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Thad Whittington

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Q&FS Manager at Mars
📍 Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States

Thad Whittington is a Quality & Food Safety Manager at Mars Petcare with extensive experience in the pet food industry, including a long tenure at Nestlé Purina. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Southern Indiana and is focused on maintaining high safety and quality standards.

He has deep industry expertise, having worked for two of the largest competitors in the pet food sector, Mars and Nestlé Purina.

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Current Role
Q&FS Manager
Location
Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States
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Quality & Food Safety
His entire career, from specialist to manager at Nestlé Purina and Mars, has been dedicated to quality and food safety in the pet food industry.
Team Leadership
He publicly expresses pride in his site and his "dedicated teams, " showing a focus on acknowledging and supporting his colleagues' achievements.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Q&FS Manager
Mars
7-2021 - 7-2023
Quality Assurance Manager
Nestlé Purina North America
12-2019 - 7-2021
Assistant Quality Assurance Manager
Nestlé Purina North America
7-2019 - 12-2019
Food Safety Specialist
Nestlé Purina North America
3-2018 - 7-2019
QA - Market HACCP Specialist
Nestlé Purina North America
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Education
2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
University of Southern Indiana
2009 - 2011
Nursing
Ball State University
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