Apeksha Gurao, Quality Executive

Apeksha Gurao

Quality Executive

General Mills India Private Limited

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Science
Experience
5 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :5 years, 10 Months

Quality Executive at General Mills India Private Limited
  • India - Mumbai
  • July 2012 to March 2013

• To ensure existing GMI \[General Mills India\] policies and SOPs \[Standard Operating Procedure\] are practiced and maintained; new/ revised GMI polices and SOPs are introduced, enforced and monitored.
• To ensure continuous and consistent quality & regulatory compliance for Häagen-Dazs & other GMI brands.
• To prepare and submit monthly quality report e.g. QRO \[Quality Regulatory Operations\] monthly report, consumer response report, and shop ESP \[Quality\] report etc. on a timely basis.
• To maintain, administer and file all QRO records/ audits
• Provide Consumer response support/ training
• Provide quality training to individual departments & external customers.
• Engage in premium approval process
• Lead and support in the implementation of new/ existing projects

Crisis Management & log keeping

Shop Opening Support:
• Pre-opening ESP checks and approval.
• ESP training to new Shop staff.

Conduct monthly internal quality audits
• ESP audits at HD Lounges.
• Sanitation audits at HD cake factory kitchen
• Retail freezer audits
• Warehouse sanitation audits
• Incoming checks of Goods at warehouses
• Repacking guidelines/Training to local team on repacking operation

Conduct supplier quality assurance audits
• 3rd party logistic audits
• 3rd party warehouse audits
• 3rd party vendor audits
• Working with international QRO for various SOPs for cake kitchens, audit checklists, HD processes and audits

Senior Food Technologist at Aira Foods
  • India - Mumbai
  • May 2011 to May 2012

Product development
• Flavour development and sensory evaluation
• Develop product specifications and recipes
• Documentation of procedures and recipes developed
• Menu development and product presentation
• New toppings, festival menus

Quality Assurance
• Maintain quality/consistency of raw material & finished product
• Control and monitor processes.
• SOP (standard operations process) & Manuals.
• Meet FDA norms and HACCP standards.
• Train employees on product, procedures and quality.

Sourcing & Vendor Management
• Sourcing of raw materials, packaging.
• Vendor Management and quality control.
• Supply management and consistency

Setup and operations
• Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of organizations mission -- specifically, support better management reporting, information flow and management, business process and organizational planning.
• Contribute to short and long-term organizational planning and strategy as a member of the management team
• Setup of the stores and coordination
• Ensuring smooth operations and other related activities
• Inventory and timely supplies to the stores
• Coordinate functions with Service Staff
• Overall coordination and representation

Recruitments:
• Short listing the candidates for the required profile.
• Store and operations related recruitments
• Recruitments in the head office
• Assisting in the recruitment for the outlets outstations

Website: www.yoyogee.com
• Worked on the nutritional information of the main product as well as various range of toppings

Food Technologist at Sanjeev Kapoor's Khana Khazana India Private Limited
  • India - Mumbai
  • June 2010 to April 2011

Quality control
• Chemical analysis to check various parameters of the existing product range
• Sensory evaluation of the product to check the uniformity
• Handling laboratory operations and product specifications
• Amendments as per the requirements

Research and development
• Market surveys for upgrading currant range of products and new products
• Periodic trials of the new products and standardizations
• Development of new products and standardization
• Shelf life study of the new products
• Chemical analysis and sensory evaluation
• Deals with consumer requirements and complains

Internal Audits
• Factory visits for both Khazana products and others
• Periodic internal audits of the factories
• Training on the handling and cleanliness of the products
• Implementation of Hygiene standards
• Handling the RM and PM
• Warehouse audits
• Checklists and modification of currant products

Quality assurance and documentation
• Preparation and updating the SOP
• Product manuals and reports
• Preparation of sales reports (MIS) reports
• Audit reports

Website: www.sanjeevkapoor.com
• Food and health articles for website
• Health and nutritional related inquiries on the website and other social networking sites

Nutritionist
• Working on the books publishing for Sanjeev Kapoor for the health and nutrition related issues
• Periodic help to kitchen members for technical support
• Nutritional evaluation of the recipes
• Recommendation and diet planning
• Ingredients specifications and recommendations

Vendor Management
• Resourcing the vendors as per the requirements
• Dealing with vendors, co-coordinating and maintaining good relation

Restaurant division
• Periodic visits to the restaurant
• Periodic internal audits of the factories
• Training on the handling and cleanliness of the products
• Implementation of Hygiene standards
• Periodic help to kitchen members for technical support
• Standardization of the new recipes

Quality Control supervisor at Pastonji Icecream
  • India - Mumbai
  • May 2007 to June 2010

Quality control
• Raw Material Analysis
• Chemical and Microbiological Analysis
 Raw materials
 In process products
 Finished products
• Process Control as per standards and SOP’s
• In Process Analysis
• Packaging Material Analysis
• Finished Goods Analysis
• Maintaining hygiene standards and quality control

Quality assurance and documentation
• ISO and HACCP Documentation
• Production scheduling and production reports
• Updating standards and SOPs as and when required

Research and Development
• Trials and development of new flavours
• Chemical and microbiological analysis of the products
• Standardization and Shelf life study of the products
• Sensory evaluation and reporting

Internal audits and trainings
• Trainings of ISO and HACCP
• Vendors audits and Internal audits
• Updating hygiene standards and cleanliness schedules

Audits and trainings
• Trainings of ISO and HACCP
• Vendors audits and Internal audits
• Updating hygiene standards and cleanliness schedules
• Following the standards as per ISO and HACCP
• Preparations for the surveillance audits and be a part of the same

Education

Bachelor's degree, Science
  • at YCMO University
  • May 2011
Bachelor's degree, Food Technology
  • at SNDT Women's University
  • May 2007

Specialties & Skills

Nutrition
Hazard Analysis
Internal Audit
ISO standards
Microsoft Office

Languages

English
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Hindi
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Marathi
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