Quality Assurance Leader

• Apr 2022 - Present

Quality Assurance

• Sep 2020 - Mar 2022

• Establish and maintain specifications and standards for control of raw material; packaging and finished products.• Quality control of raw materials and packaging components• Responsible for the Approved Supplier program reviewing quality data and compliance for the goods received• Create and update specifications for all the products• Maintain updated suppliers’ documents such as food safety certificates, PIF’s, specifications, business registration, etc.• Track record of new products launched per year• Assisting Quality manager with internal and external audits reporting and assessing processing compliance of food safety and quality• Ensuring compliance to GMP, HACCP, Woolworths’s and Costco standards• Answering costumer complaints and corrective actions• Conduct quality control checks of all products (weight, dimensions, colour, labelling, etc)• Conduct reports on non-conforming goods and suggest corrective actions and solutions. Create report findings to senior management• Collaborating with the technical team to ensure raw material and products are in line with customer brand guidelines.Achievements- Receiving positive feedback due to my commitment and excellent performance results.

Processing -Quality Control Officer

• Oct 2019 - Sep 2020

Key Responsibilities➢ Conduct routine and non-routine product quality tests in keeping with food safety and quality standards.➢ Develop quality control procedures for the manufacture of the products and fill out the paperwork for clients➢ Carry out pre-operational checks including pre-operational hygiene checks and swabs in every processing room and cold rooms.➢ Assist with customer complaints to improve quality of existing products➢ Conduct daily-routine calibration and conduct checks of temperature records as a Critical Control Point (CCP)➢ Carry out daily GMP internal audits in all areas of the factory and report findings and corrective actions➢ Run quality control tests such as MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packing), Gas testing, Modified Atmosphere packing, Metal detection & weight check and Traceability of raw materials➢ Keep retention samples of all products made by the company to evaluate shelf life➢ Conduct Sensory Evaluation by the end of ‘Best Before Date’ testing colour, appearance, texture and odour

Quality Assurance Officer

• Jun 2019 - Sep 2019

Key Responsibilities ➢ Inspect manufactured goods to ensure they are safe to use and meet or exceed acceptable tolerances.➢ Build internal specifications for all products and SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure) for equipment and materials to ensure that goods are meeting manufacturing standards➢ Testing the odour, colour, and appearance of all products by the end of their shelf life➢ Oversee the retained product➢ Conduct reports on non-conforming goods and suggest corrective actions and solutions. Present report findings to senior management, detailing new alternatives➢ Manage non-conformance ensuring timely action and resolution is achieved for customers➢ Coordinate and oversee improvement projects and quality control procedures➢ Conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with company requirements (PPE, GMP, HACCP, FIFO inspection and swabbing)➢ Work with purchases and suppliers to analyse quality of raw materials and suggest improvement on products.➢ Work closely with Quality Assurance manager and production team leaders to ensure compliance of quality standards at all times➢ Provide education and training in GMP and HACCP to ensure compliance with food safety and quality requirements and to promote a quality culture within the business➢ Work on various initiatives including certification and quality improvement related projects.➢ Ensure supplier food safety and other certificates are updated and maintained

Food Technologist

• Aug 2018 - May 2019

Responsible for carrying out the experimental work, sample preparation and recording of results.-Assist in the design of experiments-Support the development of new formulations and reformulations where ingredients need to be changed-Assist the costing of new products -Organize organoleptic and shelf life tests-Observe and record results in data bases including setting up and managing storage tests-Undertake analyses and recommend further strategies with the managers-Present results in regular group meetings and present the product sample for demonstration

Assistant New Product Development

• Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

Key Responsibilities:Member of the NPD team who supports the NPD systems coordinator for on-boarding consolidated sites and product data into systems.➢ Setting up product data into the MRP system of production information such as, production schedule details, along with the distribution of this documentation.➢ Setting up and following through important paper work such as formulations and benchmarks into system.➢ Assist in the benchmarking on products on the systems.➢ Consolidate product data into SAP-Optiva and M3➢ Merge, updating, maintaining and reviewing product specifications such as PIF´s and Food certificates.

R&D Graduate

• Jul 2015 - Jun 2017

Provide technical support to the R&D innovation team integrated by food technologies and Pilot Plant Technician ➢ Prepare materials for bench; weigh up accurately the ingredients and making the mixes for flavour milks and custards using blending machines.➢ Prepare ingredients and packaging materials for pilot plan trials where flavour milks, custards, creams and yoghurts are done.➢ Help pilot plan technician making the samples and testing the product in every stage of the process (as a raw material, mix, and final product)➢ Run laboratory test (protein, total solids, and fat) to analyze the composition of the product during the production process.➢ Assist food technologist preparing samples for R&D projects based on development of new products or replacement of ingredients.➢ Coordinate sensory panels such as Triangle test, Hedonic scale test and Paired comparison test. ➢ Review and collate information relating to shelf life and sensory studies.➢ Coordinate the delivery of development samples for marketing.➢ Data entry of test result and other R&D related data.➢ Setting up of regulatory documents such as Product Information Forms (PIF´s), safety data sheets, product specifications, and food certificates into systems and keep them update.➢ Creation of raw materials, packaging raw materials, formulations and final products into systems.

Quality Supervisor

• Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

Audit a Nutritional Program for kids around the state.-Quality audit to the Nutritional Program “Breakfast for Kids” in each one of delivery point of the Valle del Cauca state.-Check compliance with the requirements established by the Nutritional Program. Audit a Nutritional Program for kids around the state.-Quality audit to the Nutritional Program “Breakfast for Kids” in each one of delivery point of the Valle del Cauca state.-Check compliance with the requirements established by the Nutritional Program.

Chief Engineer of Production/ Chief of Quality

• Aug 2012 - May 2013

• Program the production plant and coordinate the resources for the execution and fulfillment of the orders.• Lead, assign, organize and supervise the daily functions of plant personnel.• Lead and organize factory trials in conjunction with R&D team.• Supervision of production process from raw materials to finished product.• Support and participate in the implementation of time and motion studies in the company as a tool of productivity and improvement in the processes.• Implementation of the production documents in order to control the production process and packaging.• Implementation of quality documents such as weight and size measurements in order to standardize the final products. • Verify document control and processing data as one of the requirements for the accreditation in the ISO 9001:2008Achievements-Accurate revision of quality paper work prior the audit meeting deadlines-Part of the quality team who achieves the accreditation ISO 9001:2008

Production Intern

• Apr 2011 - Oct 2011

Member of the production team who assists production supervisors in their duties. Member of the production team who assists production supervisors in their duties.