Technical Quality Improvement

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Minbale Gashu

Leaf and technical Quality supervisor

Contact Details

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+251*********

Addis Ababa-Ethiopia

Education

• Applied chemistry BSC

(2009) Gondar University.

• Process engineering MSC

(2021) Bahir Dar

University.

Skills

• Strategic planning

• Communication

• Decision making

• Problem-solving

• System audits

Leaf and technical Quality

Sep 2021 - Present

• Pioneered establishing and managing the leaf and technical quality department at JTI Ethiopia BCL leaf processing.

• I am spearheading the implementation of global quality standards and protocols in the JTI Ethiopia BCL leaf processing unit.

• Responsible for the quality of tobacco leaf starting from grading to processing and packing to deliver standard product to the cigarette manufacturing unit.

• Responsible for quality improvement to satisfy cigarette manufacturing demands and directly report to the processing director. Chemist and Quality improvement analyst

Oct 2011 - 2021

• Spearheaded analytical chemistry initiatives at National tobacco enterprise since 2011 advancing from junior chemist to quality improvement analyst.

• Organizing physical and chemical testing methods (procedures) at central laboratories in the National tobacco enterprise.

• Improvement of CFT quality in terms of sieve size, filling capacity, and moisture consistency in the primary tobacco processing.

• Improvement of winnower, loose end, and net tobacco weight in cigarette manufacturing.

• I led varies quality improvement initiatives to reduce product defects and minimize manufacturing wastes.

References

• References are available upon request.

Summary: I am a motivated leaf and technical quality supervisor who is gifted at personally managing quality operations in the manufacturing industry to ensure customer satisfaction. Ethical and honest with exceptional skills and experience in Technical Quality and process improvement. Talented at performing visual, physical, and chemical inspections of input, processes, and products.

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• Watching

• Traveling

Work experience

International experience

• Taking technical quality training in Malawi JTI leaf processing in 2022.

• Attending global quality meeting in Japan Kumamoto in 2023.

• Attending global quality meeting in Brazil Santa Cruize in 2024. Certifications

• Agile 2021

• QMS 2024

• ISO9001-2016

• Mean and six σ

Languages

• Fluent English

• Fluent Amharic

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