Wayne Joseph,PhD

Experience

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  Parry W Bellot & Co. Ltd

  Jun 2008 - Sept 2011

  Quality Assurance Manager

  Ensure that the company complies and surpasses local standards producing food products of highest quality for local, regional and international markets.Implementation of Hazard Analysis Critical Control point (HACCP) at the facility to ensure that all hazards are controlled ensuring customer protection.Ensure that a culture of food safety was developed in the organisation through training and teaching .Conduct root cause analysis for issues that may develop at the facility.Research and Development of new and exciting products for the local market.Accomplishments: Implementation of HACCP program at the facility. Show less

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  Trinidad Seafoods Limited

  Oct 2011 - Oct 2012

  Quality Assurance Manager

  Ensure that the company complies and surpasses local standards producing products of highest quality for local and international markets.Implementation of Hazard Analysis Critical Control point (HACCP) at the facility to ensure that all hazards are controlled ensuring customer protection.Devoplement of a robust Food Safety plan with the intent of moving toward GFSI certification.Ensure that a food safety culture is developed in the organisation through training and teaching .Conduct root cause analysis for issues that may develop at the facility. Show less

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  University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus

  Oct 2012 - Jul 2015

  Research Assistant

  Conduct research on microbiological stability of foods.Conduct research on the many local foods such a sweet potato, sweet cassava and breadfruit to name a few as an alternate source of non gluten flour.Conduct research on consumer behavior as it relates to their purchasing, handling and consumption of various foods.

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  Prestige Holdings Limited

  Aug 2015 - now

  Management of the P&L, food safety, and overall excellence of one of the most iconic QSR brands.Responsibilities include but not limited to:1. Maintain and build compliance to (QA) Quality Assurance food safety standards set by Franchisers of the brand by ensuring restaurants are operating per local and brand standards.2. Provide coaching and food safety training where needed at all levels of the restaurant ecosystem.3. Coordinate internal audits for restaurants that I manage.4. Evaluate risk to the brands through restaurant reviews and audit scores.5. Conduct internal audits to ensure that each restaurant is following brand standards and producing products that are of the highest quality for our customers.6. Ensure continuous improvement by evaluation of risk-based programs.7. Ensure restaurants are operating with a culture of food safety.8. Implementation of corrective actions when Key Performance Indicators are not being met through workshops and other coaching methods.9. Ensure each restaurant is achieving the various profit margins through data review and analysis.10. Ensure each restaurant is achieving a minimum sales target of 95% by ensuring each customer feels welcomed and is satisfied, product availability 100% of the time, good-tasting products, and speed of service.11. Ensure each restaurant achieves a minimum profit of 95% by ensuring that F&P is well managed and kept below or within targets, reduce wastage, and ensure efficiencies within the operations in terms of labor management.12. Review data daily, weekly, monthly, and annually identifying trends that may require interventions or require recognition.13. Recognizing employees who have performed in the various KPIs. Show less Management of food safety and overall Quality Assurance for 5 of the largest and most iconic brands in Trinidad and Tobago and globally namely KFC, Pizza Hut, TGI Fridays, Subway, and Starbucks.Responsibilities include but are not limited too:1. Maintain and build compliance to (QA) Quality Assurance food safety standards set by Franchisers of the various brands by ensuring local suppliers are approved per local and brand standards.2. Provide coaching and food safety training when needed at the restaurant level as well as the supplier level.3. Coordinate supplier audits for all brands that I manage.4. Evaluate supplier risk to the brands through QA programs and audit scores.5. Conduct supplier internal audits to ensure that they are following brand standards and producing products that are of the highest quality to the brands.6. Ensure that local suppliers are continuously improving by re-evaluation of QA programs when the need arises.7. Ensure restaurants are operating with a culture of food safety through store audits.8. Implementation of corrective actions when Key Performance Indicators are not being met through workshops and other coaching methods.9. Develop a culture of food safety in the organization. Show less

  • Operations Manager

    Aug 2021 - now

  • Quality Assurance Manager

    Aug 2015 - Aug 2021