This document is a resume for Steve Howard seeking a position involving sanitation and quality assurance. It summarizes his experience overseeing quality control programs and sanitation processes to ensure compliance with regulations. He has 20 years of related experience, including positions as a General Manager, Sanitation/Quality Assurance/Warehouse Manager, and training and supervising large teams.

1. STEVE HOWARD
Show1977@live.com (518) 577-9003
736 King Hill Rd. Surprise NY 12176
Sanitation and Quality Assurance
Summary:
Skilled professionalseeking to utilize my quality assurance, technical and management abilities to
be part of a team focused on planning and effective communication to maximize production
efficiencies. Record for making a positive impact by improving systems, contributing knowledge
and experience for the good of the company.
Certifications&Expertise
• Sanitation Management • HACCP Certified • SQF Certified
• FSA Audits • SQF Audits • USDA inspections
• Employee Training • Diesel Technology Cert. • Heavy Equipment Operation Cert.
• Warehouse Management • Managed Plant Production • Quality Control
Accomplishments:
• One of two employees in a company of 90+ to be HACCP and SQF certified, completed CCP
records, ensured the maintenance/labeling of extensive production documentation. Trusted
company liaison, worked directly with inspectors during FSA and SQF audits and USDA reviews.
• Promoted 4 times in 3 years, quickly advancing from cook, to Quality Control, Sanitation &
Warehouse Manager.
• Extensive knowledge of sanitation, significantly improved the sanitary work environment,
reduced USDA inspector visits from daily audits to random. Developed GMP and SOP
processes.
• Proficient in Quality Control, identify, analyze, redirect and solve quality issues. Trusted by
USDA inspectors, initiated Charm testing, developed GMP solution strategies.
• In-depth knowledge of warehouse receiving,shipping, Sigma scanning and equipment operation.
• Hired, trained and managed up to 40 personnel in a high paced, time sensitive production
environment, made calculated decisions using data, information and communication.
• Increased production proficiency and reduced employee overtime hours after developing
and implementing an attendance policy for union and non-union production plants.
• Improved the ability to resolve production issues, effectively pin pointing areas in need of
repair or employees requiring training after developing quality control, production and
sanitation recordkeeping systems. Developed forms and daily records to track information.
• Earned better product yield and greatercompany profit after writing and implementing a
yield test programfor production, streamlined theunderstanding of correctcalculation and
measurements facilitating additional production of one product line.
• Evaluated, communicated and developed new processes forstorage, receiving and shipping of
raw and finished products in a warehousethat moved 400,000 to 800,000 lbs. of product/wk.

2. STEVE HOWARD
• Quick learner, at Crowley Foods, qualified toworkin 11 of 15 positions including forklift, blow
molder, filler machine, loader/unloader, warehouse,etc.
• Wrote and implemented sanitation SOP’s for multiple production areas. Responsiblefor the
training and overall quality of work performed by the sanitation crew.
• Trained employees in order to operate and maintain sanitation equipment effectively. While
also keeping in contact with distributers to keep inventory and equipment up to date.
• Perform Pre-op and mid-shift sanitation inspections.Indicating any noncompliance and
documenting corrective actions.
• Wrote, Implemented and Maintained records involving production, sanitation, lot tracking,
SQF and HACCP procedures. Insured that all records were up to date and audit ready.
Skills and Abilities:
Management/Leadership Skills
• Oversaw 5 to 40 production, sanitation, warehousing and record keeping employees
depending on shift.
• Reported directly to General Manager or Owners, multitasking was second nature,
coordinating production schedules, trouble shooting issues and quality control concerns.
• Oversaw weekly inventories of 1,000,000+ pounds of raw, finished and in process product.
Technical
• Quality Control Programs: Proficient and knowledgeable in evaluating, developing and
maintaining quality programs all meeting/exceeding all compliance standards.
• Machine Operation: Skilled in blow molding machines, liquid filler machines, industrial
choppers, industrial ovens, mixers, grinders, stuffing machines, needle injectors, package
sealing machines, scales, chart recorders, belted sorter, sanitation foamers, forklifts, pallet
jacks, skid steers, excavators, bulldozers, backhoes, straight box trucks and land movers.
• Earned 4 Diesel Technology Certificates: Medium Duty Tune Up, Intro to Diesel,
Transmissions and Drivelines and Air Brake Systems.
Experience:
Towne and Country Wholesale
· General Manager 8/2014-9/2014 Laid off due to
downsizing
Old World Provisions/Hembolds 06-2011 to 08-2014
• Sanitation/Quality Assurance/Warehouse Manage 12/2012-8/2014
• Plant Assistant Manager 6/2012-12/2012
• Plant Supervisor 1/2012-6/2012
• Cook 6/2011-1/2012
Order selector McLane Foods 03-2010 to 08-2010
Shipper/Shelf Selector United Stationers 10-2007 to 03-2010
Vacation Relief Crowley Foods 01-2004 to 04-2007
Rebuilt Diesel Engines & HydrostaticTransmissions US Marine Corps 07-1997 to 07- 2000
Dairy Farmer Albrights Dairy (family) 07-1983 to 07-1997