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Update 30 August 10

 

OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE

10080901

Plant Quality Manager –(Six Sigma) - $75-$85K 

Respected and recognized international manufacturer that has over 5,000 employees and more than 60 + manufacturing facilities throughout North America and has a need for a full time permanent Plant Quality Manager. Focused on experience in Pulp/Paper, Corrugated or Fiberboard Manufacturing.

 

Responsibilities: 

 

  • Daily lab activities including; arranging equipment calibration and maintenance, ordering supplies, directly manage (2) QC Lab Technicians.
  • Report to the Division VP of R&D
  • Overall quality assurance functions that provide direction and leadership for the quality department and provide technical assistance to production areas.
  • Audit to ensure that finished goods conform to specified requirements
  • Control, track and implement quality measurement systems and equipment for raw material and finished goods inspection
  • KOI quality and ASTM specification compliance reporting
  • Coordinate and monitor product quality attributes among vendors and supply channels
  • Serve as a liaison between customer requirements and production specifications/ capability
  • Actively participates in the EH&S Committees and Audits.
  • Researching and implementing projects that improve finished goods quality and manufacturing cost savings.
  • Review and report customer claims.
  • Plant quality performance data collection, review and reporting.

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

 

  • Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics, science, engineering or quality management.
  • 5+ Years of professional experience in quality assurance.
  • ASQ Certifications  / Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
  • Must be proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and MiniTab.

 

CONTACT:

 

Jake Briggs / Direct Hire Recruiter / Kelly Engineering Resources

briggjk@kellyengineering.com

 

 

OPPORTUNITY WANTED

10083001

KISHA BROWNING

10021 Northbrook Valley Drive, #5                                                                                                            Home: (260) 490-1364

Fort Wayne, IN 46825                                                                                                                        E-mail: kishac@earthlink.net

 

PROFILE

 

Technical knowledge, project management, research and analytical skills, report writing, and quality assurance are hallmarks of career.  In quality control, engineering and chemistry roles, worked in multiple industries including food, manufacturing, automotive, energy, aerospace, and environmental. Enjoy interacting with multiple groups, including but not limited to, R&D, marketing, supply chain, purchasing, and manufacturing/operations. Provide strong presentation and problem-solving skills; recognized as valuable team member with strong decision-making skills, ability to reduce costs, comprehend complex technical software, and deliver significant tangible results.

 

Ř       Manage, implement and maintain processes and procedures to ensure compliance with Current Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), the Regulatory Quality System (RQS), and ISO 9001.

Ř       Ensure that plant meets all product regulatory requirements and maintains a quality system up to the GMP/RQS/ISO standards. Lead efforts to maintain the ISO 9001 certification.

Ř       Manage internal corporate Quality, Regulatory audit, as well as ISO Certification Audits. Manage and control FDA/NQA inspections and manage follow up required based on results. Implement any needed corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs). Maintain records of FDA/NQA inspections and related correspondence.

Ř       Conduct over 60 hours of internal training which includes GMP shorts, Infinity SPC training, and Train the Trainer sessions for all hourly employees.

 

 

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

 

 

Master of Science, Agricultural Engineering

Texas A&M University – College Station, TX, 2000

 

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

Syracuse University – Syracuse, NY, 1991

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

 

ECOLAB – Huntington, IN....................................................................................................................................... 2007 to Present

GMP Manager

 

 

·         Arrange and conduct training related to compliance with GMPs and RQS. Maintain records documenting the training. Assure that plant production paperwork formats and distribution reports are in compliance with GMP/RQS requirements.

·         Tested a training database in 2008 to determine training compliance, which at year end was 73%.

·         Manage and control the stability testing of FDA products to insure expiration dating is correct and has appropriate supporting documentation as required by FDA.

·         Approve and manage regulated label inventory for FDA regulated products.

·         Support and act as a backup to Quality Manager. Work closely with Production and Planning to ensure correct run size records are created and issued. Work with Purchasing to make sure the plant receives the current raw materials and packaging components.

·         Act as Infinity Plant Administrator and work with Production, Quality, and Corporate to create an understanding of SPC. Trained associates on the newly implemented InfinityQS on Line 325. Analyze performance metrics, and drive material loss which in 2008 was under $14,000.

·         Reviewed and updated over 200 procedures. In 2008 completed twelve internal audits and reported them in CATSWeb. Successfully completed NQA, and FDA audits.

 

ECOLAB – Huntington, IN............................................................................................................................................ 2006 to 2007

Document Control Coordinator

 

 

·         Maintained and updated Quality Manuals. Revised existing Tier III ISO documents. Revised and issued Master Production Records. Created new production records. Assisted with writing validation protocols and reports.

·         Set up and coordinated training on GMP. Participated in GMP reviews and audits.

·         Maintained files/archives for Production Records, SOPs, validation reports, and other GMP documents.

 

PEPPERIDGE FARM (a Campbell Soup Company) – Norwalk, CT.......................................................................... 2001 to 2004

Project Engineer

 

·         Identified several automatic packing systems and submitted report to senior management indicating a reduction of employee repetitive motion injuries, elimination of one packing person, and an annual savings of $72,000.

·         Managed $194,800 capital project to install a new pH wastewater treatment system.

·         Conducted a feasibility study on robotic palletizing systems for a biscuit warehouse in Ohio. Talked with operators and plant management across departments. Researched several work cells. Created AutoCAD layouts. Recommended implementation that would reassign six people from the packaging area and result in an annual savings of $348,000.

 

DEAN FOODS COMPANY -  Rockford, IL and Indianapolis, IN...................................................................... 1998 to 2001

Project Engineer

 

·         Consolidated three Indiana fluid dairy plants. Prepared cost estimates, assisted with installing and removing several production lines. Wrote sections of PLC code to enable lines to operate automatically.

·         Upgraded dryer controls at a Michigan powder plant by setting up Intellution, configuring RSLinx software, and programming Allen-Bradley programmable logic controllers to simplify operator interface.

 

CARGILL FOODS – Topeka, KS................................................................................................................................... 1997 to 1998

Quality Assurance Technician

·         Prepared and analyzed wheat samples utilizing Farinograph, Percon, Falling Number and Ash results.

 

FORD MOTOR COMPANY (through Kelly Temp Services) – Sandusky, OH.................................................. 1996 to 1997

Material Laboratory Technician - Performed FTIR tests to identify polymers. Determined melt viscosity of plastics.

 

RUST INTERNATIONAL (formerly Chemical Waste Management) – Anderson, SC................................. 1992 to 1993

Chemist – Conducted chemical fixation and solidification tests.

 

BATTELLE, PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABS – Richland, WA........................................................................................ … 1992

Science and Engineering Research Fellow – Analyzed groundwater and sediment samples.

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

 

 

Lean Six Sigma, ISO 9001:2008, Infinity QS, Leadership Foundation, CPR and First Aid, OSHA Mini Training, Ergonomic Training, Intellution Developer’s Workshop

 

Affiliations: American Chemical Society, Alpha Chi Sigma