw quality data and temperature monitoring.
- Salvage parts checks and HACCP verification.
- Documentation of operational sanitation. Writing corrective actions for supervisors when their area is non compliant with SSOP standards.
- Animal Welfare training. Ensuring poultry is properly stunned.
- PPE and glove control monitoring.
- Antimicrobial monitoring. Testing dip tanks and wash stations for temperature, PAA and chlorine levels.
- Net weight verifications. Monitoring the weighing and packaging of products.
- Production scale calibrations. Calibrated all scales to ensure our weights of packaged products met customer expectations.
- Pest control. Monitored pest bait stations to ensure the facility stays pest free and compliant with USDA regulations.
- HACCP CCP2 Zero Tolerance checks.
- Evisceration monitoring.
- SPC Inspection training.
- PVP Conventional Bird Training. Ensuring Processed Verified Procedures are being utilized when processing poultry that has been introduced to antibiotics.
- AQL and Hold training. Grading in process poultry products for defects and Foreign Materials as well as temperature checks to ensure safe, quality products that adhere to USDA and customer standards. Placing products on Hold that do not meet the AQL Quality standards.
Quality Assurance Analyst/ Laboratory Technician
Pilgrims Protein Conversion Pet Food Facility
07.2017 - 02.2024
- Maintained comprehensive knowledge of relevant industry regulations and standards, ensuring compliance throughout the QA process.
- Mentored and coached production team members on CGMPs, PPE, and SSOPs of the Pet Food facility.
- Collected samples of in process ground poultry; Perten tested the samples for the percentages of moisture, fat, ash, and protein. Recorded the data on QA Sharepoint to ensure the facility is meeting customer expectations and specifications.
- Collected, tested, and shipped samples of in process ground poultry for Food Safety Network Services third party labs to ensure our testing equipment was properly calibrated.
- Supported company in maintaining a work environment focused on quality, communication, collaboration, integration, and teamwork.
- Conducted training sessions for new QA analysts, enhancing their skills and knowledge of industry GMPs and SSOPs.
- Developed updated SSOPs to ensure proper facility sanitation expectations were met and maintained.
- Assisted in SQF and Facility audits to ensure the pet food facility was meeting and maintaining customer specification's, Organic products specifications and procedures, and FDA regulations.
- Trained on Conventional poultry and Organic poultry liver for pet foods processes.
- Ensured our products were temperature regulated from raw material arrival to finished products being shipped.
- Ensured our products were packaged, stored, and shipped correctly to meet customer standards.
- Maintained Lab cleanliness and supplies orders.
- Maintained a working relationship with Production and Quality managers.
Education
Associate of Science -
University of The Ozarks
Clarksville, ARAssociate of Science -
Calhoun Community College
Tanner, ALHigh School Diploma -
Allen Thornton Career Technical Center
Center Star, ALHigh School Diploma -
Lauderdale County High School
Rogersville, AL05.2008
Skills
- HAACP and SSOPs documentation
- Testing Procedures
- Auditing
- Lab equipment maintenance
- Calibration standards
- Documentation skills
- Root Cause Analysis
- Equipment Calibration
- Shipment Inspection
- Safety Protocols
- Documentation expertise
- Quality Assurance Requirements
- Data Analysis
- Corrective Action Implementation
- Quality Assurance
- Detail Oriented
- Problem-solving skills
- Documentation And Reporting
Timeline
Quality Assurance Technician
Wayne-Sanderson Farms
03.2024 - Current
Quality Assurance Analyst/ Laboratory Technician
Pilgrims Protein Conversion Pet Food Facility
07.2017 - 02.2024
Associate of Science -
University of The Ozarks
Associate of Science -
Calhoun Community College
High School Diploma -
Allen Thornton Career Technical Center
High School Diploma -
Lauderdale County High School
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