Yuvraj Bhullar

Experience

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  MP Dairy Toronto

  May 2005 - Jun 2007

  Chesse Technologist
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  Ralcorp Frozen foods

  Sept 2008 - Mar 2011

  • HACCP Coordinator

    Feb 2010 - Mar 2011

  • QA Technologist II

    Sept 2008 - Feb 2010
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  ConAgra Foods

  Mar 2011 - Nov 2013

  QA/HACCP Coordinator and SQF Practitioner

  Responsibilities - Duties:• Plant HACCP Coordinator and SQF Practitioner.• Facilitating Third party SQF & Customer audits & responsible for KPI reporting at corporate level.• Planning QA staffing requirements according to staffing levels, production demands, vacation scheduling and audit requirements.• Maintaining food safety and regulatory compliance programs such as HACCP, GMPs, Microbial surveillance, Pest Control, Sanitation Program Improvement, Weight control, Hold reconcilement, Product recovery, Mock recalls, Consumer complaint reduction, Allergen control program, Inspections (internal and external), SQF Document register, Organic manual, Quality manual, Finished products specifications, Ingredient and Approval Supplier register and assist as a cross functional liaison.• Troubleshooting and resolving customer and consumer complaints.• Leading internal audit function in line with SQF and Corporate requirements and updating IMPACT (Integrated Manufacturing Process Auditing Compliance Tool) database.• Ensuring that HACCP systems (written pre-requisite programs and plans) are maintained and improved in accordance with the program requirements. • Driving continuous improvement using Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).• Facilitating SQF management review meetings and developing action plans on corrective actions.• Validation and Verification of SQF Quality Management System & HACCP Systems.• Perform annual review and reassessment of HACCP Plans and update accordingly. Show less

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  TreeHouse Foods

  Nov 2013 - Dec 2016

  Quality Assurance Supervisor & SQF Practitioner

  Responsible for (including but not limited to):• Providing leadership, training and support to Quality Assurance team. • Plant HACCP Coordinator and SQF Practitioner.• Five direct reports from Quality Assurance technicians.• Preparation and facilitation of Third party SQF & Customer audits.• Responsible for KPI reporting at plant and corporate level.• Leading food safety and quality pillar team to drive sustained improvements in quality program.• Delegating tasks to Quality Assurance Technicians, verifying their daily activities and conducting annual performance reviews.• Planning QA staffing requirements according to staffing levels, production demands, vacation scheduling and audit requirements.• Troubleshooting and resolving customer and consumer complaints.• Leading internal audit function in line with SQF and Corporate requirements and updating IMPACT (Integrated Manufacturing Process Auditing Compliance Tool) database.• Ensuring that HACCP systems (written pre-requisite programs and plans) are maintained and improved in accordance with the program requirements. • Facilitating SQF management review meetings and developing action plans on corrective actions.• Validation and Verification of SQF Quality Management System & HACCP Systems.• Working on Special projects and implementing improvement initiatives driven by customer complaints.• Perform annual review and reassessment of HACCP Plans and update accordingly. • Leading on-site HACCP Team and conduct quarterly meetings outlining the corrective actions and updates as required. • Establishing and improving trending program for quality metrics.• Implementation, maintenance and validation of allergen control program.• Maintaining Organic certification by ensuring Organic Compliance Plan (OCP), Organic System Plan Summary (OSPS) and Individual Product Profiles (IPPs) are current. • Maintaining and improving EMP (environmental monitoring program). Show less

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  Egg Solutions

  Jan 2017 - Apr 2020

  Corporate Quality Assurance & Regulatory Manager

  Responsible for (including but not limited to): • Providing leadership, direction, training and support to Regulatory & QA Teams across 3 manufacturing establishments – registered with CFIA under Processed Egg Program.• Lead CFIA, GFSI, Compliance and Customer audits across all 3 registered establishments.• Nine direct reports from QA Supervisors, Regulatory Specialist, HACCP Coordinators & Techs.• Lead Corporate internal audit function in line with GFSI and CFIA requirements and drive action to ensure corrective actions demonstrate compliance per regulatory mandate.• Task delegation to direct reports to drive ownership, engagement and ensure strategical and tactical task completion takes place per assigned timelines in pragmatic fashion. • Planning, undertaking and overseeing product trials, shelf life studies and regulatory inspections.• Offering advice about regulatory mandates and devising strategies to ensure compliance with company policies, practices and systems.• Liaising and negotiating with regulatory authorities such as CFIA, USDA/FSIS, SENASICA (Mexico), APHA (UK), MFDS (South Korea) & Ministry of Health (Trinidad & Tobago) etc. to streamline import and export of raw and processed egg products.• Champion food safety and quality initiatives and work with operations to resolve quality issues and assure compliance with regulations, company standards, and customer requirements.• Outlining requirements for labelling and packaging based on domestic and international labelling standards.• Ensuring extended shelf life (ESL) samples submissions meet CFIA protocol to establish compliance history.• Collating and analyzing performance KPI’s and charts against defined parameters.• Troubleshooting and resolving customer and consumer complaints to drive sustainable continuous improvement (CI) efforts and streamline operations. Show less

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  Food Safety Auditing Systems Inc.

  Sept 2021 - now

  Technical Manager - Auditor & Consultant

  Responsible for (including but not limited to):• Conduct periodic food safety and quality management system audits to determine if the client organization is in compliance with the Food safety standard such as SQF or BRC requirements, for the purpose of certifying the organization’s food safety management system (FSMS) to that standard.• Issue audit plan and schedule notification to complete announced audits in a timely fashion.• Review the organization’s food safety-related documentation and records (e.g., HACCP plan, Preventive control plan, Personnel Training program, Pest control program, Recall/Mock recall program, Customer or Consumer complaint program, Sanitation program, Approved Supplier program, Environmental monitoring program, Preventive Maintenance, Calibration program, Specifications, Internal audit program, Identity preserved claims, Document control and Shipping/Receiving records)• Conduct on-site i.e. facility audits by observing organization’s food preparation, Pre-operational inspections, cGMPs, Personnel practises, Processing practices, Storage requirements, and Transportation processes.• Interview personnel within the scope of the organization’s FSMS to obtain objective evidence.• Report audit results by issuing a formal audit report to the organization’s board of directors/top management and certification body (CB)• Conduct timely follow-up to ensure corrective action reports are verified and corrective actions are closed per audit criteria, in a timely manner and if required surveillance audits are scheduled per SQF and BRC requirements. Show less