Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
References
Certification
Additional Information
Timeline
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Rubyne Ravendren

Summary

With over 8 years of experience in the Quality Assurance Department and a comprehensive understanding of FSSC 22000, ISO 9001, and Food Act 1983 & Regulation 1985, I have developed expertise in managing food safety and quality management systems. The role involves collaborating with internal and external departments to conduct customer and certification body audits, as well as spearheading continuous improvement efforts.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Assurance Assistant Manager

MATRIX FLAVOURS & FRAGRANCES SDN BHD
09.2021 - Current
  • Monitor effectiveness of FSSC 22000 / ISO 9001 / HACCP / Halal / Kosher / VHM implementation
  • Maintains compliance with federal, state, local, and organizational laws, regulations, guidelines, and policies
  • Coordinate Quality Assurance (QA) & customer expectation and follow up on all quality and food safety issues or improvement arise
  • Advise senior management on decision-making, which involve compliance to food quality and safety
  • Reports and coordinates all initiations of CAPA
  • Conduct training on quality & food safety management system related topic
  • Planning & implementing internal and external quality & food safety audit programs
  • Amending and updating documents
  • Compile and generate relevant report in compliance with departmental and authority requirement
  • Participate actively in Business Continuity Plan
  • Coordinate with concerned parties on any crisis/ emergency situation, and activate relevant processes and procedures
  • Ensure control measures are in place and immediate corrective actions are identified and coordinated should non-conformances arise.

Quality Assurance Executive

MATRIX FLAVOURS & FRAGRANCES SBN BHD
03.2016 - 09.2021
  • Oversee quality control activities of raw materials, packaging materials and finished products
  • Worked interactively with production for improvements in quality and ensure production process follow to SOP
  • Maintained QAQC laboratories daily operations
  • Assisted in all quality related activities and ensure its compliance to Integrated Quality and Food Safety Management System, ISO 9001/FSSC 22000/HACCP/HALAL requirements and internal procedures
  • Monitored and reported consumer complaints, highlighting trends and triggering action plans for immediate response
  • Carried out comprehensive product inspections, assessing end results with detailed blueprints to deliver quality outcomes
  • Kept accurate and updated records of tests, defect metrics and product failures to research root causes
  • Responsible for all quality related complaint investigation and implementation of corrective actions

Chemist

BUDI FEED SDN BHD
12.2012 - 03.2013
  • Responsible to manage QA laboratory and daily operations
  • Ensure compliance on GMP + B2.

Laboratory Analyst

ALS TECHNICHEM, SDN BHD
12.2011 - 12.2012
  • Performed sample prep for blood and urine samples to detect metal elements
  • Generate final report results
  • Handling instrument (Flow Injection Mercury System FIMS)
  • Performing maintenance and troubleshooting for FIMS 400
  • Collaborated effectively with various analysts and technologists to aid smooth, dependable bioanalytical testing

Education

MASTER OF SCIENCE - FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY

Universiti Putra Malaysia
01.2016

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY

Universiti Industri Selangor
Shah Alam, Malaysia
01.2011

Skills

    Skills:

    Auditing skills: Supplier, Internal & Customer audit

    Root cause analysis skills

    Gap Analysis skills

    Lab Analytical skills

    Traceability Review

    Document Review and Controller

    Database Management

    Project Management

    Team Management

    Internal and external communication

    Language: Malay, English, Tamil

    Proficient in RAMCO system

    Microsoft (Word, Excel, Power Point)

    Expertise in Minitab software to tabulate data

    SOP creation

Accomplishments

Successful customer and certification body audit: Led the team to achieve

Reduced customer complaints: Controlled the customer complaint issue through detailed CAPA and follow up on effectiveness.

Attention to Detail: Identified and resolved 28 quality issues in the past year. Lead and conducted risk assessments to identify gaps in production processes and contribute ideas for continuous improvement initiatives.

Team Player: Collaborated with different stakeholders (QA, production & R&D) to reduce customer complaints.

Problem Solver: Developed and executed corrective action plans resulting in an 80% reduction in defects.

Positive Attitude: View a production issue from multiple perspectives and empathize with supervisors and operators to understand their needs at any given time. Adjusted workload to meet needs of the team and handled a variety of assignments.

References

  • Dr. Koh Yew Ming, Laboratory Manager, ALS Technichem (M) Sdn Bhd, 016 203 0018
  • Ms. Maizatulnizah, Factory Manager, Matrix Flavours & Fragrances Sbn Bhd, 019 342 1043

Certification

· FSSC 22000 V.6

· ISO 9001:2018

· Food Safety & Food Handling

· Halal Internal Auditor

· FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI)

· HACCP

· Food Safety Management System – Internal Audit

· FAMI-QS

· Top Class Leadership Harmonious Management

· SMETA 4 Pillar Management

Additional Information

Projects

· Upgrade quality system and documents to FSSC 22000 V6.

· Established Environmental Monitoring Program from scratch.

· Implemented Food Safety Culture Program together with SOP.

· Collaborate with R&D and Production team in developing new products.

· Participated in process improvement projects with production team.

· Boosted effective CIP process with Maintenance team.

· Super user in developing SAP software (RAMCO and EPICOR) for quality system.

· Enforced and standardized the primary packaging to prevent quality issues.

· Enhanced sensory evaluation method to reduce customer complaint.

· Conducted various audits to supplier.

Timeline

Quality Assurance Assistant Manager

MATRIX FLAVOURS & FRAGRANCES SDN BHD
09.2021 - Current

Quality Assurance Executive

MATRIX FLAVOURS & FRAGRANCES SBN BHD
03.2016 - 09.2021

Chemist

BUDI FEED SDN BHD
12.2012 - 03.2013

Laboratory Analyst

ALS TECHNICHEM, SDN BHD
12.2011 - 12.2012

MASTER OF SCIENCE - FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY

Universiti Putra Malaysia

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY

Universiti Industri Selangor

· FSSC 22000 V.6

· ISO 9001:2018

· Food Safety & Food Handling

· Halal Internal Auditor

· FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food (PCQI)

· HACCP

· Food Safety Management System – Internal Audit

· FAMI-QS

· Top Class Leadership Harmonious Management

· SMETA 4 Pillar Management

Rubyne Ravendren