Owolabi Damilola

Experienced Quality and Food safety Professional in Fast Moving Consumer Goods business. Knowledgeable and experienced in the implementation of ISO 22000:2018, QMS(ISO 9001:2015), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP), 5S, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), Good House Keeping (GHK), Good Manufacturing practice (GMP), Vulnerability Assessment Critical Control point (VACCP) and Threat Assessment Critical Control point (TACCP). I have very keen interest in Quality and Food Safety Management System, Continuous Improvement and Occupational Health and Safety Management.

I am a trained and Certified Food Safety Internal Auditor FSSC 22000:2018 V5.1, Food Safety Supervisor and FSSC Document Controller. Looking forward to working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where I can leverage my skills to achieve organizational goals and gain further experience needed to advance my career.

Caraway Foods International Nigeria Limited Quality Control Supervisor/Production Supervisor/ Occupational Health and Safety Supervisor June 2009 - December 2016

• Carried out quality control checks on filled sachet weight, seal testing, auditing of weight checkers records. 
• Monitored the environmental condition of the factory, material store and warehouse. Ensure that all raw and packaging materials for production meets the quality specification.
• Liaised with the warehouse to ensure that FIFO rule is applied at all time when materials are supplied. 
• Ensure always that the right batch codes of raw material are used for the production process. 
• Calibration of weighing scales to standard specification to avoid error. 
• Maintained high standards of hygiene GMP within the Factory and surroundings.
• Ensured that adequate record of activities during production process is accurately documented. 
• Random check on finished products at evacuation to ascertain the state of the products before they are released.
•  Performed GMP inspection and audits of production operatives, production areas and material store.

  Caraway Foods International Nigeria Limited (A Subsidiary Of Olam International) Quality Manager January 2016 - December 2018

• Assured consistent quality of production by developing and enforcing good manufacturing practice (GMP) system.
• On line quality assurance and maintaining proper hygiene of the Plant Design and enforcement of standard operating procedures (SOP).
• Developed quality assurance plans by conducting hazard analysis, identifying critical control points and preventive measures, monitoring procedures ,corrective actions, verification procedures and monitoring inventories Management of Plant Inventory and Tracking the movement of Material.
• Investigation of customer complaints and implementing corrective actions Prepares quality documentation and reports by collection, analyzing and summarizing information and trends.
• Incoming material (raw material and packaging material) quality assessment to ensure conformity to standard. 
• On line quality assurance and maintaining proper hygiene of the Plant. 
• FIFO quality audit.
•  Provision and Enforcement of PPE. Health and Safety training for staff. Safety audit of the Plant.

  Laderin Nigeria Limited- Production Manager/Quality Manager/Regulatory Manager January 2019 - December 2021

• Planning and organizing production schedules,
•  Assessing project and resource requirements,
•  Estimating, negotiating and agreeing budgets and timescales with clients and managers
•  Ensuring that health and safety regulations are met
•  Determining quality control standards
•  Overseeing production processes
•  Re-negotiating timescales or schedules as necessary 
• Ordering and purchasing materials
•  Organizing the repair and routine maintenance of production equipment
• Liaising with buyers, marketing and sales staff
•  Supervising and managing the work of junior staff
•  Organizing relevant training sessions. 
• New product registration with regulatory body(NAFDAC)
•  Renewal of existing product with regulatory body(NAFDAC)

  OK FOODS LIMITED, NIGERIA (A subsidiary of OLAM international) Food safety Supervisor/ Document controller January 2022 - August 2023

• Supported process to achieve and maintain FSSC 22000: 2018 certification
•  Maintained and updated HACCP , TACCP , VACCP documentation and train associates at all levels on Quality and Food Safety programs. 
• Maintained Legal register to ensure company compliance with regulatory requirements. 
• Management and preparation of all FSSC documents including FSMS SOP’s and Records, Q.A SOP’s and Records, Production SOP’s, and Records e.t.c. 
• Management of daily GMP and GHK audit for all processing lines, factory staffs and follow up on prompt resolution of issues Setting up
• Monitoring and documentation of manufacturing specification for all SKU’s 
• Performed Quality Compliance Audit and Food Safety audits 
• Planned quarterly food safety meeting and Management Review accordingly
•  Ensured an active internal quality and food safety audit program in compliance with FSSC 22000:2018 v 5.1 requirements
•  Overseeing of the document management system and update food safety manual in accordance with FSSC requirements
•  Carried out HACCP studies and risk assessment on ingredients and process with food safety team 
• Planned and executed internal audit across the processes
• Collaborated with the laboratory team for sampling and testing requirement to support quality and food safety compliance, including cleaning verification, process verification, validation and environmental monitoring program. 
• Worked with external laboratory to carry out air monitoring, equipment swab and personnel swab on quarterly basis 
• Conducted root cause analysis to investigate customer compliant and quality related losses and issues.
•  Reviewed and analyzed data gathered from shelf-life studies/ analysis, Q.A and food safety data to determine if any system improvement or immediate corrective actions are required.
• Maintained and Updated Rework and Allergen matrices for the products
•  Ensured that a high quality of product, GHK and hygiene standard are maintained and improved in manufacturing areas and in the laboratory
•  Monitored and reported key performance indicators related to Quality, food safety, sanitation, and hygiene to identify opportunities for continuous improvement 
• Collaborated with production team to ensure waste management
•  Monitor all processes and procedure to ensure efficiency and continuous improvement 
• Partner with the plant cross functional team during problem solving exercise to resolve persistent challenges. 
• Partnered with the plant operations to continuously build and strengthen the plants food safety and quality culture. Ensured deviations, non-conformances, food safety incident and near misses identified during production processes that may impact on product quality and food safety are documented and communicated with appropriate investigations, root cause and CACA are tracked and trended to ensure nonoccurrence. 
• Performed other duties as required

Bachelor of Technology in Food Engineering