Alina Tarasenko
Banbury,UK
Summary
Dynamic and accomplished Quality and Operations professional with over 17 years of extensive experience in the food and beverage industry. Proven track record of driving quality improvements, ensuring regulatory compliance, and optimizing operational efficiency across various roles within renowned multinational companies. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, implementing quality management systems, and spearheading projects to enhance product quality and safety. Demonstrated expertise in risk assessment, project management, and stakeholder collaboration. Proficient in HACCP, GMP, ISO standards, and regulatory requirements. Dedicated to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and achieving excellence in quality and operations.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
Packaging Engineer
JDE Peet's UK
Banbury, Oxfordshire
03.2023 - Current
- Working with R&D to validate pack materials evolutions and to deliver fit for purpose material specifications
- Coordinate projects internally: make the link between the scheduling, supply, production, quality, maintenance and engineering departments.
- Coordination of NPD/packaging modifications tests within the factory
- Manages the diagnosis of line issues related to the pack materials
- Coordinate problem solving and creation of preventative and improvement actions between suppliers, purchasing departments, central quality and the factory
- Participate in the definition of pack specifications, supporting R&D.
- Participate in the management of pack complaints and process optimization
- Initiates escalations for quality issues of pack mats.
- Develop plans to optimize resources and process changes, and implement the solutions
- Monitor results, provide a summary and progress points on the action plan
Plant Initiative Lead
JDE Peet's UK
05.2022 - 03.2023
- Ensured that new product/pack/material changes are delivered to on time, within budget and meet quality targets and specifications
- Checked operational feasibility of proposals regarding product changes, new products, and promotions
- Led Risk Assessment for Manufacturing workstream for projects
- Worked with D2P and R&D, made sure that all new packaging artwork meets plant technical requirements and delivered materials are suitable for Plant production
- Supported R&D with production trial via arranging the availability of the required materials and resources
- Made sure the trial results will be available on time and communicated to the stakeholders
- Led Pro-Start meetings, the first productions and post launch review
- Led the material phase in/phase out of obsolete materials to deliver minimal write off costs
- Ensured master data/systems (BOMs) are setup correctly and on time
- Held responsibility to manage OPEX and CAPEX budgets within a project cycle
- Managed the costing process for ZFIN, ZPKG, and ZSEM
- Led the project for capacity increase or reduce plant complexity
Quality Manager
Trostyanets plant, Ukraine JDE Peet's
Trostyanets, Sumy region
01.2018 - 05.2022
- Managed a cross-functional team to ensure compliance with ISO 9001, FSSC 22000 standards, internal corporate audits, FDA, Kosher, Halal, government audits
- Ensured that food safety and quality regulations are always met
- Determined quality control standards and corporate politics
- Drove improvements in quality KPIs
- Monitored productivity rates and product standards
- Implemented quality control/measurements methods
- Managed quality budget control and ensure that is met to target
- Worked with leadership to implement the company policies and goals
- Reviewed worker performance and identified training needs, ability to train, mentor and equip personal for success
- Worked with development team to ensure requirements specifications can be achieved consistently within production
- Managed the reports regarding the nonconformance of products, pack and raw materials, daily production quality, root cause analyses, CAPA process and quality trends
- Managed the development and update the quality sampling plan to evaluate quality and food safety
- Implemented the outcoming and incoming inspections to ensure traceability
- Led risk assessment for products returns, analyses the defects and approval with central quality team
- Investigated customer and consumer complaints regarding the quality issues and ensure the root cause and CAPA in place
- Developed staff to ensure a high performing quality system & team that meets agreed objectives and delivery best practice results and continuous improvements
- Managed internal and external audits to ensure the high performing quality management system
- Validated new suppliers and improved the existing one for achievement the high OTIF and produce high-quality products
- Drove Food Safety and Quality Culture to all associates
- Led of Quality pillar to developed and implemented the tools and KPIs of the Manufacturing Operation System.
Coordinator production & corporate quality department
JDE Ukraine
05.2017 - 01.2018
- The list of responsibilities was the same as I have mentioned in the position Quality manager Trostyanets plant, Ukraine JDE.
Coordinator quality HACCP system
JDE Ukraine
10.2016 - 05.2017
- Introduced the construction of the HACCP system, GMP programs, and Pest Control
- Coordinated the implementation of requirements in production and warehouses
- Developed training programs and conducted trainings for employees of the plant and contractors
- Development and implementation of local and operating procedures
- Cooperation with external organizations and laboratories
- Cooperation with the purchasing department on the creation of technical specifications for the provision of the necessary services of external organizations
- Collaborate with external laboratories and research institutes for the laboratory testing.
Quality Coordinator of the biscuits and coffee sections
MDLZ Ukraine
01.2014 - 10.2016
Incoming Control Specialist (quality department)
MDLZ Ukraine
01.2011 - 01.2014
Quality Assurance Analyst (quality department)
Kraft Foods Ukraine
11.2007 - 01.2011
Education
Master of Science - Engineer - ecologist - technologist
National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic
Skills
- MS Excel Word Outlook
- Fluently user in the SAP
- Hamilton Grant, PLM and Meridian product specifications systems
- SyncForce systems for review and approval new PM and technical drawing
- Safefood 360 system management vendor non-conformances
- People management
- Quality Management System
- Presentation skills
- Project management
- Paying attention to details
- Teamwork
- Problem-solving & decision-making
- Time management
- Communication
- Sustainability
- Project Risk Assessments
Certification
1. Lean Six Sigma Yellow and Green Belts
2. Certified Kaizen Foundation and Practitioner
3. Internal Auditing - Principles and Practices
4. Project Management (I4G/A4E)
Timeline
Packaging Engineer
JDE Peet's UK
03.2023 - Current
Plant Initiative Lead
JDE Peet's UK
05.2022 - 03.2023
Quality Manager
Trostyanets plant, Ukraine JDE Peet's
01.2018 - 05.2022
Coordinator production & corporate quality department
JDE Ukraine
05.2017 - 01.2018
Coordinator quality HACCP system
JDE Ukraine
10.2016 - 05.2017
Quality Coordinator of the biscuits and coffee sections
MDLZ Ukraine
01.2014 - 10.2016
Incoming Control Specialist (quality department)
MDLZ Ukraine
01.2011 - 01.2014
Quality Assurance Analyst (quality department)
Kraft Foods Ukraine
11.2007 - 01.2011
Master of Science - Engineer - ecologist - technologist
National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic
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