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Kirti Chuchra

Toronto,Canada

Summary

3+ years of QA experience in food, cannabis, and pharmaceutical industries. Experienced in leading and coaching HACCP and food safety teams to ensure audit readiness and regulatory compliance killed in maintaining HACCP and prerequisite programs through audits, monitoring, validation, and verification Proficient in document control and timely execution of corrective actions and risk assessments Experienced in statistical process control (SPC) for process trend analysis and improvement Confident in stepping into leadership roles, including QA Manager and Sanitation Supervisor coverage Knowledgeable in regulatory standards: CFIA, Health Canada, USDA, FDA Supported and led internal/external audits (BRC, CFIA, customer audits)

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Assurance Technician

Gourmet Food Solutions
Toronto, Canada
01.2024 - Current
  • Responsible for documentation control and maintaining SOP’s / SQF system ensuring adherence to QMS System, HACCP Plan based on ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System) & ISO 9001
  • Supported certification programs (SQF) by assisting in the preparation of documentation and coordinating with certification bodies (CFIA)
  • Coordinated 3rd party for sampling, testing plan and make ECOC’s, SARF to send to third party for testing and analysed lab results ensure compliance with GFSI standards.
  • Created and maintained quality training documents for internal departments and responsible for change controls; performed risk assessments, validations for food safety plans.
  • Participating in audits (SQF, Unannounced audits), including report findings, conducting follow-ups, and implementing corrective actions as necessary.
  • Managed customer and consumer complaint systems and portals, ensuring timely communication and resolution of issues while analyzing complaint data to identify trends and create visual reports and presentations for continuous improvement.

Quality Assurance Associate

Carmel Pharms Corp.
Oro Medonte, Canada
04.2023 - 01.2024
  • Performed quality control checks on cannabis products throughout the production process, including, but not limited to, cultivation, extraction, manufacturing, and packaging.
  • Collected and tested product samples for potency, microbial contamination, pesticides, and residual solvents using validated analytical methods, and maintained documentation as per SOPs.
  • Investigated and managed quality incidents by initiating product holds, conducting root cause analysis, preparing incident reports, and tracking follow-up corrective actions.
  • Collaborated with other departments, including cultivation, extraction, manufacturing, and packaging, to address quality-related issues and improve overall product quality.
  • Responsible for themaintenance, calibration, and troubleshooting of laboratory equipment to ensure the accuracy and reliability of test results.
  • Assisted in training new employees on quality control procedures, equipment operation, and safety protocols.
  • Oversaw the operational flow of three Quality Assurance Technicians, ensuring efficient coordination and execution of quality control processes.

Research Assistant (Physical Chemistry Lab)

Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar, India
08.2018 - 01.2019
  • Co-authored a research publication investigating Zn2+-Zr4+ substitution effects on M-type hexaferrite properties.
  • Utilized sol–gel auto-combustion synthesis method and advanced characterization techniques including PXRD, FESEM, TEM, Raman Spectroscopy, and VSM.
  • Analyzed XRD data to confirm phase purity and structural modifications, demonstrating successful dopant incorporation.
  • Conducted FESEM and TEM analysis to observe particle size variations and surface morphology changes.
  • Employed Raman spectroscopy to identify induced local strain in the crystal lattice.
  • Investigated magnetic properties using VSM, observing an increase in saturation magnetization with dopant concentration.

Education

Post Grad Diploma - Chemical Laboratory Analysis

Lambton College
Toronto, Canada
12.2022

Master of Chemistry - Physical Chemistry

Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar, India
06.2019

Skills

Quality and regulatory systems:

  • HACCP (Advanced Course In Progress)
  • SQF Practioner (Certified)
  • ISO 9001
  • Regulatory compliance (GFSI)
  • CAPA Management
  • Root cause analysis
  • Internal Audits
  • Batch record review
  • Documentation control
  • SOP development

Technical Skills :

  • Analytical testing
  • HPLC
  • GC
  • LIMS Entry
  • Ingredient quality inspection

Certification

  • HACCP
  • WHMIS
  • PPE
  • ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015
  • Lean Six Sigma (Yellow Belt – College Course)

Projects

Capstone Project, Lambton College, Toronto, ON, Canada, Prof. Ehsan, 08/01/22, 12/31/22, Sample digestion method used to do the trace analysis of heavy metals, where I determined the total elemental mass concentrations providing analytical recovery of 90% elements., Led the development and optimization of new methods focusing on ICP-MS/ MP-AES., Analysis of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe) present in different samples using ICPMS (Inductive Couples Plasma Mass Spectrometer), MP-AES (Microwave Plasma Emission Spectroscopy)., Preparation of Calibration Standard and Internal standards prepared by successive dilution of a high-purity ICP-multielement calibration standard., Standard Calibration Curve method used for the Calibration of Instruments., Provided support in performing dissolution testing and wet bench chemistry testing on finished products and stability samples., Utilized equipment such as pH meter, refractometer, viscometer, IR or UV/Vis spectrophotometer, water baths, steam baths, balances, fume hoods, and ovens for testing., Contributed to the preparation of accurate and reliable analysis reports, including result entry in Laboratory Information Management System.

Timeline

Quality Assurance Technician

Gourmet Food Solutions
01.2024 - Current

Quality Assurance Associate

Carmel Pharms Corp.
04.2023 - 01.2024

Research Assistant (Physical Chemistry Lab)

Guru Nanak Dev University
08.2018 - 01.2019

Post Grad Diploma - Chemical Laboratory Analysis

Lambton College

Master of Chemistry - Physical Chemistry

Guru Nanak Dev University
Kirti Chuchra