Quality Control and Production Leader in Food Science
Resume:
CHERUIYOT ARON
P.O Box ***, Kericho
Tel: +254-*********
Email: ************@*****.***
PROFILE SUMMARY
Top-performing food science professional with extensive experience in tea manufacturing. Dedicated to effective and seamless coordination of production process to achieve high quality food products through efficient management of factory resources while conserving environment, maintaining safe work place and upholding overall company values, policies and subscribed standards. I have also established effective quality control and safety programs, encouraging proactive participation across the manufacturing floor. Having excelled in personnel management, I have also successfully built cohesive teams focused on production goals and safety. My competencies lie in; quality control, safety and health management, personnel management and production management.
EDUCATION
Bsc. Food Science and Nutrition 2nd Class Honours Upper Division - Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology; April 2011 to December 2015
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (B+)- Tambach Boys High School; Jan 2007 to November 2010
KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES ACQUIRED
Quality Control: Successfully managed to monitor quality control by implementing Quality control and assurance procedure, handling qualitative analysis of the main raw material and end product and ensuring quantitative analysis of the both the raw material and end product
Production Management: I have excelled in Optimizing the use of budgets, manpower, raw material and equipment to further improve productivity and maintaining of production/quality check records
Safety and Health Management: Experienced in managing and coordinating day to day Safety, Occupational Health, Environment and Fire-Safety management systems
Analytical skills: Strong analytical ability that has enabled assist in the production of quality products. Adept at ensuring competency in food, soil and water quality test and analysis.
Documentation: Successfully handled record keeping and documentation for all incoming raw materials and kept records of analysis done and any occurrence in relation to quality control.
ICT Competency: Proficient in windows environment, competent in Microsoft Office Application suite.
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WORK HISTORY
Quality Assurance Assistant
Browns Plantations Kenya- Kitumbe Tea Factory; November 2024 to date Duties and Responsibilities
In-charge of compliance to subscribed standards. Prepare and conducts audits on FSSC 22000 V 6.0, Rainforest Alliance, Fairtrade, Ecocert-organic and OHS Inspection.
Ensure verification activities are conducted as per the schedule.
Manage the customer complaint process. Investigate quality complaints and implement corrective actions. Monitor trends in customer feedback and drive improvements. Conducting training and and keeping records of the same.
Train employees on quality standards, SOPs, inductions and best practices.
Supervise and guide the quality assurance team. Assign responsibilities, review performance, and support professional development.
Setting of quality and food safety objectives for all teams
Develop, implement, and maintain the organization’s Quality Management System
Monitor product and service quality at all stages of the process.Carry out tea tasting and sample approval before sending to the customer.
Maintain accurate quality records, including test reports, audits, non-conformities and SOPs. Ensure document control systems are maintained and updated
Lead continuous improvement initiatives such as Kaizen, Lean, or Six Sigma. Analyze quality data and monitor KPIs to identify improvement opportunities. Shift in charge
Kipsigis Highlands Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited Tea Factory (March 2019- Oct. 2024)
Duties and Responsibilities
In charge of manufacturing operations by ensuring effective planning and seamless coordination of production process from green leaf reception to packing and dispatch of made tea.
Responsible for health and safety function during the manufacture shift
Implementing quality management systems during manufacture through application of science and art of tea making consistently produce quality tea that meet customer requirements.
Driving the highest standards of the Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) by proper planning and coordination of team members.
Ensuring optimum running of the Food Safety Management System that has been formulated in accordance to ISO 22000 2018.
Implement cost control measures deployed by the management in production.
Supervise performance of contracted jobs and ensure compliance to statutory and company standards.
Undertaking the monthly tea and wood fuel stock takes.
Participating in formulation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for factory operations. 3
Making audit plan and carrying out internal audit to check conformance of factory operations to ISO 22000:2018 requirements.
Handle day to day employee issues during shift operations.
Evaluating and promoting positive initiatives and best practices, encouraging a culture of continuous improvement in the factory operations, and production of high-quality tea.
Synergizing efforts of establishing a highly skilled, disciplined & motivated team of employees by carrying out appraisals and giving feedback.
Monitor key performance indicators and institute corrective measures in factory operations. Continuous Fermentation Unit Team Leader and part time Shift Manager (March2016- March 2019)
Chebango EPZ Tea Factory
Operating machines and equipment so that set parameters are achieved i.e. temperature regulation within specified range.
Maintain accurate production records.
Ensuring the production of tea is carried out within the set quality standards through process control and carrying out tea tasting.
Ensure that daily wash-down and weekly chemical cleaning are thoroughly done and that the correct dilution rates are used.
Carrying out tea tasting and giving out corrective measures Industrial Attachment (September- November 2014)
KTDA-Kapkoros Tea Factory
TRAININGS AND SEMINARS ATTENDED
Specialty tea processing at KALRO Tea Research Institute 2016
Food Safety Management System Training (ISO 2200:2005) 2017
Food Safety Management System Training (ISO 2200:2018) 2023 REFEREES
Mr. Sammy Mutai
Factory Manager
Changana Factory
Tel: +254-***-***-***
Mr. Alfonce Lanagat,
Factory Manager
Chebango EPZ Tea Factory
Tel: +254-***-***-***
Email:***************@*****.***
Mr. Samwel Misoi,
Estate Manager
Kipsigis Highlands Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, Tel: +254-***-***-***
Email: *************@*****.***
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