JAMES MAGUIRE

Maurice A. Auerbach, Inc.

Secaucus, NJ

01.2001 - 09.2024

SQF Practitioner, Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager.
Responsible for developing and maintaining the company's Safe Quality Foods (SQF) food safety program.
Responsible for conducting annual SQF food safety audit (Average audit score over 97%) , Organic audit, & handling FDA/FSVP inspections/inquiries
Identification, monitoring, and effective control of potential hazards at every stage of the food packing process and throughout the supply cold chain
Responsible for conducting Internal Audits
Managed company's Quality Assurance, Inventory/Repack, and Sanitation Personnel.
Responsible for conducting in-house quality assurance and food safety inspections, and ordering USDA inspections as needed.
Responsible for in-house ATP swabbing, conducting environmental monitoring, and sending swabs and products to the lab for testing.
Created and Maintained Approved Supplier Program and Foreign Supplier Verification Program.
Operations Management, working with buying, sales, production, QA, shipping and receiving departments to make sure our customers receive safe and good quality foods
Responsible for leading HACCP team, Management, and employee food safety meetings.
Responsible for training of approximately 50 employees in the safe handling of food, the integrity and safety of product, and the cleanliness of packing and storage facilities
20+ years of buying/selling experience

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