Experience

SANECTOR

• Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wine Technician

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  I am working in QAQC - laboratory which is NATA accredited. My main role is to ensure wines bottling at Sanector are as per the required specifications of the wine maker/Australian standards. We test wines at 3 different stages - receival, pre bottling and post bottling. I am trained in a variety of wet chemistry tests, enzymatics and micro sterility. We also provide analysis required for export certificates. I am working in QAQC - laboratory which is NATA accredited. My main role is to ensure wines bottling at Sanector are as per the required specifications of the wine maker/Australian standards. We test wines at 3 different stages - receival, pre bottling and post bottling. I am trained in a variety of wet chemistry tests, enzymatics and micro sterility. We also provide analysis required for export certificates.



BVAQ

• Australia
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Team Leader - Nutritional Chemistry

  • Jan 2022 - Oct 2022

  In this role, I was looking after a team of 15. I was managing all the operational and technical needs, conducting investigations in a timely manner, driving innovation and team building, providing quality results to our clients and supporting my team in every aspect.

• Analyst LV - Nutritional Chemistry

  • Nov 2021 - Jan 2022

  In this role, I was predominantly working on the fibre bench operating Ankoms. I also spent some time doing fats testing using the RG method as well as proteins testing using kjeldahl method.

• Analyst - Milk Analytical Services

  • Dec 2017 - Nov 2021

  In this role, I have had the opportunity to upskill myself in both, technical and management areas. I worked with raw milk exclusively and fully trained in all the associated testing requirements under the dairy industry guidelines in Australia.My team and I provided same day results for every sample, 365 days per year. We have systems in place to facilitate high sample numbers and short turnarounds. I am fully trained in operating CombiFoss instruments that can process 600 samples per hour (for fat, protein, lactose, & SnF). I am also trained in a limited range of quality tests including thermodurics, inhibitory substances, and bacterial cell count (BactoScan). The test results we provided are important in determining how much the farmer is paid, what the milk might be used for, or whether the milk is suitable for use. I gained experience in testing samples for bovine milk cell count or somatic cell count to check for signs of mastitis or the presence of antibiotics. Apart from this, I was involved and fully trained in milk production that is conducted for a third party. I have hands on experience in milk formulation to ensure that its composition sits within the required specifications. I also have experience using the fogg filler which is a semi automated equipment to bottle milk samples. I worked as a team leader some days of the week. In this role, I looked after and managed the entire department in terms of allocating tasks, answering client queries, organising workflow, sending test results to ensure the workflow isn’t interrupted. Show less



AsureQuality

• New Zealand
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supervisor - General Chemistry

  • Jun 2016 - Jan 2017

  As a Supervisor in the General Chemistry section, I was looking after the proximate benches including moisture/ash, protein, fat and dietary fibre and managing a team of 13 people. Responsibilities:- Ensured the Laboratory area operates effectively and efficiently through organisation of workflow and prioritisation of urgent and regulatory work.- Recruited suitably qualified staff to meet delivery requirements.- Acted on operational and productivity issues immediately.- Actively promoted and coached the staff to help improve their performance. Conducted annual performance reviews with each staff.- Addressed and attended to all customer queries and complaints in addition to meeting customer KPIs.- Participated and contributed to health and safety continuous improvement initiatives amongst staff and ensured any incidents or accidents are reported, recorded and investigated as soon as possible.- Actively participated in Find a Better Way programme ensuring continuous improvement methods are initiated and implemented.- Performed quality checks on test results and signed off reports as an authorised signatory for moisture, ash and dietary fibre benches. Show less

• Analyst - General Chemistry

  • Nov 2015 - Jun 2016

  As an analyst for the General Chemistry section, I mainly handled customer queries, conducted training for new staff and co-ordinated dietary fibre testing. I was appointed as a Key Technical Personnel (KTP) for Moisture, Ash and Dietary Fibre testing on food products after successfully passing the International Accreditation New Zealand (IANZ) accreditation technical assessment which allowed me to sign off reports as an authorised signatory for these disciplines. I also covered for supervisor absences and supported the teams operationally.Responsibilities:- Performed variety of analytical testing for proximate chemistry.- Ensured results are reported on time and records are maintained accurately.- Reviewed analytical methods used in the laboratory in consultation with the Technical Manager.- Participated in internal and external audits.- Successfully performed method verification for dietary fibre analysis using ANKOM.- Performed quality checks on test results and signed off reports as an authorised signatory for moisture, ash and dietary fibre benches. Show less

• Laboratory Technician

  • Mar 2014 - Nov 2015

  I was working as a laboratory technician under General Chemistry section in the Chemistry Laboratory. I started off with testing food samples for moisture and ash content as well as alkaline/AM phosphatase. 6 months later, I was given opportunity to learn dietary fibre content which is a challenging test. I was also responsible for analysing crude fibre content and pepsin digestibility. Responsibilities:- Analysed food samples for moisture, ash and dietary fibre content along with pepsin digestibility, crude fibre and alkaline/AM phosphatase following specified procedures and guidelines.- Met customer turnaround times.- Produced accurate results in a timely manner.- Ensured all laboratory and regulatory Quality Assurance procedures are adhered to at all times.- Participated in work safety management practises. Show less

• Sample Reception Technician

  • Feb 2012 - Mar 2014

  As a Sample Reception Technician, I was responsible for inspecting food samples on their arrival, sorting them as per the testing requirements, storing them correctly, registering them according to customer requirements followed by delivering them to the laboratories for the actual testing. During this period, I dealt with customer queries as well.For almost a year, I was responsible for managing the department on Sundays in the absence of my Supervisors. I made sure that the department ran smoothly as well as all the urgent and important requests were actioned immediately. My aim was to get the work done the same day and issues/queries, if any, identified and addressed to the team/Supervisors. I also made an effort to sort out queries from laboratories and customers, whenever required.Prior to my transfer in Chemistry Laboratory, for about 4 months, I was responsible for handling all quarantine food samples (samples from overseas) which have a separate procedure to follow right from arrival to delivery. Show less



Visual Stories

• India
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Writer

  • Aug 2010 - Jan 2011

  I worked for Buzzle as a Content Writer wherein I wrote nearly 300 informative articles on various niches. This was more creative based and I enjoyed the freedom. It was a good learning experience in terms of exploring my writing skills. I worked for Buzzle as a Content Writer wherein I wrote nearly 300 informative articles on various niches. This was more creative based and I enjoyed the freedom. It was a good learning experience in terms of exploring my writing skills.