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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Professional Development
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Donna Davids

Food Technologist
Cape town

Summary

I am an adaptable, self- motivated person who has developed a responsible approach to any task or situation. With 7 years experience, I have gained
strong communication and organizational skills developed in a variety of projects. I have qualities to bring to the work place such as working on my own initiative or in a team, working well under pressure and having a clear and logic mind with practical problem solving. I am a reliable, trustworthy and hardworking individual eager to learn something new from every experience for self-improvement both personally and professionally.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

BAKERY FPI TECHNOLOGIST

IN2FOOD BAKERY DIVISION
06.2023 - Current
  • Liaise with NPD, Process Technologist, and RM Technologist for info required to build product specification.
  • Gather all information required to build product specifications during kitchen trials.
  • Liase between WW Technologists and relevant Teams for Product specification sign-off if required.
  • Ensure that all relevant document requirements are available and accompany product specification with sign-off with customer.
  • Ensure that Woolworths FPI portal is loaded with correct information and specifications to ensure that the factory will stand up to scrutiny during PPC audits
  • Ensured that all relevant information is captured for loading of Bill of materials on SYSPRO
  • Assisted with audits at the Kommetjie site

FOOD TECHNOLOGIST

IN2FOOD GROUP - PAARL BLENDING
6 2017 - 06.2023
  • Maintain and continuously improve FSMS/QMS including GMP/HACCP and FSSC 22000 / To ensure that Quality Management Systems are implemented to reduce variability and improve product and service quality within the factory
  • Implementing, maintaining, and improving requirements of FSSC2200
  • Verification of process flows and communication triggers to Food Safety system
  • Member of FSQMS team - attend FSQMS meetings on a monthly basis and ensured continuous improvement of FSQMS HACCP and Food defence system
  • Assist with traceability studies and product recalls
  • Complete non-conformance reports and ensure corrective actions
  • Ability to Lead, plan, organise and control personnel / Work very closely and maintain/grow the relationship with production teams
  • Effectively communicate with customers- Internal and External
  • Monitoring cleaning and sanitisation programs
  • Verify effectiveness of cleaning in the factory through GMP inspections
  • Managing waste removal supplier and ensuring waste removal certificates for disposal are received
  • Internal hygiene & FSQMS audits
  • Scheduling hygiene/GMP audits and walk throughs
  • Ensuring all audits are completed and any NC's are assigned to relevant department ensuring effective close out
  • Complete/ review root cause analysis when required
  • Involvement in training of new and existing colleagues in basic hygiene, food safety and quality control where necessary
  • Assist in management of calibration of instruments
  • Together with other operational personnel investigate quality deviations from standard and reported internally or externally, identify root causes and find sustainable solutions
  • Ensure that all manufacturing and processing standards are updated and displayed
  • Verification of daily production records
  • Final product quality evaluation
  • Customer complaint and foreign object complaint handling within time frame
  • Control of Non-conformances : Ensure all NC's are received and actioned
  • TACCP Food Defense Audit of Premises once a month
  • Assist with supplier risk assessments to verify compliance with quality and food safety requirements
  • Coordinated fire drills ensuring emergency readiness
  • Investigated health and safety incidents and compile reports
  • Conducted regular inspections to guarantee compliance with fire, hazards and safety guidelines.

QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN

DELI SPICES
07.2014 - 07.2015
  • Ensuring companies manufacturing process and products meet quality specifications by doing daily scale verification checks and housekeeping checks
  • Assist with training of staff and management on food safety
  • Ensuring raw material, stock, supplies and the factory meets agreed standards by conducting routine inspections
  • Collecting of data by checking daily sanitation checklists in each department and analyzing data on a weekly basis and interpreting data to identify problem areas as a basis for planning remedial action
  • Doing pest control checks and glass and hard plastics checks monthly
  • Record keeping by filing documents
  • Assist with internal audits.

Education

NATIONAL DIPLOMA FOOD TECHNOLOGY -

CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Skills

PROFICIENT WITH MICROSOFT WORD, EXCEL AND POWERPOINT, SYSPRO

QUALITY AWARENESS

COMMUNICATION AT ALL LEVELS

ATTENTION TO DETAIL

ASSERTTIVE

MOTIVATED

PROBLEM SOLVER

Professional Development

  • FSSC22000 V6 Progess
  • FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY TRAINING IBL Africa
  • INTERNAL AUDITING AND INSPECTION Entecom
  • SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL REPRESENTATIVE NOSHTAC training and consulting
  • SENSORY TRAINING WORKSHOP Senselab
  • FOCUS MODULE ON HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT IBL Africa
  • FOCUS MODULE ON ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS IBL Africa
  • FOCUS MODULE ON PREPARING AND CONDUCTING SOCIAL COMPLIANCE AUDITS AND INTERNAL AUDITS IBL Africa

References

MONIQUE RORICH  

TECHNICAL MANAGER - KOMMETJIE SITE

 021 783 4102  

SIMONE STEVENS

TECHNICAL MANAGER - PAARL

 021 873 0020  

JACO DE BEER

QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER - IN2FOOD PAARL BLENDING

0844910735    

SUSAN SAMUELS

QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

021 5052000


Timeline

BAKERY FPI TECHNOLOGIST

IN2FOOD BAKERY DIVISION
06.2023 - Current

QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN

DELI SPICES
07.2014 - 07.2015

FOOD TECHNOLOGIST

IN2FOOD GROUP - PAARL BLENDING
6 2017 - 06.2023

NATIONAL DIPLOMA FOOD TECHNOLOGY -

CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

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