Shauna Randall

• Tracked quality issues with external customers, suppliers, and internal plant operations.
• Developed and implemented comprehensive quality assurance plans to monitor product quality and adherence to regulatory standards.
• Conducted risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential quality issues.
• Conducted process and system audits to identify areas of improvement and enforce compliance with industry standards.
• Collaborated with audit clients and action owners to apply root cause analysis guidance and establish effective corrective action plans.
• Maintained the microbiology program by identifying problems, analyzing reports, setting test methods and providing solutions to out of specification results.

• Collected and analyzed environmental samples for spoilage organisms to determine sanitation.
• Performed microbiological evaluation of raw ingredients and finished products as well as completing long term shelf stability studies on new products and Investigated potential root causes behind out of spec results and customer complaints.
• Oversaw all Quality Assurance Technicians, reviewed daily production reports and confers with quality assurance technicians as well as the production team, if necessary.
• Managed quality assurance program, including on-site evaluations, SQF audits and internal audits to ensure that all quality assurance programs and safe quality food procedures are being implemented correctly.
• Communicated with vendors to maintain the supplier approval program, created product specification sheets and labels to ensure compliance.

• Tested tofu, soybeans and soy milk using a quality indicator for enumeration of total viable counts, Coliform counts, generic E. coli, Enterobacteriaceae, lactic acid bacteria, and yeast/molds.
• Prepared scientific reports by recording in detail the handling, statistical analysis and results of samples.
• Conducted air, environmental and water system testing for detection of airborne contaminants.
• Investigated all customer complaints and analyzing the root cause of deviations or non-conforming results and implemented appropriate corrective and preventive actions if necessary.

• Audited internal activities and conducted thorough inspections.
• Developed and delivered training on quality assurance procedures and production operations.
• Stayed up to date on current and proposed changes to SQF standards and maintained all internal SOPs, training documentation and records.
• Kept eye on quality assurance information to review compliance against specifications and company standards.

Minored in Food Science