Teena Margraet Grimes
Papamoa,New Zealand
Summary
Motivated and detail-oriented professional with a background in Biotechnology, Environmental Science, and Quality Assurance in the food industry. Strong attention to detail, commitment to accuracy, and adherence to protocols.
Skilled Quality Control Officer with abilities in determining, negotiating, and agreeing on quality procedures and specifications. Adept at writing technical reports and determining training needs. Proficient in monitoring performance and directing objectives to maximize profitability.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality Control Officer
Pure bottling limited
Tauranga
05.2025 - Current
- Coordinated with production teams to address quality issues and improve processes.
- Monitored packaging lines for adherence to quality control protocols and specifications.
- Assisted with external quality audits, including AIB, BRC, and customer audits, ensuring compliance and readiness.
- Conducted internal quality audits according to schedule, maintaining adherence to industry standards.
- Managed lab equipment control, including calibration, maintenance, and troubleshooting, to ensure operational efficiency.
- Prepare Customer CoA and assist quality manager with preparing specification for new products
- Updating spec
- Manage customer complaint, investigate and write NCR report for customers
- Conducted inspections of raw materials, components and finished products to ensure compliance with established quality control procedures.
Quality Control Officer
Honey New Zealand
01.2021 - 05.2025
- Performed testing and inspections of dairy & honey products to maintain product integrity.
- Worked closely with production teams to resolve non-conformance issues and customer complaints.
- Strengthened quality assurance procedures through rigorous attention to detail.
- Managing documentation such as RMP, SQF and HACCP documentations.
- Ensure employees following food safety and work safety based on SQF and RMP standards.
- Collect product samples for Product Development, retention and for external laboratory (for export products).
- Ensure the correct recipe guideline for products are met during processing.
- Perform Internal audits as required for RMP, SQF and HACCP.
- Documentation writing under the guidance of the Compliance Manager for new and updated products.
- Prepared CoA's for customers and organic certification and also raised E-certs for incoming and outgoing products and raw materials.
- Also performed traceability checks and product label compliance checks and maintained retention samples and prepared samples for testing, submission and recording.
- Also did monthly in-house testing on products such a moisture, density and pressure and also performed everyday sensory evaluation tests on each fresh samples took from vats.
- Checked export compliancy for products based on country specific requirements (OMAR).
Food Technologist
Milkio Foods
01.2020 - 01.2021
Food Processor
Prolife Foods Ltd
Hamilton
11.2019 - 03.2020
- Part time through One staff recruitment.
Volunteer
Red Cross
02.2019 - 03.2019
- Volunteer work experience.
Education
Postgraduate Diploma - Environmental Science
University of Waikato
New Zealand01.2020
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Karunya institute of technology
India01.2018
Skills
- Quality Assurance & Compliance
- Laboratory Testing & Analysis
- Attention to Detail & Accuracy
- Strong Knowledge of GMP and HACCP Standards
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Report writing and Technical Documentation
Certification
- First Aid
- Food Safety
- RMP audit
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Quality Control Officer
Pure bottling limited
05.2025 - Current
Quality Control Officer
Honey New Zealand
01.2021 - 05.2025
Food Technologist
Milkio Foods
01.2020 - 01.2021
Food Processor
Prolife Foods Ltd
11.2019 - 03.2020
Volunteer
Red Cross
02.2019 - 03.2019
Postgraduate Diploma - Environmental Science
University of Waikato
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Karunya institute of technology