Sehanya Dimithri Piyathissa

• Assisted the Quality Manager in maintaining and updating quality system documentation to ensure compliance with HACCP, GMP, and food safety regulations.
• Conducted daily quality checks on cleaning, sanitation, and production processes to ensure adherence to industry standards.
• Investigated customer complaints, performed root cause analysis, and implemented corrective actions to enhance product quality and reduce issues.
• Assisted in training staff on quality assurance practices, including HACCP principles, food safety, and hygiene regulations.
• Performed internal audits and GMP audits, identifying and resolving non-conformances to improve quality compliance.
• Ensured calibration and maintenance of lab equipment, maintaining accurate testing standards.
• Verified production records and quality data, analyzing trends to support continuous improvement initiatives.

Achievements

• Reduced customer complaints from 50 to 25 within six months by strengthening quality checks and corrective action plans.
• Increased GMP compliance audit scores by 20% through enhanced staff training and frequent internal inspections.
• Decreased raw material wastage by 15% by optimizing packaging processes and improving quality control measures

• Conducted pesticide residue analysis on food, water, and soil using LC-MS/MS, and performed aflatoxin determination in cereals, spices, tea, and edible oils to ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Executed analytical testing using gas chromatography techniques (GC-FID, GC-ECD, GC/MS) and measured MCPA levels in tea to support quality control and regulatory compliance.
• Developed and validated analytical procedures, providing technical expertise to enhance food safety, environmental monitoring, and consumer protection

Achievements

• Improved food safety compliance by successfully developing and validating new LC-MS/MS methods for pesticide residue analysis.
• Trained lab personnel on chromatographic techniques, improving test accuracy.

• Develop and design new fruit-based products, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations (HACCP, GMP) throughout the process.
• Conduct sensory evaluations and ensure products meet quality standards, while monitoring their shelf life and stability.
• Collaborate with production teams to scale up products, maintaining consistency, quality, and food safety in mass production.
• Coordinate with quality assurance and R&D teams, performing risk assessments and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

Achievements

• Successfully developed and launched a new line of fruit-based products.
• Reduced product recalls through rigorous testing, quality control, and ensuring strict adherence to food safety standards during product development.