Hi, I’m
Jennifer Kaczorowski
Onalaska,WI
Summary
To seek and maintain full-time Quality Assurance/Food Safety leadership position that offers professional challenges. I am looking for a stable, long-term position that will utilize my interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving abilities.
Overview
25
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Mars Petcare US
FSQA Manager
10.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Maintain site's Quality Management System
- Lead site's Food Safety, HACCP, Food Defense and Food Fraud Teams
- Manage site investigations for Quality and Food Safety incidents
- Review and update site Quality and Food Safety Procedures
- Trend and investigate consumer and customer complaints
- Conduct all site Hold and Release activities
- Serve as site Recall Team leader and Quality Representative on Crisis Management Team
- Report site Quality Metrics monthly including KPIs for CPM/MAT, RFT and Micro Effectiveness
- Owner of site's Corrective and Preventative Action program
- Support the maintenance of site's FSSC22000 Certification
- Manage site Laboratories
- Develop, deliver and verify effectiveness of site Quality and Food Safety Training
- Serve as backup to site's Sanitation Manager
Ornua Ingredients North America
FSQA Manager
07.2023 - 09.2024
Job overview
- Supported customers on plant audits and provide open communication regarding quality concerns or required quality/food safety documentation
- Lead biweekly HACCP/Food Safety Team meetings, assign tasks and follow up on completion
- Performed monthly GMP inspections and internal audits against the BRC Standard
- Conducted HACCP reviews for new equipment installation
- Investigated and respond to customer complaints
- Reported plant and QA Team KPIs monthly
- Investigated quality and food safety holds, assist operations, quality and maintenance teams in conducting root cause analysis and developing corrective action responses
- Conducted raw material supplier reviews
- Assisted Lab Supervisor with monthly meetings, trainings, HR activities and other communications with plant QA tech teams
City Brewing Company, LLC
Corporate HACCP and Food Safety Manager
03.2011 - 07.2023
Job overview
- Mandated compliance to regulatory, customer and corporate standards and led and participated in food safety audits.
- Cultivated and maintained customer-focused mindset that acknowledged importance and value of food safety for customers.
- Adapted to shifting priorities and aligned food safety activities to meet organizational goals.
- Identified non-conforming food products and led decision-making process for disposition based on risk to food safety and quality.
- Performed regular inspections of production lines to guarantee sanitary environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Devised food safety policies and risk-based prevention plans for new products.
Watkins, Inc.
Associate Chemist
01.2008 - 02.2011
Job overview
- Performed technical laboratory functions in compliance with regulatory agencies and safety requirements.
- Coordinated and performed analytical tests to comply with established standards and specifications.
- Modified and adapted standard methods and procedures to solve analytical problems.
- Developed laboratory testing programs and data analysis while adhering to SOPs, ECOs, batch records and work instructions.
- Repaired, calibrated and safely operated laboratory equipment to reduce costly instrument downtime.
Davy Laboratories
Laboratory Technician
02.2001 - 12.2008
Job overview
- Performed testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures and instrumentation.
- Calibrated and maintained instruments to keep equipment fully operational.
- Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab.
- Operated basic laboratory equipment such as balances, pH meter, colorimeter, spectrophotometer, autoclave and evaporator.
- Supported laboratory staff with advanced troubleshooting, resolving complex problems and helping with special projects.
- Collected and performed analytical testing on in-process product.
- Trained new associates in laboratory procedures and standards.
Education
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI
Masters from Food Safety
06-2027
Carthage CollegeKenosha, WI
Bachelor Of Arts from Biology
05.1997
Skills
- Internal Auditing (10 years)
- Laboratory Experience
- Calibration
- Root Cause Analysis
- Manufacturing
- Laboratory Procedures
- Corrective action planning
- Documentation management
- Employee training
- Food safety compliance
- Project management
- Talent development
Certification
- HACCP Certification
- Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (Human Food) - March 2018
- Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (Animal Food) - October 2025
Timeline
FSQA Manager
Mars Petcare US
10.2024 - Current
FSQA Manager
Ornua Ingredients North America
07.2023 - 09.2024
Corporate HACCP and Food Safety Manager
City Brewing Company, LLC
03.2011 - 07.2023
Associate Chemist
Watkins, Inc.
01.2008 - 02.2011
Laboratory Technician
Davy Laboratories
02.2001 - 12.2008
Carthage College
Bachelor Of Arts from Biology
Michigan State University
Masters from Food Safety
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