Cindy Candelario Velasquez
Oxnard,CA
Summary
Dedicated Food Safety professional with history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Food Safety Manager
Reiter Affiliated Companies
01.2022 - Current
- Managed Food Safety and Organic Compliance Programs for Reiter Affiliated Companies United States and Canada Operations.
- Led a team of 5 Food Safety/Organic compliance specialist and coordinators.
- Created, reviewed and updated food safety policies as deemed necessary.
- Identified non-conforming food products and led decision-making process for disposition based on risk to food safety and quality.
- Adapted to shifting priorities and aligned food safety activities to meet organizational goals.
- Responsible for Responding to emerging food safety concerns and crisis (outbreaks, over-tolerances, recalls). Monitors and reports trends to appropriate management.
- Administer food safety budget and expenses
- Contribute to the identification, development, implementation, maintenance and providing of Food Safety technical training, to include presentations and manual(s) (strategies, processes and requirements).
- Manage training schedules. Provide training to new and existing staff and management
- Administration of CDFA certification profiles and renewals
- Manage CCOF program for all participating entities including preparation and execution of yearly and random CCOF audits and profile management.
- Adapted to shifting priorities and aligned food safety activities to meet organizational goals
Food Safety Associate Manager
Reiter Affiliated Companies
07.2018 - 01.2022
- Managed the Food Safety and Organic Compliance programs for Reiter Affiliated Companies Oxnard and Santa Maria Operations.
- Contribute to the identification, development, implementation, maintenance and providing of Food Safety technical training, to include presentations and manual(s) (strategies, processes and requirements).
- Conduct water sampling to meet compliance with the Produce Safety Rule.
- Manage training schedules. Provide training to new and existing staff and management
- Administration of CDFA certification profiles and renewals
- Manage CCOF program for all participating entities including preparation and execution of yearly and random CCOF audits and profile management
Organizational Development Manager
Reiter Affiliated Companies
01.2018 - 07.2018
- Responsible for assessing the needs of the organization and managing the design of programs to meet those needs.
- Responsible for designing, implementing, evaluating and providing follow up to programs that are established to increase the performance of personnel and creating and communicating effectively the Master Development and Training Program for the local needs.
- Plan and implement the budget that will be used for personnel development.
- Collaborate with all teams in the organization to create a culture in which people are committed to empathy, mentoring others and initiative and are empowered to achieve goals and to develop their teams.
- Responsible for managing the Organizational Development budget.
Organizational Development Coordinator
Reiter Affiliated Companies
04.2016 - 01.2018
- Collaborate with all teams in the organization to create a culture in which people are committed to empathy and initiative and are orientated to achieve goals and to develop their teams.
- Responsible for implementing, evaluating and providing follow up to programs that are established to increase the performance of personnel.
- Provide support to the teams to define and implement appropriate measurement to the development programs.
Executive Team Leader
Target
11.2015 - 04.2016
- Responsible for all sales activities and store operations.
- Responsible fore managing a team of 7 team leaders.
- Partner with the Logistics team to ensure the store is well stocked using proper stocking practices.
- Ensure that all food product is properly handled and stored, including coaching my team on using proper perishable food-handling guidelines to maintain optimal product freshness and quality.
- Responsible for training team members on following all food safety, sanitation and cross-contamination rules while displaying, holding and storing food items.
Production Assistant
El Dorado Berry Farms
06.2009 - 11.2015
- Responsible for administering and implementing food safety program.
- Implemented safety procedures in the field.
- Monitored 6 project budgets each month.
- Responsible for completing new hire packets.
- Responsible for tracking production through papeletas.
- Actively attended productivity meetings monthly to emphasize programs and production goals.
- Responsible for approving payroll through weekly LDA report.
- Responsible for coding invoices to proper ranch on a weekly basis.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Technical Management
DeVry University
Oxnard, CASkills
- Budget management
- Project management
- Operations analysis
- MS Office
- Team building
- Superb written & communication skills
- Bilingual in English/Spanish
- Conflict Resolution
- Global GAP audit scheme
- FSMA
- CCOF
- Time Management
- HACCP
Certification
MBTI Step 1 and 2 Certified Practitioner
Certification ID: MBTI-2016-T752921
Date: July 2016
Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training
Class Number: CA-190117-GR
Grower Number: 604022
Date: November 17, 2019
Intro to HACCP Training
Safe Food Alliance
Date: February 22, 2019
Timeline
Food Safety Manager
Reiter Affiliated Companies
01.2022 - Current
Food Safety Associate Manager
Reiter Affiliated Companies
07.2018 - 01.2022
Organizational Development Manager
Reiter Affiliated Companies
01.2018 - 07.2018
Organizational Development Coordinator
Reiter Affiliated Companies
04.2016 - 01.2018
Executive Team Leader
Target
11.2015 - 04.2016
Production Assistant
El Dorado Berry Farms
06.2009 - 11.2015
Bachelor of Science - Technical Management
DeVry University
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