Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
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Leepakshi Chopra

Hamilton

Summary

Hardworking and reliable QA/QC Technician with over 3 years of hands-on experience in high-speed food manufacturing environments. Skilled in batch preparation, ingredient staging, sanitation, and adherence to GMP and Food Safety protocols. Proven ability to follow recipe specifications and safety standards, with a strong focus on maintaining equipment cleanliness and product quality.


Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Assurance Technician | Co-op Position

Treehouse Foods
08.2024 - 12.2024
  • Filling out the recipes with the lot numbers of all the raw material.
  • Opting First in First Out (FIFO) or First Expire First Out (FEFO) protocol.
  • Ensuring the final products conform to quality specifications and prepared buffers for analysis.
  • Contributed to Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives and consistently met sanitation KPIs.
  • Insertion of fat like margarine, butter inside dough of substantial percentage and preparation of dough and fillings as per SOPs.
  • Conduct formal audits as per cGMPs.
  • Following company’s good manufacturing practices (GMPs), rules and regulations as well as health and safety policies.
  • Reporting hazards and near misses / out-of-spec results to the supervisor.
  • Quality points like the temperature of the dough, viscosity of fillings, layering etc.
  • Performing pre-ops inspections before using the equipment.
  • Training fellow workers regarding GMP, emergencies, etc.
  • Reporting the defects in equipment, deviation in the quality of material to the supervisor.

Quality and Sanitation Technician

Verka
01.2023 - 04.2023
  • Assist in monitoring and updating existing HACCP, SOP, QC Programs, procedures, and document control programs.
  • Maintained high standard of equipment sanitation as per company regulations.
  • Assist in sanitation verification of equipment and documentation.
  • Maintain calibration of quality control equipments - Dulcometer, pH meter, Luminometer.
  • Perform analytical tests, inspections, and monitoring of incoming raw materials / packaging and finished goods for specification compliance and traceability.
  • Implement quality assurance programs that effectively monitor product manufacturing in compliance with GMP’s, SOP’s, and HACCP.
  • Prepare and weighing samples using weighing by difference and weighing by addition techniques.
  • Manage microbiological testing.

Education

Post Secondary Diploma - Biotechnology

Mohawk College
Hamilton, Ontario
04.2025

Bachelor’s - Biotechnology

Khalsa College
06.2023

Skills

  • Batch Mixing and Ingredient Preparation
  • Maintenance of a sterile work bench
  • Quality Control Monitoring
  • Equipment Cleaning and Sanitation
  • GMP, GLP, GPP and cGMP practices
  • Recording and documenting of accurate results using electronic lab notebooks
  • Usage of PPE kits and safety measures
  • Following and developing SOPs
  • Collaboration and participation with CFIA Inspectors for internal audits
  • Quality Assurance
  • Setting and monitoring standards
  • Customer service, communication and organizational details

Accomplishments

  • Improved Product Quality by identifying and correcting process deviations, leading to a measurable decrease in customer complaints and product returns.
  • Maintained 100% Compliance with GMP, HACCP, and internal quality standards during audits and inspections.
  • Reduced Non-Conformities through proactive monitoring and effective root cause analysis of quality issues.
  • Streamlined Testing Procedures by optimizing sampling methods, resulting in faster turnaround times and improved lab efficiency.

Certification

  • Food Handling
  • Smart Serve
  • SQF
  • WHMIS

Timeline

Quality Assurance Technician | Co-op Position

Treehouse Foods
08.2024 - 12.2024

Quality and Sanitation Technician

Verka
01.2023 - 04.2023

Post Secondary Diploma - Biotechnology

Mohawk College

Bachelor’s - Biotechnology

Khalsa College
Leepakshi Chopra