About Thomas Kern
About Thomas Kern
My activities
- Preparation and support until successful certification: ISO 22000, DIN 9001, IFS, FSSC.
- Copacker audits in Europe. Check of your own requirements and implementation on site. The audits also take into account your own qa effort.
- Food safety workshops with suppliers of agricultural raw materials in China, South and Central America. Here, the on-site audits were combined with a practical workshop and training.
- International crisis management – not just in theory.
- Support for customer audits of global players, international retailers and system catering.
- I support start-up companies on food safety issues and provide technological support.
Let's work together!
Take advantage of my practical experience of over 20 years as head of quality management in various companies.
Some special trainings
- FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food
- Lead Auditor DIN ISO 9001
- International exchange of experts in Japan (by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research)
- IFS Product and Process Approach
- Pest Control (trained person)
Curriculum vitae
- since 2023 independent consultant and auditor
- 2007-2023 last position as Director Global Quality Management in the supply industry (USA, PL, HU, D for fruits, spreads, sweets and chocolate)
- 1993-2007 Head of Quality Assurance Dairy (several plants)
- 1992-1993 Head of Quality Assurance Dairy
- 1991-1992 Quality Assurance Supplier Industry (Fruit, Confectionery)
- 1990-1991 Agricultural master degree dairy technology Oldenburg
- 1987-1990 Employee in production (dairy)
- 1984-1987 Training as dairy specialist