Manroop Kaur Sandhu
Calgary,Alberta
Summary
Self-aware Quality Assurance Lab Technician prepared to take the next step with a new food safety team. Extensive experience in product inspections, audits, lab testing, and customer specification safeguarding. An excellent team player with first-rate verbal and written communication skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Control Technician
Vita milk plant
07.2017 - 06.2018
- Worked independently to perform all sorts of quality checks on raw milk, cream, mixes, and finished dairy products
- Daily audits including weight checks, temperature checks, allergen checks, and sanitation checks
- Worked closely with raw material receiving and monitoring different chemical and biological tests
- Reporting any deficiencies to the manager
- Performed quality checks on numerous samples of regular milk, lactose-free milk, cream, and ice cream samples
- Swabbing machinery for allergen, sanitation, listeria and pseudomonas
- Chemical testing of concentration of sanitizers and lubricants
- Monitoring the environment by air sampling and light-intensity testing
- Prepare QA/QC samples for in-house lab testing Like Butter fat testing, PH check, titratable acidity, viscosity, total solids, cryoscopy, coffee test, emulsion quality, sucrose and glucose tests, coliform testing, aerobic bacterial counts, yeast, mold and milk spores
- Wrote clear and accurate log books and lab reports, updated quality control operating procedures using MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Web-based technologies
- Calibrated and maintained laboratory equipment to obtain consistent and reliable testing data.
- Recorded and organized test data for report generation and analysis
- Carried out ad-hoc inspections to verify conformance with agreed standards
- Inspected items and compared them against standards to meet regulatory requirements
- Performed tests and inspections to conform to established standards
- Reported problems and concerns to management
Quality Control Technician
Central City Breweries and Distillers
01.2023 - Current
- Perform necessary quality control testing (i.e., daily beer checks, measurements on packaging materials, beer chemistry, beer carbon dioxide, label and finished package quality, etc
- Monitor the quality of incoming raw materials and approve/disapprove their release
- Perform pre-operational checks and verify sanitation effectiveness through visual inspection and ATP testing prior to production to ensure that equipment is clean
- Collect and sort samples of brew, de-aerated and city water, intermediate and finished product at set intervals and prepare reagents
- Perform physical, chemical analysis with the use of spectrophotometer, and microbial testing, run PCR as required
- Log data, file, and maintain quality control records
- Monitor the Critical Control Points (CCPs) and overall quality of beer, RTD’s and ciders being produced during the shift and ensure finished product meets the required specifications
- Work in the presence of odor of beer and other alcoholic drinks
- Calibrate, operate, troubleshoot and maintain laboratory equipment and ensures laboratory stations are cleaned and stocked with supplies
- Report any food safety/quality issue and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) non-conformance to Quality Manager
- Identify problem related area and co-ordinate with maintenance and brewing team to contribute in problem-solving process
- Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), guidelines of HACCP, GMP standards and HS&E policies, requirements, and practices to ensure consistent results and food safety
- Participate actively in food safety meetings, PDS, HACCP, and any internal and external audits
- Prioritize laboratory tasks while maintaining attention to detail.
Assistant Bakery Manager
Longos Fruit Market
07.2020 - 01.2023
- Managed all baking operations including guaranteeing freshness of baked products and monitoring quality of supplies
- Ensured baked goods are prepared according to company standards and policies
- Enforced company’s cleanliness and sanitation policies by maintaining effective housekeeping standards
- Managed inventories by tracking sales and ordering products and supplies to meet customer demands, drive sales and reach company’s gross profit goals
- Help to promote safe work practices and higher standards of performance
- Set schedules for staff by planning and designating shifts and hours
- Ensured and followed HACCP, maintained good manufacturing practices (GMP), SOPs
Baker
Longos Fruit Market
04.2019 - 07.2020
- Baked and decorated variety of cakes and pastries
- Ensures cleanliness of the store at all times by cleaning up spills, restocking shelves and reporting hazards
- Makes attractive displays, merchandise products, bakes variety of stuff
- Collaborated with the team to ensure efficiency with long standing hours and continuous bending in a fast-paced environment
Education
MSc -
Guru Nanak Dev University, JEAI
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Sciences
Punjabi University
Patiala, PunjabCollege Diploma - Food Science & Technology, Chemistry, Food Physics
Centennial College
Toronto, ON04.2020
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2018
Skills
- Stability Sampling
- Corrective Actions
- Testing Protocols
- Quality Assurance and Control
- Calibration Standards
- Testing Procedures
- Specifications Knowledge
- Documentation Skills
Timeline
Quality Control Technician
Central City Breweries and Distillers
01.2023 - Current
Assistant Bakery Manager
Longos Fruit Market
07.2020 - 01.2023
Baker
Longos Fruit Market
04.2019 - 07.2020
Quality Control Technician
Vita milk plant
07.2017 - 06.2018
MSc -
Guru Nanak Dev University, JEAI
Bachelor of Science - Agricultural Sciences
Punjabi University
College Diploma - Food Science & Technology, Chemistry, Food Physics
Centennial College
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