Experience

KALLIMANIS

• Greece
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Mar 2015 - Present

• • Sep 2014 - Mar 2015



NIKAS

• QA/QC

  • Apr 2013 - Sep 2014

  Member of an 8 member team, who are responsible for delivering maximum quality for the products of the company. I am currently assigned in a 2 man cell inside the team whose role is to ensure the products are DNA-horse free. More specifically we devised a sampling plan for all the production lines and also I was trained in the use of RT-PCR which we use in order to ensure the absence of horse DNA. In the department of hygiene I supervise a team of 9 persons whose duty is to ensure and maintain the hygiene and cleanliness of all the workspaces and production lines of the factory. Duties involve daily inspection of all the premises as well as of the equipment to ensure that hugienic standards are maintained. Also I am responsible for the training of my team in aspects of hygiene, food safety and safety in the workplace. Other duties involve inspection of the raw materials in order to determine whether they meet the standards or not in order to be used further down the production line. Show less



Water Company of Thessaloniki

• Laboratory Assistant-Analyst

  • Oct 2006 - Apr 2007

  Practical training. Worked for six months in the QA/QC Department of the Water Company of Thessaloniki. My duties included working with a team of analysts and performing biological and chemical analysis to ensure the quality of the town’s water network supplying over one million citizens. Greatly enhanced my laboratory techniques by being trained in microbiological techniques used in water quality and chemical techniques for determining metals in water, as well as the use of GC for detecting pesticides. Also trained in sampling methods, from rivers, network pipes and houses. Other duties included reporting once per week to the QA/QC Manager and training new employees. Gained valuable experience and knowledge in water quality assurance, greatly enhanced my social skills since I had contact with the public as a sampler and learning to act as a member of a team in which I had the opportunity to lead. Show less



Coca Cola Company

• Laboratory Assistant-Analyst

  • Jul 2006 - Sep 2006

  Summer job. Joined the QA/QC Department of Coca Cola plant in Patrai as a lab assistant. Daily duties included making sure that the CIP process was performed correctly before the production started, analyzing water samples from the plant’s drill, physicochemical analysis of the raw materials and final products which were Coca Cola, Coca Cola Light, Fanta, Sprite and Tuborg soda . Other duties in the lab included several tests to ensure that the bottling process has be done correct. Also I was involved into the calibration of bottling machines and one pasteurizatier. Having this summer job I had the opportunity to polish many lab techniques I already knew and to learn many new ones. Also I gained valuable understanding in the production line of beverage industry and helped with problem solving in the production line. Show less



Athenian Brewery - Heineken, Patrai, Greece

• Laboratory Assistant-Analyst

  • Jun 2004 - Sep 2004

  Summer job. Laboratory assistant and analyst in the QA/QC Microbiological Department. Duties involved microbiological analysis in the water used by the plant for production. Also every day check from the microbiological aspect of the final product. Other tasks involved sampling from the whole production chain, sanitary check of the kegs and truck containers. The experience gained from this summer job was invaluable since it was one of the busiest plants in beverage industry in Greece because of the Athens Olympic Games 2004 in which it was a sponsor. One of the greatest benefits was that I had to adapt in a very demanding and precise schedule that required nothing less than serious professionalism. Show less