Wali Aziz, PMP

Experience

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  Griffith Foods

  Jan 2014 - Mar 2022

  • Supervises a team of forty employees among five bakery lines on three shifts consisting of: day to day time sheets and inquiries, performance reviews and disciplinary actions• Key member of team for BRC and customer audits ensuring compliance and implementing corrective actions• Leads root cause analysis and customer complaint investigations for bakery incidents • Drives OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) production targets and continuous improvement projects while maintaining health and safety against budget• Performs hazard and injury investigations for preventative and corrective actions Show less • Conducts pre-operational inspections on manufacturing equipment during weekly production start-ups and devises corrective actions as necessary• Coordinates Environmental Sanitation program using sponge, ATP, protein and TPC swabs• Aides in implementing and enforcing the Health and Safety, HACCP and GMP programs • Coordinates the flow of production to meet shipments of finished products • Evaluates finished products and raw materials for shelf life extensions• Performs risk assessment for non-conformances to give appropriate dispositions on finished product goods and raw materials using CAPA• Audits different departments to abide by BRC, CFIA, FDA and other global regulations• Generates Certificates of Analysis and provides them to customers as necessary Show less

  • Bakery Manager

    Jul 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Quality Specialist - Continuous Improvement

    Jul 2019 - Jul 2020

  • Quality Technologist

    Jul 2016 - Jul 2020

  • Quality Technician

    Jan 2014 - Jul 2016
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  Sonoma Nutraceuticals Inc.

  Jun 2018 - Sept 2018

  Quality Coordinator

  • Was responsible for CAPA investigations and dispositions regarding finished products and bulk• Created and revised SOPs per Health Canada and GMP program requirements• Performed pre-op and in process checks to ensure no food safety risk was present • Conducted internal audits and verified production records to guarantee GMP compliance among all departments

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  Mondelēz International

  Mar 2022 - Mar 2024

  • • Manages a salaried team of four supervisors, one process engineer and a unionized team of sixty technical operators, process operators and case packers on three shifts to fulfill production requirements while following the collective bargaining agreement • Leads team to pursue KPIs in safety, quality, cost, delivery and morale to ensure that manufacturing lines are safely producing high-quality products at the right cost using integrated lean six sigma tools• Delegates and oversees line maintenance, sanitation and CIL/AM activities • Performs RCAs, BDAs, risk assessments and implements CAPAs as required for line performance and compliance to safety, HACCP and GFSI standards Show less • Supervises a unionized team of twenty-six material handlers, shippers, receivers, bulk receivers, inventory control, and robotics operators on three shifts to fulfill production requirements while following collective bargaining agreement• Leads raw material/packaging planners to maintain day to day shipments for production needs while ensuring inventory levels of packaging and raw materials on-site• Investigates and follows up with suppliers for CAPAs for non-conforming bulk, raw material and packaging inbounds• Leads inventory control team to maintain <1.5 % loss of inventory target • Manages plant consumables inventory for forecasted requirements against budget Show less

  • Business Unit Lead - Manufacturing

    Mar 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Warehouse And Distribution Manager

    Mar 2022 - Mar 2023
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  MULTIVAC Canada

  Mar 2024 - Feb 2025

  Project Manager