Experience

Farmwise Marketing

• South Africa
• Food Production
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Quality Control Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Present

• Food Technologist

  • Jun 2015 - May 2021

  Implementation, Management and Continuous Improvement of the Food Safety and Quality Management System.• Conducting internal HACCP and GMP audits• Investigation of customer complaints, DC rejections, RTVs and establishing corrective actions. • Involvement in New Product Development and ensuring that factory trials run smoothly and specifications are adhered to.• Creating and compiling of specifications according to regulations and customer requirements.• Communication of customer complaints, RTV’s, DC Rejections to the floor staff and putting in place the necessary preventative measures to ensure no recurrence were possible. • Ensure that all products received, packed and dispatched is within specification required by customers and regulations.• Ensuring that all equipment used is suitable for the handling of food and will not pose any physical hazard. This involves checking conveyor belts, blade integrity checks and internal audits.• Ensure that all instruments and equipment for the quality control team is sourced, serviced and calibrated.• Ensure the traceability of all raw material and final products.• Sending swabs and product samples for microbial and MRL testing. Show less



Denny Foods

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Research and Development Assistant

  • Jul 2013 - Feb 2014

  Fetching raw materials Weighing ingredients and preparing recipes Testing parameters Pasteurizing and sterilizing products Assisting with heat penetration tests Managing the shelf life of products Conducting tastings Managing the R & D kitchen Fetching raw materials Weighing ingredients and preparing recipes Testing parameters Pasteurizing and sterilizing products Assisting with heat penetration tests Managing the shelf life of products Conducting tastings Managing the R & D kitchen