Gershwin Cloete

Motivated and highly productive Sterilizer Operator with a quality assurance and production background. Detail-oriented with strong skills in multi-tasking and efficient management of day-to-day diary operations. Award winning actor with credits in theatre and film

Sterilizer Operator at Fair Cape Dairies (2019-12 – Present)

• Adhered to SOPs and aseptic techniques.
• Documented all cleaning and sanitization processes according to SOPs.
• Inspected finished products for quality and adherence to (SOPs)
• Performed production operations within clean room environment while following strict GMP regulations, and documenting all actions performed.
• Monitored equipment performance and condition reporting their conformance with GMP, safety regulations and good housekeeping practices.
• Performed CIP and SIP processes for Fill Room equipment.
• Assisted in repairs and CIP of equipment.
• Performed filter inspections, Clean in Place (CIP) and Sterilization in Place (SIP) and controlled cross contamination.
• Helped develop cost and time reductions in unloading and CIP of milk tankers by reducing the caustic time wash.
• Preform data entry utilizing Motorola scanners into CSB computerized inventory systems.
• Monitoring milk production processes for deviations and non-conformance.
• Assisting in Analytical lab with quality control – Testing for acceptance: Resazurin, Alizarol, Antibiotics, pH, Freezing point, and Clot on Boiling.

General Worker at Fair Cape Dairies (2019-04 – 2019-12)

• Move, pack, sort, unpack, raw materials, packaging materials, and finished product.
• Use of manually operate equipment e.g. pallet jack
• Manual packing and palletizing of finished product
• Completing all worksheets i.e. job cards, production sheets, Quality process sheets, safety sheets, etc.
• Practice good housekeeping /GMP
• Participating in all improvement initiatives
• Implement 5's models.

National Senior Certificate – Schoonspruit Secondary (2011)