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Abdulla Kovval Peedikayil, Senior QA/ QC Officer

Abdulla Kovval Peedikayil

Senior QA/ QC Officer·Elite Agriculture Management

United Arab Emirates

Master's degree, Microbiology

Work experience

Total years of experience: 13 years, 6 months

Senior QA/ QC Officer

March 2022 - Present

Elite Agriculture Management

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

March 2022 - Present

-Oversees the Quality assurance, Quality control, compliance, certification and HSE in multiple post harvest and farm projects.
-Develop SOPs, PRPs and specifications for fruits and vegetables.

Company industry:
Agriculture & Crop Production
Job role:
Quality Control

Senior QA/ QC officer

June 2019 - January 2020

Al Dahra BayWa agriculture

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

June 2019 - January 2020

-Manage all aspects of Quality, Health Safety and Environment of the pre harvest and post harvest operations of Al Dahra BayWa Farm.
-Ensure compliance to local regulations and established standards
-Develop the Global GAP and HACCP standards and certify the site.

Company industry:
Agriculture & Crop Production
Job role:
Quality Control

Assistant Manager-Food Safety & QA

May 2015 - June 2019

Al Ghalia Group

Manama, Bahrain

May 2015 - June 2019

• Manage food safety, quality control, Health Safety & Environment systems in Al Ghalia Restaurants and farm
• Provide regulatory and compliance advice to the management
• Maintain ISO 9001, BRC Food, GlobalG.A.P., LEAF and Sedex certifications of the farm
• Implemented and maintaining HACCP food safety system in restaurants
• Responsible for continuous improvement of the system
• Conduct food safety internal audits in restaurants and farm, supplier audit and approval
• Monthly HACCP team meeting to be conducted with operation team to discuss and rectify the audit findings
• Review the manual and run the latest updates in the system
• Conduct staff health & Safety, welfare meeting and supported daily in tool box talks
• GAP analysis to assess the food safety and HSE programs in the work place and to comply maximum with system
• Reviewing the schedules and assess the working conditions of field staffs in farm
• Conduct staff training about food safety, HSE, Fire Safety, mock drill and evacuation programs
• Conduct annual senior management review meeting

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Quality Control

Senior HSE Officer (For Catering & Restaurants)

June 2012 - October 2014

Integral Food Services WLL

Doha, Qatar

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June 2012 - October 2014

Responsible to establish, manage and monitor Food Safety & HSE standards, processes, communications, training and systems in catering, retail outlets and an external body audit in a 5 star hotel. Major responsibilities include;
 To comply strict QP- Mesaieed Industrial City Food Hygiene and HSE policies at IFS Mesaieed catering
 To ensure existence and awareness of a suitable and relevant health and safety policy at each site to create a safe work place without risk to health
 To understand the work conditions, training need analysis and develop of training modules, suitable to company work culture and successfully implement the same so as to upgrade the QSHSE standards of both retail and catering operations
 To ensure that adequate provision of emergency procedures, first-aid facilities, safety signs, relevant protective safety gears, equipments and clothing are provided to staff and implement effective incident reporting systems to the relevant authorities
 To prepare training calendar, coordinate with respective Operations Manager, understand their requirements and provide hands-on HSE training to respective staff
 To implement HACCP, ISO 22000 and HSE standards in the kitchen and surrounding areas and conduct health & safety audit at Food Services Operations
 To provide suitable and current information, supervision concerning health & safety policies and practices and implement HSE training at each site
 To conduct Health and Safety audit at each operations
 To ensure that proper and timely assessment of risks to Health and Safety in completed, preventive measures and arrangements are implemented as necessary
 To ensure that the work place satisfies HSE requirements and all staffs meets the municipality health (Food Handlers) regulations and health requirements as per client’s operational standards
 To train the supervisors and cooks on proper storage procedures of the raw material and cooked items so as to control wastage and spoilage due to mishandling and minimize the losses, achieve the budgeted food cost, control wastage and spoilage
 To coordinate as necessary with clients representative, suppliers and relevant authorities for assistance and cooperation concerning audits and remedial actions
 To ensure prevention and precautions against, or adequate control of, exposure to hazardous substances and danger from flammable, explosive, electrical, noise, radiation and manual handling risks
 To coordinate and assist the Operations Managers during mobilization of new business operation and project
 To maintain ISO 9001 records by auditing each site and ensure the documents and control numbers are followed
 To have close observation and reporting on QSHSE, HACCP, ISO 22000 practices and systems, Manage HSE data, completing trend analysis and assist HSE Manager on required action
 To prepare and submit day-wise weekly progress reports, on each business operation.
To assist COO and HSE Manager to develop and implement an annual HSE improvement plan for the sites

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Quality Control

Food Safety and Quality Control Officer

May 2010 - June 2012

Albaik Food Systems Co.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

May 2010 - June 2012

 Qualitative and Quantitative sensory evaluation of Cooked and Uncooked Albaik Chicken products like Albaik broast, Nuggets, sandwiches and sea foods
 Conduct Food Safety and Quality auditing as per the standards of HACCP and USFDA
 Verifies pre opening cleaning standards and sanitary facilities SOPs
 Monitor and verify the personal hygiene, hand washing and sanitation practice is in effect
 Verifies construction, design and surroundings are well maintained by using PRPs checklist
 Verifies chemical handling, using and storing as per established standards
 Verifies restaurants have effective Integrated Pest Management programs
 Personal hygiene and cleanliness of employees by PRPs checklists and Disease control SOPs
 Ensure all the food contact surfaces, portable equipments and utensils are stored and protected from any source of contamination and it is maintained as per standards
 Verifies all the materials are received and stored as per standards
 Verifies Time & Temperature controls are followed and Non Confirmatory Products are discarded as per standards
 Monitor the production process and verify the Cooked Product Acceptance
 Verifies CCPs are monitored and cross contamination is prevented effectively as per standards
 Ensure all the food safety system verification check lists are followed and are documented properly including NCM, NCS and IRs
 Compare the customer satisfaction about Safety, Quality and Service by daily, weekly and monthly basis regarding customer complaint card and phone call
 Verifies all the employees and management teams are trained on SOPs also train them and communicate updates about food safety and quality standards, policies, values, ethics and terms to be followed in the organization
 Check for cross contamination on food contact & work surfaces by swab test (rapid detection method)

Company industry:
Catering, Food Service, & Restaurant
Job role:
Quality Control

Education

Bharathiyar University

May 2009

May 2009

Master's degree, Microbiology

India

GPA (percentage): 88%

GPA (percentage): 88%

 National conference on “Food and Agriculture Microbiology”  National conference on “Pharmaceutical Microbiology” NCPM-08

Skills

Food Processing
Expert
Food Processing
Expert
HACCP
Expert
HACCP
Expert
Food Safety
Expert
Food Safety
Expert
Quality Assurance
Expert
Quality Assurance
Expert
Hygiene
Expert
Hygiene
Expert
Penygon Inventory System
Expert
Penygon Inventory System
Expert
MS word
Expert
MS word
Expert
MS Excel
Expert
MS Excel
Expert
MS PowerPoint
Expert
MS PowerPoint
Expert
Food Safety Training
Expert
Food Safety Training
Expert
Food Inspection
Expert
Food Inspection
Expert
Supplier Auditing
Expert
Supplier Auditing
Expert
HACCP expert
Expert
HACCP expert
Expert
Hygiene specialist
Expert
Hygiene specialist
Expert
Cleaning & Sanitation Specialist
Expert
Cleaning & Sanitation Specialist
Expert
quality assurance
Expert
quality assurance
Expert
safety
Expert
safety
Expert
waste
Expert
waste
Expert
Food Processing
Expert
Food Processing
Expert
HACCP
Expert
HACCP
Expert
Food Safety
Expert
Food Safety
Expert
Quality Assurance
Expert
Quality Assurance
Expert
Hygiene
Expert
Hygiene
Expert

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Tamil
Expert

Memberships

Food Safety Professional

Active member

May 2010

Training and Certifications

Certifications
Level 4 Award in Food Safety Management
Feb 2021
Basic Food Safety
May 2010
Basic Supervisory Skills
Oct 2010
ServSafe Certification
Albaik Training Dept. in collaboration with National Restaurant Association, USA
Mar 2012 - Mar 2017
HACCP Certification
Jun 2009

Training
ISO 9001:2018 transition training
Infovision consultants, Bahrain
BS OHSAS 18001 Lead Auditor
BSI
Food Hygiene Level-3 PIC
HABC
Fire Fighting Training Course
Civil Defense School
Jun 2016
First Aid Certificate
Bahrain Red Crescent Society
Oct 2016

Hobbies

  • Travelling, Stamp collection and reading
    Traveled different states in India and GCC countries, adventurous trips to different forests,valleys & mountaineering etc. A good collection of stamps from different countries I hold a good General Knowledge and use reading different books also updating the current affairs