Aishwarya Verma

Food Safety and Quality Assurance professional with over 8 years of experience in food manufacturing, specializing in food safety systems, regulatory compliance, auditing, and quality assurance programs. Extensive experience managing and maintaining HACCP, BRCGS, SQF, GMP, and prerequisite programs to ensure compliance with CFIA, FDA, USDA, and customer requirements. Skilled in planning and conducting internal, third-party, customer, and regulatory audits, managing CAPAs, implementing food safety programs, and leading continuous improvement initiatives.

Proven ability to train employees, investigate non-conformances, conduct root cause analysis, and maintain audit-ready operations while supporting product quality and food safety excellence.

Food Safety and Quality Auditor - FGF Brands Inc. - ON

(2024-06)

• Lead, coach and support the HACCP and food safety teams of the assigned site, to ensure maintenance of the HACCP/BRCGS programs.
• Ensure the assigned facility is following all applicable regulatory requirements (CFIA, Health Canada, USDA, FDA, BRCGS etc.)
• Prepare for third party and customer audits by ensuring all documentation is up to date.
• Update SOPs and records as necessary from HACCP system reassessments, program changes, new/modified products, and equipment etc.
• Responsible for scheduling and leading Food Safety and HACCP meetings and issuing meeting minutes.
• Maintain the HACCP/BRCGS and pre-requisite programs by auditing, monitoring, scheduling, verifying, and validating results.
• Assist QA Lead with annual and new team member training on CCP monitoring and other HACCP SOPs as required.
• Planning, scheduling and executing quarterly internal audits which include onsite inspection and documents review, report writing and review of CAPA for all the audits of the assigned bakeries and support QA Program lead with external audits (BRCGS, audits requested by customers, CFIA, etc.)
• Ensure timely closure to necessary corrective action items associated with any BRCGS, 3rd party, internal or CFIA audits.
• Keep informed of BRCGS, food safety laws and regulation changes (CFIA, FDA etc ).
• Schedule, lead and complete monthly self-inspection. Assist cross functional team with timely closure of the deviations identified.
• Review and upload documents in the Black Box for QA, Sanitation and Maintenance and ensure complete and accurate documents are maintained.
• Verifying QA, production, shipping and receiving, sanitation, and maintenance binders on a weekly basis and sending status update to the Director of Compliance and Food Safety Auditing of NA, QA Program lead and QA lead.
• Lead and complete projects related to the continuous improvement of the food safety and quality program of the company, within given timeline.

Quality Assurance Technician - Compass Food sales - Aurora, ON

(2021-05 - 2024-05)

• Lead the implementation of BRC-related policies and SOPs and ensure proper documentation procedures are in place
• Support Production/QC activities in ensuring compliance with GMP and final acceptance of product release
• Participate in customer complaint investigations and nonconformity investigations
• Ensure the equipment calibration and maintenance program is maintained
• Responsible for Quality testing including examining raw materials, process, and finished products to ensure they comply with quality and food safety standards
• Conducts sampling for microbiological and/ or analytical testing and sensory evaluation
• Perform annual validation of allergen cleaning to prevent cross contamination of allergens
• Conduct and review records including lab test results for air plate, water testing and environmental pathogen monitoring and sanitation effectiveness
• Conduct root cause analysis for any non-compliance and provide corrective action
• Maintain approved supplier documentation and review certificate of analysis

Quality Assurance Technician - Niche bakers - Etobicoke, ON

(2018-04 - 2021-05)

• Assisting in the development, implementation and maintenance of GFSI recognized SQF plans and procedures
• Conduct routine pre-operational inspection duties to assure sanitation standards are maintained and monitor effectiveness of the Sanitation program
• Create, update and maintain all SOPs and HACCP plans
• Verify line inspections performed by operators to check on CCP and follow up with deviations
• Conduct HACCP/ GMP/Allergen training for plant employees and new employees
• Assist QA manager in documentation control and final product specification
• Implement HOLD and RELEASE procedures for suspect product or product evaluations and testing
• Conduct Hazard assessment and analysis by creating HACCP flow diagram and finished product profile
• Review of Certificate of Analysis (COA's) of incoming materials and maintain Supplier Approval program
• Maintain daily records- temperature record, sanitation record, GMP record
• Responsible for doing monthly self inspection program to maintain facility in audit ready state at all times
• Support new product development and continuous improvement by integrating quality control tools into processes, working closely with R&D
• Assess pre-requisite programs and participate in mock recalls, traceability
• Assist with investigations, consumer/customer complaints and in supplier management program
• Perform thermometer, scale and metal detector calibrations

Advanced Diploma - Food Science and Technology - Centennial College (2017-01 - 2018-04)

Bachelor's - Biotechnology - DAV College, GNDU (2013-07 - 2016-05)