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Nalinthip  Khongkaew

Nalinthip Khongkaew

Christchurch

Summary


Dynamic Quality Assurance and Food Innovation professional with extensive experienced of working in the restaurant(QSR business) and factory. Proven expertise in strategic planning and supplier quality management, driving product development and optimizing processes. Adept at enhancing food safety standards and leading cross-functional teams to achieve operational excellence. Strong background in HACCP, GMP practices ,agriculture products [French Fries(Potato),Palm Oil,Coffee Bean,
Vegetables, etc.] , Daily products(Cheeses and Butter) and Beverage. Knowledgeable about sustainable of Palm oil (RSPO-Roundtable Sustainable Palm oil), Coffee Bean (RFA-The Rainforest Alliance) , Global G.A.P. plus add on
GRASP(Global Risk Assessment on Social Practice) and Social accountability.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Manager Food Innovation

Food Passion Co.,Ltd. (BBQ Plaza)
01.2023 - 03.2025
  • Work with the marketing department to create, formulate, and provides process
    parameters for new product.
    • Maintain basic business through formula optimization (recipe, price, quality)
    • Evaluation of new/alternative raw material in new product development
    • Design and development of new product innovation to satisfy consumer with
    good experiences
    • Provide technical input and align product brief with factory.
    • Initiate prototype development based on product design brief and able to
    implement a production scale-up from kitchen to industrial trial, commission and
    validation.
    • Responsible for developing and maintaining all product specification , and
    technical supporting document and information.

QualityAssurance and Research&Development Manager

Rock PC Co., Ltd. (Potato Corner Thailand)
04.2021 - 11.2021
  • Drive strategy yearly plan for quality control, quality assurance and research &
    development.
    • Implement food quality and food safety with team since received raw material at
    warehouse & store front, store front, supplier.
    • Implement food quality and safety inspection program.
    • Implement quality assurance and RD procedure and policy.
    • Implement, developed and ensure the new product and raw material comply with
    standards, methods and procedures.
    • Investigate and summary supplier complaint and customer complaint issues.
    • Liaise with relevant department on supplier complaint and customer complaint issue.
    • Provide guideline and technical advice to operation department and warehouse team
    related to quality and food safety.
    • Ensure supplier standard to comply with food safety and quality standard.
    • Ensure consistency in product specifications throughout supply chain and preform
    supplier risk assessment.
    • To create new product process flow, recipe, method and procedure to store front.
    • Perform sensory test each products.
    • Responsible for collaborate with marketing, operation, purchasing and training team
    to develop products.
    • Conduct training about quality products to operation department and warehouse
    (new products and exiting products)
    • Consult on food quality and food safety to operation department,
    warehouse,marketing department and supply chai

Quality Assurance Consultant

McThai Co., Ltd (McDonald’s Thailand)
02.2013 - 03.2021

• Responsible for supplier audit (food supplier and packaging supplier),
summarize audit result and audit report which supply McDonald’s Thailand.
• Improved audit scores for suppliers which scores lower than the target.
• Responsible for pre-opening food safety and quality audit at new restaurants.
• Investigate and summary (yearly & monthly) supplier complaint and customer
complaint issues.
• Liaise with relevant department on supplier complaint ,customer complaint
and food safety issue.

• Responsible to study the new global specification of agriculture products
(cooking oil, french fries, coffee bean, vegetable, etc.) and adjust the
specification with supplier comply with the global specification.
• Sourcing new supplier with purchasing department, compare specification
and test sample from supplier compare with current.
• Advise and improvement supplier about Global G.A.P. plus add on GRASP.
• Responsible to study, support, develop and maintain about sustainable
system (RSPO&RFA) of supplier which supply McDonald’s Thailand.
• Responsible for social accountability program with suppliers such as yearly
and monthly summarize audit report, advise, pre-audit at factory.
• Summarize and coordinate sensory evaluation program with supplier.
• Conduct mock stock recovery and stock recovery with suppliers in case of
quality or food safety issues.
• Reviewing existing food product spec. and other documents for agriculture
products, dry product and beverage.
• Reviewing product spec. and supporting document of new product in
agriculture product, dry product and beverage product.

Quality Assurance Supervisor

KCG Corporation Co., Ltd(Dairy & Bakery Factory)
08.2007 - 04.2009
  • Maintained comprehensive documentation of QA activities, supporting effective communication between departments and facilitating process improvements.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the organization.
  • Provided technical support for troubleshooting equipment issues or other production challenges that impacted product quality levels.
  • Reduced defect rates through meticulous inspection and proactive identification of potential issues.
  • Monitored testing processes, test development and user acceptance testing.
  • Enhanced team performance by providing regular training, feedback, and guidance to Quality Assurance staff.

• Responsible for quality of all the raw material and packaging incoming to factory
• Responsible for ensuring that the finish product was in good condition before
shipping to the customer.
• Verify, support, develop, maintain food safety management system of
factory.
• Investigate and summary (yearly & monthly) supplier complaint and customer
complaint issues.
• Liaise with relevant department on supplier complaint ,customer complaint and food safety issue.
• Responsible Physical, Chemical and Microbiology laboratory.
• Responsible for all the raw material and packaging incoming to factory.
• Provide quality assurance policies and procedures for staff.
• Support on-site audits conducted by 3rd party audit.

Education

Master of Science - Food Technology

Chulalongkorn University
Thailand
05-2012

Bachelor of Science - Food Science

University of The Thai Chamber of Commerce
Thailand
03-2007

Skills

  • Staff management
  • Strategic planning
  • Negotiation
  • Operations management
  • Staff training and development
  • Time management
  • Process improvement strategies
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Store management
  • Results analysis
  • Presentations
  • Team leadership
  • Project management abilities
  • Quality Assurance
    Food Safety, Food Technology and Food Industry
    Hazard Analysis and Critical control points(HACCP)
    Good Manufacturing Practice(GMP) and Good Hygiene Practice (GHP)
    Project management
    Supplier Quality Management System
    British Retail Consortium (BRC Food Issue 8)
    Food Safety System Certification 22000 (FSSC 22000)
    Supplier Audit for quality product

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Associate Manager Food Innovation

Food Passion Co.,Ltd. (BBQ Plaza)
01.2023 - 03.2025

QualityAssurance and Research&Development Manager

Rock PC Co., Ltd. (Potato Corner Thailand)
04.2021 - 11.2021

Quality Assurance Consultant

McThai Co., Ltd (McDonald’s Thailand)
02.2013 - 03.2021

Quality Assurance Supervisor

KCG Corporation Co., Ltd(Dairy & Bakery Factory)
08.2007 - 04.2009

Master of Science - Food Technology

Chulalongkorn University

Bachelor of Science - Food Science

University of The Thai Chamber of Commerce
Nalinthip Khongkaew