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Renata Leyva Cervantes

Renata Leyva Cervantes

South San Francisco

Summary

Experienced professional with a strong background in food safety and quality assurance. Skilled in conducting hazard analysis, compliance auditing, and ensuring regulatory standards are met. Recognized for fostering a collaborative team environment and delivering measurable results. Shows exceptional adaptability and reliability, consistently prioritizing continuous improvement and implementing safety protocols.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality and Food Safety Manager

Bimbo Bakeries
11.2023 - Current
  • Increased employee awareness on food safety practices by conducting regular training sessions and workshops.
  • Managed vendor relationships effectively, evaluating their performance based on predefined criteria related to food safety standards.
  • Reduced foodborne illness incidents through thorough investigation of consumer complaints and prompt corrective actions.
  • Increased company-wide commitment to food safety culture by fostering an environment that prioritized open dialogue around improvements and challenges faced in this area.
  • Cultivated and maintained customer-focused mindset that acknowledged importance and value of food safety for customers.
  • Identified non-conforming food products and led decision-making process for disposition based on risk to food safety and quality.
  • Created safe and healthy work environment throughout plant, adhered to safety policies and procedures and drove safe work behaviors in leadership and front line staff.
  • Mandated compliance to regulatory, customer and corporate standards and led and participated in food safety audits.
  • Optimized operational efficiency by reviewing current procedures and implementing changes where necessary for improved food safety results.
  • Conducted regular facility inspections to identify potential hazards, resulting in swift implementation of corrective measures.
  • Enhanced food safety measures by implementing comprehensive risk assessments and mitigation strategies.
  • Conducted root cause analysis for any identified non-conformance events, leading to effective implementation of preventive action plans in future operations.
  • Performed regular inspections of production lines to guarantee sanitary environment.

Quality Assurance Supervisor

Bimbo
08.2019 - 10.2023
  • Use of tools to improve systems and processes
  • Participation in internal and external audits; Implementing Standards, Follow-up to Audit Point Commitments, Review and Update of Standards
  • Support in the elaboration of corrective and preventive actions necessary to guarantee Quality and Safety
  • Monitoring of Quality and Safety indicators
  • Supervision of Quality Customs to ensure that the product is produced on time
  • Attention to Consumer Complaints
  • Management of plant microbiology monitoring programs
  • Management of Physicochemical Analysis programs
  • Management of Raw Material Quality and Supplier Follow-up

Production Supervisor

Bimbo
01.2007 - 07.2019
  • Execution and control of the production plan drawn up by the company
  • Periodic evaluation of the performance of the operators in charge
  • Training of the team to promote the development of each employee
  • Supervision of the quality and traceability defined for the different products
  • Control of the correct functioning of the production processes
  • Monitoring of the working safety conditions of the personnel
  • Proposal and execution of continuous improvement actions

Quality Inspector

JUMEX
12.2004 - 01.2007
  • Quick identification of deviations in production quality in order to introduce improvement changes in the processes
  • Writing quality reports on raw materials, processes carried out and production obtained
  • Quality audits of production processes and final product by performing routine analysis of random parts

Education

BIOCHEMICAL FOOD ENGINEER -

INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE LOS MOCHIS
Los Mochis, SIN
01.2003

ADVANCED HACCP, SAFETY RISK ANALYSIS -

AIB
03.2025

CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE -

BIMBO BAJA CALIFORNIA
MEXICALI, BC
12.2022

REFRESH BPM, HACCP, BRC, FOOD DEFENSE -

BIMBO BAJA CALIFORNIA
MEXICALI, BC
12.2021

MANAGEMENT SKILLS DIPLOMA -

CETYS UNIVERSIDAD
MEXICALI, BC
09.2018

GREEN BELT -

BIMBO TIJUANA
TIJUANA, BC
12.2016

BAKERY COURSE - BAKERY

INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER
03.2008

Skills

  • Leadership
  • Process auditing
  • Cause analysis
  • Recall management
  • Water quality monitoring
  • Foreign material detection
  • Food defense strategies
  • Sanitation management
  • GMPs expertise
  • Traceability procedures
  • Cleaning protocols
  • Problem-solving

Formation

  • Biochemical Food Engineer, 08/1998, 05/2003, Instituto Tecnologico de Los Mochis, Los Mochis, SIN
  • Advanced HACCP, Safety Risk Analysis, 02/2022, Present, AIB
  • Bakery Course, 01/2008, 03/2008, Innovation and Development Center, Bimbo Azcapotzalco
  • Refresh BPM, HACCP, BRC, Food Defense, 01/2021, 12/2021, Bimbo Baja California, Mexicali, BC
  • Management Skills Diploma, 03/2018, 09/2018, CETYS Universidad, Mexicali, BC
  • Green Belt, 12/2016, Bimbo Tijuana, Tijuana, BC
  • Crisis Management Course, 12/2022, Bimbo Baja California, Mexicali, BC

Languages

English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Quality and Food Safety Manager

Bimbo Bakeries
11.2023 - Current

Quality Assurance Supervisor

Bimbo
08.2019 - 10.2023

Production Supervisor

Bimbo
01.2007 - 07.2019

Quality Inspector

JUMEX
12.2004 - 01.2007

ADVANCED HACCP, SAFETY RISK ANALYSIS -

AIB

CRISIS MANAGEMENT COURSE -

BIMBO BAJA CALIFORNIA

REFRESH BPM, HACCP, BRC, FOOD DEFENSE -

BIMBO BAJA CALIFORNIA

MANAGEMENT SKILLS DIPLOMA -

CETYS UNIVERSIDAD

GREEN BELT -

BIMBO TIJUANA

BAKERY COURSE - BAKERY

INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER

BIOCHEMICAL FOOD ENGINEER -

INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE LOS MOCHIS

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