Zizo Nyephiso

My objective is to leverage expertise in safety and hygiene, auditing, pest control, quality assurance/control, product safety/food safety, packaging technology, Quality Engineering, new product development (NPD), nutrition, environmental sustainability, and occupational health and safety to ensure high-quality, safe, nutritious, and environmentally responsible food, packaging and engineering products that meet regulatory standards and consumer expectations. The goal is to contribute to an engineering/manufacturing/Hygiene/Auditing team by applying skills from quality managementengineering, safety protocols, innovative product development, nutritional analysis, environmental stewardship, and occupational health and safety to drive product excellence, customer satisfaction, and a safe working environment.

Fresh Food Management Intern - Shoprite Checkers groups

(2023-08 - 2023-10)

• Fresh food management, quality, inventory management, stock rotation, ensuring safety and hygiene
• NPD, HACCIP, EMS, QMS, and occupational health
• Ordering and receiving, display maintainance and storage
• Food safety protocols, training in staff, GMP's and reporting issues or concerns

Quality Controller - Polar Ice cream

(2024-01 - 2025-01)

• Monitor production processes, check raw material, in process and finished goods
• Conduct tests (taste, texture, colour, PH, moisture etc)
• Identify and address quality issues
• Ensure compliance with food safety regulations
• Maintain records
• Sampling, hygiene/deep cleaning inspection
• Preparing agar plates, air quality
• Customer complaints, NCR, RCA, SOP's, COA's
• Internal audits, chemical issuing
• Staff training, first aid
• Endorsing quality and CCP's

Quality Inspector - Froozels Food

(2024-02 - 2026-02)

• Check product quality
• Verify raw materials and finished goods
• Conduct sensory tests
• Ensures compliance with food safety standards
• Warehouse receiving and dispatching
• SOP's, COA, HACCIP, CCP's
• NCR, root cause analysis
• Supplier management
• Filing and document control
• GMP's
• Verification and validation
• Facilities and environmental inspection

Quality Controller - Alpen Food

(2026-03 - 2026-04)

Quality controll duties, same as the ones I did at Froozels.

Quality and Food Safety Practitioner - Exquisite Bakery

(2026-03)

• Develop and implement quality and food safety procedures (SOPs)
• Conduct internal audits, inspections, and testing
• Train staff on food safety and quality procedures
• Investigate non conformities and implement corrective actions
• Monitor and control production processes (e.g., temperature, hygiene)
• Review and update documentation (e.g., SOPs, HACCP plans)
• Ingredient quality and supplier approval
• Process control (e.g., temperature, allergen management)
• Hygiene and sanitation (e.g., cleaning schedules, pest control)
• Labeling and packaging compliance
• Staff training on food safety and quality procedures

Degree - Consumer Science in Food and Nutrition - CPUT (2023)

Advanced Diploma - Quality, Systems Engineering - CPUT (2025)