Experience

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  Rainbow chicken ltd

  Apr 2006 - Mar 2007

  Research and development trainee

  Nature of workResearch and Development:• Development of new food products and improvements on existing products. • Type of food products worked with: Spices, processed meat products, sauces, marinades, seasonings and sprinkles.Quality Assurance: • Inspection of incoming Raw Materials• Quality checks on production line• Quality Assurance of plant and processing• Microbiological Evaluation of Poultry products• Quality Control of finished Products fresh and processed• Managing and training and development of QC monitors to ensure attention to detail.• Generating and completing accurate weekly and monthly and exception reports for management and various key customers. • Ensuring that all records and documentation are complete and accurate with the appropriate corrective actions for non conforming products.• Management of QC monitors. Show less

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  Bokomo

  Aug 2007 - Dec 2007

  Quality controller/ laboratory assistant

  Quality Controller:• Raw Material, sampling, testing, reporting.• Packaging, sampling, testing, reporting.• Ensure COA/COC receipt• Assist in maintenance of retention samples. • Participate in daily product assessment.• Logging of incidents of non-conformances, rework, rejects, accept.

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  Pakco

  May 2008 - Apr 2013

  Quality assurance technician

  Nature of Work• Assessment, testing & evaluation of raw and packaging material upon receipt and finished goods in warehouse in accordance with prescribed methods and standards• To conduct on line monitoring and testing of production processes, inspection & auditing of production batch control sheets and process control methods• Auditing and recording of sanitation and hygiene of all production departments• On-line quality checks (with great focus on canning, dry foods, pickles and sauces).• Thermal process verification for canning department.• Double seam analysis• Temperature monitoring and control• Calibration and verification• Maintenance of food safety system.• Ensuring compliance with external audit requirements (SABS, NRCS, and FSA (for Pick ‘n Pay).• Conduct tests for bulk density, moisture, screen analysis, drained mass, yield etc• Develop innovative products or enhance existing products based on existing manufacturing environment• Participate in internal and external audits• Liaise with all necessary departments at the same level and determine the feasibility thereof Show less

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  Mountain valley a division of astral (poultry)

  May 2013 - Feb 2017

  Food technologist

  Assist with R&D projects, new developments/products• Draw up Final Product Specifications for existing and new products• Liaise with Ingredient/Packaging suppliers and assist with in house trials conducted by the suppliers• Involved with the final costing of the products• Evaluation of existing and new materials for use in current products and those that are relevant to new projects and ensure that all new products, ingredient statements and packaging conform to international and national technical & legal requirements• HACCP & ISO Implementation• Microbial analysis. Supplier Quality Assurance • Non conformance Reports and Corrective Actions• Manage the Quality Management System• Liaise with the Pick and Pay Food Technologist with regards to new/existing Pick & Pay products, ingredients, packaging etc.• Participate in Internal Audits and External audit• Involved with investigating Consumer Complaints Show less