Jorge Cruz
Athens,GA
Summary
Professional Quality Manager, business driven and leadership skilled with more than 8 years of experience in managerial position and more than 18 years in food manufacturing environment. Involved in all the processes of manufacturing, quality control, product testing and food safety culture. Committed with people developing and leadership. Eager to find a new challenging position in Quality and Food Safety to contribute with my experience, leadership skills and keep learning.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
TOTAL QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER
Mission Foods
01.2016 - Current
- Steward of the compliance of the Quality Policy, Quality Procedures, Quality Plan, GFSI Standards and Product Specifications at all levels of the manufacturing facility.
- PCQI role for the 11 Preventive Control Programs.
- SQF Practitioner for facility.
- Food Safety & Defense Coordinator.
- Implemented plant wide an integrated training program for Quality, Food Safety and mandatory training
- Successfully managed the Internal Audit's program and participated in more than 15 Suppliers Audits as need it.
- Planned, supervised and coordinated all the third-party audits with successful results of compliance for the AIB, SQF, QAI, Gluten Free, Army and Customer Audits.
- Performed Statistic and Capability Analysis from QA data for new products or to validate process capability.
- Performed 1 validation for Preventive Control "Temperature after Press" with BCN Labs.
TOTAL QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR
Mission Foods
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Successfully coordinate the Microbiology program, Quality Control, Water Quality, Corrective Action Request, ATP, Pre-Op, Tailing, Metal Detector CCP, Calibration Program, Environmental monitoring program with leadership and knowledge through Quality Technicians
- Back up of TQA Manager for Internal Audit, Traceability and decision making
- Responsible for the safety programs for the QA team, overtime budget and budget control of the department
- Kick-off of the 5s program and implementation at the QA department
- Decision making related to hold and release product, non-conformance product and coordination with management about foreign material contaminations.
MICROBIOLOGY TECHNICIAN
Mission Foods
01.2014 - 01.2015
- Successfully coordinate Microbiology sampling program implementation for Preservative Free project at Lawrenceville and Jefferson facilities. Later this program was implemented nationwide based on results and learning steps.
- Collecting swabs and air plate samples, plate, count and trend data and coordination of Yeast and Molds weekly meeting with Sanitation team for corrective actions
- Coordination of Environmental program, mapping, scheduling, swabbing, coordination with external lab, report and corrective actions with Sanitation team, resampling and follow up, vector analysis
- Coordination of Water Quality program, monthly, twice per year and yearly monitoring based on program frequencies.
- Preservative free analysis for corn tortillas
- Planning and sampling of finished products to monitor Yeast and Molds growth.
TOTAL QUALITY TECHNICIAN
Mission Foods
11.2006 - 01.2014
- High knowledge related to Mission Foods products' process and packaging.
- Product specifications, validation of process parameters for control
- Validation of product formulation
- Perform check of product in lines and lab (Free Fatty acid, peroxide value, anisidine, Physicochemical, seasoning, pH, titratable acidity, moisture, oil content)
- Perform Pre-Op's on weekly basis before lines are released to production.
- Tailing inspection on daily basis and reporting any finding.
- Perform FFA & PV analysis from oil of fryers and holding tank on daily basis.
- Calibration of lab equipment before shift start.
Education
GMP/Sanitation Workshop AIB
AIB International01.2022
OSHA Outreach Training 30-hour training
01.2020
HACCP Online AIB Certification
AIB International01.2016
FSMA PCQI FSPCA Certificate
01.2016
SQF Practitioner training
01.2016
Internal Auditor DYNASYS Certificate
01.2015
Food Safety, Sanitation and Mycology Training BCN Lab/CBS-KNAW
01.2014
High School Diploma -
INAR "El Salvador" High School
El Salvador01.2000
Skills
- Detail oriented, Communication, Teamwork, Problem-Solving
- Management, Delegation, Conflict resolution, Accountability
- Planning, Goal Setting, Growth Mindset, Conflict Resolution
- Leadership, Data Analysis, Continuous Improvement, Effective Multitasking
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
TOTAL QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER
Mission Foods
01.2016 - Current
TOTAL QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR
Mission Foods
01.2015 - 01.2016
MICROBIOLOGY TECHNICIAN
Mission Foods
01.2014 - 01.2015
TOTAL QUALITY TECHNICIAN
Mission Foods
11.2006 - 01.2014
GMP/Sanitation Workshop AIB
OSHA Outreach Training 30-hour training
HACCP Online AIB Certification
FSMA PCQI FSPCA Certificate
SQF Practitioner training
Internal Auditor DYNASYS Certificate
Food Safety, Sanitation and Mycology Training BCN Lab/CBS-KNAW
High School Diploma -
INAR "El Salvador" High School
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