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Precious Makgari Tema

Consumer Science (Food & Nutrition ) And Food Technologist
Pretoria
Precious Makgari Tema

Summary

Dynamic Food Technologist with 10 years of comprehensive experience in the food industry, dedicated to advancing food safety and quality management practices. Expertise includes the implementation of food safety management systems, auditing, and quality assurance, ensuring compliance with industry standards. Proficient in various processes such as chilling, freezing, cooking, and baking, with hands-on experience in the slaughtering of sheep and beef. Committed to continuous learning and collaboration, leveraging knowledge in raw material purchasing and supplier evaluation to drive product excellence.Precise Quality Assurance Manager proficient in all QA operations, policies and procedures. Experience hiring and developing individual team members. Committed to thoroughly assessing product quality and manufacturing processes to achieve excellent results and customer satisfaction.

Overview

13
years of professional experience
11
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Munandi Electrical

Quality Consultant
08.2021 - 08.2023

Job overview

  • Sourcing product and supplier
  • Drafting sop ,quality and food safety document for the warehouse
  • Supplier Evaluation
  • Handled customer service complaints with utmost professionalism and knowledgeable responses to maintain trust and company loyalty.
  • Reviewed and verified invoices and purchase requests to confirm accuracy.
  • Loaded trucks and safely secured merchandise to prevent damage during transportation.
  • Drafting loading and receiving sheet
  • Pest control
  • Implementation of R638 for warehouse and Transportation

Cavalier Abattoir Type of Company, Sheep Abattoir

Quality Assurance Technologist
10.2016 - 12.2019

Job overview

  • Maintaining and Updating FSSC 22000 System ,
  • Conducting Internal Audit monthly
  • Conducting Food safety meeting monthly
  • Conducting Annual Management Review :
  • Microbiological sampling , Micro Tending
  • Conducting Training & Schedule Training :
  • Verifying QC and Production checklist
  • Ensure all SQA are up to date
  • Reviewing and creating checklist
  • TACCP & VACCP Implementation
  • Managing cleaning and pest control services
  • Manage and resolve customer complains
  • Hygiene Monitoring of the Plant and Ablution
  • Acted as Standby Chairperson for cleaning meetings.
  • Audit coordinated/Involved : FSSC 22000 Certification : Export Certification : HAS Audit : Woolworths Audit
  • Other duties Involved ;Beef Abattoir (4 months) Duties : Food safety management system implementation : Managing customer complaints : Document Review
  • Acted as SHE Chairperson for 4 Months,
  • Maintaining food safety management system
  • Supplier Quality Assurance
  • Drafting specification internal specification
  • Investigating customer complain
  • Temperature monitoring of Preparations area, Chillers and Freezers Checking raw materials during receiving
  • Allergen control management
  • Issuing COC/ COA for product being dispatched :

The Big Fill

Food Safety Officer
02.2014 - 03.2016

Job overview

  • Implementing and maintaining HACCP
  • Ensuring continuous improvement in quality system :
  • Ensure that product are manufactured according to legal standards and customer requirement
  • Conducting and organizing training programme
  • Conducting and organizing internal auditing
  • Representative for external audits
  • Conducting supplier audits when necessary
  • Creating or drafting quality documents :
  • Maintain all inspection records
  • Preparing micro sample and interpreting the results
  • Control of non-conformance and take corrective action
  • Investigating customer complain :
  • Drafting and updating product specification :
  • Drafting labels for new product and revising labels for modified product
  • Supplier approval and managing supplier quality assurance
  • Team leader and Management representative
  • Supervising quality controllers
  • Planning traceability and mock recall study
  • Planning maintenance schedule for all equipment and ensure they are serviced per schedule :
  • Drafting recipe for new product
  • Drafting and updating procedures
  • Allergen management control

Cater chain (Meat Processing Plant )

Quality Controller
10.2012 - 03.2013

Job overview

  • Checking temperature of final product : Checking freezers, chillers and room temperature
  • Checking incoming raw materials
  • Recording quality control sheet : Assisting in internal audit
  • Sensory evaluation for finished product
  • End of Shelf life test
  • Supervising employees in production area
  • Preparing exports product, paperwork and doing quality checks before loading
  • Doing quality checks during receiving of carcass (ph & temperature)
  • Monitoring cooking of High risk products (Vienna & Polony)
  • Hygiene Inspection of all Departments
  • Retaining retention sample Department worked in are as follow.
  • Receiving = Receiving of raw material.
  • Deboning = Monitoring staff ensuring that the follow hygiene practise.
  • Processing /Mixing area.
  • Weighing room.
  • High risk.

Type of Company : Flavour Company

Lab Technologist
06.2010 - 06.2011

Job overview

Department : Quality control or Quality assurance Duties

  • Analyzing the final product and raw materials
  • Microbiological testing of final product and raw material
  • Moisture analysis
  • Salt analysis Period :

Lab Technologist

Duties

Compounding flavours and seasonings

: Sampling flavours and seasoning for customers

: Application of flavours and seasonings to variant food product (baked product, beverages, confectionery, snacks)

: Evaluation of a final product

: Evaluation of raw materials

: Modification of existing product

: Involved in product development (beverages, snacks, baked product)

Responsibility

: Making samples for customers

: Ensure that customers receive requested sample

: Labeling final product and raw materials

: Compounding

: Equipment calibration

: Flavour and seasoning application

Education

University Of Johannesburg
Gauteng

N.Diploma Food Technology from Science

University Overview

University Of South Africa
Pretoria

Bachelor of Consumer Science from Food And Nutrition
04.2001

University Overview

Skills

Quality management systems

Additional Information

Additional Information
  • FSSC 22000 Implementation
  • Internal Auditing of Food Safety Management
  • Allergen Control management
  • National Diploma in Food Technology
  • BCS Consumer science (Food & Nutrition)

Personal Information

Personal Information
PERSONAL DETAILS Surname : Tema First Name : Precious Makgari Date of Birth : 17 October 1987 Residential Address : Glen Way Estate

Education and Training

Education and Training

FSSC 22000 Implementation

International Auditing of Food Safety Management

Allergen Control Management

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Timeline

Quality Consultant
Munandi Electrical
08.2021 - 08.2023
Quality Assurance Technologist
Cavalier Abattoir Type of Company, Sheep Abattoir
10.2016 - 12.2019
Food Safety Officer
The Big Fill
02.2014 - 03.2016
Quality Controller
Cater chain (Meat Processing Plant )
10.2012 - 03.2013
Lab Technologist
Type of Company : Flavour Company
06.2010 - 06.2011
University Of South Africa
Bachelor of Consumer Science from Food And Nutrition
04.2001
University Of Johannesburg
N.Diploma Food Technology from Science
05.2012
Precious Makgari TemaConsumer Science (Food & Nutrition ) And Food Technologist