Valentine Acharibasam

Experience

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  GRATIS foundation

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Workshop Technician

  I was involved in measuring and cutting metals into various shapes and sizes.Welding of broken metal parts for costumers.I was also involved in solving practical problems like fabricating a sprocket. I learnt how to use most of the equipment and tools in workshop for fabrication and machine works

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  Kassena Nankana Students Union

  Dec 2013 - May 2016

  President

  Running day to day affairs of the unionOrganized a career guidance seminar for Senior High School StudentsRaising funds for activities of union

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  Accra Brewery Limited

  Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  Intern

  Actively involved in troubleshooting and solving problems in plant operations. worked at the quality assurance department before moving to the brewing department to work on a project in a team: 'investigating the causes of extract loss from brewhouse to BBT and suggesting solutions to the findings'.Weekly presentations on progress of ProjectWas involved in calculating and weighing the right amount of additives for the beer.Also involved in the operation of the BOTEC system.Got experience on how to use Excel in Planning brewing program. Involved in record keeping.Involved in measuring and graphing critical attributes of the beer Show less

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  University of Ghana Legon

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2017

  Teaching and Research Assistant

  Collected, analyzed and interpreted lab data and composed formal lab reports.Organize tutorials for students.Grading of scriptsLaboratory assistant during practical classes.Research assistant.Assistant Industrial Training Officer.

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  Premium Foods Limited

  Aug 2017 - Mar 2018

  Miller

  Control plant operations to meet production targets and/or customer deadlinesChecking and managing product specifications and making appropriate control adjustmentsOverseeing the work of the miller assistants and casual workersEnsure proper cleaning regimen is followed by casual workersUse Tally ERP 9 to help in planning and management

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  Premium Foods Limited

  Sept 2018 - Aug 2023

  - Manages all aspects of new products development or improving existing ones.- Organize consumer market research with marketing team.- Confer with process engineers, plant operators, nutritionist, and packaging and marketing specialist to resolve problems in production scale up.- Formulation development, managing customer preferences.- Develop and maintain relationships with external development partners, internal sales team, suppliers and production.- Organize and train sensory team.- Lead production process modifications to achieve desired final product quality.- Establishing production processes, developing product specifications and train production team.- Develop effective strategies for product rework with scientific backing. - Lead registration of new products for the market. Show less - Assistant to the Production Manager.- Schedule production team to ensure efficient flow of work.- Ensure daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly production targets are met without compromising on quality and safety of products.- Liaise with Raw Materials Warehouse Manager, Procurement Manager and Finished Goods Warehouse Manager to ensure that resources are available for smooth running of the factory.- Monitor logistics movement in the production department.- Aid the production manager to prepare the production department’s yearly budget and work plan. Communicate all production goals to team.- Acting as Production Manage on her absence.- Facilitate production team meetings.- Submit daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly production reports to management.- Prepare SOPs for production lines.- Help implement production department team building goals.- Develop HACCP documents with the quality assurance team.- Develop Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) documents with the quality assurance team.- Train production team on plant safety and hygiene. Show less

  • New Product Development Lead

    Apr 2018 - Aug 2023

  • Production Supervisor

    Sept 2018 - Jul 2021
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  University for Development Studies

  Apr 2022 - now

  Food Technologist (AAKTP Associate)

  · Lead all project implementation activities.· Manage all partners and Stakeholders closely.· Team leader of the project Food Processing Facility· Research and develop food products to solve malnutrition.· Conduct studies to develop a business model for Savannah & Sahel Commodities Ltd. (SSCL).· Develop a marketing strategy for the new products produced.· Produce Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the FPF technicians to follow in delivering the developed fortified blended flours.· Manages all aspects of all new products' development.· Set quality and production parameters, packaging specifications, and product branding for all new products.· Lead new product formulation and production.· Train FPF technicians· Report to senior management of the company and academic supervisors on the progress of work of the project Show less