Msawenkosi CHILI
Food Safety Auditor
Midrand
Summary
A committed professional who specializes in regulatory, implementing, maintaining pre-requisite programs, and auditing, HACCP based on ISO 22000, FSSC 22000 and ISO 22000 quality compliance, development, and training in ISO 9000 and FSSC 22000. Quick to assimilate new ideas, concepts and demonstrating logical and analytical approach to solve complex problems and related issues. Able to work well in a group and own initiative while demonstrating the organization and prioritization required to achieve tight deadlines and deliveries. A self-motivated individual who enjoys being the part of a successful and productive team and thrives in highly pressurized and challenging working environments.
Personable and diligent with strong commitment to ensuring food safety and quality. Well-versed in food safety regulations and adept at conducting thorough inspections and analyses. Capable of significantly enhancing public health through meticulous attention to detail and adherence to strict standards.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Food Safety Auditor
AIB international
Midrand
04.2023 - Current
- Conduct food safety audits and customer audits (McDonald's, Wilmar, Upfield), inspections, or training according to AIB quality standards, and/or customer standards, codes of practices and according to the scope as required
- Participate in internal and external training to obtain skills required to perform the work
- Partner with Client Services and your Regional Manager to establish an itinerary that minimizes open time and maximizes efficiencies, while meeting client needs
- Personal commitments that impact availability shall be communicated in advance and require approval by the Regional Manager
- Make travel arrangements; travel independently and look for cost saving methods when arranging travel
- Conduct any required pre-event and post-event work, including but not limited to reviewing Procedure Manuals, sending Audit Plans to clients, downloading documents, and reviewing Corrective Actions
- Maintain independence from audit or inspection clients
- Submit complete, accurate, well-written reports for all audits and inspections
- Comply with company policy regarding timeline for submission, depending on report type
Group Quality and Regulatory Manager
Nature's Choice
Meyerton
01.2020 - 04.2023
- Prepare, implement and execution of QA strategy and QA plans
- Provide guidance to Management in relevant QA and food safety issues
- Secure that Quality Systems and process across the organization are in line with the external standards (HACCP and FSSC 22000) and certified accordingly
- Running and monitor the QA Performance in different sites and implementing FSSC 22000
- Secure efficient complaint handling processes and escalate the crisis procedure in case of serious food safety or other quality related issues occur
- Feedback on customer complaints
- Facilitating internal and external food safety audits
- Partner with Operations to identify training needs and to develop resources to meet those needs
- Responsible for root cause and countermeasure analysis for customer returns/complaints
- Oversee continuous improvement activities affecting the Quality Department
- Direct and participate in quality activities to ensure new product launch preparations are smooth and successful
- Monitoring, trending data and reviewing the performance of the quality stuff
- Ensure that facilities, equipment, materials, organization, procedures, and validations are current
- Handling and monitoring of the quality department budget
Quality Assurance and SHEQ Manager
Hillcrest Berries
Stellenbosch
06.2016 - 12.2019
- Ensure food products are produced safely, legally, and according to specification
- Prepare for and lead external and internal site audits (FSA and Global Gap audit)
- Review HACCP, Food Safety, Quality Systems, Food safety incident management
- Identify and perform all training regarding quality, food safety as required by the organization
- Review Food supply, security, and sustainability
- Build and maintain a good relationship with suppliers and customers
- Act as team leader on food safety and quality management system
- Perform multi-site risk assessments
- Review Supplier Quality Assurance KPI's
- Quality control monitoring and product development
- Work with Engineering/Maintenance and Production to develop solutions to production issues whilst maintaining food safety
SHEQ Supervisor
Premier Meat Products
Pine Town
09.2014 - 05.2016
- Documentation of food safety policies and procedures
- Ensuring that suppliers comply with current meat industry regulations
- Implementing HACCP and FSA system
- Lead external audits and internal audits
- Developing and maintaining of product specifications
- Training employees on hygiene, safe chemical handling and SHEQ procedures
- Interpretation of analytical and microbiological reports
- Incident investigation
- Manage Supplier Quality Assurance program
Junior Quality Assurance Manager
Chester Wholesale Meat
Durban
04.2013 - 04.2014
- Documentation of food safety policies and procedures
- Maintaining the FSA and ZA export accreditation certificate
- Internal GMP auditing on site, production, and distribution area
- Manage Supplier Quality Assurance program
- Maintaining of product specifications
- SOP Hygiene and GMP training
Laboratory Assistant
Ceres Fruit Juices, Pioneer Foods
Ceres
06.2011 - 06.2012
- Microbiological testing of final product and raw materials
- Documenting of product certificate of analysis
- Preparation of media for microbiological analysis
- Testing of pH, juice color, juice acidity, testing of total solids, testing of brix
Education
Some College (No Degree) - FSSC 22000 LEAD AUDITOR
Progress Excellence
Paarl 07.2019 - 07.2019
HACCP course -
Q Systems
Durban 01.2015 - 01.2015
Some College (No Degree) - PRP
Q Systems
Durban 01.2015 - 01.2015
Some College (No Degree) - Internal Audit
Q Systems
Durban 01.2015 - 01.2015
Food Technology - Food technology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town 12.2012 - 12.2012
Skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Problem-solving capacity
- Hygiene standards enforcement
- Pest identification
- Sanitation assessment
- Food safety auditing and regulations (Advance)
- Auditing (FSSC 22000, GMP, ISO 22000)
- Good coaching skills
- Product development
- Strategic management
- Good interpersonal skills
Certification
FSSC 22000 Lead audit course certificate version 4.1
Accomplishments
- 3 awards of the best performance in Mathematics
- Passed 9 FSA external audits.
- Passed 4 Global Gap external audits.
Timeline
Food Safety Auditor
AIB international
04.2023 - Current
Group Quality and Regulatory Manager
Nature's Choice
01.2020 - 04.2023
Some College (No Degree) - FSSC 22000 LEAD AUDITOR
Progress Excellence
07.2019 - 07.2019
Quality Assurance and SHEQ Manager
Hillcrest Berries
06.2016 - 12.2019
HACCP course -
Q Systems
01.2015 - 01.2015
Some College (No Degree) - PRP
Q Systems
01.2015 - 01.2015
Some College (No Degree) - Internal Audit
Q Systems
01.2015 - 01.2015
SHEQ Supervisor
Premier Meat Products
09.2014 - 05.2016
Junior Quality Assurance Manager
Chester Wholesale Meat
04.2013 - 04.2014
Food Technology - Food technology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
12.2012 - 12.2012
Laboratory Assistant
Ceres Fruit Juices, Pioneer Foods
06.2011 - 06.2012
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