Pawandeep Kaur
Thorold,ON
Summary
Experienced Quality Control Analyst with demonstrated track record of improving products and procedures by leveraging hands-on inspections, testing methods and data analysis. Disciplined professional with systematic approach to Task. Applies excellent attention to detail and critical reasoning to successfully conduct experiments.
Quality assurance supervisor under the training of SQF, learned new protocol's and using my Food Science skills in lab, with R&D.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Peninsula Food Technologies
St. Catherines
06.2024 - Current
- Helped my company to set up the in-house fully quipped lab for microbial testing to save money and efficiency.
- Conduct an audits per SQF edition 9 and prepare documentation for an audits.
- Handle customer complaints carefully and prepare NCR and Customer complaints reports trends and analysis.
- Maintained comprehensive documentation of QA activities, supporting effective communication between departments and facilitating process improvements.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the organization.
- Oversaw onboarding and training of new employees to promote qualified and well-coordinated quality assurance team.
- Enhanced team performance by providing regular training, feedback, and guidance to Quality Assurance staff.
- Creates ,maintains and updates Standard operating procedures.
- Prepares COA’s for customers and requests suppliers for COA’s as per company’s requirement.
- Attends conferences and meetings with customers and suppliers.
Quality Control Technician
Peninsula Food Technologies
St. Catharines, ON
01.2024 - 06.2024
- Performed Pre-op for production area with surface protein swabs to ensure the quality after Sanitation team is done and maintain records of it everyday.
- Ensured quality as per the GMP for workers and shipping receiving areas.
- Performed sensory evaluation for coming samples and updated results in sensory log.
- Printed labels by using label view as per the instructions.
- Prepared samples to send them to lab for microbial testing.
- Performed In-house gluten testing by using RIDA quick Gliadin swabs.
- Helped in shipping by inspecting the finished products before shipping.
Quality Control Technician
Pepsico Frito Lay Division
Cambridge, ON
02.2018 - 10.2022
- Performed thorough inspections of incoming materials and outgoing products.
- Inspected raw materials and finished products to verify quality and disposed items that did not meet safety requirements.
- Maintained quality documentation and records for conformance with relevant standards.
- Evaluated samples against standards by completing measurements, visual inspections, and other established tests.
- Adhered to safety and clean area procedures to comply with agency and regulatory mandates.
- Proposed corrective actions to address recurring quality issues.
- Collaborated with production staff to improve processes, reduce defects and optimize quality.
- Monitored production output to verify quality standards ahead of dispatch.
- Tested and evaluated product precision against specifications to reduce discrepancies.
- Tracked and analyzed product quality data to identify trends and insights.
- Developed and implemented quality control processes to meet product standards.
- Established quality-control testing models, procedures and specifications to uplift standards.
- Inspected items and compared against standards to meet regulatory requirements.
- Performed tests and inspections to conform to established standards.
- Reported problems and concerns to management.
- Performed routine maintenance and calibration on testing equipment.
- Recorded and organized test data for report generation and analysis.
- Completed supporting documentation for testing procedures, data capture forms, equipment logbooks and inventory forms.
- Documented and executed detailed test plans and test cases and summarized and logged audit findings for reporting purposes.
Education
Bachelor In Food Science - Food Science
GNDU
India04.2015
Skills
- Stability Sampling
- Testing Procedures
- Corrective Actions
- Calibration Standards
- Documentation Skills
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Quality Auditing
- Visual Inspection
- Corrective Action Planning
- Quality Control Management
- Auditing Techniques
- Quality Inspection
- Cross-Functional Teamwork
- Product Testing
- Defect documentation
- Training and mentoring
- Customer complaint handling
- Supplier quality management
- Problem-solving skills
- Documentation And Reporting
- External Audits
- Quality Assurance
Languages
English
Full Professional
Certification
• NSF Allergen Cross Contact Control
• HACCP Training For Processors Online
• Priniciples Of Internal Auditing Online
• Introduction To Food Safety and HACCP Online
Timeline
Quality Assurance Supervisor
Peninsula Food Technologies
06.2024 - Current
Quality Control Technician
Peninsula Food Technologies
01.2024 - 06.2024
Quality Control Technician
Pepsico Frito Lay Division
02.2018 - 10.2022
Bachelor In Food Science - Food Science
GNDU