Erlea Velerdas
About Erlea Velerdas
Erlea Velerdas is the Food Safety & Quality Product Manager EU at General Mills in San Adrián, with extensive experience in quality engineering and assurance.
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Erlea Velerdas serves as the Food Safety & Quality Product Manager EU at General Mills in San Adrián.
Current Position at General Mills
Erlea Velerdas continues to demonstrate her expertise as the Food Safety & Quality Product Manager EU at General Mills. In this role, she leads the product turnover process, ensuring a seamless transition from development to commercialization. She also champions Consumer First HMM, Renovation, and Innovation initiatives, aligning manufacturing capabilities with consumer needs. Erlea supports Plant FSQ teams during root cause analysis for critical incidents, ensuring swift and effective resolution, and coordinates responses to food safety and quality critical incidents to ensure brand protection and regulatory compliance.
Previous Roles at General Mills
Before her current role, Erlea Velerdas held multiple positions at General Mills over an extensive career span. From 2012 to 2018, she worked as a Quality Engineer in San Adrián. Prior to that, she served as an ITQ Shared Service in 2011-2012 for one year. Her initial role at General Mills was as a Quality Assurance Assistant from 2007 to 2011. Across these roles, she accumulated significant expertise in quality systems, process improvement, and compliance measures within the food industry.
Early Career Experience
Erlea Velerdas began her professional journey as a Laboratory Technician at Seafare Products in Plymouth, Reino Unido, in 2002. Although her tenure was brief, lasting two months, this initial experience laid the foundation for her career in food safety and quality management.
Education and Academic Background
Erlea Velerdas has a robust educational background that underpins her professional expertise. She studied at Universidad Pública de Navarra, where she pursued Ingeniería agrícola and achieved the title of Ingeniero Técnico over a period of seven years, from 2002 to 2009. Additionally, she holds a Formación Profesional de Grado Superior in Industrias Alimentarias from Lea Artibai (Markina, Bizkaia), attained during the two years from 2000 to 2002.