Nikola Davy

Set up the Food Control Plan and managed all aspects of Food Safety and Quality, including processes and procedures and internal / external audits. Responsible for investigating and closing off customer complains and non-conformances. Set up new simulated recall process. Responsible for approval of suppliers and raw materials and all raw material procurement and assistance with production planning. Managed all NPD projects and labelling of new products, plus all legal compliance to the Food Standards Code. Health and Safety team member.

Responsible for the management of the Food Control Plan and audits of Food Control Plan and Importer License, as well as internal audits, non-conformances and customer complaints.

Responsible for all documentation, supplier approval, raw material specifications and MPI

certifications. Liaison with MPI on non-conformances of high risk products and recalls. Managed production of Sabato branded products and assist with procurement of materials. Responsible for all product labelling – manufactured and imported products. Health and Safety committee member. Managed all NPD projects and meetings, and shelf life of all products.

Managed the Food Control Plan, ensuring QA documentation is up to date and Food Control Plan is adhered to. Supplier approval, audits as required on supplier sites and third party warehouse.

COA approval and approval of new products. Responsible for responding to technical queries and assisting account managers with documentation requests. NCR and customer complaint resolution and reporting.

Maternity Leave Contract.

Responsible for all aspects of NPD / Quality of new products for all Pams, Budget and Gilmours ranges, including checking artwork and label compliance and regulatory conformance to confirm products meet the Food Standards Code. New product development and current range product improvements – sensory, specification approval, compliance checks and approval of new suppliers. Responding and reporting on customer complaints. Recall of products from Foodstuffs stores via GS1 system, main point of contact for product recalls.

Assisting suppliers with specification development.

Infant Formula new product development and regulation compliance label checks for New Zealand/Aus and Chinese markets. Proactive brand sports supplements and contract nutritional beverage development work and labelling updates.

Technical and QA documentation for Nutritional and Premix customers. Raw Material Assessments and approvals. Assisting with training of new staff. Auditing for the QA department -External for suppliers and contract packers, and Internal for the site RMP.

New product development, product improvement and cost reduction projects for the marketing department. Responsible for all nutritional and labelling information for the Healtheries range. Artwork sign-off and compliance advise to the marketing department. Worked on the HACCP team with Quality and Production staff. Technical documentation, barcode requests, assisting with customer queries / complaints. Liaison with suppliers and contract manufacturers on technical issues.

Account Manager / Technical Representative:

Identify and target new business opportunities with potential and existing customers. Process orders and liaise with production and QA to ensure successful execution and completion of orders.

Ensure accuracy of pricing, costing and technical data supplied to customers. Liaise with Research and Development department regarding new product development and technical data for customers.

Development Technologist:

Developing vitamin and mineral premixes for dairy and beverage industry. Developing nutritional beverages, sport supplements and infant formulas. Writing of NPD briefs, QA specifications, procedures and technical documents. Developing protocols and running stability / shelf life trials of new products. Preparing Nutrition Information Panels and ingredient lists for packaging and ensuring legal compliance with the Food Standards Code.

Developing new products for Eta snack food lines and dressing lines, and product improvement projects for Eta mayonnaise, peanut butter and nut lines. Investigating and testing alternative raw materials nd approval. Writing QA specifications. Organising and supervising factory trials. Costing new formulations. Training of factory personnel in QA testing procedures. Assisted Consumer Response Centre with technical queries and complaints resolution.