Senior Quality Control – Microbiologist (Food&Water)
Al Madina Al Munawwara Municipal Regional Laboratory
Total years of experience :15 years, 3 Months
Highlights: To effectively and efficiently manage the day to day activities of the Microbiology laboratory by ensuring that Qualitative & Quantitative Microbiological tests are conducted consistently and accurately for various types of Food Samples Viz. Cooked food items from Restaurants, FMCG products, Water & Beverages, Hand Swabs, Surface Swab samples, Air monitoring etc.
➢ International Standards (ISO) used for Microbiological Analysis of Food - Horizontal methods for
• Enumeration of microorganisms: Colony count at 30°C by the Pour plate technique - ISO 4833-1:2013
• Enumeration of microorganisms: Colony count at 30°C by the Surface plating technique - ISO 4833-2:2013
• Enumeration of Psychotropic microorganisms - ISO 4833-3:2013
• Detection and enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae - ISO 21528-2:2004
• Enumeration of Coliforms: Colony-count technique - ISO 4832:2006
• Enumeration of β-glucuronidase - positive Escherichia coli: Colony count technique at 44° C using 5-Bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl β-D-glucuronide - ISO 16649-2:2001
• Detection of Salmonella spp. - ISO 6579-1:2017
• Enumeration of coagulase - positive Staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus and other species: Technique
using Baird Parker Agar medium - ISO 6888-1:1999
• Enumeration of presumptive Bacillus cereus - Colony count technique at 30° C - ISO 7932:2004
• Enumeration of Clostridium perfringens: Colony-count technique - ISO 7937:2004
• Enumeration of Mesophilic Lactic Acid bacteria: Colony-count technique at 30°C - ISO 15214:1998
• Enumeration of Yeasts and Moulds: Colony count technique in products with water activity greater than 0.95 - ISO 21527-1:2008
• Enumeration of Yeasts and Moulds: Colony count technique in products with water activity less than or equal to 0.95 - ISO 21527-2:2008
• Detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes: Detection method - ISO 11290 - 1:2017
• Detection and enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes: Enumeration method - ISO 11290 - 2:2017
• Enumeration of Pseudomonas spp, in Meat and Meat products including Poultry - ISO 13720:2010
➢ Standards methods used for Microbiological Analysis of Water from Standard methods for the examination of Water and Waste Water - 23rd Edition 2017
• 9221 B. Standard Total Coliform fermentation technique (Multiple tube technique)
• 9221 E. Thermotolerant (Fecal) Coliform Procedure (Multiple tube technique)
• 9230 B. Fecal Enterococcus/Streptococcus Groups (Multiple tube technique)
• 9213 F. Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Multiple tube technique)
• 9222 B. Standard Total Coliform Membrane Filter procedure
• 9222 D. Thermotolerant (Fecal) Coliform Membrane Filter procedure
• 9230 C. Fecal Enterococcus/Streptococcus Membrane Filter procedure
• 9260 J. Detection of Legionella
• 5210 B . Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)
➢ Key Responsibilities:
• Implementing ISO/IEC 17025:2005 schedule of Quality control & Documentation.
• Monitoring environmental conditions (Air monitoring, Surface swab, Hand swab etc.) in the laboratory.
• Validation of Autoclave using Spore test (Efficiency of Sterilization and decontamination), Maximum
Thermometer (Temperature), Stopwatch (Time), Evaporation test.
• Validation of Incubators using Thermometer and Humidity test.
• Validation of Hot Air Oven using Maximum Thermometer & Sterilization test.
• Performing Warm up of Hot Air Oven test, Sterility and Toxicity test of Glassware.
• Performing Calibration and Verification of pH meter and Conductivity meter.
• Performing cooling down of media test for both Autoclaved and Hot Plate prepared media.
• Preparing Microbiological Media (Agars & Broths), performing Quality control tests for prepared
Microbiological Media viz. Quantitative, Semi-Quantitative & Qualitative performance of Media.
• Managing proper Inventory planning in purchasing Microbiological Media & other consumables optimizing working capital.
Performing Microbiological analysis of raw materials, finished products as per the standard guidelines and procedures & reporting to the Quality Supervisor.