Andrew Carnegie KRUGER
Quality control technician
Scarborough,Canada
Summary
Detail-oriented Food Industry Professional with proven quality control expertise and bilingual proficiency in French and English. Adapts effectively to changing environments while collaborating with teams to address challenges. Committed to continuous improvement and eager to contribute to high-performing teams.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
QC Technician
Société des Céréales du Cameroun
Douala, Cameroon
06.2022 - 01.2026
- Monitored, checked, and validated quality of wheat and flour for compliance across 50 production batches monthly, leading to 15% reduction in non-compliance, resulting in 8 fewer non-conforming batches.
- Optimised an analytical process by reviewing each step, reducing analysis time from 3 hours to 1 hour, increasing capacity by 50 additional analyses per week.
- Maintained and calibrated laboratory equipment, achieving 5% reduction in measurement deviations, preventing 3 result errors monthly.
- Trained 2 new employees, enhancing onboarding process and decreasing handling errors by 12%, resulting in 3 fewer errors per person during initial trial period.
EHS Coordinator (Intern)
Société des Céréales du Cameroun
Douala, Cameroon
01.2022 - 04.2022
- Developed a work plan for the EHS (Environmental, Health, and Safety) team, conducted inspections to assess practices, and carried out HSE visits to identify improvement areas, resulting in a 20% reduction in safety-related incidents.
- Coordinated with team to assess hygiene material needs and implemented FIFO method, reducing inventory losses by 1,200 items.
- Executed cleaning, pest control, and fumigation operations, ensuring sanitary environment and preventing 30 contamination-related incidents.
Education
Master's degree - Microbiological and Toxicological Analysis and Quality Control
University of Douala
Douala, Cameroon03.2022
Bachelor's Degree - Human Biology and Health
University of Douala
Douala, Cameroon07.2019
Skills
- Quality control
- Laboratory analyses
- GMP
- HACCP
- SQF standards
- Compliance
- Equipment calibration
- Production support
- Process improvement
- Documentation
- Record keeping
- Microsoft Office 365
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving
- Team collaboration
- Training of new staff
- Basic maintenance
Awards
Second Best in the EHS Department, 2023, Recognised as the second best in the EHS department, valued for flexibility in roles as a laboratory technician and EHS (Environmental, Health, and Safety) Coordinator.
Languages
- French, Native
- English, Intermediate (actively improving for Canadian workplace)
Timeline
QC Technician
Société des Céréales du Cameroun
06.2022 - 01.2026
EHS Coordinator (Intern)
Société des Céréales du Cameroun
01.2022 - 04.2022
Master's degree - Microbiological and Toxicological Analysis and Quality Control
University of Douala
Bachelor's Degree - Human Biology and Health
University of Douala