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Ekram Syed, Quality control supervisor

Ekram Syed

Quality control supervisor ·Savola Group

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Food Technology

Work experience

Total years of experience: 8 years, 0 months

Quality control supervisor

January 2025 - Present

Savola Group

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

January 2025 - Present

1. Monitoring of QC Inspector Daily Tasks:
Our QC inspectors follow a comprehensive checklist of daily responsibilities, including temperature logging, cleaning checks, and QC inspection reporting to maintain operational efficiency.

2. Customer Complaint Handling:
We conduct thorough investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action planning in response to customer complaints, providing Weekly, Monthly & Yearly reporting on our improvement efforts.

3. Supplier and Customer Relations:
We work closely with suppliers and customers to procure materials, meet requirements, and address any potential issues or concerns.

4. Employee Training:
We provide regular training sessions for employees on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Hygiene Practices (GHP), and Operational Procedures and Guidelines (OPL) to enhance their skills and knowledge.

5. Inspection and Audit Management:
We conduct inspections and audits of third-party logistics providers (3PL) and warehouse facilities to ensure adherence to quality standards.

6. Non-Conformance Reports (NCR):
We thoroughly document and address any internal or external non-conformances, highlighting areas for improvement and taking proactive measures to prevent recurrence.

7. Product Coding:
We implement item code creation processes for raw materials, finished goods, packaging, and labels, ensuring effective product identification and traceability.

8. Laboratory Testing:
Both internal and external laboratory testing is conducted as per a predefined schedule to validate product quality and safety standards.

9. New Product QC Inspection:
QC inspections are performed for new production runs, including the approval of raw material batches and verification of printing details on labels and packaging materials.

10. Quality Assurance:
Quality passes by our system for both raw materials, finished goods, and packaging materials to guarantee that all products meet our stringent quality requirements.

11. Receiving and Inspection of Raw Material and Packaging Material:
Our team diligently conducts inspections of raw materials and packaging materials in accordance with laboratory parameters to ensure compliance with quality standards.

12. Certification and Compliance:
We review and modify Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Prerequisite Programs (PRP), while also reviewing specifications and certificates of analysis to maintain compliance.

13. Calibration and Maintenance:
Regular calibration of machines and devices, along with maintenance record-keeping, ensures the accuracy and reliability of our production processes.

14. Warehouse Operations:
Raw material inspections are carried out at various warehouse locations, including Raw material Warehouse, Packaging material Warehouse & Finish Good Warehouse to verify product integrity and quality.

15. Audit Preparedness:
We are fully prepared to handle and facilitate customer audits and visits, demonstrating our operational transparency and commitment to quality assurance.

16. Certification Renewal:
We oversee the renewal of certifications, such as ISO and organic certifications, to demonstrate our continued compliance with industry standards.

17. Pest Control Management:
We uphold rigorous pest control measures and maintain detailed records to safeguard our facilities and products against potential risks.

18. Retention Sample Management:
We maintain records of retention samples for traceability and quality control purposes, thereby ensuring product consistency and compliance.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Quality Control

Quality Management Specialist

December 2023 - December 2024

Aquat Foods Jeddah Saudi Arabia

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

December 2023 - December 2024

1. Develop departmental strategies that are in line with Company Goals 1 and quality standards.

2. Implement and adhere to the approved yearly work plan and development plan. Monthly reports will be sent to the General Manager detailing accomplished goals and objectives as part of our commitment to transparency and accountability.

3. Effective handling of customer complaints and incident reports according to quality standards. Implementing corrective and preventive solutions to mitigate and prevent the recurrence of issues is paramount.

4. Monitor deviations from the work plan and ensure that daily activities align with the annual plan.

5. Conduct thorough investigations, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Root Cause Investigation (RCI), and follow-ups on customer complaints.

6. Manage quarantine procedures, recalls, and follow-ups.

7. Execute PSD (Probability Severity Detection) Verification & Validation to ensure product quality and compliance.

8. Handle trials efficiently and coordinate all necessary activities.

9. Regularly provide a detailed monthly customer complaint report including but not limited to onsite inspections, SFDA compliance checks, documentation of deviations, and PSD verification/validation.

10. Maintain a proactive approach with daily HACCP's/PRP's observations and verification/validation of PSD's.

11. Ensure strict compliance with HACCP's-PRP's checklists and review procedures.

12. Utilize the SAP system effectively for streamlined operations.

13. Manage the release of fixed assets in accordance with company policies.

14. Execute all quality-related tasks outlined in the Quality Manual specific to the department.

15. Remain open to executing additional tasks and duties assigned by your direct manager within the scope of your role.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Manufacturing

Quality Control Inspector

June 2018 - December 2023

Gandour food Saudia Arabia

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

June 2018 - December 2023

1. Verifying product parameters such as dimensions and composition at every station from the processing area to packaging during each inspection.

2. Packaging validation of finished goods at the wrapping machine, display box packing, secondary packaging packing, and palletization.

3. Ensuring the validation of critical control points (CCP) and operational prerequisite programs (OPRP) according to QA standards and standard monitoring procedures (SMP).

4. Validating date codes, identifying defects in packaging, and monitoring manual packing on an hourly basis.

5. Providing support in R&D Research and development trials, making an execution product.

6. Collecting and submitting quality assurance retention samples every hour in adherence to QA guidelines.

7. Conducting online inspections and controls, monitoring process parameters such as cooking temperatures, flow rates, cooling tunnel temperature and duration, product composition, chocolate viscosity, tempering, and finished goods weight.

8. Performing sensory evaluations online and offline with the quality assurance team to assess the overall product quality, including packaging, date codes, taste, color, dimensions, composition, and defects.

9. Ensuring compliance with GMP, maintaining hygiene standards on the production lines, and overseeing the personal hygiene of line operators.

10. Granting line approval during startup and after major breakdowns based on the cleanliness status of the line and the need for additional cleaning.

11. Validating operator reports in the processing area for batch preparation, ingredient variations, traceability, CCP and OPRP reports, as well as in the packing area for rejection rates and packaging defects.

12. Implementing updated SOP & SMP on the production lines promptly.

13. Placing product holds for items that do not meet quality standards or legal requirements and notifying production for corrective actions, including raising (CAPA) requests for recurrent issues.

Company industry:
1398
Job role:
Quality Control

Education

Marathwada Agricultural University

December 2017

December 2017

Bachelor's degree, Food Technology

India

GPA (percentage): 70%

GPA (percentage): 70%

Food Processing:- The principles behind operations in manufacturing plants to process, package, and preserve foods. Food Microbiology:- The microbes that spoil foods, make us sick, or preserve foods and how they can be measured and controlled. Food Chemistry:-The chemicals in foods that contribute to the quality, safety, and nutrition as they are affected by food processes. Nutritional Quality:- it's describes the effects of food preservation the nutritional quality of foods. Instrumental Methods of Food Analysis:- it covers the techniques used to determine the chemical components of foods. Food Quality Control:- it is all about developing systems to maintain quality of food products and prevent food hazard. Governmental Regulation:- In the Food Safety and Quality how the government protects our food supplies. Food Fermentations:- The microbes preserve foods such as beer, bread, sausage, and yogurt. New Food Product Development:- The intricate process of designing a new food product and develop a new product as part of a team; and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point:- a system used to prevent food hazards before they occur.

Skills

HACCP
Expert
HACCP
Expert
Research and Development
Expert
Research and Development
Expert
Food Quality
Expert
Food Quality
Expert
Hygiene
Expert
Hygiene
Expert
Food Safety
Expert
Food Safety
Expert
Teamwork
Expert
Teamwork
Expert
proficient communication, time management, time management, team management, computer skills
Expert
proficient communication, time management, time management, team management, computer skills
Expert
Technical Communication
Expert
Technical Communication
Expert
Food safety
Expert
Food safety
Expert
HACCP
Expert
HACCP
Expert
Management Skills
Expert
Management Skills
Expert

Languages

English
Expert

Memberships

Gandour

QC

June 2018

Training and Certifications

Certifications
FSSC22000V5.1 internal auditor course
Jan 2020

Hobbies

  • Loved to Play & Watch Football