Walter Nkala
Quality Control Manager
Johannesburg South, Gauteng
Summary
Quality control professional experienced in developing organization's quality strategy, procedures, and processes. Monitor quality performance from supply chain and throughout product development life cycle. Develop and sustain Quality Management System in accordance with ISO 9001 and other applicable standards and business requirements. Manage quality audit program to identify and resolve non-conformities and embed culture of continuous improvement.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Systems Consultant (Part – Time)
Food Safety Innovations
Johannesburg South, Gauteng
4 2024 - Current
- Company Overview: Food Safety Innovations is an innovative food safety solutions provider who offers in-house food safety training, Occupational Health and Safety training and business strategy consultancy
- The compony pride itself in delivering professional, dynamic, cost effective and practical solutions to assist clients implement Food Safety Management Systems in their facility
- Review client’s current system and provide recommendations and support to assist implement a food safety management system
- Conduct trainings
- Conduct audits
Quality Control Manager (Closed Term Contract)
Siyathemba Inflight Catering
Kemptonpark, Johannesburg
06.2024 - 08.2024
- Company Overview: Siyathemba Catering (SC) specializes in inflight catering and has been in operation since 2009
- SC has branches in OR Tambo International Airport, King Shaka International airport and multiple off site catering facilities in Gauteng
- Supervision of the Quality Control staff
- Assisting the Production Managers on process optimization; yields and product quality specifications achievement
- Custodian of meal specifications and managing the revisions of the same
- Controlling of in-coming materials (raw materials, packaging materials, labels, chemicals) and ensuring conformity to specifications
- Ensuring that good manufacturing practices are adhered to and maintained throughout the meal preparation processes
- Ensuring that the cold chain is maintained at all stages of production up to the delivery of the meals to the airline
- Food Safety Management System documentation control; thus, compiling HACCP studies for new and old products/ processes; developing and establishing relevant procedures, work instructions and records; and controlling the distribution and usage of these documents
- Facilitating food safety and quality audits, addressing any findings from these for continuous improvement purposes
- Management of customer complaints to ensure they are addressed timeously, and feedback is communicated where necessary
- Conducting tasting panels
- Verifying all the quality control activities.
- Participated in regular management review meetings, providing updates on quality control performance and suggesting areas for improvement.
- Conducted regular training sessions for staff to uphold and exceed quality standards.
Quality Control Manager (Full-time)
Giants Canning CC
Johannesburg South, Gauteng
11.2010 - 03.2024
- Company Overview: Giants Canning is a manufacturer of canned vegetables, soups and jam
- Giants Canning has its manufacturing facility located inside the Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market, City Deep in Johannesburg
- Supervision of the Quality Control staff
- Assisting the Line Supervisors on process optimization; yields and product quality specifications achievement
- Controlling of in-coming materials (raw materials, packaging materials, labels, chemicals) and ensuring conformity to specifications
- Monitoring and evaluation of raw materials, in-process products and finished products before release
- Calibrations of all laboratory equipment such as pH meters, scales, refractometers and process monitoring equipment; temperature, pressure and time measuring devices
- Custodianship of product recipes and specifications, review and distribution/ communication of these; management of product labels
- Food Safety Management System documentation control; thus compiling HACCP studies for new and old products/ processes; developing and establishing relevant procedures, work instructions and records; and controlling the distribution and usage of these documents
- Food Defense Plan building
- Food Fraud Vulnerability Risks Assessments
- Ensuring implementation and maintenance of GMPs (Good Manufacturing Programs) by carrying out regular internal audits of these programs
- Conducting thermal process validations (Heat Penetration Testing and Heat Distribution Testing) of Retorts (Sterilizing vessels) for process establishment and new products developments
- Validations of other process equipment such as x-ray systems
- Ensuring the effectiveness of Critical Control Points (CCP) by conducting monthly audits
- Carrying out supplier audits as part of the supplier evaluation exercise
- Handling of customer complaints on food safety and quality defects
- Evaluation of employee training needs and developing and delivering these training programs to meet the identified training needs, with aid of a skills matrix
- Managing staff discipline in the shift
- Controlling and monitoring of sub-contracted analysis for products, services and facilities
Industrial Chemist (Full-time)
Goldstar Sugar Refineries
Bulawayo
01.1999 - 01.2006
- Company Overview: Goldstar Sugars is the largest manufacturer of refined sugar and related products in Zimbabwe with annual production levels in excess of 200 000 tons
- The company exports to the rest of the Southern Africa region and beyond
- In charge of supervising and leading 15+ laboratory and other staff
- Responsible for training and development of personnel
- Responsible for maintaining the Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS) as well as Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) system
- Prepared laboratory budget and overall responsible for its monitoring and control
- Responsible for the calibration and validation of all laboratory instruments
- Carried out routine laboratory work, i.e
- Sample preparation and analysis
- Prepared periodic and routine production reports for management decision making, production planning and record keeping purposes
Analytical Chemist (Full-time)
Datlabs (Pvt) Ltd
Bulawayo
01.1997 - 01.1999
- Company Overview: Datlabs is formerly a subsidiary of Adcock Ingram’s, South Africa
- The company is involved in the manufacture and distribution of hospital products, over-the-counter pharmaceutical and ethical consumer products
- Prepared laboratory reagents
- Undertook the analysis of pharmaceutical, cosmetic and intravenous products
- Responsible for the calibration of the laboratory instruments
- Prepared periodic reports
Education
Bachelor of Science - Applied Chemistry
National University of Science And Technology (NUST)
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 04.1998 - 12.1998
MBA - General
NUST
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 04.2004 - 12.2004
Skills
Food Safety and Quality Management Systems Planning and Implementation
Recentachievements
- Installation of laboratory information management system (LIMS)
- Accreditation of the Giants Canning CC production facility in The Joburg Market, with BRC Global Standard for Food Issue 9.
Recentonthejobtraining
- Food safety and quality systems internal and supplier auditing
- Food Labeling Law Master class (Regulation R146)
- Thermal Processes Validations
Rsaid
710915 630 6 187
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 09/15/71
References
- Mr Charles Mugoma, 0828014826, flemiweb@yahoo.com
- Mr Lushern Padeyash, 0716397127, lushernep@siyathemba.co.za
- Mr Vusi Ndlovu, 0785652002, vusi@giantscanning.co.za
Mainobjective
To ensure the consistent delivery of food products that are safe, legal and authentic to meet the customer specified and/or implied quality, through a functional quality and food safety management system, armed with over 20 years of industrial experience in quality assurance and quality control.
Timeline
Quality Control Manager (Closed Term Contract)
Siyathemba Inflight Catering
06.2024 - 08.2024
Quality Control Manager (Full-time)
Giants Canning CC
11.2010 - 03.2024
MBA - General
NUST
04.2004 - 12.2004
Industrial Chemist (Full-time)
Goldstar Sugar Refineries
01.1999 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Science - Applied Chemistry
National University of Science And Technology (NUST)
04.1998 - 12.1998
Analytical Chemist (Full-time)
Datlabs (Pvt) Ltd
01.1997 - 01.1999
Systems Consultant (Part – Time)
Food Safety Innovations
4 2024 - Current
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