Brittany James

Quality-focused assembler with extensive experience in ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations. Recognized for maintaining an organized workspace and effectively utilizing tools to enhance efficiency in assembly tasks. Demonstrated leadership in quality assurance roles, providing training and support to ensure team members adhere to best practices. Ready to bring a commitment to excellence and continuous improvement to a progressive manufacturing organization.

Assembler - Daebon Hi-Lex - Cusseta, US, United States

(2016-02 - 2017-02)

• Comply with policies, guidelines and regulator requirements.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area to facilitate manufacturing functions.
• Disassembled, reassembled and corrected changeover.
• Closely inspected parts for cleanliness and freedom from containments.
• Compared parts to stock lists and material parameters to check compliance and identify non-conforming parts.
• Utilized hand tools and power tools, adhering to safety standards and operational guidelines.
• Maintained an organized work environment to enhance productivity and safety protocols.

Quality Assurance Technician - Hostess Brands - Columbus, US, United States

(2017-02 - 2019-07)

• Monitor Critical Control Points.
• Ensures all employees are following all Safety Food Pracrices.
• Performs inspections on products, equipment, and machinery.
• Monitor compliance with quality standards on production floor to ensure product conforms to specification and food safety practices.
• Assist in documentation involving Food Safety and Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Review daily QA paperwork for compliance.
• Document and communicate any deficiencies.
• Perdom PPE and GMP inspection.
• Maintain document control of the plant.
• Issue QA HOLD's as necessary to prevent quality or food safety defects from leaving the bakery.
• Advise QA Manager regarding questionable product, discarding of bad product or possible stopping of production line to correct or prevent product quality issues.
• Provide documentation for the lines.

Quality Assurance Lead - JM Smucker - Columbus, US, United States

(2019-02 - 2026-07)

• Monitor production to ensure all documentation is complete.
• Ensure product specifications, weights, color and other attributes of finished product.
• Issue QA HOLD's as necessary to prevent quality or food safety defects from leaving the bakery.
• Follow-up on HOLD's to assure proper disposition is taken in accordance with QA Management approval.
• Review daily QA Paperwork and HACCP/FSP Documentation for compliance.
• Provide individual or group training to production employees on product specifications, line audits, formulas, GMP, and Food Safety procedures.
• Provide support and assure QA Associates on the same shift are conducting all required duties properly and at the correct frequency.
• Perform GMP inspection.
• Control and retain samples and associated reports.
• Mentor/advise QA techs on quality procedures and ensure compliance.
• Assist in foreign material/event investigations.
• Coached and motivated four-person QA team to develop competencies.
• Train all full-time and temporary employees in the area of Food Safety, GMP's, BRC, Allergens, Pest Control, Quality Risk Assessment, Proficy, Food Defense and Sanitation.

High School Diploma - General Studies - Carver High School (2008 - 2012)