Amanpreet Brar Email Address

Vice President of Quality Assurance

Raley's Family of Fine Stores - Your home for your Raley's store on the web

An experienced management and technical leader with expertise in leading change for food safety, quality and managing regulatory affairs with diverse experience in the application of strategic quality concepts necessary to drive improvement within both corporate and manufacturing structures. A continuous improvement leader and systems expert with a proven track record of consistently exceeding corporate quality goals through strategic planning, organizational design, staff development and project execution through well-developed listening skills and entrepreneurial spirit. Industry Experience: Quality and Food Safety (Leadership, Q&FS Strategy, Organizational Design and People Development), Factory QA Operations Management, Contract Manufacturing/Packing, Supplier/Vendor Management, Continuous Improvement, and Consumer Affairs. Baking (Cookies/Crackers), Milling (Rice & Wheat), Cereal Processing (extruded products), Prepared Frozen foods (Meat, pasta, produce), Dairy (Ice Cream, malted beverages), Citrus, dried fruits and nuts, confectionary (coated nuts, chocolate). Regulatory Compliance: FDA, USDA, Food Safety Modernization Act, CFIA, OSHA, EPA International Experience: India Specialties: Food Safety - Thermal Processing, HACCP, Sanitation, Environmental, GMP, Allergen Management, Auditing, Pest Control, Foreign Object Control/Systems. Quality Systems - SPC, Continuous Improvement, Weight Management. Audit Schemes - ISO, GFSI (SQF, BRC, IFS), GMA SAFE, Third Party GMP (AIB, Silliker, Etc.), Second Party Customer Audits, Supplier Approval Audits Certifications- NSF Certified HACCP Manager, UC Davis Certified Health and Safety Trainer, GFSI Prep Lead, Certified SQF Practitioner & Consultant, Cal-OSHA Certificate of Merit