NPD – Process Technician at Troy Foods – Salads (2020-10 – 2024-11)
Creating and checking the accuracy of recipes put onto the recipe management system ensure they meet the customer brief, commercial and nutritional requirements. Preparing all necessary documentation to ensure their accurate prior to product developer approval.
- Creating and checking the accuracy of recipes put onto the recipe management system ensure they meet the customer brief, commercial and nutritional requirements
- Briefing new, revised and repeat material requirements to the NPD buyers and packaging innovation team to ensure the correct resources are available for product development
- Preparing all necessary documentation (feasibility forms, customer submission forms, concept to process handovers etc.) to ensure their accurate prior to product developer approval
- Preparing kitchen samples as required to support the chefs/product developers in preparation for internal panels, nutritional testing and customer presentations
- Planning, set up and prepare product, coordinating the ordering or purchasing of products for all sample requests
- Completing organoleptic testing throughout the product shelf-life cycle documenting the findings and making suggestions for recipe reformulations
- Undertake recipe/ingredient validation and packaging tests in line with the NPD procedures
- Following the critical path timelines as directed, escalating incomplete tasks and deficiencies in testing
- Coordinating lead the scale-up production trials and launches as required to ensure production quality matches the kitchen quality signed off by the customer
Laboratory Team Leader at Whitworth Bros.Ltd. Flour Millers (2020-10 – 2024-11)
Managing the work, performance and training of the laboratory team. Ensuring the lab systems and documents are up to date. Using a range of bench tests and instrumental techniques to provide quality control on incoming materials.
- Creating reports for managers and customers
- Managing the work, performance and training of the laboratory team
- Ensuring the lab systems and documents are up to date
- Using a range of bench tests and instrumental techniques to provide quality control on incoming materials ensuring compliance with both inhouse specifications and EC/UK regulations
- Maintaining laboratory and equipment ensure it is clean and in good working order
- Carrying out quality control on outgoing products, recording samples and comparing results to specifications
- Preparing and certifying samples of finished products for customers ensuring specifications are met
- Maintaining analysis records and the quality management system
- Organising external sampling
- Maintaining internal and external ring check samples
- D365 superuser providing all training for all staff and new lab technicians
- Involved with Smart Mill Buhler data project and understanding Mercury system
- Very flexible and open for new challenges
Product Technologist at Greencore (2018-03 – 2020-12)
Inputting recipes onto the recipe management system to assess the cost and nutritional information. Assisting with paper-based recipe co-creation alongside the product developers and chefs.
- Inputting recipes onto the recipe management system to assess the cost and nutritional information and ensure delivery against the brief
- Assisting with paper-based recipe co-creation alongside the product developers and chefs
- Checking the accuracy of recipes put onto the recipe management system by the chefs to ensure they meet the customer brief, commercial and nutritional requirements
- Briefing new, revised and repeat material requirements to the NPD buyers and packaging innovation team
- Preparing all necessary documentation (feasibility forms, customer submission forms, concept to process handovers etc.)
- Assisting with the preparation of kitchen made samples as required
- Planning, set up and prepare product, coordinating the ordering or purchasing of products for all sample requests
- Completing organoleptic testing throughout the product shelf-life cycle
- Undertake recipe/ingredient validation and packaging tests in line with the NPD procedures
- Following the critical path timelines as directed, escalating incomplete tasks and deficiencies in testing
- Assisting and where necessary lead the scale-up production trials as required
Process Control Technician at Greencore (2016-09 – 2018-03)
Adherence to Food Manufacturing Safety, Quality Standards, and Good Laboratory Practice and Legislation. Training new colleagues and maintaining safe systems of work practices.
- Adherence to Food Manufacturing Safety, Quality Standards, and Good Laboratory Practice and Legislation
- Training new colleagues (full-time or agency) to aid Process Control facility cover
- Maintaining and improving Safe Systems of Work practices at all times
- Maintaining internal audit systems
- Ensuring all testing procedures are carried out in accordance with written procedures; CCP6
- Calibration of equipment
Auditor / Centre Office Clerk/ Goods in Checker at Superdrug (2015-07 – 2016-09)
Multiple roles including continuous accuracy check of perpetual inventory stock quantity records for material control and accounting purposes.
- Auditor: involves continuous accuracy check of perpetual inventory stock quantity records for material control and accounting purposes
- Advising the operating management on inventory/accounting problems and recommending improvements to the system
- Centre Office Clerk: bombing orders/mark outs and looking for potential stock problems/ system work (Dallas)/ communicating with other departments
- Goods in Checker: booking in stock, ensuring accuracy is paramount, computer system use. / Dallas/ Reflex
Office Administrative Assistant at Amuse - tech consultancy (amuse.tech) (2015-07 – 2016-09)
Coordinating office activities and operations to secure efficiency and compliance with company polices. Supervising administrative staff and managing office supplies.
- Coordinating office activities and operations to secure efficiency and compliance with company polices
- Supervising administrative staff and dividing responsibilities to ensure performance
- Tracking stock of office supplies and place orders when necessary
