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Laboratory, Food Safety & Environment Consultant

As a Laboratory Supervisor , I oversee the chemistry and environmental testing of various food products, water products, ensuring compliance with international standards and customer specifications. I have over 17 years of experience in the food industry, with a background in analytical chemistry, quality assurance, quality control, and research and development.

I am passionate about improving food quality and safety, as well as optimizing manufacturing processes and production schedules. I have successfully implemented ISO 9001, ISO 22000, and ISO 17025 in my previous roles, as well as participated in new product development and innovation. I am also a certified procurement professional, with skills in logistics, supply chain management, and inventory control. I am looking for a role that will challenge me to apply my skills and knowledge to contribute to the growth and success of a leading organization in the food sector.

Experience

Laboratory Supervisor

  •  Hope Labs Group- Mogadishu
  •  Jul 2021 - Sep 2022

• Developing methods, verification and increase of scope and procedures to develop new capability in the laboratory
• Ensure proper documentation is done as per ISO 17025:2017 requirements to enhance traceability, efficiency and tidiness in the laboratory.
• Ensure proper documentation is done as per ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:205 , and ISO 22000:2018 requirements
• Take part in Internal Laboratory audits (methods, procedures, training standard and work instructions) are carried out as per ISO 17025:2017 standards.
• Participate in the preparation of standards and instrument verification as per ISO requirements in order to ascertain precision, accuracy of the instrument.
• Participate in sample preparation and analysis of various samples using HPLC, GC/MS, MPEAS, UV-Vis and FT-NIR.
• Participate in Proficiency Testing and reporting
• Generation of daily customer reports to ensure that the reports are presented to the client within the required time
• Ensure received samples are registered, and analyzed as per the section requirement parameters and reported on time to meet the turnaround time of 95-100%

Quality Assurance Technician

  •  Finlays Kenya Ltd
  •  May 2016 - Jul 2019

• Implementation of ISO 22000:2018 , auditing and ensuring proper documentation according to the standard requirements
• Directing the employees to ensure highest standard of quality so that the organization meets both internal and external requirements.
• Investigation of customer complaints and non-conformance issues and develop, recommend and monitor corrective and preventive actions
• Supervise and guided quality supervisors and departments to establish quality standards as per industry and market requirement.
• Ensure that all the quality standards are met by all departments, by making them understand the importance of maintaining quality standards.
• Manage Process quality to enable the organization produce safe and consistent products as per predetermined schedule.
• Ensure laid down quality management systems are adhered to, investigating and looking for ways of improving current systems.
• Examine the manufactured products to ensure compliance with prescribed quality standards
• Ensure that food safety, quality and sanitation programs are adhered and complied to and regularly reviewed and enhanced whenever necessary.
• Develop QA procedures, and established quality assurance methodologies/standards in order to mentor the understanding of quality objectives in the organization

Laboratory Analyst

  •  Finlays Kenya Ltd
  •  Jan 2004 - Apr 2016

• Participation in internal audits to assess system, process and product compliance to the set standards
• Participating in the analysis of tea liquor to determine its nutritional contents before grading and packaging.
• Carrying out hazard analysis (HACCP) and establishment of Critical Control Points and Critical Quality Points to minimize and reduce any possible hazards and non-conforming products.
• Ensuring and foreseeing the implementation of cGMPs, GLPs and ensuring that measures are in place to ascertain high quality products.
• Carrying out regular tea sampling, analyzing to ensure that the quality measures are in place to obtain a high quality product.
• Monitoring and inspecting raw materials and finished products to assess their conformities to the standards and customer expectations.
• Carrying out water analysis to ensure high quality water is used for liquoring that translates to a high quality product.
• Proper usage of SOPs to ensure proper mixing of ingredients, preservatives.
• Ensuring and implementing the ISO standards are in place

Education

Supplies and Procurement Management

  •  Mount Kenya University
  •  Jan 2017 - Oct 2020

Analytical Chemistry

  •  The Kenya Polytechnic
  •  May 2000 - Nov 2002