Nkapeshane Mohlala

Experience

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  Rhodes Food Group Gauteng

  Jun 2014 - Jul 2015

  Junior Food Technologist

  Quality control and Product development• Ensuring that all tasks set out by the QA Manager & Food Technologists are completed in the required time.• Supervision of all Quality Controllers and performing QC duties in sickness and holidays.• Participate and support company’s food safety and quality objectives• Report all problems with the food safety to the QA manager who will initiate and record actions• Daily documentation review• Updating of concession file• Assisting on projects• Audits (Change rooms, Lockers, production area and supplier)• Assist on traceability studies• Monitor CCP’s• Spot checks on daily documentation• Troubleshooting• Temperature probe verification• Woolworths sample selection with QC’s• Communication and training skills• Daily participation in sensory evaluation on finished products.• Ensuring that the required allergen tests are completed on line as and when required.• Customer complaint investigations.• Daily lab samples and scale verification.• Monthly lab samples submission.• Implementation of New product form • Ensuring all new products and raw materials are sent for shelf life testing• Compiling daily reports (taste panel, online sampling and raw/whip/finished products shelf-life) Show less

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  Rosaly Farms cc

  Apr 2016 - Mar 2018

  Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA) Coordinator

  QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCEReceiving procedures followed (FIFO) Line procedures per product to be followed ie preparation/packing/QC/labelling/palletising. Storage procedure to be followed (FIFO). Dispatch procedures followed (FIFO). Ensuring that retention samples are kept. Customer complaints reports and corrective actions are implemented. In-process quality control done line by line. Quality Assurance non-conformance procedure to be followed. Custodian of Rosaly Farms product presentation. Training done on the above procedures. FOOD SAFETYMicrobiological Testing Uniform (PPE) Management Processing equipment cleaning and management Restroom cleaning and management Traceability of each product received,proven and documented Traceability of each product stored,proven and documented Traceability of each product loaded to client,proven and documented Traceability/Production data on lines spot checked and verified Mock recall Management of processing water and temperature Custodian of Rosaly Food Safety System Continuous improvement of HACCP standards Training done on the above procedures. Show less

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  Select a Salad

  Mar 2018 - Jun 2019

  QA

  1. Determining, negotiating and agreeing on in-house procedures, standards and specifications.2. Assess customer requirements and ensure that they are met.3. Specify quality requirements of raw materials with suppliers.4. Ensure that manufacturing processes comply with standards at both national and international level.

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  FG LA PASTA

  Jul 2019 - Jul 2022

  Food Safety Systems Compliance Manager

  Design food safety processes for risk assessment that meet globally recognized standards.Develop and lead audit process.Educate facilities in and assess all types of risk including package, utility, ingredient and process.Oversee utilization and effectiveness of established food safety systems and drive continuous improvement of systems.

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  Fruition Fruit (Pty) Ltd

  Jul 2022 - now

  Technical and Quality Manager