Experience

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  BOUGHEY DISTRIBUTION LTD

  • Wardle

  • Quality Auditor

    • Feb 2020 - Present
    • Wardle

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  Any

  • 20 mile travel from Ellesmere Port

  • Active Job Seeker

    • Dec 2019 - Feb 2020
    • 20 mile travel from Ellesmere Port

    I am seeking new challenges and am available for immediate start. I am passionate about quality and my preferred area of employment is within the food industry so that I can utilise my HACCP and Auditing skills. I will consider 8 hour shifts or day work; temporary or permanent roles. I am a mature applicant with many more years of passion, diligence, enthusiasm and good old-fashioned hard work to offer.

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  Wockhardt Ltd.

  • Wrexham

  • Quality Systems Officer

    • Jun 2017 - Nov 2019
    • Wrexham

    Recruited on 6 months contract to generate Annual Product Reviews and then taken on in permanent position. Competent in compiling QTAs, along with raising CAPAs, deviations and incidents. Following refresher training in auditing I became a Lead Auditor. I also handled enquiries and complaints.

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  Irish Country Gold Flavours & Essences

  • Blackburn, United Kingdom

  • Qualty Systems Manager

    • Aug 2015 - Jun 2017
    • Blackburn, United Kingdom

    Initially recruited to support the quality team with paperwork pulling on my previous years in the flavour industry, I quickly took over the running of the Quality Systems to gain A accreditation at BRC and was project managing the rolling out of new computer systems through the company. I have HACCP Level 3, Auditing Skills, TACCP & VACCP. I worked closely with the Production & Quality Teams to ensure GMPs, Quality & Customer Support.

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  William Sinclair plc

  • Ellesmere Port

  • Quality Team Leader

    • Apr 2014 - Apr 2015
    • Ellesmere Port

    Based in Ellesmere Port. Building a team to ensure excellent Quality of Incoming Raw Materials and Outgoing Compost and Products produced on site. Supporting the production team by ensuring promptly testing and booking out of finished product. Supporting Sales team by providing samples and keeping them updated as required and efficiently and effectively dealing with customer complaints. Writing and updating SOPs. Managing and training a team of 9 technicians.

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  Ungerer & Company

  • Laboratory Supervisor

    • Oct 2004 - Mar 2014

    I had a free hand to totally update, restructure and improve the sample despatch laboratories. I compounded flavour samples, ordered consumables for the whole division, wrote procedures and reports and trained and supervised an assistant. I supported the Flavour Division by providing the Flavourists, Application Technologists and Qc with samples as required. I took part in sensory panel. I was a Health and Safety Rep.

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  Kimberly-Clark

  • Senior Laboratory Technician

    • Oct 2003 - Jul 2004

    I worked individually under the direction of my allocated scientist who was based in Reigate, testing products as and when needed. I worked under UKAS guidelines. I audited product and procedures. I supported research, development and production utilising my extensive computer knowledge , compiling work sheets and report sheet.

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  UPM-Kymmene

  • Shotton, Deeside

  • Laboratory Technician

    • Jul 1988 - Aug 2003
    • Shotton, Deeside

    Shift tester of full process of papermaking from wood to newsprint and then introducing recycled paper. I commissioned new systems in the plant and worked closely with the commissioning team. I was a trained Internal Auditor and also conducted trials at printers to ensure the quality of the product.