Elaine Butler
Atlanta,GA
Summary
To become instrumental in the growth and success of an organization through the utilization of current best approach(s), Good Manufacturing Practices as well as critical control points using Quality Control Mythologies. Contribute to an organization's success by ensuring the overall Government standards and codes with Food & Drug Administration's/ United States Department of Agriculture.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Assurance Technologist
Food Safety, Smithfield foods
08.2008 - Current
- Responsible for Pre-Op and monitoring ready to Eat and par cook food areas
- Write and Implement product standards by testing food products for quality
- Ensure food products comply with Government Standards and Codes
- Assist with processing, packing, and receiving of food products from suppliers
- Monitor workers and supervisors to ensure good manufacturing practices and standard sanitation operation procedures are met according to company policy and United States Department of Agriculture
- Responsible for decision-making in comparing good versus bad products while interpreting, explaining the products with critical control points and limits as well as Hazards Analyst Critical control points
- Responsible for label verification procedures
- Conduct swab sampling on environmental and equipment for pathogen
- Created weekly power point of product produce
- Enter data on data collection system daily
- Ensure documentation is properly maintained
- Create procedures and policies for new task as needed
- Create monthly, week and daily reports for the lab.
- Communicated with production team members about quality issues.
- Performed visual inspections and non-destructive tests where appropriate.
- Reported repeated issues to supervisors and other departments, collaborating to identify issue roots and rectify problems.
- Evaluated components and final products against quality standards and manufacturing specifications.
- Completed precise measurements using special tools.
- Monitored performance and generated reports detailing quality of product and defect rates.
- Created and deployed best practices to improve efficiency and reduce defects.
- Streamlined QA processes by working closely with development teams and staying abreast of changing product demands.
- Sampled 50% of products for detailed analysis.
- Conducted chemistry tests to evaluate comprehensive quality of fat/salt products, noting results in chemistry data base and marking or removing defective items.
- Reported problems and concerns to management.
- Recorded and organized test data for report generation and analysis.
- Determined root cause of deviations and non-conforming results and implemented appropriate corrective and preventive actions throughout product development process.
- Reviewed and validated quality requirements for manufacturing planning, supplier purchase orders and engineering specifications to meet contract compliance regulations.
- Documented and executed detailed test plans and test cases and summarized and logged audit findings for reporting purposes.
- Performed visual assessment of products to evaluate conformance with quality standards.
Government Inspector
Smithfield foods
10.2007 - 03.2008
- Decision-Maker regarding good vs
- Bad products
- Applied, Interpreted, and explained the products with critical control points and limits
- Inspected livestock for humane activities and disease.
Quality Control Utility Technician
Hormel Foods
03.2007 - 10.2007
- Inspected All Areas of Processing
- Areas Include: Ready to Eat, Canning, Standard Sanitation Operation Procures, Warehouse Inventory of
- Product
- Created Weekly Reports for company meetings
- Worked flexible shifts as needed based on employee attendances.
Quality Control Lead Technician
Bumblebee Foods
10.1998 - 01.2007
- Write and Implement product standards by testing food products for quality
- Ensure food products comply with Government Standards and Codes
- Assist with processing, packing, and receiving of food products from suppliers
- Monitor workers and supervisors to ensure good manufacturing practices are met according to company policy United States Department of Agriculture
- Responsible for decision-making in comparing good versus bad products while interpreting, explaining the products with critical control points and limits as well as Hazards Analyst Critical control points.
Quality Control Inspector
Sunbeam Outdoors Furniture
08.1989 - 10.1998
- Worked closely with the Plant Manager
- Ensure compliance with internal and external standards
- Responsible for supporting and maintaining all policies of the company, Health and Safety requirements,
- Continuous Improvement as well as standard work procedures
- Performed visual inspections and dimensional verifications according to accepted standards
- Perform audit on production and quality records for accuracy and completion
- Reported to shift supervisor and plant manager about all defects
- Ensure documentation is properly maintained
- Perform functional testing of various products and verification of raw material
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Education
Education Diploma - Computer Science
Monroe College
Information
Certificate in Data Entry Operations S. - Information Technology
Augusta Technical College, C.S Business School
2005
Skills
- AREAS OF STRENGTH
- Food and Drug Administration Knowledge
- Government Standards
- Quality Control Mythologies
- Quality Management Experience
- QC Technician Experience
- Critical Thinking
- Excel, Microsoft office, Outlook, Sap and Qualtrax
- Stability Sampling
- Safety Requirements
- Visual Assessment
- Database Maintenance
- Word Processing
- New Testing Methodologies
- Laboratory Computer Systems
- Calibrate Equipment
- Gauge and Sensor Calibration
- Monitor Quality Control
- Contact Laboratory Assessment
- Manufacturing Principles
- Production Monitoring and Assessment
- Quality Assurance Requirements
- Technical Supervision
Certification
Successfully completed a review course in Principles of thermal process.
Certificate of Achievement in double seam structure defect recognition and Quality Awareness.
Employee of the Month
HACCP Certified
Completed course in critical thinking
Completed course in time management
Additional Information
- Willing to relocate: Anywhere, Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
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Tony Robbins
Timeline
Quality Assurance Technologist
Food Safety, Smithfield foods
08.2008 - Current
Government Inspector
Smithfield foods
10.2007 - 03.2008
Quality Control Utility Technician
Hormel Foods
03.2007 - 10.2007
Quality Control Lead Technician
Bumblebee Foods
10.1998 - 01.2007
Quality Control Inspector
Sunbeam Outdoors Furniture
08.1989 - 10.1998
Education Diploma - Computer Science
Monroe College
Information
Certificate in Data Entry Operations S. - Information Technology
Augusta Technical College, C.S Business School