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NAMRATA PATEL

200, Mckenzie St W ,Cornwall,ON

Summary

A self-driven, reliable and dedicated employee with practical experience working in dairy processing, accounting, laboratory and maintenance with productivity, efficiency, and troubleshooting. Certified internal auditor and SAP developer during initiation of SAP systems. In addition, I am enthusiastic to work with new opportunity and new learning ability at every stage with good grasping power. I am an employee with an excellent written and verbal communication skills, excellent computer skills and excellent engineering and design skills. Passionate Cheese Specialist known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Specialize in cheese aging processes, pairing recommendations, and sensory evaluation. Excel in communication, problem-solving, and adaptability, ensuring exceptional service and knowledge sharing in every interaction.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Technical Cheese Specialist

Lactalis Canada
Ingleside, Ontario
12.2022 - Current
  • Recipe management for a variety of cheese types to improve recoveries/yield.
  • Financial budget management for the cheese making department.
  • Handling legal parameters and assisting the quality team in assessing complaints and improving quality by identifying major defects.
  • Assisted in the selection, cutting and wrapping of specialty cheeses for customers.
  • Provided customers with product knowledge and information about cheese pairings, recipes and storage tips.
  • Prepared detailed financial forecasts and projections for upcoming fiscal years.
  • Collaborated with department heads to develop annual operating budgets.

Resident Assistant

Extendicare Kawartha lakes and Lakeland village
03.2022 - 11.2022
  • - Assisting in personal work to the residents such as meal, stockings and arrangements - Helping them for laundry, and cleaning their rooms

Production Supervisor

Sumul Dairy
Surat, IN
06.2016 - 12.2021
  • - Worked in Butter, Buttermilk, and ghee processing section and packaging unit and supervised production of different dairy products such as butter oil, processed milk, Yogurt, Ice cream, Paneer, UHT milk, powder, flavored milk, traditional Indian dairy products. Production line verification to produce quality product including checking of best before date for raw material and finished goods, labeling, weight, etc.
  • Certified internal auditor for ISO 22000 and HACCP - Team lead for preparing SOPs and HACCP plan for Ghee, butter and buttermilk - Involvement in developing SAP systems including preparing BOM and identifying different raw materials, packaging materials, by products ,semi-finished goods and finished goods
  • Knowledge of Waste water treatment plant with aerobic and anaerobic digestion systems with experience of maintenance and laboratory testing - Involved in sanitation and CIP of plant
  • Experienced in record keeping including logbooks and reports refers to ISO and HACCP
  • Worked as team member in a project to develop SCADA plant for new butter and buttermilk plant and design of P&ID
  • Experience in design of plant and automation and SCADA design line diagram according to final requirement to achieve quality products without more interference of humans
  • Involved in financial transaction like clearing of bills for raw material and packaging materials with proper hierarchy
  • Maintenance and Operation of Dairy equipment such as pasteurizer, Cream separator, CBMM, Butter Churn, Centrifugal pumps, rotary pumps, Homogenizer, boiler, UHT plant, Pouch and cup filling packing machine - Internal audit team member of ISO 22000and ISO 9001 - Training of people in terms of GMP, GHP, HACCP, SOP, MSDS

Trainee accounting (Internship)

Surat District Co-operative Bank Ltd
Surat, IN
04.2019 - 05.2019
  • - Learn new ways to prepare ledger and balance sheet - Completed project on Supply chain management in co-operative bank - Usual banking transaction and clearance of cheque

Trainee (Internship)

Vidya Dairy
Anand, IN
04.2015 - 03.2016
  • - Utilized various techniques on Effluent treatment plant in order to make water for reuse for gardening - Experience in analysis of initial and final quality of effluent - Management of Inventory of Raw material and packaging material - Intensive hands on training related to dairy plant operation such as production of milk processing, standardization, cream, butter, buttermilk, ghee, cheese, ice cream - Worked as trainee in accounts department where learned about various transactions of billing, ledger preparation, balance sheet and profit and loss preparation and checking after its completion for the approval from the board of directors - Participated in training program on "New Developments in Energy Management of Food and Dairy Operations to learn about the challenges faced by dairy industry in terms of energy management and some new innovations that use energy efficient alternative - Participated in the national seminar on "Indian dairy Industry- Opportunities and Challenges" to forecast about the opportunities of improvement in dairy industry and what are the future and current challenges faced by dairy industry

Education

Advanced Water systems operations and management co-op -

Fleming College, Frost campus
Lindsay, ON
11.2022

Post graduate diploma in Banking and Finance -

Symbiosis center for Distance Learning
Pune, IN
06.2019

B.Tech Dairy Technology -

Anand Agricultural University
Anand, IN
04.2016

Skills

  • Store inventory management
  • SAP
  • ERP systems
  • Ledgers
  • Accounting skills
  • Profit and loss sheet preparation
  • Budget preparation
  • Balance sheet preparation
  • Internal auditor
  • ISO 22000:2005
  • HACCP
  • ISO 9000
  • FSSC 22000
  • ISO 50000
  • ISO 14000
  • Water treatment
  • Water distribution
  • Waste water treatment
  • Waste water collection
  • Communication skills
  • Writing skills
  • English
  • MS office
  • ERP Oracle
  • Work efficiency optimization
  • Data analysis
  • Data interpretation
  • BOM preparation
  • Inventory management
  • Purchasing orders
  • SCADA designing
  • Process development
  • Flow patterns definition
  • Interlocks
  • Wastewater laboratory
  • Wastewater plant
  • Ontario Food Handler
  • Quality Inspections
  • Recipe Development
  • Performance Improvement
  • Inventory Control

Keyqualification

  • Skilled in store inventory management with knowledge of SAP and ERP systems
  • Excellent knowledge using ledgers and accounting skills with ability to prepare profit and loss sheet, budget preparation and balance sheet
  • Certificate of Internal auditor for ISO 22000:2005 by external certification body. Have strong knowledge on HACCP, ISO 9000, FSSC 22000, ISO 50000 and ISO 14000
  • OIT certificate for all four categories- Water treatment, Water distribution, Waste water treatment, Waste water collection
  • Excellent communication skills and writing skills preferably in English
  • Computer skills; proficiency in MS office, SAP, ERP Oracle for optimizing work efficiency, data analysis and interpretation
  • SAP development process like BOM preparation, inventory management and purchasing orders
  • SCADA designing and development of process such as defining flow patterns, interlocks and choice of valves and pumps in the process
  • Experience and training working with wastewater laboratory and plant
  • Certificate of Ontario Food Handler

References

References available upon the request

Training

  • Engineering and service trainee, MIT, Mehsana, IN
  • TQM and QC tools Trainee, Vidya Dairy, Anand, IN
  • Volunteer- Orientation at Fleming College, Fleming College, Peterborough

Accomplishments

  • Reduces the average drippage factor difference by half
  • achieving Budget target by 70 % over 2 years
  • Excellent improvement in quality by reducing customer complaints by 20 %

Timeline

Senior Technical Cheese Specialist

Lactalis Canada
12.2022 - Current

Resident Assistant

Extendicare Kawartha lakes and Lakeland village
03.2022 - 11.2022

Trainee accounting (Internship)

Surat District Co-operative Bank Ltd
04.2019 - 05.2019

Production Supervisor

Sumul Dairy
06.2016 - 12.2021

Trainee (Internship)

Vidya Dairy
04.2015 - 03.2016

Advanced Water systems operations and management co-op -

Fleming College, Frost campus

Post graduate diploma in Banking and Finance -

Symbiosis center for Distance Learning

B.Tech Dairy Technology -

Anand Agricultural University

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