Food Safety Sales

Qualifications Summary

Experienced, highly skilled, strongly motivated and goal-driven professional with extensive experience in plant and store operations management, encompassing overall plant operations including production, quality control, food safety, employee safety, and personnel management.

Exceptional hands-on experience in leading the restoration of operations for the whole plant from scratch following Hurricane Sandy, which involved overseeing construction, purchasing new equipment, and coordinating with insurance companies to obtain funds for damages.

Proficient in budgets management, quality assurance, and human resource management.

Expert in establishing a positive and safe working environment, with proven capability to implement innovative solutions to drive productivity and efficiency.

Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills. Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Relevant Experience

Keurig Dr.Pepper Snapple Group, Northlake IL (2019-Present)

Quality Assurance and Department Supervisor 2019-present

Maintains the Sanitation Program which includes, SSOP’s, Master Cleaning Schedules,, maintains chemical logs, training files, and all other documentation as needed.

Responsible for direct supervision and utilization of equipment, materials, and staff in a food production/packaging environment.

Manages processes to assure sanitation and micro biological specifications, quality and safety standards are maintained.

Optimizes resources while ensuring finished products meet specifications and are in accordance with Food and Drug administration(FDA), United States Department of Agriculture(USDA), Good Manufacturing Practices(GMP’s), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points(HACCP), and all other governmental policies, procedures, and regulations.

Establishes programs to control and improve processes. Assures that control measures are reported as required.

Performs regular audits of the sanitation processes and utilizes audit findings to improve the process and implement change.

Ensures that all aspects of the master sanitation schedule are maintained and updated.

Monitors and enforces proper sanitation and housekeeping procedures.

Monitors production schedule and requirements in terms of micro quality, quantity and safety.

Develops and updates working schedules to adjust to department requirements.

Performs root cause investigations for microbial issues, pre-op failures and ensures that a corrective action is obtained and maintained.

Serves as a technical resource and provide feedback of quality and food safety aspects to other functional groups.

Serves as a supervisor to up to 15 employees union team. Manages employees team through maintaining the balance between union employees rights and company productivity/processes requirements.

Supervises accurate and timely reporting of work in process and completes all relevant paperwork and management reporting.

Works with approved operating expense budget, ensure sufficient operating supplies and capital equipment are available for department personnel to produce product to schedule. Recommend corrections to budget as production needs require.

Collaborates with mangers and supervisors of other company departments as required. Participates in scheduled meeting and projects.

Conducts reviews and evaluation of employees as necessary to ensure department meets and exceeds productivity requirements.

Provides training and cross training to assure that all aspects are met within budget, product specification, quality requirements and safety standards.

Takes active part in special projects to improve cost, safety and efficiency.

Ensures compliance with Food Safety.

RSR Holding Group LLC (DBA Russian Style Ravioli) Brooklyn, NY (2008–2019)

Assistant Plant Operation Manager 2014–2019

Implements policies to ensure compliance with good manufacturing practices and regulations. Runs and analyzes reports on operating costs within functional areas, and communicate with management on cost and labor overruns.

Manages staffing requirements, which include hiring new employees, creating schedules, and facilitating training to ensure compliance with hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) and sanitation guidelines (SSOP).

Oversees all Food and Drug Administration (FDA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), New York City Health Department, and New York City Fire Department audits.

Handles the daily procurement and purchasing of supplies, ordering ingredients, and raw materials.

Negotiated with customers and distributors to achieve the right pricing for resources.; as well as tracking daily sales Directs the operations of the Plant Services Team, which include developing and implementing sanitation, pest control, and waste management programs for the facility.

Monitors inventory levels and purchase necessary raw materials to meet projected needs while optimizing warehouse space and minimizing expenses.

Initiates annual travels to establish closer work relationships with customers and the Sales Team.

Processes accounts receivable and accounts payable, and collaborate with the accountant on payroll and worker’s compensation insurance.

Responsible for annual budgets. In charge of all financial aspects related to the production cycle. Supervises staff and oversees employees and small management.

Monitors packaging and other manufacturing related processes. Proposes and implements new processes to ensure efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Made significant contributions in boosting annual sales from $800K to 2.4M, as well as expediting the hiring process by 50%. Communicate with outside and inside sales to inform of any shipment delays or price changes.

RSR Holding Group, LLC Brooklyn, NY

Production Manager 2008–2014

Ensured company compliance with all GMP’s, HACCP, SOP’s, SSOP’s guidelines are being met on the shift and all employees are adhering to safety regulations and policies. Worked to decrease accident incidents, waste reduction.

Successfully passed Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) inspections.

Led the restoration of operations for the whole plant from scratch following Hurricane Sandy, which involved overseeing construction, purchasing new equipment, and coordinating with insurance companies to obtain funds for damages.

Played a major role in opening and resuming the operations of a plant in less than a month following USDA PLANT# revoke. Maintained a high level of department moral, open communication with employees and motivating employees to perform at their maximum capabilities by an exemplary leadership example.

Spartak International Inc. Whitefish Bay, WI

General Store Manager 2005–2007

Designated responsibilities to staff based on areas of expertise to ensure efficient and effective service provision. Prepared work schedules for staff and generated monthly workers’ performance report to determine areas of opportunity for improvement.

Initiated market surveys and researched consumer preferences to determine products that were in high demand and ensure that they were available in the store. Conducted visits to competing stores to gain information on their products, pricing, services, and sales strategies, and utilize those information to improve the store’s quality of service delivery.

Monitored market prices of goods to ensure that store prices maintained competitive advantage. Implemented sales promotions to boost sales, showcasing products to customers at good rates to engage them in buying products.

Addressed customer concerns on products and services, as well as complaints and returns while making mutual benefits for both the store and the customers. Responsible for product returns of damaged product or exchanges of slow moving product.

Other Experience

Rony Company Distribution Northbrook, IL

Salesperson Buyer 2003–2005

Education and Credentials

Bachelor Of Science in Accounting and Management

Brooklyn College of the City University of New York Brooklyn, NY

HACCP: A State-of-the Art Approach to Food Safety Certification

Good Manufacturing Practice Certification

Training

Cornell University Cooperative Extension Internet Training Course

360 Training Online Courses

Skills

Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)

QuickBooks

Languages:

English Hebrew Russian

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