07/2019 - 10/2020

12 / 2019

Freelance: Adj. manager kwaliteit en voedselveiligheid

Guided projects and provide operational support.

Projects & achievements:

• Aligned the local HACCP system with the requirements of the Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation (FDA)
  
• Managed a project to automate the generation of COAs of bulk deliveries phosphoric acid.
• Implemented an approval procedure for the implementation of changes to packaging & labels.
  
• Evaluated the FSMS and QMS.
• Conducted a GAP-analysis of the water management system
• Trained employees on HACCP & food safety.

2008 - 2009

QC Manager - ad interim - production plant Aalst (4 months)

Guide customer audits. Perform 5S inspections and ISO 9001 internal audits. Maintain relationship with FAVV inspectors. Responsible for management of non - conformities and CAPAs.

Group Quality Engineer (9 years)

Assigned to the quality department on corporate level with responsibilities in:

• customer quality
• quality system management and food safety system management
• product portfolio management (sirups, maltodextrins, starches, vital wheat gluten, polyols, co-products)
• support European production sites and corporate departments (sales, customer service, purchase,...).

Achievements:

• Evaluated, negotiated and confirmed general quality agreements of key customers (Haribo, Mars, Mondelez,...).
• Defined and implemented a positive release protocol to confirm the microbiological quality of bulk shipments of vital wheat gluten to Kelloggs'.
• Lead the approval process of a new syrup for Coca Cola.
• Defined the internal starch product specifications for a new starch drying facility in France.
• Was the food safety expert of a HACCP team assessing a new installation for the production of liquid dextr'ose in France.
• Reorganised the internal food safety, environment and safety audit program to evaluate the European  starch processing plants.
• Perform root cause analysis of a number of non-conformities and complaints. Was able to detirmine the root cause of the differences in the sugar spectrum of a syrup produced in 2 different production sites. Proposed solutions.
• Drafted the general quality and feed safety agreement for the bulk storage of feed products by external warehouses.
• Assessed and approved a contractor in Austria for the production of liquid dextrose. Set up the collaboration with the quality department of the contracter.
• Trained the new group quality engineers during the phase out of the group activities at the Aalst site of Tereos.
• ...

2006 - 2007

Quality Engineer

• Established and implemented actions and projects to improve the ISO 9001 based quality management system in both a strong automated and work intensive environments.
• Implemented acceptance protocols for raw materials and release procedures for finished goods.
• Assisted to customer audits of retailers (Carrefour, Auchan,...)

New Product Development Engineer (2 years)

Develop recepies to produce new beers and optimize production processes to increase cost effectiveness.

• Raised and coordinated a degustation panel (established and implemented procedures, selected and trained panel members, planned activities,...)
• Developed an award winning beer.

QA Manager productiesite Waarloos (2 years)

Managed the activities of the QA department during the phase-out of the activities of the Waarloos production site.

• Ensured the continuity of the activities of the laboratory.
• Managed during a 3 month period a product quality crisis due to microcontamination.

Quality Process Engineer (1 year)

Initiate and Manage quality and food safety projects.

Team Leader (2 years)

Daily management of a team of operators. Steer fermentation processes.

• Implement ISO 9001 in the department fermentation and lagering.