Daisy Downey

Experience

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  Bulla Dairy Foods

  Nov 2006 - Oct 2013

  Testing and releasing finished and in-process product in accordance with microbiological criteria. Performing other duties related to Laboratory Management. Composing and implementing safe operating procedures, policies and production records according to the needs of each department within the company. Conducting document control audits to ensure the right document is in the right place. Operating cream, yoghurt, sour cream and ice cream filling equipment in a fast paced food manufacturing plant. Manually packing, palletising and moving finished pallets into cold storage using an electronic straddle stacker. Other duties included replenishing and delivering packaging to the production line, frequent wet and dry waste removal, manual cleaning and sanitisation of filling equipment and operation of CIP (Clean in Place) systems. Maintaining high standards of cleaning and hygiene within a food manufacturing plant. Other duties including gardening, window washing and chemical replenishment.

  • Laboratory Technician

    Apr 2010 - Oct 2013

  • Document Control Officer

    Dec 2009 - Apr 2010

  • Product Handler

    Aug 2008 - Dec 2009

  • Factory Cleaner

    Nov 2006 - Aug 2008
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  Chris' Greek Dips

  Oct 2013 - Feb 2016

  I am responsible for developing, implementing and continuously improving food safety and quality systems. My role involves composing cleaning procedures, reviewing and improving HACCP documentation and risk assessments, creating specifications for new products, label and artwork review, liaising with raw material suppliers, training production staff in food safety related topics and managing a small team of Quality Assurance Officers. This is my first senior role within a Quality Assurance department. Show less

  • Quality System & Training Coordinator

    May 2015 - Feb 2016

  • Quality Assurance Officer

    Oct 2013 - May 2015
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  Bulla Dairy Foods

  May 2016 - Apr 2017

  Quality Assistant

  Assisting and coordinating a variety of Quality Assurance related tasks and improvements. Performing all microbiological and chemical tests on in-process and finished product samples.

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  Australian Dairy Packaging

  Apr 2018 - Sept 2018

  Manual palletisation of finished product, packing finished product into boxes, performing in process checks of date codes and labels, filling out production paperwork, operation of electric pallet jack, manual handling up to 20kg.

  • Machine Operator - Parmesan

    May 2018 - Sept 2018

  • Packing Staff

    Apr 2018 - Sept 2018
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  Bulla Dairy Foods

  Jan 2019 - now

  • Technical Lead

    Aug 2022 - now

  • Quality Officer

    Sept 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Laboratory Technician

    Feb 2019 - Sept 2020

  • Product Handler

    Jan 2019 - Feb 2019