Stacey J. Harris has over 20 years of experience in quality assurance and food safety management roles in the pet food and dairy industries. She is currently the interim complex manager at Performance Pet Products in Mitchell, SD where she is responsible for all plant operations including safety, quality, production, and finance. Her experience also includes roles at Mars Petcare, Schreiber Foods, Modine Manufacturing, and Leggett & Platt where she managed quality assurance programs, food safety plans, production processes, and teams.

1. Stacey J. Harris
24950 406th Ave
Mitchell, SD 57301
(605) 996-1708
staceyheiserman@yahoo.com
Professional History
August 2012 – Present Performance Pet Products Mitchell, SD
Interim Complex Manager April 2016– November2016
Change Safety Culture of thefacilitythrough Safetyprogramimplementation,training & accountability.
Responsible for plant performance through management ofall operations includingSafety, QualityAssurance, Production,
Scheduling, Human Resources, Finance, Maintenance, SanitationandCustomer Service.
Manager of Managers, Direct, & Indirect Reports of 110 personnel.
Achievedsuccessful on-boardingof 2nd
shift operations tomeet & exceedbudget expectations andallowfor reductionin
order leadtime from12weeks to 5 weeks within4 months.
DecreasedDirect Labor cost perunit by 14%.
Reduce order leadtime from 12weeks to5 weeks within 5 months improvingcustomer satisfaction.
QualityAssurance & Food SafetyManager August 2012 – March 2016. November 2016 - present
Design, Implement,and Manage theQuality Assurance & FoodSafety ofproducts produced following all governmental agency
regulations, company specifications and customer requirements including training of all personnel.
Responsible for design, implementation, andsustainability verificationof Supply andQuality pre-requisite programs & monitoring
activies/ processes in Canned Pet Food and Shelf Stable Treat products for dogs. This includes training, program reviews &
trending analysis of program effectiveness.
Maintain systemcontrol & updates tothermal processingcontrols includingFDA filedprocess schedules, verification activities,
record maintenance.
Development andmaintenance of HACCP plans accordingto Global Standards forQuality & FoodSafety including training, on
the job verification, and validation of the plans.
Implementation ofFSMA requirements includingCGMPs andHazard Analysis and Risk Based Preventive Controls (HARPC)
Implementation and sustainability of Environmental and microbiological monitoring, verification, and validation.
Implement Process improvement with the use of Process Excellence Tools, Root Cause Analysis, and Standard Operating
Procedures.
June 2009 – July 2012 Mars Petcare US Clinton, OK
Quality& Food SafetyManager
Manage the Quality & FoodSafetyof products producedfollowingall regulatory agency requlations, companyspecifications and
customer requirements including training of all associates, line managers, staff team, and outside contractors.
Manage development and procedures for 10 direct & indirect reports.
Responsible for verification of Supply andQuality processes followingall USDA, FDA, Company Specifications, and Customer
regulations.
Development andmaintenance of HACCP plans accordingtoGlobal Standards forQuality& Food Safety including training, on
the job verification, and validation of the plans.
Implementation andsustainabilityof Environmental andmicrobiological monitoring, verification, and validation. Implement
Process improvement with the use of Process Excellence Tools, Root Cause Analysis, and Standard Operating Procedures.
Achieved & Sustained Global Standard Compliance.
Team leader of Internal audit team includingGMPs, Building& Equipment, Security, and Global Standard code elements.
Feb. 2004 – June 2009 Schreiber Foods Incorporated Clinton, MO
QualityAssurance Specialist
Assist Quality Assurance managerwith FoodSafety/FoodQualityapproachto Qualityof Cheese ConvertingOperation.
Instructorof HACCP trainingandpartnerFoodSafety.
Responsible for verificationprocesses followingall USDA, FDA, StateMilk Board, and Customerregulations. Development and
maintenance ofHACCP plans.
Environmental andmicrobiological monitoring, verification, andvalidationexperience. Laboratory skills including
microbiological testing andwet chemistry.
Implement Process improvement with theuse of Process Excellence Tools andwriting StandardOperatingProcedures.
Playeda key role in achievingSQF certification.
Internal auditingexperience includingGMPs, Building& Equipment,Security,andSQF code elements.

2. Stacey J. Harris
24950 406th Ave
Mitchell, SD 57301
(605) 996-1708
staceyheiserman@yahoo.com
Dec. 2003 – Feb 2004 Modine Manufacturing Joplin, MO
Production Supervisor (Temporary)
Responsible for manufactureof primaryparts through process toquality completionof EGRC coolers in a safe andefficient
manner.
Continuous Improvement team to increase throughput fromMass Spectrometer through Packagingof completedproduct.
June 1998 – Sept. 2003 Leggett & Platt Incorporated Carthage, MO
ShiftSuperintendent Nov. 2001 – Sept. 2003
Responsible for 200employee andmanagement partners including13 departments and3 buildings.
Ensure quality productionofinnerspringunits andbox springcomponents in a safe andefficient manner.
Ensure all policies andprocedures were followedin a fair andconsistent manner.
Industrial Engineer March 2000 – Nov. 2001
Daily experience in methods, standards, plant layouts, workmeasurement, roduct andprocess Improvement,AutoCAD andVisio
software.
Cost savings proposals includingmachine staffing, newequipment,piece rate incentives. Time studies & predeterminedtime
standards, project management & supervision.
MRP II resource planning, costing& budgeting
Production Supervisor June 1998- March 2000
Supervisor of 25-40employee partners ensuringqualityprocessingandpackagingof finishedproducts.
AchievedLP 9000certification.
May 1997 – June 1998 Larson Manufacturing Co. Brookings, SD
Production Supervisor
Managed75 employees.
Cost savingproposals includingincomingrawmaterial lengths with annual savings of $150,000. Budgeting; key indicators
includingraw material waste,safety record, qualitycomplaints;Capacity planning, capitalexpenditure requests, StandardLabor
Content for transitionintocell manufacturing.
Interviewingandhiringof newemployees.
Education
1993 - 1998 South Dakota State University Brookings
Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Economics
Technical Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Visio, AutoCad, MRP systems
Time Studies & Pre-determined Time Standards
Certification in Safe Quality Foods (SQF) – 2008
Better Process Control Certification -- 2012
Thermal Process Determination -- 2013
Certification in Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) – 2008 & 2014
References
Available Upon Request.