Ben Magnin

Managerial Experience: Managed a team of 18 individuals across 4 shifts. Created several new jobs within the department. Regulatory Experience: Grade A Dairy/PMO 2023 Process Improvement: Worked with Wisconsin Department of Agriculture on Alternative Clean and Sanitation Schedules (ACaSS) to enhance plant efficiency. Worked with Customer and thermal process authority to qualify new retort layer pattern, increasing throughput by 8%. Other Accomplishments: On-boarded and maintained quality and food safety requirements for 2 co-manufacturers.

Managerial Experience: Managed a team of 18 individuals. Interviewing/Hiring/Coaching. Job Creation. Goal setting/Reviews/Scheduling Regulatory Experience: Auditing and Maintaining Systems for: Rain Forest Alliance/Fair Trade/Organic/Kosher/DATCP/FDA/SQF/Customers Customer and Consumer Experience: Primary in requesting exceptional release of product and performing non-conformance investigations. Trending, Tracking, and Responding to consumer complaints. Developing and Trending KPI's to enhance business. Tracking and trending supplier non-conformances and communicating with the supplier on the root cause, corrective action, and preventative action.

Team Management: Led a team of 2-8, setting goals, evaluating products, and providing backup for commercialization approvals. Audits: Supported SQF, FDA, and customer audits, oversaw DATCP Audit, and conducted internal audits and document reviews. Regulatory Compliance: Managed graphic approvals and adhered to NIST Handbook 133 for Net Weight requirements. Process Improvement: Utilized Excel for Control Charts, worked on Net Weight capability and retort cycle optimizations, and served as the contact for in-line quality inspection equipment. Customer and Vendor Relations: Coordinated vendor visits for CAPA follow-ups, collected data on customer complaints, and assisted in the review and reporting of customer issues.

Reviewed all paperwork from documentation of preventative controls and CCP's. Completed positive release paperwork of batches. Reviewed and revised forms, policies, and SOP's. Sent corrective actions for nonconforming documents. Laboratory Equipment Experience: Scales, pH meters, HPLC, GCMS, Particle Size Analyzer, Lactosens, CEM Fats and Solids, Total dissolved solids, Hanna Instruments Auto Titrator. Other Relevant Experience: Performed daily line checks. Lead in troubleshooting in-line inspection equipment.