Wilma Paiz
Wyoming,Delaware
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Assurance Manager
Hanover Foods Corporation
05.2023 - Current
- Lead BRC certification and provide guidance to Plant management to meet required standards
- Lead audits for other certifications such as Kosher and organic
- Enforces the company's food safety standards as outlined in the plants HACCP, pre-requisite, SSOP's, GMP’s and other programs
- Executes quality and food safety objectives as directed by the VP of Food Safety and Quality Assurance, as well as the adherence and execution of all company policies and programs associated with Food Safety and Quality
- Lead, manage, and supervise employees, delegate training for all processes within the Food safety and Quality areas
- Provide mentorship and training to functional team members
- Build and maintain relationships with external auditors, suppliers, and regulatory agencies
- Ensure compliance with all GFSI, FDA, USDA and state/local food safety regulations
- Provides leadership, direction and execution of all plant food safety functions to support the company's food safety goals and ensures compliance with all regulatory agencies
- Ensures all products produced meet or exceed all customer, regulatory and company requirements as they relate to food safety
- Directs the plant Food Safety department in selecting, developing and motivating food safety team members to achieve Food safety, Quality and organizational goals
- Acts as plant authority on all food safety matters and work in conjunction with the plant managers and staff to ensure product safety is always maintained
- Develops food safety and quality policies, documents and implements food safety processes and procedures to ensure product safety is always monitored and maintained
FSQA Supervisor
Perdue Foods LLC
11.2018 - 05.2023
- Supervision and training of QA technician to recognize acceptable vs
- Unacceptable product/procedures/ practices and correct as necessary
- Ensure that Quality programs (HACCP, SSOPs, SPSs) are properly designed, implemented, understood, routinely assessed, improved upon, and well maintained
- Enforce quality programs and procedures to ensure regulatory and company food safety requirements are met and maintained
- Leads the continual development and implementation of the SSOP and HACCP plans to meet USDA regulations, company and customer expectations
- Hands on involvement in all food safety and quality problems that arise during the shift and developing appropriate solutions and corrective actions/preventative measures for those problems
- Maintain Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and engage in all activities related to quality and the stability and integrity of products throughout the production process
- Review and perform trend analysis of pre-operational cleaning
- Daily review and approval of food safety and quality records to be in compliance with regulatory agencies
- Evaluates data and writes reports to validate, or indicate deviations from existing standards
- Collaborates with Human Resources to screen, interview and hire candidates
Quality Supervisor
Walt Disney World
11.2017 - 07.2018
- Manage and maintain Quality Programs
- Continuous Improvement of compliance programs by establishing KPI and quality metrics
- Monitor and measure compliance percentage and establish Corrective actions when needed
- Provide trainings to educate employees on compliance programs
- Supervise quality techs to ensure checks are done according to written procedure and on a timely manner
- Maintains and control data/filing systems to ensure effective, accurate and easily retrievable documentation
- Data entry and preparation of quality metric reports
- Complete all tasks assigned by Manager on time
- Comply with all GMP and safety policies and procedures
- Receive deliveries and ensure accuracy of orders, ensure supplies are prepared in a timely manner to meet goals
- Work closely with the laundry supervisor in managing employees, maintaining a clean facility and providing an exceptional customer experience for all customers
Professor of Industrial Engineering Faculty
Honduran Technological University
01.2013 - 04.2017
- Develop an instructional plan (known as a course outline or syllabus) for the courses
- Teaches courses in the industrial engineering area: Statistical process control, Quality control I, Quality control II, Plant distribution, Algebra, English as a second language
- Plan lessons and assignments
- Assess students’ progress by grading papers, tests, and other work
- To provide an appropriate educational atmosphere which encourages positive student learning and to participate in a dynamic setting with other teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists and other staff members in the development and implementation of the university's programs and goals
- Volunteering for committee work, chairing projects, attending meetings and working with student groups as a faculty adviser
QC Supervisor
HONDUTEL
07.2009 - 12.2012
- Measures, evaluates operational processes and procedures to define which ones need to be improved
- Collect, analyze, large quantities of data and summarize the results in a clear and concise manner to identify areas for improvement of processes
- Communicating results and recommendations to senior leadership through verbal presentations and written reports
- Ensure the implementation and the overall effectiveness of new and revised quality management system (QMS) requirements and standards
- Certifies that quality specifications are met within customer’s requirements and serves as release agent for service operations
- Assist with the formulation of quality control policies, procedures and recommends changes and revisions of specifications
- Facilitate Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) Process
- Demonstrates, promotes, and enforces utilization of proper PPE all safety guidelines including LOTO
Production Supervisor
EMPIRE ELECTRONICS
03.2007 - 06.2009
- Responsible for the day-to-day supervision of production associates to achieve required production and quality standards in a safe, efficient, and effective manner and for promoting and maintaining positive working relationships within the production group
- Coordinate with Production Planner to meet both internal and external customer demands
- Develop, recommend, and implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product
- Directs manufacturing and verifies system and process compliance
- Organize workflow by assigning responsibilities and preparing schedules
- Enforce safety policies and procedures to decrease the potential for employee injuries on the job
Education
PCQI
FSPCA
07-2024
HACCP Certification -
Perdue Learning University
Food Defense Certification -
FSPCA
Bachelor's - Industrial Engineering
Central American Technological University
06.2006
Logistics Certification - Madrid, Spain
IEDE
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- QuickBooks
- Spreadsheets
- Minitab
- AutoCAD
- Promodel
- OpenProj
- Graphic design
- Data analysis
- QA best practices
- Quality tools
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- 5S
- Industrial engineering techniques
- Statistics
- Statistical process control
- Process mapping
- Simulation
- Forecasting
- Optimization
- Improvement of processes and productivity
- Scheduling
- Network analysis PERT/CPM
- TQM
- Method study
- Team-based skills
- Technical/operational training
- Project management
Accomplishments
Succesfully pass GFSI schemes audits with a score no less than "A".
Succesfully pass Food safety assessments conducted by regulatory agencies like USDA.
Building a strong teamwork capable to work as a unit improving company's quality products and contributing to company's food safety and quality commitment.
Personal Information
Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer.
Certification
PCQI
HACCP
Food Defense
Internal Auditing
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Quality Assurance Manager
Hanover Foods Corporation
05.2023 - Current
FSQA Supervisor
Perdue Foods LLC
11.2018 - 05.2023
Quality Supervisor
Walt Disney World
11.2017 - 07.2018
Professor of Industrial Engineering Faculty
Honduran Technological University
01.2013 - 04.2017
QC Supervisor
HONDUTEL
07.2009 - 12.2012
Production Supervisor
EMPIRE ELECTRONICS
03.2007 - 06.2009
Food Defense Certification -
FSPCA
Bachelor's - Industrial Engineering
Central American Technological University
Logistics Certification - Madrid, Spain
IEDE
PCQI
HACCP
Food Defense
Internal Auditing
PCQI
FSPCA
HACCP Certification -
Perdue Learning University
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