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Neandria Anderson

Fayetteville,AR

Summary


Professional with proven background in supervision and management, food safety and quality assurance, ready to excel in maintaining high standards within food industry. Skilled in conducting thorough inspections, ensuring compliance with regulations, and identifying potential hazards. Strong collaborator with focus on achieving results and adapting to changing needs. Reliable and dependable with expertise in food safety protocols, sanitation practices, and regulatory guidelines.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

USDA FSIS- FOOD SAFETY INSPECTOR

USDA-FSIS
09.2023 - Current
  • Monitored cleaning methods for adherence to sanitation requirements in pre-operation and operational SSOP'S.
  • Inspected meat carefully to identify abnormal color or other factors suggesting consumption safety concerns.
  • Reviewed food preparation to check conditions and procedures to determine safety for consumption.
  • Checked food storage areas, displays, and equipment such as freezers and refrigerators to review temperatures, cleanliness and stock.
  • Examined animals for food processing before and after slaughter in meat or poultry processing facilities.
  • Experienced and knowledge of multiple haccp plans and experienced in multi-slaughter plants that slaughter different species.
  • Gathered information about complaints to review with establishments.
  • Used HACCP principles to assess risks of different food-related items and document findings.
  • Identified diseases and problems such as airsacculitis, tumors, septicemia and other condemnable and non-condemnable conditions.
  • Strong labeling skills used to validate a company's label to ensure the accuracy and compliance of regulatory standards.
  • Performed many export tasks to verify the safety of exported products by checking temperatures, reviewing documentation, ensure that the exporting companies meet the food safety standards by review of the USDA Export library. Making sure that specific product requirements are met including reviewing eligible counties and their products before export.
  • Verify that inspected products are USDA export stamped to indicate compliance for exports.
  • Review all documentation such as the Application and Certificate packages with each export to ensure it is accurate and able to meet the final destination country requirements.
  • Maintained visual control of condemned items until proper disposal procedures were completed.
  • Notified management promptly of concerns with production line and issues that result in a noncompliance.
  • Monitored meat slaughtering and processing conditions to assess necessary sanitation levels.
  • Evaluated employees' compliance with personal hygiene standards and food industry's Good Manufacturing Practices.
  • Conducted regular audits of HACCP plans for processing plants, resulting in improved adherence to critical control points and reduced contamination risks.
  • Identified potential hazards in food handling practices during inspections, leading to targeted training for establishment employees on safe procedures.
  • Enhanced food safety by conducting thorough inspections of food establishments and production facilities.
  • Reduced instances of cross-contamination by enforcing strict guidelines on equipment cleaning and maintenance in inspected facilities.
  • Confirmed sanitation procedural compliance in Poultry and multi-species processing facilities.
  • Verified that processed poultry, swine, and beef food products were free of contamination.

Lpc and Coex Supervisor

Old Castle
08.2022 - 09.2023
  • Responsible for managing and 20+ hourly team members
  • Accountable for the daily production of inventory across a total of 9 different lines
  • Maintain time and production records
  • Interface with others in the organization to ensure customer deadlines are met
  • Communicate problems to watch for and keys of opportunity that were used to overcome trouble issues
  • Ensuring the department is ready for the success of the next shift coming on board
  • Establish work procedures to meet production schedules
  • Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of products
  • Inspect and measure parts and products to verify conformance to specifications
  • Worked with quality to ensure the best of products were produced
  • Direct workers in adjusting machines and equipment to repair products which fail to meet standards
  • Reduced downtime during production by maintaining equipment and reducing unnecessary maintenance
  • Suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency of shop, department, or work crew
  • Worked closely with safety to teach and instill safety practices within the plant
  • Analyze and resolve work problems or assist others in resolving problems

Debone Production Supervisor

Cargill Protein
04.2021 - 08.2022
  • Responsible for managing and developing the employees and processes of the Debone department
  • Accountable for the daily operations of the department and maintaining a team-oriented and engaged workforce
  • Ensuring the department fulfills all customer and business demands while also meeting or exceeding their expectations of quality
  • Collaborate effectively with support departments throughout plant to ensure successful production:
  • Maintenance to troubleshoot issues with equipment
  • Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Department to ensure all plant programs are being followed to USDA and consumer expectations
  • Environmental Health and Safety to encourage a safe environment is being provided for all employees, and that all employees are performing their jobs according to our safety procedures

SAP Specialist

Cargill Protein
11.2020 - 04.2021
  • Hand-picked by management to study and work with our new internal systems before rolling the new systems out plantwide
  • Led and assisted with multiple training courses for employees in the plant that would be utilizing SAP in their daily operations in the plant
  • Responsible for training and troubleshooting with Springdale’s employees during the rollout of SAP
  • Worked one on one with persons required to use SAP until they felt competent enough to use the new system on their own
  • Collaborated with the other SAP Specialists in the plant to ensure all functions of the new system were working properly after rollout and made adjustments where necessary

WB/BIB Production Supervisor

Cargill Protein
03.2018 - 11.2020
  • Responsible for leading 60+ hourly team members in BIB department to meet production goals
  • Accountable for daily operations of the department, and creating an engaged and team-oriented workforce to obtain business results and meet customer expectations
  • Collaborate effectively with support departments throughout plant to ensure successful production:
  • Maintenance to troubleshoot issues with equipment
  • Food Safety Quality and Regulatory department to ensure all plant programs are upheld and safe, quality product is produced
  • Environmental Health and Safety to encourage a safe environment for all employees

Quality Assurance Technician

Cargill Protein
04.2017 - 03.2018
  • Monitored operations to ensure that production and program standards were met in quality standards of grade A and grade B product, HACCP, SSOP, and GMPS programs being followed and adhered
  • Focused on continuous improvement, and recommended adjustments to the assembly or production processes to prevent food related issues such as foreign material, grade loss, and information pertinent to product handling.
  • Inspected, tested, or measured products or materials being produced to ensure quality standards were met or exceeded by collecting samples of microbiological and chemical residue samples.
  • Learned to verify Labels to ensure tags and bags met regulation by auditing ingredient formulas, verifying solution percent, inspecting ingredients, verifying weights, kill and pack dates, and product appearance to be truthful and not misleading.
  • Knowledge of Humane Handling requirements and verified adherence to those requirements and performed ante mortem in making sure product is fit for consumption.

Production Line Worker in WB/BIB Department

Cargill Protein
12.2015 - 04.2017
  • Net and Scale- Ensured proper labels corresponded with product being run, and inspected packaging for any damages that could affect the product or consumer
  • A Grader and BIB Grader- Inspected turkeys for damage and defects to ensure highest quality achieved
  • Scale Manifester- Created and organized data for large quantities of product produced in whole bird/bib department to track product produced in the department, and verified information in the system
  • Supply Room Manager- Tracked and recorded work items and tools needed on the production floor, and the return of all items
  • Made sure all employees in the department have clean and proper PPE
  • Supply Room Assistant- Responsible for the cleanliness of cafeteria, locker rooms, bathrooms, and other areas by sweeping, mopping, and disinfecting
  • Cleaned windows and mirrors by using soapy water or other cleaners
  • Broth Associate- Recorded data at timed intervals of broth percentages of broth that are injected into turkeys, and made sure that the percentages met the standard of the packaging claims

Transitional Employment Opportunity

Goodwill Industries
09.2015 - 12.2015
  • Worked at the career center helping individuals with creating resumes, and filling out job applications online, as well as giving them additional guidance
  • Create projects on Microsoft Excel such as various worksheets for data obtained on clients, input data about client’s paperwork, and created reports
  • Make follow-up phone calls to ensure a smooth transition for clients and businesses
  • Maintain a professional and courteous attitude at all times, and a willingness to be flexible and assume new job responsibilities as needed

Education

High School Diploma -

Fayetteville High School
Fayetteville
01.2001

Skills

  • Supervision
  • Strategic Decision Making
  • Planning
  • Dependable Work Ethic
  • Time management
  • Microsoft Office
  • Labeling
  • Team building
  • Leadership
  • LOTO
  • Knowledge of Diseases
  • Carcass Quality Evaluation
  • Microbiological sample collecting
  • RTE verification sampling
  • Chemical residue sampling
  • Food product formulation
  • Quality Assurance
  • Multiple HACCP plans
  • 9 HACCP Categories
  • GMP
  • SSOP
  • SRM
  • WCS
  • SAP
  • Kronos
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Problem solving
  • Adaptable communication skills

References

Available upon Request.

Timeline

USDA FSIS- FOOD SAFETY INSPECTOR

USDA-FSIS
09.2023 - Current

Lpc and Coex Supervisor

Old Castle
08.2022 - 09.2023

Debone Production Supervisor

Cargill Protein
04.2021 - 08.2022

SAP Specialist

Cargill Protein
11.2020 - 04.2021

WB/BIB Production Supervisor

Cargill Protein
03.2018 - 11.2020

Quality Assurance Technician

Cargill Protein
04.2017 - 03.2018

Production Line Worker in WB/BIB Department

Cargill Protein
12.2015 - 04.2017

Transitional Employment Opportunity

Goodwill Industries
09.2015 - 12.2015

High School Diploma -

Fayetteville High School

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