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AMANDEEP KAUR KARRA

Auckland,New Zealand

Summary

Working as the Factory Coordinator at Epicurean Dairy (Collective Dairy) Co. Ltd., Avondale, Auckland. Runs the pasteurization/production & packing/boxing areas of the dairy plant mainly focusing on production planning and staff management across these areas. Overseeing production and ensuring all products are manufactured in compliance with our Risk Management Program. Create and update SOPs of all production and packing processes. Evaluate production bottle necks and develop action plans to resolve. Drive improvements through continuous improvement tools. Planning and Coordination of factory projects and new product trials

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Factory Coordinator

Epicurean Dairy Co. Ltd.
Avondale, Auckland
10.2017 - Current
  • Runs the Dairy plant, coordinating between departments that mainly involves production planning and staff management
  • Distributes work orders to departments, denoting number, type, and proposed completion date of units to be produced
  • Confers with department supervisors to determine progress of work and to provide information on changes in processing methods received from Quality or engineering departments
  • Compiles reports concerning progress of work and downtime due to failures of machines and equipment to appraise production planning personnel of production delays
  • Maintains inventory of materials and parts needed to complete production
  • Improve and update SOPs of all production/pasteurization & packing/boxing processes
  • Planning and coordination of various factory projects that involve machine installation, product commissioning and running upscale trials.

Production Shift Supervisor

Epicurean Dairy Co. Ltd.
03.2016 - 10.2017
  • Runs the Production (Yoghurt making) department of the factory
  • Staff management for production area which incorporates rosters, breaks, hiring, manage disciplinary meeting
  • Run weekly production meeting
  • Achieving weekly KPI targets
  • Ensuring all equipment is well looked after and maintained
  • Shows a high standard of H&S, Food Safety and Quality always
  • Oversee production and ensure all products are made in compliance with our RMP program
  • Improve and implement new procedures
  • Improve and update SOPs of all Production and pasteurization processes.

Process Worker

Epicurean Dairy Co. Ltd.
11.2013 - 03.2016
  • Manufacturing, Packing, Labeling, General housekeeping duties

Education

Bachelor of Food Science Technology -

Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar, Punjab, India

Skills

  • Staff management
  • Production planning and scheduling
  • Compiling reports
  • Planning and coordinating projects
  • Drive improvements
  • Quality control checks
  • Calibration of technical instruments
  • Milk nutrient analysis
  • Cell culturing
  • Media preparation
  • Affinity chromatography
  • Gas chromatography
  • Thin layer chromatography
  • Ion exchange chromatography
  • Column chromatography
  • Circular paper chromatography
  • Microbiological testing
  • Sub culturing
  • Pure culturing

Projectinvolvement

  • Centrifuge Separator installation: Planning and coordination of the installation and product commissioning.
  • Mixing tank and CIP system: Planning and coordination of the installation and product commissioning.
  • CIP kitchen: Planning and coordination of the installation and product commissioning.
  • Large Scale Pasteurizer Upgrade: Planning and coordination of the installation.
  • New 6 Tons Incubation Tank install

Timeline

Factory Coordinator

Epicurean Dairy Co. Ltd.
10.2017 - Current

Production Shift Supervisor

Epicurean Dairy Co. Ltd.
03.2016 - 10.2017

Process Worker

Epicurean Dairy Co. Ltd.
11.2013 - 03.2016

Bachelor of Food Science Technology -

Guru Nanak Dev University

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