Marelize Swart

Quality Manager at GrayTec
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(386) 825-5501
Location
City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, ZA
Languages
  • English -
  • Afrikaans -

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Credentials

  • Excel intermediate
    PST Training
    Jul, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Masterclass in food safety auditing
    Entecom Food Safety
    Mar, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Internal & supplier auditing practices
    Mérieux NutriSciences
    Feb, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Internal auditing - Criteria & Procedures
    Mérieux NutriSciences
    Feb, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Traceability
    Mérieux NutriSciences
    Mar, 2017
    - Nov, 2024
  • BSI lead auditor course
    BSI
    Nov, 2016
    - Nov, 2024
  • First aid level 2
    Risk Training Solutions
    Mar, 2017
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • GrayTec
    • South Africa
    • Food Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Quality Manager
      • Jan 2017 - Present

      I started by doing microbiological and chemical analysis of final products, along with writing up standard operating procedures (SOP's), and assisting with the Food safety systems of the company. I then lead product development for new formulations of our natural food colourants (Turmeric & Paprika). As time progressed, my knowledge and experience of food safety systems grew, along with the quality control procedures of the company. This lead to doing various supplier approval practices along with internal and- external supplier audits. Key achievements: • Implementation of FSSC 22 000 food safety system (2022): Aligning GrayTec’s policies and procedures to ISO 22002-1 & ISO 22002-2- legislation. • Implementation of supplier audit questionnaires complying to ISO 22002-1 & ISO 22002-2- legislation (2022). • Product development of Paprika & Turmeric natural colourants (2017 – 2018). My current responsibilities include: • Quality control of final products & raw materials • Internal and- supplier audits • Supplier approval programme • Maintaining the FSSC 22 000 system • Customer complaints • Traceability studies • Internal microbiological swabs • Implementation of the Hygiene Program • Product release – issuing Certificate of Analysis (COA’s) Website updates became part of my role as I took initiative to rebuild the website myself. When I started the website looked from the 1990s. The current website is not of a professional standard, but is at least much better than it was. Show less

  • Agricultural Research Council
    • South Africa
    • Research Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Training Assistant
      • Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

      During my degree I really enjoyed analytical chemistry and specific techniques to use for quantification. I was very privileged to do some vacation work at the ARC in Stellenbosch. I gained very valuable experience of the following: -Extractions of honeybush tea -Understanding the principles behind a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) machine and interpreting the data -Statistical analysis of the data from the HPLC machine -Principles of a freeze dryer During my degree I really enjoyed analytical chemistry and specific techniques to use for quantification. I was very privileged to do some vacation work at the ARC in Stellenbosch. I gained very valuable experience of the following: -Extractions of honeybush tea -Understanding the principles behind a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) machine and interpreting the data -Statistical analysis of the data from the HPLC machine -Principles of a freeze dryer

  • Sea Harvest Group Ltd
    • South Africa
    • Fisheries
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Training Assistant
      • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

      During my food science degree, I had to do eight weeks of industry training at a company of my choice. I choosed to worked at Sea Harvest and did the following: -Traceability of raw material, packaging and ingredients -Process control on all lines for a product: temperature, % fish content, gyro speed, seal integrity, date code checking, sensory evaluation -New product development: Assist on evaluating process input and output vs documented specification During my food science degree, I had to do eight weeks of industry training at a company of my choice. I choosed to worked at Sea Harvest and did the following: -Traceability of raw material, packaging and ingredients -Process control on all lines for a product: temperature, % fish content, gyro speed, seal integrity, date code checking, sensory evaluation -New product development: Assist on evaluating process input and output vs documented specification

Education

  • Stellenbosch University
    BSc Food Science (with chemistry), Food Science
    2013 - 2016

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