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Quality Assurance Supervisor Candidate: Esmerelda Blaauw

Location:
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Posted:
June 04, 2026

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CURRICULUM VITAE

OF:

ESMERELDA BLAAUW

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CURRICULUM VITAE OF :

ESMERELDA Blaauw

NAME: Esmerelda

Surname: Blaauw

Dependents: None

Driver’s license: Code 08

Birth date: 22 Jan 1978

Criminal record: None

Contact number: 068-***-**** / 061-***-****

Email address: *********@*****.***

EDUCATION

School: New Orleans Senior Secondary

Year: 1995

Subjects: English

Afrikaans

Mathematics

Natural Science

Biology

Speech & Drama

TERTIARY EDUCATION

Institute: BSI

Certificate: ISO 9001:2015 Implementation

Year: 2022

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Institute: UCT (Getsmarter)

Certificate: Compliance Essentials

Year: 2022

Institute: SEESA

Certificate: HIRA -RISK ASSESMENT

YEAR: 2022

Institute: SEESA

Certificate: Incident Investigation

Year: 2022

Institute: Pro Skill

Working on heights

Year: 2022

Institute: PST(Presentation software Training)

Certificate: Management for new leaders

Year: 2013

Institute: Cape Peninsula University of Technology Certificate: Advanced Quality Control

Year: 2013

Institute: PST (Presentation software Training)

Certificate: MS Excel 2010 for windows(Advanced)

Year: 2012

Institute: Annelie Coetzee Consulting

Certificate: PRP AND HACCP

Year: 2012

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Institute: Wynleigh International

Certificate: Internal Auditing

Year: 2011

Institute: Swift

Certificate: Traceability

Year: 2011

Institute: Swift

Certificate: Verification and Validation

HACCP and related food Safety Systems

Year: 2011

Institute: Swift

Certificate: Occupational health & Safety act (Management overview) Institute: Safenet

Certificate: Hazard Identification & Risk Assessments + Intro to risk mngt. Institute: Safenet

Institute: P-E Corporate Services

Certificate: Maintenance Planning

Year: 2008

Institute: Hugenote Kollege

Diploma: Social Work

Subjects: Social Work I

Pshycology I

Theology I

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Sociology I

Practical Social Work I

WORK HISTORY

Quality & Compliance Officer

Company: Beveratech Engineering

Year: 2021 – Current

QMS:

• Implementation of total QMS to ultimately achieve certification for ISO9001:2015.

• Compliance to all regulations pertaining the company

• Manage Customer and Service providers complaints and reports

• Implementation of Procedures, SOP’s, WI

• Training of all personnel on SOP’s & Work instr.

• Record keeping

• Control of Documents

• Complaints investigations

Process & Product Control:

● Ensure accurately controlled documented procedures & work instructions from all dept.

● Ensure continuous improvement through measurement & analysis, also utilize Non- conformance system to its full potential

● Communicate & discuss quality deviations as necessary

● Process control

Audits:

● Conduct Internal audits

● Housekeeping audits

● Arrange-External Audits

● Supplier Audits

People management:

● Identify and update staff’s key performance areas & do appraisals

● Training: conduct training, incl. total QA scope, from shop floor to management

● Skills development needs co-ordinator

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H & Safety

• Occupational H&S

• Accident & Incident register and investigation

• COIDA - communicator

• Implementation of all Safety issues according to regulations

• Compile Safety Files for different Sites

• Arrange medicals

• Arrange all safety training

• Implementation of toolbox talks

• Conduct H&S meetings

• Site inspections

• Risk Assessments - HIRA’s

• Service records

• Training

Quality Supervisor - Polystyrene Thermoforming, Polystyrene Extrusion and PVC Extrusion

Company: Mpact Operations

Year: 2019 -2020

Process & Product Control:

● Ensure accurate controlled & documented spec. for: Recipes, Machine parameters, Products

● Ensure customer approval on final product specifications & samples where applicable

● Ensure accurately controlled documented procedures & work instructions from all dept.

● Co-ordinate and record internal audits for entire company

● Ensure continuous improvement through measurement & analysis, also utilize CAR system to its full potential

● Communicate & discuss quality deviations as necessary

● Co-ordinate monthly quality forum meeting as part of continuous improvement program

● Ensure that the effectiveness of the QMS is discussed in monthly management meetings

● Implementation of new QMS (electronic)

● Specifications, COC'S and COA's

Audits:

● Conduct Internal audits

● Conduct Supplier audits

Strategic Raw Material:

● Identify critical performance parameters and criteria for all strategic raw materials Page 6 of 12

● Implement & maintain a procedure whereby all strategic raw materials are assessed by QA prior to acceptance & possible acquisition

Customer Service:

● Ensure complaints are registered, followed up & responded to with 24hrs.

● Do trend & root cause analysis on complaints to be pro-active in response to possible problem areas

● Ensure effective high and low communication with customers

● Samples for potential customers

Product development:

● Provide quality input to ensure viable products with functional criteria are approved for customers

People management:

● Identify and update staff’s key performance areas & do appraisals

● Training: conduct training, incl. total QA scope, from shop floor to management

● Supervise staff

BRC:

● Implement and maintain a companywide Quality management system, ensuring BRC certificate

● Training of all staff on BRC requirements

Budget: Control, maintain monthly expenses against set budget. HACCP

● Conduct HACCP audits

● Pest control officer on site

● Monthly report regarding HACCP audits, pest control

● HACCP Team Leader

● Ensure that company adheres to HACCP and BRC requirements

● Contact person for Pest control

Production Assistant-Polystyrene Thermoforming

Company: Mpact Versapak

Year:2014-2019

● OEE and Yield Reporting

● Stock control on Finished Goods and manage Handovers and Transfers to Distribution

● Responsible for product inventory and movement

● Preventative maintenance scheduling

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● Ensure accurate controlled & documented specs. for: Recipes, Machine parameters, Products

● Write Procedures and Work instructions for Departments

● Control all Forms and records

People management:

● Identify and update staffs key performance areas & do appraisals

● Training: -conduct training of production staff & do job observations

● Supervise Team Leaders

● HR: -manage leave for 280 staff members and replacements

-counseling procedures

-conduct interviews

-Liaise between recruitment agency and company

- Manage monthly headcount of casual workers

-Manage Overtime

BRC:

● Implement and maintain a company procedures for maintaining BRC certification

● Training of staff on BRC requirements

Budget:

● Control, maintain monthly expenses against set budget.

● Balance Time Sheets of permanent staff & contract workers Quality Supervisor- PVC Extrusion

Company: Mpact Versapak

Year: 2010-2013

Process & Product Control:

● Ensure accurate controlled & documented spec. for : Recipes, Machine parameters, Products

● Ensure customer approval on final product specifications & samples where applicable

● Ensure accurately controlled documented procedures & work instructions from all dept.

● Co-ordinate and record internal audits for entire company

● Ensure continuous improvement through measurement & analysis, also utilize CAR system to its full potential

● Communicate & discuss quality deviations as necessary

● Co-ordinate monthly quality forum meeting as part of continuous improvement program

● Ensure that the effectiveness of the QMS is discussed in monthly management meetings

● Implementation of new QMS (electronic)

● Specifications, COC'S and COA's

Audits:

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● Conduct Internal audits

● Conduct Supplier audits

Strategic Raw Material:

● Identify critical performance parameters and criteria for all strategic raw materials

● Implement & maintain a procedure whereby all strategic raw materials are assessed by QA prior to acceptance & possible acquisition

Customer Service:

● Ensure complaints are registered, followed up & responded to with 24hrs.

● Do trend & root cause analysis on complaints to be pro-active in response to possible problem areas

● Ensure effective high and low communication with customers Product development:

● Provide quality input to ensure viable products with functional criteria are approved for customers

People management:

● Identify and update staff’s key performance areas & do appraisals

● Training: conduct training, incl. total QA scope, from shop floor to management

● Supervise staff

BRC:

● Implement and maintain a companywide Quality management system, ensuring BRC certificate

● Training of all staff on BRC requirements

Budget:

● Control, maintain monthly expenses against set budget. HACCP

● Conduct HACCP audits

● Pest control officer on site

● Monthly report regarding HACCP audits, pest control

● HACCP Team Leader

● Ensure that company adheres to HACCP and BRC requirements

● Contact person for Pest control

Achievement : Mpact Versapak All Star Award for worker of the year in the Quality Department -2012

Maintenance Planner –Mpact Versapak

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Year: 2008

● Co-ordinating of Preventative Maintenance Planning

● Stock control

● Inventory control

● Capex

● Ordering of Parts for machines

Health & Safety Officer –Mpact Versapak

Year: 2007-2008

Primary Health: Administration

Stock control

Ordering of all medical equipment & medicines

Filing monthly reports on clinic visits and sick leave per dept. Record and report all WCA forms and claims

Occupational Health: Schedule all annual medical test Schedule all hearing test

Schedule all fitness test for forklift drivers

Do appointments for all referrals

Schedule pre-employment for all contract workers and new employees Do baseline audiograms on all new employees

Assist doctor

Quality Administrator – Mpact Versapak

Year: 2006-2007

Process & Product Control:1) Ensure accurate controlled & documented spec. for : Recipes, Machine parameters, Products

2) Ensure customer approval on final product specifications & samples where applicable 3) Ensure accurately controlled documented procedures & work instructions from all dept. 4) Co-ordinate and record internal audits for entire company Page 10 of 12

5) Ensure continuous improvement through measurement & analysis; also utilize CAR system to its full potential

6) Communicate & discuss quality deviations as necessary 7) Co-ordinate monthly quality forum meeting as part of continuous improvement programme 8) Ensure that the effectiveness of the QMS is discussed in monthly management meetings Strategic Raw Material: 1) Identify critical performance parameters and criteria for all strategic raw materials

2) Implement & maintain a procedure whereby all strategic raw materials are assessed by QA prior to acceptance & possible acquisition

Customer Service: 1) Ensure complaints are registered, followed up & responded to with 24hrs. 2) Do trend & root cause analysis on complaints to be pro-active in response to possible problem areas

3) Ensure effective high and low communication with customers Product development: 1) Provide quality input to ensure viable products with functional criteria are approved for customers

People management: 1) Identify and update staffs key performance areas & do appraisals 2) Training: conduct training, incl. total QA scope, from shop floor to management Housekeeping/safety: 1) Ensure responsible areas are always clean, neat and safe ISO9001:2000: Implement and maintain a companywide Quality management system, ensuring BRC certificate

Budget:1) Control maintain monthly expenses against set budget. 2) To create/Present budget for the next financial year Quality Inspector – Mpact Versapak

Year: 2003-2006

Responsibilities: Check quality of products

Check product against specifications

Monitor machine specifications

Part of housekeeping auditing

Raise non-conforming documents

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References:

Mrs Genene Barnard

HR Manager

Mpact Operations

021-***-****

Mr C Moses

Production Manager

Mpact Operations

079-***-****

Mr Werner Rall

Health and Safety Manager

Mpact Operation – 021-*******



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