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MARY ELLEN BARRY

Summary

Quality management professional with robust experience in driving process improvements and ensuring compliance with industry standards. Skilled in root cause analysis, auditing, and quality control methodologies. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, adaptable to changing needs. Known for reliability, problem-solving abilities, and effective communication.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

QUALITY MANAGER

BRIDGETOWN NATURAL FOODS
02.2024 - 06.2025
  • This facility is a start up and I have been on board as the Quality Manager since the beginning. As the facility was in the construction faze the management team, engineers and maintenance teams worked on many of the facility projects from initiation to completion. Aided with planning, organizing, and directing project resources, monitoring progress. Through the building process I gained many of my technical and soft skills, including effective communication, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.
  • Handled the placing of all the orders for supplies, chemicals, and equipment that the operations, Quality, and Sanitation team would need to do their jobs effectively. Monitored the need for replacement supplies as needed by the various teams.
  • Developed and train the team on SOP's and SSOP's according to the company policies and procedures.
  • Support a team environment among department and supervisory staff
  • Promote and support a safe work environment
  • Manage Quality Assurance Technicians and Sanitation staff (14) to ensure quality/sanitation standards are being met.
  • Think independently to define problems, collect data, show facts, and draw valid conclusions.
  • Approve payroll for QA Techs and Sanitation staff.
  • In charge of investigating and responding to customer complaints.
  • Worked with suppliers and vendors. Logged all supplier complaints and followed through with the Suppliers to assure we received CAPA.
  • Worked with the logistic department to ensure all incoming materials were received with COA's and free of tampering or damage
  • Calibration of all QA equipment.
  • Conducted monthly Internal Audits based off the BRC standards.
  • Monitored the Environmental Program and scheduled all daily, weekly monthly required testing.

FSQR REGULATORY SUPERINTENDENT

CARGILL PROTEIN
12.2019 - 03.2023
  • Aid in supporting plant quality systems, along with auditing and evaluation plant operations to ensure the production of safe and wholesome products
  • Manage 2 HACCP plans and all prerequisite programs.
  • PCQI Certified, FDA experience 9 years and USDA experience 3.5 years
  • Aid in implementing, supporting, evaluating, ensuring compliance to, and updating plant programs such as SOPs, SSOP's, USDA regulatory, BRC, and corporate guidelines.
  • Oversees USDA communications (sample scheduling, NR responses, communication concerning presumptive loads and foreign material complaints.
  • Lead contact for all third party and customer audits.
  • Communicate with Food Safety, Quality and Process Improvement Manager on a continuous basis compared to the status of Quality, Sanitation and Product Safety in manufacturing.
  • Interface across all functional areas on production, food safety & quality procedures and requirements. Provide technical or regulatory training across all functional areas as needed.
  • Responsible for all validations of HACCP programs.
  • Manages 3rd party pest control program
  • Manages the environmental program for the facility to include tracking, trending, and following up on any environmental concerns and corrective actions.
  • Oversee the 3rd party sanitation team to ensure compliance with USDA regulations.
  • Direct contact with the 3rd party chemical company to ensure that the facility is supporting a food safe and clean environment.

QUALITY COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR

HARRY'S FRESH FOODS
08.2017 - 11.2019
  • Direct, support and develop Quality team leads and technicians across all shifts to proactively respond to plant production needs.
  • Develop and/or aid in developing quality programs and procedures as required. Aid in supporting plant quality systems, along with auditing and evaluation plant operations to ensure the production of safe and wholesome products
  • Maintain system for checking and verifying process compliance, including but not limited to, HACCP, SQF and Quality Systems to provide production departments with the tools necessary for daily operations.
  • Coordinate and support Master Control Documents, Quality data collection, charting, tending, and reporting projects.
  • Assure efficient and correct testing, reporting, and monitoring of product safety & quality
  • Anticipate and solve quality related issues through evaluation of ingredients, materials, processes, and finished product
  • Aid in hiring, training, and supervising staff as authorized.
  • Aid in developing reporting systems and key performance indicators that will keep the Food Safety, Quality & Process Improvement Manager apprised of performance against Quality objectives. Provide technical service to the management team to help resolve product and or process related issues.
  • HACCP Coordinator
  • Food Defense Co-Coordinator
  • HARPC Coordinator/ Preventative Control Qualified Individual

QA/IFS/ DOCUMENT CONTROL SPECIALIST

DAWN FOOD PRODUCTS, INC
08.2010 - 05.2017
  • Monitor the implementation of sound quality assurance programs that meet company and regulatory standards for safety, quality, and consumer acceptance.
  • Manage coordination and cooperation with on-site audits performed by IFS or other regulatory agencies or approved inspectors. Aid in tracking and developing corrective action plans for non-conformances found during audits. Assure corrective action plans are proper for root cause resolution. Assure corrective action plans are sent on time.
  • Manage procedures and policies to abate concerns arising out of said inspections to instill continued customer and consumer confidence.
  • Monitor the implementation of a comprehensive HACCP program in the plant.
  • Monitors quality audit program for the production facility to ensure company and regulatory compliance.
  • Monitors employee-training initiatives needed to meet standards of quality and process control. Develops training material for quality and food safety programs. Performs training for plant personnel including “train the trainer” sessions for management staff.
  • Responsible for Quality Systems integration within the plant operation.
  • Chart consumer complaint information to track information monthly, year-to-date, and year-over-year. Chart trends in consumer complaints to help develop right solutions.
  • Lead the plant in Quality KPI (Key Performance Indicators) improvement initiatives. Compiles and tracks monthly reports to help highlight the root causes behind quality issues to ensure progress toward resolutions.
  • Aid in development and implementation of lean manufacturing principles.
  • Manage coordination and cooperation with on-site audits performed by GFSI (IFS), Silliker, or other regulatory agencies or approved inspectors. Aid in tracking and developing corrective action plans for non-conformances found during audits. Assure corrective action plans are proper for root cause resolution. Assure corrective action plans are sent on time.

Education

Bachelor of Arts -

West Chester University
West Chester, Pennsylvania

Skills

  • Regarded as a creative problem solver, able to assess operational needs and strategies that increase productivity, enhance customer satisfaction, and improve cost effectiveness
  • Flexible and versatile, thrive under deadlines and excel in meeting challenges Reputation for organization, integrity, and results
  • Internal auditing
  • Quality management systems
  • Compliance monitoring
  • Corrective actions
  • Quality processes
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Continuous improvement
  • Quality training
  • Total quality management
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Team Training

Certification

  • Certification in the following:
  • HACCP, HARPC, ORGANIC, USDA, FDA, FSMA, KOSHER, PCQI
  • INTERNAL AUDIT and RISK ASSESSMENT

Timeline

QUALITY MANAGER

BRIDGETOWN NATURAL FOODS
02.2024 - 06.2025

FSQR REGULATORY SUPERINTENDENT

CARGILL PROTEIN
12.2019 - 03.2023

QUALITY COMPLIANCE SUPERVISOR

HARRY'S FRESH FOODS
08.2017 - 11.2019

QA/IFS/ DOCUMENT CONTROL SPECIALIST

DAWN FOOD PRODUCTS, INC
08.2010 - 05.2017

Bachelor of Arts -

West Chester University

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