ASIF SAMEER, Associate Manager R&D-QA

ASIF SAMEER

Associate Manager R&D-QA

Hilal Foods

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Food Science & Technology
Experience
4 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :4 years, 8 Months

Associate Manager R&D-QA at Hilal Foods
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • September 2014 to February 2017

• Assist with managing the product development process from the concept phase to the post-launch phase.
• Accumulate trendy concepts to develop innovative products.
• Formulate recipe, conduction of lab & plant trials and shelf life studies of product to meet desired criteria.
• Assess techno-economic feasibility of proposed projects to avoid business failure.
• Contribution in cross-functional team to execute product development cycle.
• Effective and proactive liaison with vendors as necessary to select superior raw materials for diverse projects.
• Review market completion by comparing the company’s product to competitor’s products.
• Conduct lab and line trials for alternate source development of raw materials.
• Completion of documentation related to ISO 90001, 22000 and Halal certifications for successful clearance in external audit.
• Create and update BOM, IR and PR in ERP Oracle for smooth system operation.
• Correspondence with production team as & when required to resolve floor’s matter.
• Root cause analysis of market complaints in coordination with quality team to resolve raised issue and prevent it from re-occurring.

Quality Assurance Officer at Hilal Foods
  • Pakistan - Karachi
  • July 2012 to September 2014

Ensure & Monitor the entire online manufacturing of baking line as per standards.
 Monitoring of GMP & Hygiene.
 Monitoring & Verification of product quality, quality attribute through standard practices.
 Maintain the material balancing report.
 Prepare operation quality checklist to meet standard of the product parameters.
 To analyze the root cause, if any non-conformity is observed.
 Inspection of recipe area, store and ware house.
 Member of HACCP team for the validation of new cake line.
 Routine testing of raw and finished products.

Education

Master's degree, Food Science & Technology
  • at University of Karachi
  • December 2011

Specialties & Skills

Food Safety
Process Improvement
Cost Savings
New Product development
OPM module Oracle

Languages

English
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

HABC Level 4 Award in HACCP Management for Food Manufacturing (Training)
Training Institute:
Highfield Qualifications UK
Date Attended:
May 2017
Duration:
40 hours
ISO 22000:2005 (FSMS) Food Safety Management Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2012
Valid Until:
March 2012

Hobbies

  • Play Foot ball & Travelling