Joseph Kyalo Ngemu
Emali
Summary
CAREER OBJECTIVES
To utilize my skills and abilities in the field of Food Science and Technology that offers professional growth while being resourceful, innovative and flexible.
To pursue a challenging, productive and rewarding career in an organization that values contributions in a broad spectrum of sustainable business innovations geared towards achieving organizational goals and objectives.
PERSONAL PROFILE
I am an enthusiastic and professional food scientist, who enjoys being part of as well as leading and successful productive team player. I am quick to grasp new ideas and concepts, and to develop innovative and creative solutions to problems. I am able to work well on my own initiative and can demonstrate high levels of motivation required to meet the tightest of deadlines. Even under significant pressures, I possess a strong ability to perform effectively. I also got strong moral and Christian values.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Language
Work History
Assistant Warehouse Manager
Spiceken Epz. ltd, Frigoken Ltd
01.2020 - Current
- Plan and supervise the workflow in the warehouse
- Preparing weekly finished goods stock
- Preparing weekly loading plan and ensuring the target is achieved
- Overseeing the physical monthly stock taking
- Championing finished goods losses reduction projects
- Handle and execute shipping operations
- Order, receive and handle materials into the warehouse
- Plan and organize materials and items at proper places in the warehouse
- Hire and provide training for new employees
- Maintain and manage inventories accurately
- Replenish materials with regards to production schedules and customer orders
- Create, plan and implement accuracy in inventory controls
- Organize storage of finished products
- Implement safety procedures and standards in all warehouse operations
- Implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) by being a member of the company group tasked with the implementation of a localized system called IPS EXCELLENCE SYSTEM (IES)
- In charge of daily management systems (DMS) and Abnormality Management Systems at the warehouse auto labeller where safety, quality, equipment failure, Cleaning Inspection and Lubrication(CIL) are managed and monitored using the PDCA cycle.
Senior production supervisor
Frigoken Kenya limited
09.2014 - 12.2019
Education
Bachelor of Science - Food Science & Technology
Egerton University, Makueni boys’ high school
2014
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Mulala H.G.M. Primary School
2008
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2004
Skills
- SKILLS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensuring the ISO quality standards are well implemented and HACCP system is well coordinated in accordance to company policy
- Reporting directly to the production manager on daily factory stocks and advising the production manager on when to plan for extra shifts hence ensure quick raw material consumptions
- Chairing production meetings with junior production supervisors and team leaders on matters of unit targets and efficiencies and also issues of cost reduction
- Guiding junior supervisors and staff on execution of their specific roles
- Ensuring that food safety measures are implemented and adhered to
- Ensuring that the targeted production efficiency is attained on daily basis
- Ensuring that the SHE policy, rules and procedures are followed all the time hence promoting safety in the work place
- Producing quality products for the customers in accordance to their specifications
- Ensuring maximum utilization of available resources to efficiently produce quality products
- Maintaining Good Manufacturing Practices to ensure maximum quality and safety for all products
- Ensuring adequate supervision is available at all times particularly at Critical Control Points to ensure food safety compliance
- Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) champion
- Implementation of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) by being a member of the company group tasked with the implementation of a localized system called IPS EXCELLENCE SYSTEM (IES)
- Setting a personal example by leading from the front in all aspect of food safety issues
- Reviewing the company’s compliance on major clauses on BRC, IFS, ISO and EMS among others
- To formulate and control expense and capital budgets so that expenses are planned for and managed effectively within budgetary parameters
- Conducts work practice maturity assessments on a regular basis to ensure that best practices are being applied and are entrenched
- Leads the application of Asset Care practices in Processing
- Formulates work practice deployment plans and ensures that plans are executed
- ACHIEVEMENTS
- Reduced finished goods losses from 045% to 015% against a target of 005%
- Reduced bean spillage considerably by re-designing the blanching vats
- Introduced and championed “focused grading” that successfully ensured that only beans that conform to the required quality are snipped
- This ensured the following
- Elimination of a subsequent step “inspection” hence reducing labor considerably
- No trimming to dispose, hence reducing snipping cost
- Introduction of knife trimming in place of hand snipping This reduced the snipping cost as well as increasing the output
- Suggested introduction of grading at the farms to reduce transportation of unnecessary materials which considerably reduced transportation cost as well as grading cost in the factory
- Mentored a colleague This resulted to building a great team that has helped achieve the organizations goals
- Exceeding production targets This came after proper planning with high team working spirit, adaptability and quick problem solving abilities
- Skills acquired;
- Effective time management
- Effective communication
- Building team performance and productivity
- Conducting performance review meetings
- On 13th February 2015, I did a one day course on train the trainer skills where I acquired skills on effective training and evaluation of the trainee
- Leadership training 18th-19th November, 2010 at Egerton University
- I acquired the following skills;
- Stress management
- Time management
- Basic counseling
- Effective leadership
- Management of STI’s and HIV among university students
- Dairy, Food Science & Technology Association (DAFTEC) from January 2011-May 2014
- I was an active member of this association whose activities included;
- Yoghurt manufacture
- Wine manufacture
- Jam and Marmalade manufacture
- Tomato sauce manufacture
- Bread baking
- OTHER KEY TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS
- Knowledge on OVERALL EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVENESS (OEE) It is the gold standard for measuring productivity
- Knowledge in Gemba Kaizen A concept of continuous improvement designed for enhancing processes and reducing waste
- Knowledge in SAP
- February 2011-April 2011; I was trained on computer applications (level one) at Egerton University (Information and Communications Technology Centre)
- Computer literacy:
- Operating system; Windows 7
- Internet explorer
- Word processor (Ms Word 2007)
- Spreadsheet (Ms Excel 2007)
- Presentation (Power Point 2007)
- Database management (Ms Access 2007)
- HOBIES
- Reading novels
- Swimming
- Surfing and researching in the internet
- Writing online essays
Affiliations
I acquired knowledge on the following standards;
BRC Global Standards; entails the following;
Food safety
Consumer products
Packaging and packaging materials
Storage and distribution
ISO 14001- Environmental Management System
ISO 18001-Occupational Health and Safety management Systems (OHSAS 18001).
Workforce management through effective supervisory skills training held on 9th and 10th February 2017.
Timeline
Assistant Warehouse Manager
Spiceken Epz. ltd, Frigoken Ltd
01.2020 - Current
Senior production supervisor
Frigoken Kenya limited
09.2014 - 12.2019
Bachelor of Science - Food Science & Technology
Egerton University, Makueni boys’ high school
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Mulala H.G.M. Primary School
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