Leigh Burdick

· Work with strategic sourcing to find more cost effective and readily available products. Approve new products to be used in production.

· Develop more environmentally sustainable products/rubber compounds.

· Work with suppliers to develop new materials that are more cost effective, greener, and better performing for belt applications.

· Worked and traveled to Mexico to establish quality lab for new belts plant. Also traveled to Mexico to find and approve local suppliers for new plant.

· Supervised 6 positions in development and applications center setting.

· Perform monthly quality and safety audits.

· Responsible for bench top microbiological testing using aseptic techniques. Routine plating using agar and petrifilm methods.

· Perform environmental monitoring including salmonella and listeria PEM sponge swabs using VIDAS.

· Responsible for compliance with hygiene monitoring program including cleaning schedules and hygiene swab testing on packaging lines.

· Responsible for allergen compliance including testing for common allergens during product changeovers.

· Responsible for sending COAs to customers.

· Cross trained in analytical lab to perform salt, pH, Scoville Heat Units, viscosity, salt.

· Knowledgeable of SAP to enter results, release raw materials, place materials on hold as needed.

· Placed material on quality hold for out of specification results – determine root cause.

· Performed GMP audits to ensure GMP practices are being followed.

· Operate LIMS as Laboratory and System Administrator.

· Maintain and build product specifications, customer-specific specifications, sampling plans for materials in LIMS.

· Responsible for sending COAs to customers.

· Record, report, and maintain electronic laboratory records.

· Built projects in PowerBI to analyze data and generate reports.