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Norman Richter
Occupational Safety Specialist
Experience
Nov 2023 - Present
2 years 3 monthsOccupational Safety Specialist
Baltic Distillery GmbH
- Further development of the quality management system
- Conducting internal audits
- Preparing for and following up on audits
- Conducting hygiene audits
- Planning external audits
- Creating and tracking deviations
- Maintaining and creating documents
- Training employees (food hygiene, product protection)
- Revising supplier management with the purchasing department
- Digitalizing the lab and parts of production with new equipment and electronic document management software
- Close collaboration with purchasing, sales department, HR and production management
- Preparing the management review together with executive management
- Test equipment coordinator
Jun 2022 - Present
3 years 8 monthsHead of Quality Management and Quality Assurance
Baltic Distillery GmbH
- Further development of the quality management system
- Conducting internal audits
- Preparing for and following up on audits
- Conducting hygiene audits
- Planning external audits
- Creating and tracking deviations
- Maintaining and creating documents
- Training employees (food hygiene, product protection)
- Revising supplier management with the purchasing department
- Digitalizing the lab with new equipment to improve production processes and electronic document management software
- Close collaboration with the purchasing and sales departments, HR and production management
- Preparing the management review together with executive management
- Test equipment coordinator
Jan 2021 - May 2022
1 year 5 monthsQuality Manager
Centogene GmbH
- Further development of the quality management system
- Conducting internal audits
- Preparing for and following up on audits
- Conducting hygiene audits
- Planning external audits with the project manager from the USA
- Creating and tracking CAPAs
- Maintaining and creating documents (Qualio QMS)
- Training employees (Qualio QMS, internal auditing, CAPAs, QM basics)
- Establishing supplier management with the purchasing department
- Project planning for the integration of a hazardous materials software
- Close collaboration with the lab
- Planning certification according to ISO 15189
- Project planning for equipment qualification (DQ, IQ, OQ & PQ)
Mar 2020 - Jan 2021
11 monthsQuality Coordinator
Darguner Brauerei GmbH
- Further development of the quality management system (result: unannounced audit end of March: 95.04% Higher Level)
- Conducting internal audits
- Preparing for and following up on audits
- Conducting hygiene audits
- Handling complaints (IPW document management system)
- Evaluating error logs (IPW DMS)
- Label inspection according to EU Food Information Regulation (beer and non-alcoholic beverages)
- Implementing HACCP
- Maintaining and creating documents (IPW DMS)
- Facility inspections
- Training employees (hygiene; Infection Protection Act; occupational safety; food defense; food fraud, migrating to online training)
- Collaboration with pest control providers
- Creating analytical reports via Quick View to provide quality reports to Denmark
- Creating product questionnaires (retail) and processing export questionnaires (beer)
- Supplier evaluations
- Food fraud management
- Close collaboration with the lab, technical department and production management on processes and error logs
- Creating cleaning matrices together with AfG departmental management
- Setting up an online training portal
Jun 2019 - Feb 2020
9 monthsQuality Assurance / Quality Management Associate
Fruitwork Dienstleistungscenter GmbH
- Building a quality management system within one month (result: 95.4% higher level)
- Conducting internal audits
- Preparing for and following up on audits
- Conducting hygiene audits
- Handling complaints
- Monitoring test equipment and initial setup in collaboration with the manufacturer and calibration office (checkweigher/metal detectors)
- Checking layouts during incoming goods and sampling
- Incoming goods inspections of raw materials and documentation
- Implementing HACCP
- Maintaining and creating documents
- Facility inspections
- Training employees (hygiene; Infection Protection Act; occupational safety; food defense; food fraud)
- Production controls
- Ordering supplies for production
- Supporting the production manager
- Collaboration with pest control providers
- Forwarding incoming goods documents to Nutwork
- Introducing new machines and lines
Nov 2018 - Mar 2019
5 monthsHead of Quality Assurance / Quality Management
Allfein Feinkost GmbH & Co. KG
- Conduct internal audits
- Prepare and follow up audits (IFS Food: 96% as of 15.02.2019)
- Conduct hygiene audits
- Perform line inspections
- Handle complaints
- Ship produced items to external lab
- Monitor testing equipment
- Conduct supplier evaluations and supplier audits
- Review and create specifications
- Check folding carton layouts
- Perform incoming goods inspections for fresh and packaging materials
- Implement HACCP
- Maintain and create documents
- Conduct site inspections
- Train employees (hygiene; IFSG; occupational safety; food defense; food fraud)
- Perform production checks
- Order quality assurance and production supplies
- Request supplier questionnaires
- Create and maintain the document matrix
Oct 2017 - Nov 2018
1 year 2 monthsQuality Management / Quality Assurance Specialist
Port International
- Conduct sensory tests
- Implement HACCP
- Conduct hygiene audits
- Prepare production samples and ship them
- Maintain documents
- Handle complaints
- Ship produced items to external lab
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
1 yearQuality Management / Quality Assurance Assistant
Eisbär Eis Produktions GmbH
- Conduct sensory tests
- Implement HACCP
- Conduct hygiene audits
- Prepare production samples and ship them
- Maintain documents
- Handle complaints
- Ship produced items to external lab
Nov 2014 - Apr 2015
6 monthsQuality Management / Quality Assurance Intern
Stollwerck Norderstedt GmbH & Co. KG
- Conduct sensory tests
- Inspect incoming packaging materials
- Take raw material samples
- Conduct hygiene audits
- Prepare production samples and ship them
- Bachelor thesis: A ranking system to optimize allergen management in chocolate production
Aug 2011 - Sep 2011
2 monthsGermany
Cook
Bundeswehr Marine
- Prepare daily communal meals in confined spaces
- Clean assigned loads and rooms
- Store and stow delivered food
- Place orders and perform quality checks on delivery
- Create watch schedules
- Provide first aid at the medical station
Summary
- Excellent knowledge of IFS certifications
- Sound judgment regarding the quality of raw materials and semi-finished products
- In-depth experience with IFS Food/Broker as a QS staff member and as head of QS/QM
- Familiar with current food regulations/HACCP/specification development
- Cooperative yet determined and independent working style
- Strong interest in building my career in quality management
Skills
- Ms Office Suite: Good Working Knowledge
- Microsoft Dynamics Nav: Good Working Knowledge
- Prodin
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
ElementaryRussian
ElementaryEducation
Oct 2011 - Dec 2015
Münster University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor of Science in Food Business · Nutritional Science · Münster, Germany
Jul 2010 - Jul 2011
Vocational School of the Hanseatic City of Rostock – Services and Trades
Advanced technical college entrance qualification · Nutrition and Home Economics · Rostock, Germany
Jul 2000 - Jul 2003
TriHotel am Schweizer Wald in Rostock and Uschi's Gasthof in Neuendorf
Journeyman Cook · Cook · Rostock, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Q 4.0 Training Microsoft 365 in Vocational Training
Q 4.0 Training New Leadership: Leading Successfully Through the Digital Transformation as a Trainer
Test Equipment Coordinator (TÜV®)
TÜV NORD Academy
QM Quality Officer (TÜV)
TÜV NORD
Train-the-Trainer – Aptitude Test (AEVO)
Chamber of Industry and Commerce Rostock
Trainer License
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