Brian Oluoch
Quality Controller
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About
A professional quality controller with 5 years’ experience of working on the production of a wide variety of food manufactured goods and possesses successful track of determining whether products meet expected standards. I have a technical mind that excel when being challenged and possess analytical skill along with a successful track record of ensuring the timeliness, quality and accuracy of a production process. Well-organized and proficient and multitasking and attention detail.
Highly effective communication skills, verbal and written with excellent interpersonal skills.
Experience
Fairoils Epz Limited, Athi-River, Machakos Dec 2022 – Present
Quality Controller
● Regularly audit and review food safety policy and quality policy and strict adhere to Food Safety System and their continual improvement.
● Identify areas for quality control improvements and implement new methods accordingly.
● Maintaining high standards of hygiene in plant, machinery and personnel.
● Ensuring statutory and regulatory requirement towards Food Safety are met.
● Maintenance, calibration and control of all inspection, measuring and test equipment.
● Recording inspection results by completing reports, summarizing reworks and wastes and imputing data into quality database.
● Evaluate data and draft reports noting any relevant deviations from existing standards.
● Inspecting outputs samples using industry appropriate methods such as comparing to standards.
● Training the production team quality control measures to improve product excellence.
● Ensuring staff adhere to environmental health and safety measures.
● Perform inspection across all stages of production.
● Communicate quality or compliance concerns with urgency.
● Analysis of essential oil, vegetables oil and GCMS operation
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Kisumu, Kenya March 2022 – Dec 2022
Quality Assurance Quality Controller
● Inspection of the incoming raw materials by confirming specifications, managing material-related complaints, engaging supplier for corrective action.
● Conducting test runs and validation for new material and giving recommendations.
● Updating and developing the documentation of integrated management system (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001) based on the management system and food safety guidelines.
● Active participation in the internal audit process, support for the development and implementation of corrective actions.
● Participation in the work of the quality based on the responsibility matrix; quality updating of quality matrices.
● Managing non-conforming products in the warehouse and from the markets.
● Management of the Statistical Process Control (SPC) software; database management, modification of existing projects and updating product specifications.
● Coaching and conducting training about SPC training and process control, test procedures and rationale behind tests.
● Carrying out laboratory equipment’s maintenance and internal calibrations.
● Implementing New Laboratory Technology hence ensuring quality and integrity.
● Governance and verify QC role (monitoring RGB and Pet Line Process).
● Planning, coordinating and conducting sensory panel creation and refresher training.
Coca-Cola Beverages Africa, Kisumu, Kenya March 2020 – Feb 2022
Line Quality Controller
● Maintenance of the Quality system and ensure CCBA, TCCC and FSSC 22000 standards are met.
● Interpretation of SPC data and ensuring that the teams under standard the SPC measures and can analyse the data.
● Approve in-process production by confirming required specifications, conducting visual and measurement tests, and communicating the required adjustment to production team leader.
● Ensure all Critical Control Points are well established and adhered to maintain quality products.
● Laboratory management, preparation of reagent, calibrating equipment and keeping inventories.
● Ensure that the Sensory Analysing is done for Final syrup, CIP final rinse and Carbonated Soft drink during the manufacturing process.
● Participate in RCA in case of customer complaint and non-conformance issues and find preventing solution to prevent reoccurrence of related problem.
● Devising, improving, and reviewing new specification and procedures for products or process and training staff to use them.
● Conducting and document internal audits and other quality assurance activities.
● Ensuring all process quality parameters are met including product acidity, carbonation, brix, appearance, taste, odor, PH, and temperature.
● Ensuring water treatment process specification is adhered.
● Waste water treatment and operation.
Alco Breeze Limited, Kisumu, Kenya Jan 2018 – Feb 2022
Quality Controller
● Conducting physical and chemical analyses of bottled water, in-process samples and raw material.
● Perform analytical process validation and documentation in accordance with GLP and GMP requirement.
● Performing maintenance and calibration for lab test equipment.
● Maintaining OHS policy within the plant.
● Approve incoming materials by confirming specifications, conducting a visual and measurement test.
Education
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology: 2013– 2017
Bachelor of Science in Food Processing Technology
Thurdibuor Mixed Secondary School: 2012– 2009
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Manyatta Primary School: 2001– 2008
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education
