Nimmy Abraham
Food Quality assurance
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About
I am a dedicated and accomplished professional in Food Science and Technology, holding a postgraduate degree in the field with a University First Rank and a graduate degree in Food Science and Quality Control. My passion lies in ensuring food safety and maintaining the highest quality standards. With a strong foundation in food safety, quality control, and customer service, I am a quick learner who thrives in dynamic environments.
My excellent communication skills, combined with a conscientious and considerate approach, enable me to build effective working relationships. I excel in challenging situations, demonstrating confidence and initiative to achieve success.
Due to change to the shift pattern my current role, I am currently seeking new opportunity, would like to expand my knowledge in the food industry, where I can contribute immediately. I am ready to take on responsibilities with enthusiasm and determination, aiming to make a meaningful impact in any role I undertake.
Experience
Quality Auditor -contract
Tate & Lyle
February 2025 to October 2025
- Incident management, including quick risk assessment of potential quality and/or food safety issues.
- Verify production reports
- Ensure hold log is up to date and mass balances are conducted in a timely manner.
- To drive improvements in the site’s Food Safety and Quality Systems
- Intake/Finished goods checks
- Carry out environmental swabbing, Micro samples submit.
- Booking delivery and make sure the correct bookings made.
- Raise Non Conformances/ control NCR log
- Develop and ensure Food Safety work permits are in place for all relevant works and completed appropriately
- Conduct site wide GMP.
Technical Analyst/ Quality Assurance
Morrisons Manufacturing, Greenside, Bradford-Bradford
October 2023 to November 2024
- Monitor, control and audit the production process of High risk foods on site all departments including,
Cheese, Pie, Quiche,Cooked meats, Bacon, Sausage, Quiche and Pie room
- Weekly conduct Food safety and Compliance audit in assigned rooms or other departments and submit the report and score. Report to relavant departments any Non -conformance and issues including fabrication, Direct/indirectfood safety, Hygiene, Cross-contaminations, Engineering.Report/raise non conformance. Ensure that conformity and non-conformity are communicated, followed up and closed off.
- Primary and secondary packaging and Label checks against company standards QAS
- Investigate any food safety incidents applying root cause analysis and ensure that the day to day site technical function is achieved.
- Support the site management team during any external accreditation such as BRC, Morrisons manufacturing standards, Red tractor ,BMPA etc
- Ensure support/ work along with NPD and production during the launch of any new product launch
- Conduct shelf life studies for existing product and new products
- Attend Taste panel, raise NCR any failed score and investigate the root cause.
- Checking the product labelling/belt checks and CCP check.
- Conduct Allergen tests and mid hygiene checks
- Specification changes report tot he relevant team
- Concession raise/ products place on hold or release
- Take immediate actions/decisions while Food safety issues happen.
- Raise disposal note and check freezer reports
- Conduct Weekly and Monthly , External and Internal audits and verify paperwork (hygiene, glass, H&S,
traceability, process control, CCP’s etc)
- Complete Traceability exercise monthly or as part of external audits
- Raw material issues report to Intake team with Supplier trace details and raise RCA to the supplier
- Carry out environmental swabbing, Micro/ Chemistry, shelf life samples submit.
Quality Assurance Assistant
Keystream Limited-South Kirkby
November 2022 to October 2023
My responsibilities were
- Assist with the implementation and monitoring of all Food Safety, Quality and Hygiene Procedures
- Micro sampling of products and data collation/analysis/investigation, carrying out environmental swabbing
- Product, People & Process, IFS and BRC audits
- Product quality assessment and Quality Improvement, check that product is being made to the specified process standards
- Raw material quality assessment
- Conduct Weekly and Monthly , External and Internal audits and verify paperwork (hygiene, glass, H&S,
traceability, process control, CCP’s etc)
- Creating New Glass and Plastic Audits for the new factory.
- Use of monitoring devices e.g. temperatures probes, data loggers for routine checking to obtain information on production environment and product temperatures •
- Report / raise any non-conforming products/processes to relevant Department Manager and monitor and ensure appropriate action is taken within agreed time frames.
- Checking the product labelling/ belt checks and CCP checks
- Develop a tour ready culture and standards •
- Checking of product quality attributes, organoleptic, Ice cube pieces counts, visual standards.
Support Assistant
Asquith Primary school,-Morley
May 2019 to September 2022
- Making sure all pupils respect themselves and each other, and dealing with any misdemeanours in accordance with the school’s Behaviour Policy
- Assist teacher and support students for their readings and activities
- Monitoring the playground, dinner hall, cloakrooms and classrooms to make sure pupils are not in unsupervised areas
- Administering first aid for minor accidents.
Self Employed (Owner)-Santa Maria Travel
March 2010 to January 2017
● A small scale Airline ticketing business.
● Making bookings over the phone various clients.
● Processing payments, Issuing tickets, Arranging special requirements with airlines
Travel Consultant
Skylord Travel-Leeds
June 2008 to November 2009
● Providing an efficient, courteous, and responsive travel booking service to holidaymakers.
● Researching travel options & presenting the best deals in terms of requirements.
● Ensure all bookings & reservations are processed accurately. .
● Responding to all phone enquiries promptly, courteously and in a friendly manner.
● Filing, photocopying and general administrative duties.
Lecturer
Mar Athanasios College For Advanced Studies (MACFAST)-India
August 2006 to May 2007
● Worked as a Lecturer in Bioscience department for MSc Food
Technology students
● The topics I covered are Food Chemistry, Technology of
Beverages, Food processing Technology, Food microbiology and Food Chemistry and processing practical classes.
Project
UNILEVER RESEARCH CENTRE, India
October 2005 to December 2005
● Done a successful project in New Product development with Kissan products under NPD department in UNILEVER
● Done Subjective and objective analysis of Fruit Beverages available in the market.
Project done in Unilever Bangalore India under New Product development
Education
Msc Food Technology M.G University India(University First Rank) -2003 to 2006
Food Science and Quality Control (Bsc) University India 2000 to 2003
SSLC St Anne's High School 1998 to 2000