Khanyiswa Fikizolo
Paarl
Summary
I hold a Bachelor of Food Technology and I have 7 years of working experience in the food processing (FMCG) environment. I am a resilient individual who can work under pressure with minimal supervision, and this has enabled me to succeed in my current position, which involves new product launch, ensuring consistent product quality through process audits, CCP and OPRP validations, allergen management , quality assurance, root cause analysis, food safety, management of product specifications, inspection of raw material and internal auditing. Also, I have managed to establish and maintained good relationships with clients and customers during my service.
I am an inquisitive, dedicated and committed individual who is a team player and adapts quickly in a new environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Process Technologist
Rhodes Food Group - Dairy Division
10.2018 - Current
- Attending product briefs, kitchen presentations and reviews to give technical assistance and guidance to the New Product Development team.
- Attending weekly NPD meetings and action points raised accordingly
- Reviewing raw material and packaging specifications and updating supplier matrix
- Schedule trials on the trial calendar and communicate the trial dates internally and externally to the customer.
- Liaising with customer and internal teams on factory trial plan
- Inspection of incoming raw materials and compare to documentation for accuracy and quality.
- Conducting factory trials and amend recipes after trials
- Conducting trials on existing products for improvement/upgrade
- Analyzing packaging, conducting travel test and performing organoleptic shelf-life assessments and micro testing of all trials
- Liaising with external service providers e.g. raw material suppliers, testing Labs.
- Ensuring validations are completed as per technical data sheets
- Set up Intake sheets for new raw materials
- Training of staff on new / changes in process
- Finalizing yields and methods prior to launch
- Evaluating final products for quality and adherence to customer specifications.
- Setting up tasting for new products internal and external
- Creating product specifications and updating existing specifications
- Writing up QAS documents(Accept/Reject) for new products
- Managing brand integrity tests
- Allergen management from raw material to the final product
- Writing up standard operation procedures (SOPs)
- Completing reports and technical documentation of day-to-day production processes.
- Completing yearly CCP & OPRP validation studies/process flow audits and compiling reports
- Completing product process flow audits
- Updating Woolworths product specifications on FPI system
- Checking and approving new product artwork
- Conducting monthly PRP and systems internal audits
- Assisting Technical with investigations and feedback on customer complaints
- Investigating problem solving regarding raw material, packaging, and processes
- Investigate and solve any microbiological issues on components and final products
- CCP verification
- Updating food safety related documentation
- Food safety team member
- Reporting food safety and quality issues in the factory
- Assisting the Raw Material Technologist with ensuring suppliers are compliant with food safety standards by managing their certificates and ensuring the product information forms are updated and completed accordingly.
- Participating in recall/mock recall
- Participating in Hygiene/Housekeeping, GMP, safety inspections and root cause analysis
- Participating during external audits (FSSC 22000, IBL, Kosher etc.)
Technical Assistant
Rhodes Food Group - Dairy Division
02.2018 - 09.2018
- Checking wage clocking hours, proof list, for weekly pay staff.
- Compiling reports and filing Woolworths customer complaint & Industrial customer complaint.
- Reviewing daily micro results and reporting to the different departments on product status.
- Purchasing and administration of the consumables, technical literature, small assets, professional fees and few production raw material.
- Overheads for RFG Dairy Division (e.g. stationary, chemicals, cleaning equipment, PPE, etc.).
- Review Technical Budget.
- Documentation control: Maintain, signing off and filing QC records.
- Pull out required documentation during traceability audits for external audits and internal audits.
- Internal rejections and RTV calculations and filing.
- Document and data control.
- Liaise with laboratory on test results (internal and external).
- Sending samples weekly to external labs.
- Filing training registers, completion of the training matrix and relevant communication.
- Assisting with staff training
- Conducting validation studies.
Food Technologist Intern
Rhodes Food Group - Dairy Division
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Conducting validation studies as per validation study schedule
- Shadow of QCs, training on testing procedures in QC Lab
- Assisting in daily lab analysis as required
- Collecting product records and information.
- Assisting with CAR completion.
- Complete verification study and report on findings and problem solving
- Coordinating QC tasting and testing as per schedule. Reporting on shelf-life evaluations.
- Report food safety & quality related issues in factory
- Carry internal audit as per schedule and review of checklist
- Monthly trending of data and reporting
- Completing product specifications (PIFs)
Quality Controller
Deli Spices
06.2014 - 06.2015
- Performing Lab analysis (pH, moisture, Sieving, Nitrate & Nitrite, salt, SO2 etc)
- Packing analysis
- Updating COAs and Syspro
- Control packing lines
- Updating documents
Education
Food Technology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Bellville, Cape Town12.2016
Skills
- Strong Attention to Details
- Internal Auditing
- Quality management systems
- Data Analysis
- Technical Writing
- Root Cause Analysis
- Quality Assurance
- Process Validation
- Product Inspection
Certification
- RFG Dairy Technical employee of the year 2019
- Food & Allergy
- Thermal processing & Validation
- ISO/TS22002 – 1:2009
- New product development workshop
- IBL workshop
- FSSC22000: V6.0
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Xhosa
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Sotho
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Additional Information
Interests:
Reading, Travelling & Outdoor activities.
Driving License:
Code B
References:
1.Priscilla Makonjwa (Food Technologist)
Rhodes Food Group Ltd
Tel: 021 870 4054
Cell #: 078 412 9530
2. Michelle Wiener (Food Technologist)
Deli Spices Ltd
Cell #: 082 677 6158
3.DR L Vhangani
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Phone Number +27 219598691 Email vhanganil@cput.ac.za
Date of birth
24 June 1993
Timeline
Process Technologist
Rhodes Food Group - Dairy Division
10.2018 - Current
Technical Assistant
Rhodes Food Group - Dairy Division
02.2018 - 09.2018
Food Technologist Intern
Rhodes Food Group - Dairy Division
01.2017 - 01.2018
Quality Controller
Deli Spices
06.2014 - 06.2015
Food Technology
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
- RFG Dairy Technical employee of the year 2019
- Food & Allergy
- Thermal processing & Validation
- ISO/TS22002 – 1:2009
- New product development workshop
- IBL workshop
- FSSC22000: V6.0
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