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Work History
Education
Skills
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LEHLOHONOLO HOPE MKHOMAZI

Quality Control Technician
Pretoria

Summary

Quick learning Quality Intern organized in handling data and paperwork. Always ready to help others and enthusiastic about putting training to good use. Approaches problems with analytical mindset and critical thinking skills. I aspire to work in an environment which encourages me to succeed and grow professionally where I can utilize my skills and knowledge appropriately.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Quality Control Technician

Synercore: Allmark- Sizwe Foods & Impilo Products
03.2024 - Current
  • Testing and approving incoming raw materials.
  • Verifying incoming raw materials (grading certificates- Soya, Sorghum & Maize).
  • Conducting daily inspections: Scales, hygiene, utensils glass & H/P and quality.
  • Daily OPRP and CCP verification.
  • Laboratory tests:

- Verification of GMO on the envirologix system

- Aflatoxin test on the raw material receiving

- Verification of the Urease test on Infrasoy

- Preparation of testing solutions

- Verification test and record as per quality test:

Moisture, Protein, Fat, Fibre, AOR, Sieve Test &

Cooking (where applicable).

- Collect shift data of quality analysis (24hrs) and

own verification on retention samples.

- Background update and performance testing on NIR

- Update and backup NIR results on weekly basis.

- Verify daily NIR control samples monthly.

- Ensuring lab has sufficient consumables and inspect

expiry date.

- Keeping GLP and cleaning of lab.

  • Recording Near-misses and ensuring corrections are taken by responsible person.
  • Assist with traceability exercises as per schedule.
  • Enuring non-conforming stock stock is lapelled and labels removed or updated once approved.
  • Pest control representative as per appointment letter.
  • External laboratory testing:

- Taking samples as per customer requirements.

- Compile sample requests, request PO, collection and

send samples to external lab.

- Request and take swabs, environmental, product

sampling as per schedule.

  • Ensuring sample and cleaning equipment storage rooms are kept in orderly manner.
  • Responsible for accompanying hygiene service provider and signing-off services.
  • Non-conformances: Assist in investigation and not root cause analysis.
  • Reporting any raw material, packaging, product and test/ inspection deviations or food safety related matters to manager.
  • Reporting any deviations or issues which might trigger or require procedures to be reviewed.
  • Enforcing quality, food safety and change procedures across the food manufacturing operation.
  • Reporting and communicate problem (s) with regards to the Food Safety Management System, Occupational Health and Safety, and Environmental Management System to manager.
  • Stand-in for Quality Graduate

Pest Control Officer

Allmark Foods
05.2023 - Current
  • Conducted interior and exterior pest control inspections as per schedule
  • Assisted appointed pest control contractor when on site
  • Communicated with appointed contractor regarding sightings and ensure follow-up inspections are conducted as per schedule.

Quality Control (Intern)

Synercore Food Holdings | Allmark Foods
9 2022 - 03.2024
  • Quality start-up and closing inspection
  • Daily hygiene checks
  • Sign-off receiving check sheets daily
  • Conducted shelf-life checks
  • Traceability exercises
  • Conducted daily verification checks on scales and cleaning chemicals
  • Prepared testing supplies and readied equipment for daily quality control activities
  • Conducted functionality testing on bakery final products (Tauber's)
  • Prepared bakery and dairy final product samples for functionality testing (Chittick) and sent to CPT for evaluation
  • Prepared micro sampling of dairy final products, including submission forms, and submitted to external lab for evaluation
  • Verified daily and weekly cleaning in production and factory
  • Ensured allergen changeover record is completed when required
  • OPRP's and CCP's verification checks
  • Conducted ATP/ AMP and allergen swabbing
  • Verified raw material and packaging against raw material and packaging specification
  • Releasing of final products (physical and on Tempo) and issuing of COA/COCs
  • Recorded near-misses and ensured corrections are taken by responsible person before sign-off
  • Ensured all non-conforming stock is labelled, added to required list and used as per rework instruction
  • Daily task verification on Tempo
  • Maintained specification/label file (filing of new products and archiving of discontinued products)
  • Responsible for storage of retention samples and sorting/disposal after required time
  • Assisted with monitoring of waste area and disposals
  • Pest control representative as per appointment letter.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

University of South Africa
Florida, Johannesburg
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry and Biochemistry

North-West University
North -West
02.2020 - 05.2020

No Degree - Soya, Sorghum And Maize Grading

Grain Quality and Arbitration Services
Gezina
04.2001 -

Skills

Strong sense of urgency

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Accomplishments

  • Golden Key Honour Society Award
  • Bronze and Silver awards from The President's Award Programme
  • Community service award from Deloitte & Touche

References

  • Mrs MM Magodielo, Coordinator (Academic Advisor), +27 18 389 2381
  • Elizabeth Banda, QA Manager, +27 83 315 0056
  • Mmamodise Mosweu, QA Systems Administrator, +27 60 501 7212

Timeline

Quality Control Technician

Synercore: Allmark- Sizwe Foods & Impilo Products
03.2024 - Current

Pest Control Officer

Allmark Foods
05.2023 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry and Biochemistry

North-West University
02.2020 - 05.2020

Bachelor of Science - Chemistry

University of South Africa
04.2001 -

No Degree - Soya, Sorghum And Maize Grading

Grain Quality and Arbitration Services
04.2001 -

Quality Control (Intern)

Synercore Food Holdings | Allmark Foods
9 2022 - 03.2024
LEHLOHONOLO HOPE MKHOMAZIQuality Control Technician