Ms. Natasha Maillard, student of the Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology programme, recently completed her internship programme at Katerserv Limited. 

Ms. Maillard was tasked with developing policies assigned by the Quality Control Manager, geared towards fulfilling Katerserv’s objective in attaining HACCP certification by an internationally-recognised certification body. Natasha gained valuable work-experience and participated in the following areas:

1. Induction orientation; OSHA and HACCP Training
2. Filing of HACCP logs for operations, marine and canteens
3. Observing HACCP training for new and existing employees
4. Conducting internal audits for the company and inputting results into non-conformance templates
5. Observation of missing signs in the production section of the company
6. Conducting building hygiene, pest control and food safety checklists
7. Walkthroughs for the production and stores sections of the company
8. Reviewing the protocols involved in the preparation of CCP4 food temperature logs

Natasha appreciated this internship experience for the skills and competencies she was able to develop in the area of Quality Control.