Hugh Morretta
Plant Quality Manager
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About
Award-winning, passionate professional with over 10 years of supply chain and quality experience currently heading manufacturing quality at America's original specialty coffee roaster.
Experience
Plant Quality Manager
Peet's Coffee| Alameda, CA| 2021 - Current
Developed and implemented comprehensive quality control programs covering both roasted coffee and finished goods across a 1.25 million pounds per week production schedule.
- Managing the Coffee Quality lab executing roasted coffee sensory evaluation through training and surveying a staff of 20 roaster operators.
- Managing the Quality Assurance lab coordinating QC techs responsible for continuous finished product verification across three shifts.
- Leading regulatory and compliance programs including AIB and Costco food safety audits, Kosher, and organic certification.
- Working with co-manufacturing partners to maintain and verify current specifications and develop new products.
- Leading and participating in continuous improvement projects to reduce waste and increase plant productivity.
- Implementing supplier and co-man quality verification programs
Specialty Operations Manager La Colombe Coffee Roasters | Philadelphia, PA | 2016 -2021
Fostering a 25% year over year growth in sales since 2016 as the manager of specialty coffee production, generating upwards of $3.5M in revenue in 2019.
● Annually sourcing coffee for 20 seasonal SKUS in support of direct to customer, retail, wholesale, and CPG sales
● Contributing to product marketing while coordinating national multi-channel product launches.
● Managing production across 4 facilities located in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City staffed by 10 roaster operators.
Production Manager La Colombe Coffee Roasters | Philadelphia, PA | 2014-2016
Joining La Colombe in 2014 to be trained as a production roaster in their budding single origin department, soon managing the specialty Philadelphia roastery and three production staff members.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Spanish Language Proficiency Copywriting
Data Analysis Sensory Evaluation
Extras
GMP and HACCP Certified
Q Grader Certified
Q Processing Level 1 Certified
2019 US Roasters Champ 2nd place
2018 US Roasters Champ 4th place
2017 Consumer Reports Best Coffee
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Temple University | 2000 - 2004
