Accomplished Food Safety Assessor with a robust background in the meat industry, including a pivotal role at the Dept of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry. Leveraged extensive industry knowledge and interpersonal skills to enhance food safety compliance and export certification. Proven track record in fostering client-focused relationships and driving significant improvements in service quality and efficiency.
• assessing food safety systems for compliance with export legislation,
• conducting species testing,
• performing boning room surveillance,
• providing export certification,
• applying innovation initiatives to maximise the benefits of change and contribute to improvements in the quality and efficiency of services,
• ensuring effective and productive working relationships are maintained,
• actively participating in verification activities,
• promoting and ensuring compliance with departmental WHS and rehabilitation policies and guidelines,
• participating where require in business improvement initiatives,
• contributing as appropriate to the department’s corporate initiatives.
Undertake inspection activities of meat and meat products being prepared for export, in accordance with Australian legislation and the requirements of our international markets
Responsible for post-mortem inspection in meat processing establishments to ensure the safety, suitability and integrity of Australian meat and meat products.
4 Year Apprentice - Qualified Butcher working in a wide variety of Permanent and casual roles in the Meat Industry in Production, Management and Training on three different continents.
Retail and Wholesale Butchery
Boning Room Production
Further processing
Meat Sales and Marketing.
TAFE teaching
Animal Food, Zoological Parks Board of NSW
Client focused
Team Player
Extensive industry Knowledge
Interpersonal Skills