Michael Bradley
Brookfield
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Extremely flexible and takes pride in filling gaps where necessary.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Supervisor
Clasen Quality Chocolate
01.2023 - 11.2025
- Maintain regulatory compliance with Federal, State, and Local regulatory requirements
- Assist in development, implementation, and execution of continuous improvement upgrades to the quality systems and programs
- Actively monitor the production floor for compliance to food safety and quality systems and programs with an emphasis on identifying gaps between production floor practices and the quality systems and programs. Review and approve food safety documents.
- Conduct internal Quality and Food Safety training
- Conduct internal audits for Food Safety, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), and Sanitation
- Control non-conforming product according to company policy and release acceptable product for shipment following review of food safety documents
- Coordinate collection of product samples and equipment/environmental swabs
- Review, enter, and file food safety, production, and product quality related documents. Monitor, update, and maintain recordkeeping for sanitation documentation for the facility
- Prepare Certificates of Analysis for customer shipments following review of food safety documents, review of product testing results, and compliance to internal product specifications
- Act as back-up to Quality Manager, Quality Superintendent, and Quality Technicians during absences
- Support a food safety culture to ensure the establishment, documentation, and communication to all relevant staff of food safety objectives and performance measures and that adequate resources are available to meet food safety objectives. Ensure food safety practices and all applicable requirements of the SQF System are adopted and maintained, and that that employees are informed and held accountable for their food safety and regulatory responsibilities
- Support employees and act with 'servant leadership' to ensure they are positively encouraged and required to notify management about actual or potential food safety issues and feel comfortable knowing they are empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within their scope of work
Depositing Technician
Clasen Quality Chocolate
Watertown, WI
03.2022 - 01.2023
- Trained to set up a variety of equipment based off need of specific jobs to ensure customer expectations are met.
- Monitor automated equipment to ensure malfunctions do not affect production time.
- Inspect equipment and product using precision tools, recording findings to ensure peak product quality.
- Perform color, viscosity, and NIR testing in order to verify product meets finished product specifications.
- Follow safety practices to safeguard against injury and damage to property.
- Maintain a clean work environment to promote food safety and reduce hazards. Wash equipment as needed, following Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs).
- Assist in training new employees on company policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) while promoting Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
- Communicate to help improve efficiency and better create an ergonomic environment.
- Report safety hazards and incidents to the correct personnel to get the issue resolved in a timely fashion.
- Filled a temporary Quality Technician role with responsibilities including responding to customer inquiries and issues, prepping and shipping of product samples for testing, verification and organization of production packets and HACCP documentation, creation and distribution of Certificate of Analysis documents (COA's), collecting environmental swabs, water samples, and follow-up samples in the event of positive results, preforming Q1 Reconciliation, as well as other responsibilities upon request.
Assembler II
Broan-NuTone LLC
11.2014 - 03.2022
- Set up and performed hand and automatic assembly operations on components, sub-assemblies and assemblies.
- Inspected finished parts and components to enforce QA standards and uncover defects prior to packaging.
- Sorted and placed materials or items on racks, shelves or in bins according to predetermined sequence.
- Performed visual and mechanical quality verifications to meet customer specifications.
- Used templates and drawings to complete product according to specifications.
- Monitored processes, reporting abnormalities to management team.
- Suggested operational modifications to improve quality and production times and reduce costs.
- Adhered to work safety standards, wore protective equipment and removed workplace hazards from job sites.
- Former Team Lead of M-Can line, responsible for ordering parts, organizing production schedule based off customer demand and parts availability, and documenting line activities and production rates. Other responsibilities included managing up to 30 employees to ensure efficient production times, resolving conflicts between employees and enforcing a civil work environment, pushing continual improvement of all employees and communicating new solutions to arising issues, and preforming Layer 1 Audits throughout shift.
Education
Diploma - Quality Management
Alison Online
Galway10.2020
SQF Practitioner Training Certificates - SQF Systems
ZosiLearning.com
10-2024
Internal Auditing - Basics Certificate - Internal Auditing
ZosiLearning.com
02-2024
HACCP Certification - HACCP
EHACCP.org
11-2023
Certificate - Understanding Cost of Quality And TQM Tools
Alison Online
08.2017
Certificate - Introduction to Quality Management
Alison Online
Galway08.2017
High School Diploma - undefined
Randolph High School
05.2010
Skills
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Power Tools and Equipment
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Troubleshooting and Diagnosis
- Problem-Solving
- File and Record Maintenance
- Documentation and Reporting
- Attention to Detail
- Multitasking and Organization
- Works Well Under Pressure
- Dedication to product quality
- Servant-leadership mentality
Certification
Certified HACCP Training, 2023
Timeline
Quality Supervisor
Clasen Quality Chocolate
01.2023 - 11.2025
Depositing Technician
Clasen Quality Chocolate
03.2022 - 01.2023
Assembler II
Broan-NuTone LLC
11.2014 - 03.2022
Certificate - Understanding Cost of Quality And TQM Tools
Alison Online
Certificate - Introduction to Quality Management
Alison Online
High School Diploma - undefined
Randolph High School
Diploma - Quality Management
Alison Online
SQF Practitioner Training Certificates - SQF Systems
ZosiLearning.com
Internal Auditing - Basics Certificate - Internal Auditing
ZosiLearning.com
HACCP Certification - HACCP
EHACCP.org