Karolina Johanna Simon
Windhoek
Summary
A passionate and dedicated food scientist with over nine years of experience in the quality control department, bringing a strong understanding of production processes, quality assurance, food safety, audit, customer complaints management, and product development. With more than 8 years in a supervisory role, coupled with good interpersonal and communication skills, she has successfully led the QC team, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Quality and Technical controller
Namib Mills
Windhoek
08.2016 - Current
Laboratory tests: Performs necessary tests according to the previous role of the Laboratory Analyst.
Laboratory maintenance
- Monitor proper maintenance of laboratory/testing equipment to ensure availability and accuracy on testing requirements.
- Take immediate action with nonconforming products.
- Maintain laboratory consumables and stock.
Administration
- Maintain and control the quality records as per company standards.
- Prepare and submit monthly reports, as required.
- Arrange calibration/service of measuring instruments.
- Ensures that customer complaints and quality issues are addressed in a timely manner.
- Monitors the product's verification for conformity (audited internally and externally) and implements relevant audit findings.
Supervision and general
- Provides training to new members, manages team shifts, leave requests, and reports on overtime.
- Liaise with other departments to solve problems related to quality issues.
- Ensure adherence to ISO, HACCP, and Health and Safety requirements.
- Attend relevant workshops and training as required.
- Identify potential hazards and major incidents in the workplace, and ensure that correct protective wear is used at all times.
Laboratory Analyst
Namib Mills
Windhoek
09.2015 - 07.2016
- Conducts accurate quality tests on raw materials, on-line products, end-products and non-conforming products.
- Accurate sampling at various sampling points.
- Reports timeously to the Senior Laboratory Analyst.
- Carries out daily housekeeping in the laboratory on the equipment.
- Assists the Senior Laboratory Analyst with solutions in determining non-conformities and the quality of the products.
Education
BSC Honors Degree - Agriculture (Food Science And Technology)
University of Namibia
01.2014
Grade 12 NSSC Certificate -
Negumbo Senior Secondary School
01.2009
Skills
- Internet
- Microsoft Word
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- Effective Communication
- Report Writing
- Supervision
- Teamworking
- Product Development
- Laboratory testing
- Equipment calibration
- Audit management
Personal Information
- Date of birth: 08/27/1990
- Nationality: Namibian
- Marital status: single
- ID: 90082700605
- Driving license: B
- Languages: English and Oshiwambo
Short Courses
Certificate in Microbiology, NUST, 08/01/23
Maize Grading, GIT, 17/07/2018
On the Job Training
- ISO 9000:2015
- Food safety and hygiene
- Supervisory course
- Basic (O)HSE legal compliance
- Initiator and disciplinary procedures
Accomplishments
- Served on the NSI Subcommittee 7 on cereals and pulses products standards, where I was nominated as a deputy chair for the wheat grain specification standard
- Top Scorer (employee) of the month, August 2024, Operations department
Internship
Student, Quality Assurance Department, Namib Mills, December 2013 - January 2014
- Reviewing work instructions, forms for quality systems, SOPs, ISO 9001:2008, and HACCP in the quality management system
Laboratory student (Microbiology Department), Gammams Scientific Services Laboratory, City of Windhoek
December 2012 –January 2013
- Water sample testing involved the following: media preparation, serial dilutions, heterotrophic counter plate, membrane filtration, indole test, Colilert preparation, and counting
References
- Mr Jurgen Hanke, Retired Quality Control Manager, Namib Mills, 0811297426
- Mr M Angula, Lecturer, University of Namibia, angulam@unam.com, 0812713213
Timeline
Senior Quality and Technical controller
Namib Mills
08.2016 - Current
Laboratory Analyst
Namib Mills
09.2015 - 07.2016
BSC Honors Degree - Agriculture (Food Science And Technology)
University of Namibia
Grade 12 NSSC Certificate -
Negumbo Senior Secondary School
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