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Craigieburn, Vic, Au

Australia

Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible to ensure compliance within Quality Management System across the manufacturing plant. Ensuring all personnel across different departments onsite are on the same page in regards to food safety, food quality and hygienic practices. Being a key part of the management, my role majorly includes the following tasks:a) Daily pre and post production checks to ensure Good Manufacturing and Hygiene practices are followedb) Maintaining recording documents from production and dispatch departments onsitec) Handling customer complaints, leading investigations and raising non-conformities aside ofidentifying the root cause of the problem to sustain customer supplier relationshipsd) Supporting company administration to provide quality related information and/or documents for new tenderse) Conducting daily production meetings to ensure all personnel relevant to production are aware of the daily non-conformities identified and work together as a team to fix them.f) Liaising with external contractors (maintenance) to lead them for any required planned maintenance for equipment or premises and updating all necessary records to ensure CAPA are in place.g) Leading internal and external audits from PrimeSafe and managing non-conformities and their timely resolution by applying necessary CAPA.h) Managing Food Safety Recall & Traceability exercises for continual improvement plans.i) Creating Final Product Specifications, HACCP risk assessments and Labels for any new products being launched. j) Conducting inductions for newly appointed crew and managing their training recordsk) Collection of food and surface swab samples for chemical as well as microbiological analysis as per protocolsl) Liaising with approved suppliers for required resources to sustain production and practicesm) Maintaining copies of certifications and licences for the industry as well as external approved suppliers

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible to ensure safe food production, good manufacturing and hygienic practices are followed throughout the site. This is a hands on role in production and packing areas which includes the following tasks:a) Conducting daily pre and post production checks to ensure all hygienic requirements are met.b) Conducting daily CCP monitoring on all chillers and temperature controlled areas across site.c) Ensure traceability of all raw materials, work in progress and finished goods are maintained throughout the process.d) Identifying issues, raising non-conformances and CAPA to solve the issues.e) Support operators in processing and packaging of ready to eat meals.f) Ensuring all production records are completed in a timely and accurate manner.g) In charge of dispatching all packaged finished foods and products in line with correct CCP requirements.h) Conduct refresher training of all staff on general GMP and GHP requirements.i) Conducting random weight checks for all finished foods to ensure specifications are met.j) Ensure food samples and swab samples are taken for Microbiological testingk) In charge of conducting retention sample testing for sensory analysis.

Echuca

Responsible to ensure that the plant adheres and meets all quality and food safety laws, regulations and policies as well as to continuously improve existing programs. Role also included:a) Developing and updating Quality Assurance procedures, policies, forms and reports.b) Maintaining CCP requirements for safety and wholesomeness of products.c) Maintain calibration of all equipment as per required frequency.d) Assist in the development and undertaking of continuous improvement projects in Animal Welfare, new process development or installation of a new equipment onsite.e) Microbiological and Chemical research and analysis including surface and product swabbing.f) Undertaking random assessments of processed products and developing a track record of non-conformances via document and graphical analysis methods.g) Monitor and mentor the production team for hygiene and GMP or any changes to existing and new documents and proceduresh) Managing and responding to customer complaints and non conformities in a timely manneri) Conducting internal audits and leading external audits conducted by PrimeSafe and SGS and/or customer and supplier audits from time to time.j) Despatching product samples to the National Residue Survey as per protocols.k) Communicate with suppliers to maintain adequate process related and chemical stocks onsite to sustain production and hygiene.l) Conduct annual verification and validation of all site HACCP Plans.m) Active participation in the Mock Recall and traceability exercises.n) Involved with site cross functional teams and lead full investigation (CAPA) using 5 WHYs for all food safety incidents and adverse events at the site and follow up on corrective and preventative actions until close out.o) Work in parallel with the Maintenance team and floor supervisors to conduct HACCP risk assessments for all new engineering and maintenance projects to ensure they are of safe design and adhere to food safety standards and local regulations

Kyabram

Liaise with cross functional teams such as milk packing room, milk processing room, logistics, milk supply planning team and maintenance team to drive Food Quality and safety priorities. Role majorly included:a) Analysis and testing of raw incoming milk, processed milk and cream samples.b) Responsible for the clearance of raw incoming milk before acceptance as well as finished product before packaging.c) Checking the product weights, Labelling and other traceability requirements for compliance with respective specifications.d) Follow GMP, safe work hygiene, sterile procedures and ensuring they are followed by all internal and external stakeholders and staff.e) Maintaining and updating databases for various test results.f) Customer reporting, as and when necessary.g) Exposure to Australian Milk Residue Analysis (AMRA) Sampling Techniques.h) Calibration of laboratory equipment - pH meter, Thermometers, Weighing Scales and FOSS equipment for chemical analysis of milk samples.i) Investigating out of specification results or customer complaints including adverse raw milk, finished product and environmental swabbing results.j) Current First Aid qualification certified.k) Routine water testing to ensure good water quality (internal and external) for presence of E.coli and Salmonella.l) Conducted organoleptic and sensory analysis of the processed products (Milk and Cream) and prepared reports for the same to evaluate shelf life of products.m) Active participation in daily shift changeover meetings.

Melbourne, Australia

a) Support front counter and kitchen area crew in preparation of ordersb) Maintaining quality and safety of food products by good Food handling and hygienic practices.c) Monitoring and rotation of daily stocktake.d) Training and development of newly appointed crew.e) First Aid qualification certified.f) Assessment of crew performance and maintaining training records.g) Active participation in team meetings for the increment of sales strategies.

Werribee, Victoria, Australia.

Worked on the effects of microwave treatment on the mixing properties of wheat flour.Worked on the operations of Perten dough mixer and the Rapid Visco Analyzer.

Master In Applied Science (Food Science And Technology), Food Science And Technology

Bachelor Of Technology In Biotechnology

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