2024
Hi, I’m
Mthobisi Nkululeko Zulu
Food Scientist
Johannesburg
Summary
I am seeking a role that provides opportunities for learning and development while contributing to the growth of the organization, role that will expose me more to challenges or challenging responsibilities so as to master the organization responsibilities and duties.
Overview
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Basic pest control understanding certificate of training.
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QK Meats, Team player of the month certificate
Work History
QK Meats
06.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Ensure that GMPs/PRPs are maintained as per arrival of the raw material until despatch
- Monitoring of plant and personnel hygiene and responsible for daily pre-production inspections
- Responsible for doing monthly GMP/PRPs audit as per area/section
- Ensure sampling and testing plan, by doing environmental swabs, hands swabs and product sampling
- Incoming inspections of the raw material, transportation, and documentations from the supplier
- Quality checks on the raw material i.e visual inspections, pH and temperatures
- Conducting glass audit as per area
- Final product checks i,e visual inspection, product temperature, pH labelling and packaging
- Verification of CCP (metal detectors) and scale verification
- Foss analysis on beef VLs
- Reporting of any nonconformances, to relevant departments and follow-ups on root causes, corrective actions and preventative measures
- Report any quality deviations/process deviations/out of specification to Senior QAT/Quality manager
- Daily reporting/submission of check sheets as per my working station and submit to Senior QAT
- Trending foreign matters
- Online temperature monitoring of deboned products
- Responsible for dispatch quality checks, products and containers/trucks
- Assisting senior QAT with reviewing and creating of SOPs, Policies and work instructions as per BRC quality management system
- Partake in mock recalls
- Partake in external audit i.e RCGGS, DAFF, ZA and SANHA
- Responsible for doing traceability as per schedule
- Assist with hygiene inductions and training shopfloor staff on their work instructions as per area/process
Bravo Foods Bakery PTY
Technical/ Quality Graduate
02.2024 - 06.2024
Job overview
- Conduct daily verification on cleaning
- In process control inspection
- Manage and control the chemical and consumables usage
- Maintain NPD, Customer samples and retention samples
- Receive goods evaluation, update and maintain customer file
- Conduct and submit micro samples as per micro schedule
- Outgoing goods inspection
Education
Durban University of Technology
Bachelor of Applied Science from Food Science and Technology Skills
Mgitshwa High
National Senior certificate
Skills
HACCP system
Good Manufacturing Practices
Good Laboratory Practices
Environmental swabbing
products sampling
Auditing skills
BRCGS
Effective communication skills
Organizational skills
Time management skills
Problem solving skills
Data analysis skills
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Presentation skills
Attention to detail
Leadership skills
Food product development
Research skills
Certification
Basic pest control understanding certificate of training
Timeline
QK Meats
06.2024 - Current
Technical/ Quality Graduate
Bravo Foods Bakery PTY
02.2024 - 06.2024
Durban University of Technology
Bachelor of Applied Science from Food Science and Technology Skills
04.2023
Mgitshwa High
National Senior certificate
04.2017