QA Technician

• Mar 2023 - Present

Quality Auditor

• Nov 2020 - Mar 2023

▪ Implementation and auditing/inspection of QMS, good manufacturing practices, good hygienic practices and HACCP in the business. ▪ Assessing product starting from raw material to finished product for safety, legality and quality. Communicated any issues to the production managers, QA supervisor and/or factory technical manager immediately. ▪ Collecting samples and swabs as per the schedule. Sending all collected samples to the respective labs. ▪ To liaise with the operations team on a daily basis to ensure that all safety, legality and quality checks are performed. ▪ Effective management of non-conformances, ensuring root cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions are completed for all non-conformances. ▪ Highlighting any out of spec occurrences, investigate, document and report to the QA supervisor. ▪ Complete all QMS including HACCP checks and tasks as per the schedule. ▪ Complete trend analysis for all the audits/inspections and non-conformances. ▪ To assist in the investigation of customer complaints ▪ To assist in the preparation & collection of samples for taste panel, factory trials and NPD trials. To complete organoleptic, micro and gas testing. ▪ To complete both backward and forward traceability exercise including mass balance as per the schedule and as and when required by the business. ▪ Maintaining calibration of probes, scales, checkweighers, metal detectors, flow meters etc. used on site and regular testing where applicable. ▪ Testing chemical strengths to ensure right concentration of chemical are used on site. ▪ Preparing test packs for checkweighers. ▪ The role involves supporting operations and engineering department in implementing QMS and problem solving. ▪ Internal Auditing

Quality Auditor

• Mar 2020 - Jan 2022

- To understand and apply the business Quality Standards ensuring company, customers and legislative requirements are met and maintained by settings standards and monitoring good manufacturing practices, applying HCCP principles and preventing reoccurrence of non conformance against these standards.- To audit compliance against Quality Management System and GMP, raising all non conformances against relevant standards with objective evidence enabling the operational teams to take the appropriate and necessary action, to fallow up and monitor completion of actions.- To ensure all product testing, organoleptic, micro and chemical, is carried out according to the agreed schedule and inline with customer codes of practice.- To complete micro testing against specific schedules or requests and assist the QA Supervisor/QA Manager carry out full investigations including traceability for all out of spec results and customer complaints,- To support the Factory teams by providing technical support and advice, seeking guidance from the QA Supervisor/Manager on any technical issues e.g. CCP and pre requisite management, calibration of measuring equipment, labelling, raw materials, and traceability. To work with the production teams on continuous improvement of technical control. - To support NPD trials and product launches, managing micro testing and product life assessment to ensure product is manufactured to correct standard. - With guidance from Line Manager, coordinate day to day activities to deliver improvement of Technical KPI’s. - To operate in safe working manner and support the site/business on deliver improvement of Technical KPI’S.

G4 Process Technician

• Mar 2019 - Jan 2022

- Supervise Operatives to ensure they are completing their tasks as required - Provide training to Agency workers, Grade 1, 2 ang 3 Operatives and new Grade 4 Process Technician - Knowledge of machine operation at the level of a production technical expert in the field of machine settings, standards, problem solving, etc.Enter SIC date into DWOR - Active involvement with improvement project work in High Care area - Mentor/Buddy all new starters in High Care, ensuring that they are aware of expectations and core procedures - Controlling compliance with all necessary and required procedures by employees - Full collaboration with Grade 3, Section Managers / Principal Plant Operator to ensure timely delivery of all products and full collaboration with the engineering team to resolve the issue in a timely and effective manner- Carrying out some autonomous maintenance tasks

Grade 3 High Operative

• Oct 2015 - Feb 2019

- Ensure bagger is set up for maximum effectiveness using touch screen controls - Set up of multi head weigheres (Multipoind/Yamato) for each product run using touch screen controls - Carry out metal and checkweigher start up verification, adhering to CCP procedure - Run lines accordingly to Planning schedule - Monitor line performance including giveaway, right first time and rejects, making machine setting adjustmenst- Carry out and record metal check on lines, adhering to the CCP procedure- Carry out and record T2 weight checks at start of product runs and hourly - Issue and receive metal test sticks and complete sing off sheet - Highlight any metal checks fails to Section Manager and QA - Complete High Care Line Release Sheets including quality checks- Set up bagging lines at end of shift ready for next shift - Ensure correct placement of films in High Care film store - Ensure product is moving freely over multi head weighers - Complete SIC/KPI sheets , checking bag speed and run times are to standard and record any downtime - Direct Grade 1 and 2 operative to ensure they are completing their tasks as required

Grade 2 High Operative

• Oct 2014 - Sep 2015

- Locate product in WIP fridge- Stock take product in WIP - Move product from WIP to crate lifts - Move product from and of tanks to WIP - Process raw material change overs- Ensure clean empty bins are available - Ensure batch control is maintained - Set up, monitor and control Raytec optical sorter - Communicate any concerns with Raytec operation including high waste - Clean down dryer and Raytec - Complete quality checks and associate paperwork - Carry out temperature checks and record - Liaising with other internal departments - Direct Grade 1 Operative to ensure they are completing their tasks as required

Grade 1 High Operative

• Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

- Stack crates of raw material to required height- Stack used crates and dollies - Feed and operative crate lifts - Feed and retrieve crates from crate filler - Operate tray on weigher if required (dependant on season and product)

opertive

• Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

clerk of the organizational and legal department

• Apr 2006 - Sep 2007

- Record and contract signing with assistance of legal support - Participating in appointing Public Procurement - Obtaining and settling and the management of financial programmes in place from European funds - Issuing invoices for persons using the hospital services - Recorder of Medical Committees - Record and contract signing with assistance of legal support - Participating in appointing Public Procurement - Obtaining and settling and the management of financial programmes in place from European funds - Issuing invoices for persons using the hospital services - Recorder of Medical Committees

International Medical centres Poland Ltd in Zielona Gora Poland

• Jul 2002 - Apr 2006

- Patients’ registration - Copying medical findings - Settling individual accounts - Settling the National Health Services accounts - Running the medical warehouse - Running the files/registry - Patients’ registration - Copying medical findings - Settling individual accounts - Settling the National Health Services accounts - Running the medical warehouse - Running the files/registry