Show profile Hide profile

September 2012 - June 2014
Job Title: Laboratory Analyst/ Laboratory Supervisor
Organization: Premier foods, Ekurhuleni , Gauteng, South Africa
Contact Person: Dineo Motshweneng
Contact Number: 082 310 6740
Reason for leaving: Retrenchment

Responsibilities
Analysis of raw materials as follows:
• Checking the % of moisture on wheat and flour manually and with a machine (Oven and NIR)
• Checking the % of proteins in flour (NIR)
• Checking the colour of flour (Minolta)
• Checking the strength, pressure and elasticity of flour (Alveography)
• Checking the % water absorption, peak time and stability (Farino)
• Checking pH and Carbon dioxide in baking powder (pH meter and Chittick)
• Checking the amount of oil in mealie meal (Buchi)
• Analysing the flour with Infraneo
• Checking the peak time, peak height and peak tail (mixograph)
• Grinding the wheat with CD 1
• Ordering of chemicals and other lab related equipments
• Drawing up the reports
• Sending reports to responsible people after analysis
• Adhering to master cleaning schedule
• Adhering to Safe operating procedure
• Managing laboratory staff to ensure effective operation of the laboratory
• Planning maintenance and servicing of laboratory equipments
• Ensure that all test procedures and methods are properly understood.
• Maintain general standard of housekeeping and safety.
• Conduct laboratory audit
• Audit non- conformances identification and correction
• Data capturing on LIMS system

3. March 2005 - September 2012
Job Title: Quality Controller
Company name: Blue Ribbon Bakery, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Contact Person: Dayo Folorunso
Contact Number: 082 210 7500
Reason for leaving Transfer

Responsibilities
• Performing all QC procedures
• Implementing quality control standards and systems
• Maintaining quality control and food safety systems
• Issuing new revisions of policies, procedures and records to responsible departments
• Handling of non- conformances and complaints
• Monthly internal audit
• Making reports and trends
• Audit non-conformances discussion with food safety team
• Organising panel product evaluation
• Ensure document control and management
• Checking for stock rotation in dispatch
• Corrective action implementation
• Issuing non- conformance reports to responsible people
• Scheduling food safety meeting and making minutes
• Assist in training of staff
• Verification of equipments such as scales, thermometers, weights and sending them for calibration.
• Taking swabs, sending to the laboratory and interpreting the results.
• Process evaluation