GOH MAWUSI KOFI

Phone: 024*******, 050******* adv8pv@r.postjobfree.com

Cargill Ghana Ltd Tema, PMB 251.

Languages Spoken: English, French

FOOD SAFETY PROFESSIONAL

PROFILE AND CAREER OBJECTIVES

Compassionate and dedicated individual with experience in health care in the areas of good laboratory practice, providing first aid and caring for the elderly. Applications of my skills is evident in providing optimum patient care and carrying out all treatment protocols by ensuring the privacy and dignity of all clients.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

1. Successfully conducted numerous Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory (FSQR) internal and supplier audits in Cargill Ghana as part of management systems and reporting of findings to the quality and food safety coordinator to improve plant operations.

2. Worked as part of Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory team to a successful ISO/IEC 17025 (General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories) re-certification and Food Safety Systems Certificate (FSSC) 22000.

3. Trained and supervised interns and production shift leaders on Good Laboratory Practices, physico-chemical and microbiological analysis.

4. Worked together with FSQR team to successfully complete a 5s project in the chemistry and microbiological laboratories aimed at creating and maintaining an organized, clean. Safe and high performance workplace.

5. Part of a green belt project team that successfully worked on moisture reduction on cocoa recipe

6. 100% pass rate for in-house interlaboratory comparisons and external proficiency tests participation

7. Efficient management of laboratory consumables without budget over run.

8. Sampling optimization without compromising quality

9. Coordination of food safety and customer specification alignments across West Africa and Europe

10. Successful Validation and Governance programs on Multi-purpose laboratory equipment

11. Coordination of Validation activities of Critical Control Points(CCP’s).

12. Coordination of Release and Hold protocols with internal and external stakeholders

Summary

Quality control skills set spanning over a decade of experience in the scientific collection, testing and analysis of laboratory investigations.

Adept in detecting, diagnosing and contributing to the resolution of flaws and impediments in the production of safe food products.

Consistently adhere to Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) as well as safety protocols, producing results that are accurate, safe and compliant with standard operating procedures.

QA/QC work experience in the manufacturing industry

Internal Auditor, Food safety and Quality Management System and HACCP working knowledge.

Customer complaint handling

Lean six sigma(Green belt) and working knowledge of 5s

Participate in annual management review meetings

Participate in daily operations meetings

Experience

Cargill Ghana Ltd (Food manufacturing company), Tema.

Quality Control Supervisor, 25/03/08 to 2013, Assistant QC Manager, 2014 till date

Plant Inspection Management (Planning and communication, Enablon registrations/reporting)

Internal Audit, External Audits, Supplier Audits (Planning and communication)

Quality Review Meeting (Meeting Minutes, Circulation of Actions from QA meeting, Status of Action)

Daily & Monthly Inspection/reporting (Glass inspection, Daily walk through, Scorecard, Housekeeping Index, Monthly Regulatory visits)

Training of National service personnels and Interns on laboratory related quality control working knowledge prior to the start of bench work

Bench work analysis of physico-chemical and microbiological analysis of online, semi- finished, finished products, Pathogen environmental monitoring(Zones 1, 2, 3, 4) and water analysis.

Providing lead in proficiency testings to ensure accuracy of analysis

Ability to supervise and coordinate activities pertaining to the roles of the laboratory Manager in his absence.

Practical working knowledge in stock control of consumable and non-consumable laboratory items

Demonstration of practical working knowledge in preparation of quality reports on Pathogen and environmental monitoring activities.

Practical working knowledge in CCP Validations and OPRP’s

Practical working knowledge in documentations, generation of certificates of analysis/conformity (COA/COC) to meet customer satisfaction

How to handle customer complaints by coordinating data from internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure organizational reputation

Practical working knowledge of conducting internal and supplier audits

Working knowledge of statistical tools for problem solving

Experience of participation in daily operations meeting and weekly quality review meetings.

Good overview of prerequisite programs that ensure food safety through participation of monthly plant inspections

Education

2012-2014 Central University College BSC Marketing

2003-2005 Accra Polytechnic HND (Sci. Lab.Tech)

1996-1998 Krachi Secondary School SSSCE

SEMINARS & CAREER RELATED TRAININGS ATTENDED

Trained in Lean Six Sigma (LSS), SGS, Ghana.

Trained in Safe Quality Food Program (SQF), SGS, Ghana.

Trained in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS), Cargill Cocoa, Ghana.

Trained in Food Safety/Hygiene Awareness, Cargill Cocoa, Ghana.

Trained in ISO/IEC 17025, Cargill Cocoa, Ghana.

Trained in Good Laboratory Practices, Cargill Cocoa, Ghana.

Trained as food safety auditor

Technical

expertise

skills and

attributes

Referees:

Instruments & Methodologies: pH Meters, hydrometer, colorimeter, Conductivity Meter ; laminar flow; incubators and hot air ovens, autoclaves, balances, water-bath, Fume hood, Sohxlet set up, Titronic apparatus.

Buhler for BCI testing.

Laboratory Information Management Systems: Food safety and standard hygiene practices(HACCP), Integrated Quality management system(ISO 9001 and 22000), Integrated Environmental and Safety management system(ISO 14001 and OSHAS 45001), Working knowledge in 5s system, Metrology, Lean Six Sigma green belt certificate. SQF certificate

Internal Auditing Procedures, Data Analysis, Traceability and Handling customer complaints.

Knowledge in First Aid and Fire Fighting, Inventory management and Equipment calibration.

Sound and good analytical skills

Good communication skills

Good inter-personal relationship

Ability to work under pressure to meet dead lines

Very dynamic and result oriented individual

A team player and practical working knowledge in MS offices

Benjamin Yeboah Micheal Ansu-Damoah

Quality Assurance Manager Quality Lead

Cargill Ghana Ltd GB Foods

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