Marquisha Smith
Merced,CA
Summary
To obtain a challenging and rewarding position, and have the opportunity to learn a new trade and be a reliable asset to the company that employs me.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Assurance Analyst
Foster Farms
LIVINGSTON
03.2024 - 06.2024
- Reported issues in a timely manner with accurate descriptions and steps to reproduce them.
- Checked temperature on all finished product.
- Weighed out all finished products.
- Communicated with USDA personnel to resolve regulatory issues.
- Verify sanitation practices through pre-operational inspection of equipment.
- Ensure food safety documentation meets legal requirements.
- Ensure the process is in control and the product meets standards set by the company.
- Monitored the production process and performed routine food safety and quality assurance checks in accordance with the food safety and quality programs at the manufacturing site
- Entered all results into company data base
- Filed quality paperwork
- Performed leaker checks
- Pre-Op
- ATP swabbing
- Daily sponges
Sample Puller
Hilmar Cheese
Hilmar
10.2023 - 03.2024
- Worked collaboratively with team members to reach daily productivity goals set by management.
- Kept work area clean at all times following proper sanitation protocols.
- Organized stockroom shelves and ensured they were properly labeled with item numbers and descriptions.
- Pulled samples from multiple plants
- Worked closely with operations so i was aware of any change overs on my shift.
- Worked closely with other technicians to ensure timely results.
- Maintained accurate records of items pulled and shipped, utilizing computerized inventory systems.
- Received, counted, sorted, wrapped, weighed, scanned and stored incoming goods in designated areas according to established procedures.
Quality Control Inspector
Kozy Shack
Turlock
11.2022 - 09.2023
- Inspected incoming and outgoing materials for accuracy and quality.
- Communicated with production team members about quality issues.
- Inspected the quality of the finished product
- Performed visual inspections on all kettles after a change over.
- Check temperature on product and record results in company database
- Performed checks in hot and cold environment daily
Micro Lab Tech
Certified Labs
Turlock, CA
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Reviewed transmittal forms daily
- prepared media for samples daily
- Weighed out samples daily
- Collected samples and made sure that they were handled and sorted correctly
- Test samples for listeria, salmonella, yeast and mold, E.Coli
- Recorded info into company data base
- Filed all finished forms
- Worked closely with the chemistry department
- Pulled samples from retain for further testing
Laboratory Technician
VBC
Modesto, CA
03.2021 - 11.2021
- Prepared samples for shipping daily
- checked water flow hourly
- Checked RO unit hourly
- Weighed products
- Checked brix, ph and sugar
- Recorded info into company database
- Monitored the company critical control point
Education
GED -
Calaveras Hills High
Milpitas06-2003
Skills
- QA reporting
- Sample Logging
- Laboratory safety procedures
- Laboratory Testing
- Visual inspections
- Production
- Inventory
- Micro Soft word
- Customer Service
- Filing documents
- Work good under pressure
Timeline
Quality Assurance Analyst
Foster Farms
03.2024 - 06.2024
Sample Puller
Hilmar Cheese
10.2023 - 03.2024
Quality Control Inspector
Kozy Shack
11.2022 - 09.2023
Micro Lab Tech
Certified Labs
03.2022 - 09.2022
Laboratory Technician
VBC
03.2021 - 11.2021
GED -
Calaveras Hills High