Chuck Gillespie
Quality Assurance Manager
Paris,TN
Summary
Detail oriented Quality Assurance Manager with 20+ years of Quality Systems experience across multiple industries. Adept in rapidly analyzing problems and providing solutions with a data driven mindset. Seeking employment in a fast paced environment with opportunities for future professional growth.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
Work History
Quality Assurance and Food Safety Manager
Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
02.2021 - 07.2024
- Managed operation of plant laboratory, including ensuring supplies and equipment were available.
- Ensured product safety, regulatory compliance and compliance with corporate policies.
- Drove continuous improvement efforts in product quality and process optimization.
- Provided leadership in coaching, education and training of management staff and plant employees for Quality Assurance / Food Safety.
- Responsible for maintaining Hazard Analysis Risk Based Preventive Controls program.
- Communicated quality metric and inspection results to appropriate managers and others in leadership positions including daily, weekly and monthly KPI reporting.
- Responsible for managing all state, customer, third party and federal audits.
- Responsible for interacting with customers regarding customer complaints.
- Provided presentations to customers and plant wide meetings.
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
6 2015 - 02.2021
- Direct & prioritize work load for 13 lab technicians
- SAP Key User
- Assisted with SAP deployments at multiple facility's for 'Day in the life Training' and 'Hypercare' support
- Create various work instructions and cheat sheets to standardize decision making
- Coach and Mentor Lab Technicians for personal and professional growth
- Assist in creating a 'Data Driven' culture within our facility
- Responsible for creating and updating product formula's using Suresafe Formulation
- Provide support during external audits
- Performing and reporting monthly internal audits
- Team reduced lab paperwork by 90% leveraging IQS
- Implemented Alchemy Systems for Quality and EHS Training.
Lead Laboratory Technician
Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
11.2012 - 06.2015
- Direct & prioritize work load for lab technicians on shift
- Troubleshoot, repaired and maintained Foss FT120'S and Epic machines
- Evaluated and reported on customer complaints
- Advised laboratory supervisor on product dispositioning for nonconforming product based on evidence found during root cause analysis
- Responsible for FT120 calibrations and new channel setups.
Laboratory Technician
Morningstar Foods
11.2010 - 11.2012
- Dispositioned product based on testing results using ASC Trac database
- Performed ATP testing using Epic bioluminescence systems
- SPC, yeast & coliform plating
- Performed butterfat & total solids measurements using FT 120'S, CEM Fast Trac & Babcock methods
- Incoming milk & cream inspection by performing DMCC, titratable acidity, cryoscope, antibiotic & aflatoxin tests.
CMM Programmer
Contech Castings
11.2006 - 01.2012
- Created measurement routine programs for dimensional data collection using PCDMIS
- 100% dimensional layouts for PPAP submission.
Quality Technician
Pella
01.2003 - 11.2006
- Provided CMM Programming for our research & development engineering team
- Created measurement system routines utilizing OGP Measure-X vision system programming
- Performed various surface plate layouts
- Performing & reporting of product and process auditing.
Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician
Plumley Marugo
01.2000 - 01.2003
- Performed CMM measurements
- Destructive reliability testing using Tinius Olson
- Hardness testing - Rockwell
- Viscosity - Mooney
- Specific gravity testing
- Analyzed & reported process capability on dimensional data.
Skills
Problem Solving
Statistical Analysis
GD&T
CMM Programming
Dimensional Layouts
Database Structures
Team Player
Organization and Multitasking
MS Excel - Pivot Tables / Formulas / Macros, etc
Powerpoint - Presentations
Word - Work Instructions
Quality Assurance
Equipment Calibration
Certification
Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt
Timeline
Quality Assurance and Food Safety Manager
Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
02.2021 - 07.2024
Lead Laboratory Technician
Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
11.2012 - 06.2015
Laboratory Technician
Morningstar Foods
11.2010 - 11.2012
CMM Programmer
Contech Castings
11.2006 - 01.2012
Quality Technician
Pella
01.2003 - 11.2006
Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician
Plumley Marugo
01.2000 - 01.2003
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Saputo Cheese USA Inc.
6 2015 - 02.2021
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