Quality assurance supervisor

PROFILE

Creative and engagingly curious Quality

Assurance technologist with vast

experience working in top notch FMCG

companies to ensure the highest quality

outcomes possible. Adept in providing

project ideas, continuous improvement

suggestions and solutions to improve

and enhance productivity and overall

product quality. Committed to excellent

communication and superior level of

teamwork.

CONTACT

PHONE:

+254*********

LINKEDIN:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ivy-maritim

EMAIL:

***********@*****.***

TRAINING AND

WORKSHOPS

-Lead Auditor Course FSSC 22000 V5.1

from Bureau Veritas.

-Lean Six Sigma White Belt from Prof.

Marcelo Machado Fernandez.

-Advanced Occupational health and

safety training by Mars Wrigley.

-6S monitoring system training and

workshop at Menengai Oil Refineries Ltd.

IVY CHERONO

QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNOLOGIST

EDUCATION

University of Nairobi

Sep.2016 – Dec 2020

Bachelor Of Science Food Science and Technology

Second Class Honors, Upper Division

Kaplong’ Girls’ High School

2012 - 2015

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

Grade: A-

WORK EXPERIENCE

Food Product Development Consultant

GOOSEBERRY DELIGHT. – Eldoret, Kenya

Jan 2022 – To date

-Lead Consultant for the production and processing of avocado spread as a solution to post harvest losses of the avocado fruit.

-Generated a food product design detailing GMP, instruction on how to minimize oxidation, shelf life of the final product and proportions of ingredients to be used.

-Proposed an alternative to the spread – avocado oil hydrogenation resulting to avocado margarine. The margarine from avocado oil would be healthier compared to margarine produced from palm oil which has high levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein and trans fats. Quality Assurance Supervisor

PROPACK KENYA LTD. – Nairobi, Kenya

Oct 2021–Aug 2022

-Assist QA manager on documentation and implementation of food safety systems and act as liaison in absence of manager.

-Assist in maintaining and generate reports on QA programs such as sample shipments, traceability, GMP/GHP.

-Identify quality defects and food safety issues and recommend solutions to the production supervisor and/or operator in line.

-Assist in facilitation of ISO certification by developing SOPs, SSOPs.

-Conduct daily and hourly laboratory tests on raw material and finished products such as flavor analysis, moisture analysis, specific gravity determination of potatoes and escalate to production supervisor in case of non-conformity.

-Supervise cleaning before and after production involving allergens.

-Responsible for all pest control activities.

-Evaluate new supplier samples of packaging material and potato varieties for approval or rejection.

-Inspection of incoming raw materials and final product. Quality and Food Safety Intern

MARS WRIGLEY - Nairobi, Kenya

July 2021–Oct 2021

-Revision of quality standards.

-Conducted audits on quality.

-Conduct laboratory tests on sugar fineness, seal integrity, moisture analysis and insoluble matter.

-Proposed a project on use of RFID technology for improvement of emergency evacuation procedure and ease of clocking in and out of employees, visitors and contractors.

-Daily process confirmations of batch coding and quality defects.

-Daily laboratory tests on sugar fineness, leakage integrity and insoluble test.

-Ensure GMP requirements are met by the line operators.

-Prepared and participated in sensory evaluation of various gum samples.

-Participated in Fundamental Root Cause Analysis for consumer complaints.

Quality Control and Process Line Operator Trainee

MENENGAI OIL REFINERIES LTD. - Nakuru, Kenya

April 2019 – June 2019

-Collect crude and refined oil samples.

-Conduct tests on free fatty acid, cloud point, melting point, color, Deterioration of Bleaching Index (DOBI) on daily and hourly basis.

-Supervise and record any faulty product in the process line. PERSONAL SKILLS

80%

100%

90%

100%

35%

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Team player

Communicative

Time manaement

REFEREES

Carolyne Kakwu

Quality Assurance Lead,

Propack Kenya Ltd.

*******@*****.***

+254-***-******

Andrew Wanga

Quality and Food Safety

Manager Africa,

Mars Wrigley

+254*********

Maurice O. Owino

Quality Control Supervisor

Menengai Oil Refineries Ltd.

**************@*****.***

+254-***-******

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Quality and food safety

• Food product development and design

• Good Manufacturing Practices

• Good Laboratory Practices

• Food safety management systems – FSSC 22000

V5.1

• Lean manufacturing – 6 sigma

• Microsoft Office Tools

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