Gladys Munuhe

I am a professionally trained microbiologist. am proactive, resourceful, self-motivated, result-oriented, tactful and dependable individual with skills in team work and communication

Quality Controller at Giant Millers Limited.

1st April,2020 to 30th June,2022

Responsibilities

✓ Aflatoxin analysis of maize grains and flour using ELISA.

✓ Carrying out Iron Spot Test.

✓ Receiving and thorough inspection of raw materials.

✓ Monitoring moisture content of maize grains during production.

✓ Performing online inspection for in-process and finished goods.

✓ Checking the quality of flour during milling.

✓ Handling Quality Related customer complaints and ensuring that feedback is given to customers.

✓ Preparing of customer’s grading certificate with all deductions as per the standards set.

✓ Overseeing maize fumigation in the warehouse

✓ Reinforcing occupational, health and safety measures in the entire workplace.

✓ Upload of data on ERP system on a daily basis.

✓ Training and supervising students on attachment.

3rd. March, 2019 to 10th March, 2020 - Quality Control Analyst at Premium Hygiene Products Limited.

Responsibilities

✓ Maintaining cleanliness of quality laboratory and lab equipment.

✓ Performing online inspection for in-process and finished goods.

✓ Performing batch wise inspection to the finished goods lot, pass or reject the batch number.

✓ Overseeing and ensuring proper segregation of rejected products to avoid mix ups.

✓ Reporting of rejected, hold SFG, RM and PM during shift.

✓ Sample collection and performing wet and dry lab tests of SFG.

✓ Documentation and upload of QA reports on a daily basis.

3rd. December,2018–28th February,2019: Intern at Trufoods Limited, Nairobi in the following sections: Microbiology laboratory, quality laboratory, vegetables line, sauce line, jam line, paste line, powder and peanut section, product release and utility and raw packaging materials.

Responsibilities

✓ Ensuring machine were in good condition before production began.

✓ Microbiological analysis of various products in the laboratory such as peanut butter, margarine, sauce, paste, tomato sauce and icing sugar.

✓ Microbial analysis of raw water and treated water.

✓ Aflatoxin analysis of peanut butter and raw peanuts using the Elisa Kit.

✓ Checking moisture content of icing sugar, custard powder, Choco primo using the moisture content reader.

✓ Carrying out salt, acid test and brix testing of products such as; paste, jam and sauces.

✓ Conducting online quality control checks of jam, sauces, icing sugar and peanut butter.

✓ Collection of swabs from cooking vessels and all packaging machine for microbial analysis.

✓ Supervising various lines during production and filling of the in-process quality records.

✓ Daily calibration of equipment such as weighing scale, ph. meter and refractometer.

✓ Cross-checking and labelling of control samples.

✓ Receiving and inspection of raw and packaging materials and ensuring they comply with standards.

✓ Assisting other food technologists in generation of new products ideas and recipes.

✓ Product release of manufactured products and filling in the record books.

8th May, 2016-8th July, 2016: Attache at Central Veterinary Laboratories, Kabete in the following laboratories: bacteriology, virology, molecular biology, chemistry, pathology, helminthology and acarology.

Responsibilities

✓ Culturing and isolation of various bacterial strains.

✓ Preparation of media, dyes and stains.

✓ Carrying out serological tests such as ELISA on mycoplasma pneumoniae bovine.

✓ Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for bacteria and viruses and gel electrophoresis.

✓ Conducted TLC and HPLC in the chemistry laboratory.

✓ Carrying out post-mortem of live and dead animals such as chicken in pathology lab.

✓ Carrying out tests for haemoparasites.

✓ Resistance testing of ticks such as larvae packet test and adult immersion test.

Bachelor Of Science in Microbiology, Karatina University.

Attained; Second Class Honours (Lower Division).

2013-2013

Certificate of Computer Literacy, Kiamariga Computer Training.

2009-2012

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, grade: (B plain), Gataragwa Girls High School.

1999-2008

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, Lela Academy.