Ilke Olivier

I am a hardworking, value driven and kind-hearted person. I am collaborative and thus work well in group settings. I am naturally interactive and observant. I have a strong sense of responsibility and very strong administrative skills. I believe in participation and helping out where help is needed.

Gallup strengths: Harmony, WOO (Winning Others Over), Restorative, Developer, Includer

Graduate program: packaging developer at Rhodes Food Group/ Premier Culinary (2026-01 – Present)

• Supervisor: Eugene Petersen & André Hoffman
• PowerBI basic training, eco-modulation projects under Extended Producer Responsibility regulations, supplier networking, sustainability, quality, development, innovation
• Supervised two vacation work students
• Life coaching course from The People Shop

Operational administration at Pitto Grape Exporters (2024-11 – 2025-01)

• Supervisor: Cecilia Vlok
• Responsible for uploading harvest estimations, upload orders on AGRIGATE1, ensuring sufficient amounts of packaging material, and other administration

Data collector at Rainbow Chicken (RCL Foods) (2023-12 – 2024-01)

• Supervisor: Sonja Fourie
• Data collection and analysis to identify where and why packaging damage occurs during the production process. The study focuses on ULMA wrapping machine data to determine the root causes of damage, including machine-related faults, packaging material defects, product size variations, and human factors impacting operational performance

Industry training at Rhodes Food Group (Tulbagh) (2022-06 – 2022-06)

• Supervisor: Madel van Eeden/ Anke Bleecker
• Grading of fruit & syrups, solving of problems with products/machines, hazard analysis in factory, documentation

Industry training at Ceres Fruit Processors (2021-12 – 2021-12)

• Supervisor: Engelinda Janse van Rensen
• Conducted microbial safety testing of pulp and purée products (plate streaking), ensured compliance with food safety standards and monitored adherence to product labelling regulations

Master of Food Science in Food Science – Stellenbosch University (2024 – 2025)

Bachelor of Food Science in Food Science – Stellenbosch University (2020 – 2023)

High School Diploma – Charlie Hofmeyr High School, Ceres (2015 – 2019)