Attend this webinar to learn strategies and practical examples for document control to comply with GFSI audits and for legal compliance.
Why Should You Attend:
Documentation is the lynchpin of today’s Quality and Food Safety systems and their assessment. Document Control involves managing employee records, work instructions, confidential specifications, production data, invoices and other company information. Retention policies and document linkage are also critical but often overlooked elements of the program.
Customers and regulatory organizations are requiring better organization, easier access and continuously updated information. Attend this webinar to learn strategies and practical examples that will help your organization to get it done.
Learning objectives:
Attendees will gain an understanding of and methodologies for:
- Document life cycle management, organization, content development, and most of all compliance with GFSI audits.
- Versioning and sharing documents while maintaining document integrity and security.
- Retention and destruction of documents for legal compliance.
- Differentiating types of files for management and retention.
Areas Covered in the Seminar:
- Customer/Regulatory Requirements.
- Essential Elements.
- Document Accuracy.
- Security and Confidentiality.
- Versioning and Revision.
- Distribution and Destruction.
- Retention Policies.
Free Handouts:
- Document Control SOP
- Document Templates
Who Will Benefit:
- Department Leads such as Operations, Procurement/Purchasing, Shipping/Receiving/Warehousing, Quality Assurance, Technical Service/Development, Maintenance, Sanitation and any others responsible for drafting policies and procedures
- Executive Team members
Instructor Profile:
Melinda Allen, is an Independent Quality Assurance and Food Safety Consultant. She has provided services to some of the top Brands in QSR and Food Manufacturing. Melinda specializes in Quality Systems Audits and Programs across a wide variety of product categories. From Meat and Poultry to Bakery, Spices and Produce, she has been an integral part of raising industry standards and helping manufacturers take their programs and facilities to World Class. Working with suppliers to obtain and maintain some of the largest QSR customers has been her passion. She has twenty years experience including leadership with Taco Bell/YUM Brands and Quiznos Quality Assurance in partnering with Marketing Engineering and Testing Laboratories to commercialize and monitor compliance of Food, Premiums, Packaging and Equipment.
Her expertise has been sought out by and benefitted major brands such as Burger King, Panda Express and Popeyes. Melinda has a degree in Biology from Oberlin College and numerous certifications in SPC, HACCP as well as continuing education in GFSI auditing and Tortilla Baking.
