Parminder Kaur

Highly enthusiastic individual with strong work ethic, capable of learning new skills and following instructions. I have over 2 years of experience as food QA technician, some administrative and in retail and customer service. I strive to increase efficiency through task prioritization and time management.

Quality Assurance Coordinator

Royal foods products – Edmonton, Alberta

06/2022 to Present

• Quality checks of products, HACCP Plan formation, knowledge about SQF Clauses Audit Preparation, Hold & Release, Mock Recall, Customer complaint processing and trending, prepared Corrective and preventive Action Report for NCR.
• Performed daily Pre-Operational Inspection and taking ATP Swab looking for non-conformities with check sheet and if find any write non-conformance report and work order to have deficiency corrected.
• Maintained packaging inventory and recorded all lot numbers on incoming product
• Reviewed and verified on a daily, weekly & monthly the documents to ensure proper follow up to any non conformance.
• On line performed weight checks of product, set up metal detector, recorded cooler and freezer temperatures, printed and verified labels for DATE CODE, UPC, BB date with accuracy
• Performed in house calibration of Metal detector, Scale, Thermometer
• Performed surface swabbing and sampling at the required frequencies for routine micro testing
• Investigated customer complaints and alert QA manager of the corrective action taken, continue to monitor the status to achieve consistent results.
• Integrating quality control tools like lean and six sigma into new product development and continuous improvement processes can significantly enhance efficiency ,reduce waste and ensure higher product quality.
• Microanalysis of Food, raw materials, water quality analysis, TPC, ingredient test for enumeration of E. coli, Coliforms, Salmonella, Yeast and Mold
• Collected and send out of Third-party lab environmental swabs for listeria, salmonella, aerobic testing, water testing.
• Knowledge of Food safety (HACCP principals,CCP, GMPs, SOPs and SSOPs, Pest Control & Recall programs). 
• Develops and delivers effective communication that provide partners at all levels with appropriate awareness and knowledge of quality assurance standards, program updates and process changes.
• COA Request for each ingredients received and maintenance for document control log/HACCP log.
• Perform Monthly Equipment Calibration, monthly premises and GMP audits.
• Perform weekly /monthly CV Task for CFIA and swabbing with CFIA .
• Periodic organization of dry storage area to eliminate risk of allergen cross contamination.
• Validation for cleaning, CCPs, Allergens, laundry and supplier assessments.
• Lead the food safety and HACCP Team and HACCP certified.

Education

BIO-TECHNOLOGY DEGREE

Guru Nanak Dev University -Amritsar, India

01/2012 to 05/2015