Rivian Weaver

Quality Control Manager at GOJA
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(386) 825-5501
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Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area, US
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Credentials

  • Internal Auditing
    NSF International
    May, 2019
    - Oct, 2024
  • HACCP Certificate
    International HACCP Alliance & Professional Food Safety, LTD.
    Jun, 2017
    - Oct, 2024
  • PMP Certificate Training
    Chicago Deming Association
    Oct, 2012
    - Oct, 2024
  • Six Sigma Green Belt Training
    Chicago Deming Association-Six Sigma Masters Program
    Jun, 2012
    - Oct, 2024
  • Food Safety Management
    Expected Certification Date - Oct 2012
  • ITIL v3 Foundation
    Completed course

Experience

  • GOJA
    • United States
    • Technology, Information and Internet
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Quality Control Manager
      • Aug 2021 - Present

      Manage and coordinate quality inspections of domestic and foreign suppliers. Coordinate third-party testing to ensure safety and quality standards are met. Perform audits to approve new supplier facilities to enforce safety, quality and regulatory programs. Monitor and resolve onsite customer reviews to maintain brand standards. Manage and coordinate quality inspections of domestic and foreign suppliers. Coordinate third-party testing to ensure safety and quality standards are met. Perform audits to approve new supplier facilities to enforce safety, quality and regulatory programs. Monitor and resolve onsite customer reviews to maintain brand standards.

  • Infinity Service Management
    • Food Safety Consultant
      • Jul 2020 - Aug 2021

      Manage completion of food safety audits of food manufacturing clients to analyze and assess facility’s overall safety, sanitation and quality program. Educate and train clients on food safety practices. Prepare written reports to include observations, assessments and recommendations. Manage completion of food safety audits of food manufacturing clients to analyze and assess facility’s overall safety, sanitation and quality program. Educate and train clients on food safety practices. Prepare written reports to include observations, assessments and recommendations.

  • Chewy
    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Quality Assurance Manager
      • Jan 2019 - Jun 2020

      Manage and coordinate suppliers to ensure product quality from raw material sourcing through finished products for private label consumables. Monitor supplier adherence to set standards related to safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Attend project management meetings to collaborate on new product launches. Provide direction and influence for the development, implementation and continuous improvement of all quality systems. Manage and coordinate suppliers to ensure product quality from raw material sourcing through finished products for private label consumables. Monitor supplier adherence to set standards related to safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Attend project management meetings to collaborate on new product launches. Provide direction and influence for the development, implementation and continuous improvement of all quality systems.

  • Hickory Farms, LLC
    • United States
    • Retail
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager
      • 2015 - 2019

      Highly effective in monitoring and ensuring compliance of foods and labels for product innovation and brand protection. Skilled in conducting plant and warehouse audits to verify food safety, sanitation and quality processes. Strengths include maintaining open lines of communication to leadership, leading and mentoring strong teams, providing technical expertise and leveraging regulatory knowledge to establish and sustain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Highly effective in monitoring and ensuring compliance of foods and labels for product innovation and brand protection. Skilled in conducting plant and warehouse audits to verify food safety, sanitation and quality processes. Strengths include maintaining open lines of communication to leadership, leading and mentoring strong teams, providing technical expertise and leveraging regulatory knowledge to establish and sustain a competitive advantage in the marketplace.

  • Topco Associates LLC
    • United States
    • Retail
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Associate Quality Assurance Manager
      • 2012 - 2015

      Managed and promoted the delivery of optimal quality assurance services and standards by ensuring all department protocols and procedures. This includes plant inspections, GMPs, spec development, 1st production monitoring, reformulations, regulatory compliance and recalls are in compliance for food and nonfoods product categories. Managed and promoted the delivery of optimal quality assurance services and standards by ensuring all department protocols and procedures. This includes plant inspections, GMPs, spec development, 1st production monitoring, reformulations, regulatory compliance and recalls are in compliance for food and nonfoods product categories.

  • Sears
    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Quality Assurance Manager
      • 2005 - 2012

      Managed lab technicians and customer service representative; Coordinated web auction program; Provided technical support to category managers, legal department manufacturers and third party test facilities. Reduced departmental expenses, improved product quality and maintained customer satisfaction of private brand products.

    • Food Technologist and QA Auditor
      • 2003 - 2005

      Conducted vendor audits to evaluate food safety issues, HACCP documentation, sanitation procedures, pest control, GMP training and recall programs. Evaluated private label products and provide technical support to vendors and buying team. Communicated with suppliers on corrective actions issues and made recommendations to improve their quality systems.

    • Quality Technician II
      • 1998 - 2003

      Evaluated private label products, conducted organoleptic panel tests, visited and inspected stores and distribution centers. Developed corporate private label that was better than or equal to national brand products. Visited prospective manufacturing facilities to review their production capabilities and overall product quality that helped launch the private label brand program for grocery, pet, consumables, health and beauty product lines.

    • Microbiologist / Quality Technician I
      • 1993 - 1998

      Performed laboratory analysis using chemical, microbiological and AOAC procedures. Major goals were to implement a food testing facility, evaluate products, verify label claims, and prepare specs and nutrition labels according to FDA and USDA regulations.

Education

  • Microtrain
    Six Sigma Green Belt Training / PMP Certificate Training
    2012 - 2012
  • International HACCP Alliance & Professional Food Safet
    HACCP Certificate
    2017 -
  • Wayne State University
    Master of Science, Nutrition & Food Science
    -
  • Western Illinois University
    Bachelor of Science, Microbiology, General
    -

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