Lawrence M.

Experience

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  U.S. Bank

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1996

  Proof Department Clerk

  Processed banking transactions including deposits slips, withdrawal slips, and checks to help ensure that customer accounts were credited or debited correctly. Wrote up correction forms and provided documentation, as necessary, to resolve account inaccuracies (both at the customer level and for errors which occurred at the branches.) Provided administrative support to the Proof Department Manager.

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  Nestlé

  Jan 1997 - Jun 2015

  Managed inventory of over 1.5 million dollars’ worth of materials, machine parts, chemicals, tools, etc. for maintenance & production teams while increasing inventory accuracy above 99%. Documented all purchases, usages, returns, and repair jobs using SAP (ERP) software. Helped to provide maintenance data for ongoing process improvement activities. Ensured that all maintenance-related waste was managed in compliance with the environmental standards in ISO 9001. Performed Behavioral Based Safety Audits 2x per month, and provided additional coaching or safety training when necessary as a part of the BBS team maintaining a world-class safety program in the facility. Show less Documented & aided in resolving quality issues as they arose. Created & delivered training programs for all plant personnel in order to ensure safe food production & storage (including Good Manufacturing Practices & HAACP). Reviewed completed paperwork for positive release of product, and the release of products in Enterprise Resource Planning software (SAP Systems). Presented quality-related data to the factory in operational meetings. Worked with suppliers to investigate & resolve deviations from standards. Developed & maintained archives for all quality-related documentation. Show less

  • Maintenance Inventory Specialist

    Jan 2009 - Jun 2015

  • Quality Assurance Specialist

    Jan 2002 - Jan 2009

  • Machine Operator

    Jan 1997 - Jan 2002
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  Novolex

  Sept 2015 - now

  Develop policies & procedures to ensure that all plant operations conform to food safety & quality standards required; by regulation, by customers, and by 3rd-party standards (i.e. - SQF, HACCP, et al.) Train all plant personnel to food safety & quality procedures and conduct internal audits to ensure compliance. Investigate incidents & near-misses of quality-related issues, and develop Corrective And Preventative Actions (CAPA) as needed. Work with vendors to resolve raw material quality issues. Successfully led the project of preparing the Vancouver plant for initial SQF certification (scoring a 92 on the first facility audit in December 2019.) Show less

  • Quality Manager and SQF Practitioner

    Apr 2017 - now

  • Senior Production Analyst

    Sept 2015 - Apr 2017
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  Crisis Text Line

  Dec 2015 - Jan 2019

  Volunteer Crisis Counselor

  Volunteer Crisis Counselor (4 hours per week.) Over 600 hours of volunteer work completed from Dec. 2015 - Jan. 2019