Corina H.
Food Safety Coordinator at World's Finest® Chocolate- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Credentials
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Food Defense Qualified Individual
NSF InternationalOct, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
PCQI
Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)Dec, 2017- Oct, 2024 -
SQF Practioner
AGET GLOBAL CONSULTING, LLCJun, 2017- Oct, 2024 -
Managing Perfomance
Insititute for Workforce EducationMay, 2017- Oct, 2024 -
Currrent Good Manufacturing Practices Pharmaceutical Life Cycle Management
Mérieux NutriSciencesDec, 2016- Oct, 2024 -
Good Manufacturing Practices- Dietary Supplments
Mérieux NutriSciencesDec, 2016- Oct, 2024 -
Foundations: Labeling of FDA Regulated Foods
Mérieux NutriSciencesNov, 2016- Oct, 2024 -
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point Certification
The International HACCP Alliance and Professional Food Safety LTDJul, 2016- Oct, 2024 -
Foreign Supply Verification Program
Food Safety Preventive Controls Alliance (FSPCA)
Experience
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World's Finest® Chocolate
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Food Safety Coordinator
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Oct 2017 - Present
Support Food Safety programs including conduction inspections and audits and daily verification of HACCP and Food Safety records. Deliver ongoing GMP and Food Safety Training Prepare for annual SQF audit by being audit-ready at all times. Maintain and update customer concern data; document and maintain records. Follow up as needed with process owners to ensure resolution. Coordinate and update the QA Holds and Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) processes. Maintain through records for the NCR process and follow up with process owner to ensure resolution. Coordinate, conduct and document results of internal-self inspections and audits. Perform daily verification of HACCP and Food Safety records. Coordinate HACCP and Food Safety plans; ensure that all program elements are kept accurate and up-to-date. Work with other department leaders to assure that all elements of HACCP and Food Safety plans are agreed upon, understood, and well communicated to all stake holders. Review, maintain and update SQF system documentation, to ensure audit readiness at all times. Conduct ongoing GMP and food safety training to new employees and temporary, and maintain program documentation. Serves as designated PCQI (FSMA) as well as SQF Practitioner for the facility. Ensure that all business related items are successfully and professionally communicated to co-workers, either verbally or in writing. Support the QA Lab Supervisor as needed. Ensure all testing equipment used in the lab or in the production areas are working properly and are calibrate as needed. Work closely with the Supply Chain department to gather documentation needed from potential suppliers to ensure they meet Federal, State, Local and WFC’s requirements. Show less
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Assemblers Inc
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United States
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Quality Assurance Quality Control Manager
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Oct 2016 - Oct 2017
Establish, communicate and educated all supervisors, group leaders and employees regarding the HAACP, GMP and SQF (Food Safety) programs and to establish audits for insuring adherence to its guidelines and principles. Develop and maintain all pre-requisite programs and training on SQF system. Assist the Director of Quality manage all Food Safety Programs. Assist in developing and maintaining all Quality Assurance policies, practices and procedure manual which identifies all current activities. Assist in developing policies practices and procedures which are needed for Assemblers, Inc. business Assist in establishing company standards relating to policy, practice and procedure and to establish audits which will measure their application. Analyze test equipment insuring accuracy, maintenance of, calibration of, and proper use of and employee understanding of it purpose and results required. Review new quality measuring tests equipment for effectiveness and efficiency. Assist in developing plant self-inspection processes to ensure that sanitation standards, hygiene practices, preoperational inspection, physical facility review, equipment and utensil review are in compliance with the Department of Health, FDA, SQF and customer standards. Assist in establishing, educate, communicate and monitor, employee personal hygiene, appearance, uniform and cleanliness up to GMP standards. Maintain records and documentation of Food Safety and Quality Control checks, production runs self-audits and inspections as well as regulation inspections. Validate the processes. Review, evaluate and reports on all complaints and returns of both raw and finished materials. Assist Director of Quality provide upper management with written reports regarding Quality matters, education provided, problems identified, results achieved and or recommendations regarding Quality Improvements and or regulations governing the business. Show less
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LBP Manufacturing LLC
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United States
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Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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QA Engineering lab analyst technician
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Dec 2014 - Oct 2016
• Provide technical support for QA department in relation to laboratory and inline test equipment and tools for product inspection. • Develop test procedures and fixtures for QA and production personnel to monitor product quality. • Design, conduct, and lead testing initiatives, both in the laboratory and in manufacturing areas. • Participate in New Product Development activities by building Quality Principles into all new products being introduced to our customers. • Develop the technical criteria and test procedures to validate all new raw materials. • Use Root Cause and Trend Analysis to indentify product defect patterns in terms of Quality Improvements, Customer complaints, product noncompliance, and develop corrective actions to resolve issues. • Develop the methods to record and report results to management. • Act as back up for QA Supervisors in their absence. • Manage process of logging, tracking, and responding to complaints from customers and to suppliers. Review responses to ensure they are adequate and that corrective actions are effective. Develop reports as needed. Assist in internal corrective action investigations as needed. • Maintain calibration and related documentation of measuring and test equipment in both facilities. • Manage projects as assigned • Responsible for ensuring, where applicable, the product safety, quality, regulatory compliance and legality of all products produced and sold. • Provide support to all facets of the organization by leading or participating in continuous improvement projects to increase quality and/or efficiency. Show less
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PEACOCK ENGINEERING COMPANY, LLC
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Itasca, Illinois
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QA Assistant Supervisor
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Aug 2014 - Nov 2014
· Cover all food safety and quality responsibilities in the absence of the Quality Manager · Assign QA technicians to packaging lines according to schedule and time required to perform in-process checks · Monitor and assist QA technician performing in-process checks at the packaging lines as necessary · Perform daily GMP audits · Manage QA technicians through day to day issues · Provide support for sanitation team as necessary · Oversee Incident Reports generation and communication to production, participate in investigation of root cause and corrective action · Participate in mock and customer trace recall drill as requested · Review daily paper work for completeness and process compliance · Employee hours reporting and over time compliance · Participate in /scoring as required · Perform and/or oversee weekly environmental monitoring and/or clean equipment swabs as required · Assist QA manager in attaining department metric and continuous improvement initiative · Assist in new product execution as requested · Monitor rework processes for conformance to standards · Perform additional duties as requested by the QA manager Show less
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Ferrara
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Quality Control/Assurance Food Technologist
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Jun 2012 - Jul 2014
• Oversee and proofread data input by the QC technicians • Investigate the causes of substandard product quality by communicating with appropriate personnel • Produce reports of quality issues and communicate with management on product disposition • Participate in daily sensory review of products • Assist with performing tests on unfinished product to ensure product is within specifications • Assist with preparation for customer audits and SQF certification • Schedule internal audits to meet requirements for SQF certification • Collect swab samples for weekly, monthly and quarterly environmental testing. • Prepare Certificate of Conformity per the request of customers • Ensure that personnel are following cGMPs, GLP and company’s policy. • Test raw materials to ensure they are within specification • Train new QC technicians on the process of testing and record keeping • Review the Calibration Records to ensure compliance. • Update QC policies and procedure in accordance with SQF requirements. Schedule appointments for QC lab instrument calibration • Order supplies for lab • Food & Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 111 Certified Show less
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Wockhardt Ltd.
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India
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Analytical Chemist
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Jan 2011 - May 2012
•Responsible for performing analytical testing on raw material, finished product and validation samples by HPLC in compliant with FDA & Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals regulations. •Conduct all test assignments dictated by QC Lab Management in an efficient and timely manner. •Responsible for the scientific interpretation and compilation of data •Accurately document all activities, rigorously adhering to current Good Manufacturing procedures •Strictly adhere to all approved methodologies and Standard Operation Procedures as well as adhere to company and departments safety program. Show less
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San Diego Rerefence Laboratory
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San Diego, California
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Laboratory Aide
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Aug 2009 - Nov 2010
Prepared urine samples, columns and plates for Thin Layer Chromatography analysis Separated samples for analysis to the assigned work groups Aliquotted samples and submitted for further analysis Sample inventory and organization Prioritized and organized samples in a timely manner Prepared urine samples, columns and plates for Thin Layer Chromatography analysis Separated samples for analysis to the assigned work groups Aliquotted samples and submitted for further analysis Sample inventory and organization Prioritized and organized samples in a timely manner
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Wrigley
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United States
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Laboratory Technician
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Mar 2005 - Dec 2007
Familiar with Compendia methods in Food Codex Code, United States Pharmacopeia and American Oil Chemist Society handbooks. Performed analytical testing of finished products and ingredients utilizing various laboratory techniques such as moisture by Karl Fisher Titration (both automated and manual) , Automated Titrators, Particle size determination by Sonic Sifter and Alpine sieve tester, Water Activity, FTIR, UV-VIS, HPLC, Refractive Index, Density meter, Polarimeter, as well as General Wet Chemistry analysesPerformed HPLC column care and maintenance Authored and reviewed various laboratory procedural and analytical SOP'sResponsible for training new lab members on various lab procedures. Performed peer review of data Show less
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Laboratory Assistant
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Dec 2003 - Feb 2005
Performed analytical testing of products/ingredients/samples as designatedAdhered to all applicable policies and procedures, such as Good Manufacturing Procedures (GMP), ISO and Company Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)Assisted with the Implementation of the international guidelines of ISO Certification Program by performing monthly safety audits and daily calibration of instrumentationPerformed peer review of dataFamiliar with Unilab LIMS system as well as SAP, Excel, WordAssisted with Calibration Manager program for maintaining lab instrumentationAssisted with method developmentOrdered instrument supplies, laboratory chemicals and general laboratory supplies using SAP (System Applications and Processes)Maintained inventory of laboratory supplies and chemicals Show less
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Education
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1998 - 2004
Northern Illinois University
Bachelors of Science, Biology -
2007 - 2012
National University
Masters of, Forensic Sciences -
2009 - 2010
La Puente Valley Regional Occupational Program
Certificate, Forensic Sciences
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