Senior Food Technologist

• May 2023 - Present

Category Technologist

• Mar 2016 - May 2023

Ownership of Quality Complaints - Liaising with suppliers and customers re quality issues Involvement in several technical projects - e.g. Natasha's Law implementation project with upgrade of current systems in place in order to comply with new regulation Management of online specifications & technical documentation - retailer online portal (Oracle based) Supporting approach to maintaining product specifications & supplier certifications (RSPO) Proactive agenda around monthly product quality checks to maintain product consistency Proofing of marketing materials and product packaging Technical monthly reports and follow-up with suppliers Suppliers visits alongside Technical manager and cover for first production runs when required Control & update of point of sale information database (retail ticketing and product labels) Customer technical requests & bespoke templates Covering Technical Manager duties when required Show less

Technical Controller

• Jan 2015 - Oct 2015

Compliance of raw materials (fruit powders & purees) at point of dispatch (certificates of analysis & customer specifications) Liaised with customers and suppliers at an international level (Europe and South America) as I handled all quality-related non-conformities for the main accounts (Nestle & Danone) Follow on any corrective action with the suppliers (long-term action plan) Factory visit in France (fruit powder, purees & concentrates) Ensured both company and suppliers accreditations and certificates were kept up to date (e.g. BRC, Soil Association) Customer bespoke templates/online platforms (e.g. Halmiton Grant) Sedex membership management and regular contacts with the Soil Association Technical support provided to the sales team by advising customers on product sample applications and following up on these samples to provide feedback to the sales managers Show less

Technical Projects Developer

• Dec 2013 - Dec 2014

Development and implementation of a nutritional and allergen database with the Business Improvement Team Laboratory performance assessment and benchmarking with competitors Customer quality support (specifications, product information) Samples management for microbiology and pesticides testing Product labels technical approval for third party suppliers Product specifications management (updating from supplier format, accuracy assessment, requests monitoring, customer template) Technical reports (daily complaints, supplier performance...) Show less

Development of active packaging with antioxidants to protect salmon oil from oxidation

• Apr 2011 - May 2011

Measurement of different parameters (color, thickness, permeability) in different conditions (light presence or absence, antioxidants percentage) Measurement instruments used : Lloyd, DSC, Infrared spectroscopy FT-IR, ABTS+ capture Data processing (Microsoft Office Excel) Experiments planning Project management Measurement of different parameters (color, thickness, permeability) in different conditions (light presence or absence, antioxidants percentage) Measurement instruments used : Lloyd, DSC, Infrared spectroscopy FT-IR, ABTS+ capture Data processing (Microsoft Office Excel) Experiments planning Project management