Ahmed  ELSHSHTAWY, Director of Quality Assurance

Ahmed ELSHSHTAWY

Director of Quality Assurance

Fusteka Group

Location
Iraq - Basra
Education
Bachelor's degree, Food Sciences & Technology
Experience
15 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 3 Months

Director of Quality Assurance at Fusteka Group
  • Iraq - Basra
  • My current job since July 2022

Develop new standards for production and design, with improvements as needed, and create testing protocols for implementation across all service lines.
Interpret, build upon, and comply with company quality assurance standards.
Carefully maintain complaint and nonconformance processing through records and tracking systems, including root cause and corrective actions.
Document quality assurance activities with internal reporting and audits.
Identify training needs and take action to ensure company-wide compliance.
Plan, execute, and oversee inspection and testing of incoming and outgoing product to confirm quality conformance to specifications and quality deliverables.
Assist operations and local quality function in tracking, documenting, and reporting quality levels.
Analyze and investigate product complaints or reported quality issues to ensure closure in accordance with company guidelines and external regulatory requirements.
Develop or update company inspection procedures to ensure capture and investigation, as well as proper documentation of inspections.
Monitor risk-management procedures, and maintain and analyze problem logs to identify and report recurring issues to management and product development.
Provide training and support to quality assurance team on systems, policies, procedures, and core processes.
Manage and maintain the company's internal quality audit program for internal & external Audits.
Ensuring Quality Manual, procedure, work instructions are followed and changes are done as per system.
Conduct training on HACCP etc, for all employees.
Develop and maintain quality and food safety metrics and reporting for both internal and external purposes including complaints, internal NCRs, in-house rejects, customer returns and cost of all errors and waste.

Quality, Environment, Health & Safety Manager at Aujan Coca-Cola Beverages Company (ACCBC)
  • Iraq - Baghdad
  • June 2021 to June 2022
Africa Regional Food Safety Manager at Danone Dairy
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • March 2020 to May 2021
BU Quality, Food Safety & Regulatory Manager at Al Safi Danone
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • June 2019 to February 2020
Plant Quality & Food Safety Manager at Al Safi Danone Dairy
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • May 2016 to May 2019
Food Safety & Quality System Leader at Al Safi Danone Dairy
  • Iraq - Erbil
  • July 2014 to April 2016
Food Safety and Sanitation Specialist at AMERICANA ( Cake & Bakeries Division )
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • June 2013 to June 2014
Lab Analyst at PepsiCo International (Chipsy Food Industries)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • September 2011 to February 2013
Quality Specialist at Mondelēz International ( Cadbury Egypt )
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • June 2009 to September 2011
Operations Engineer (Intern) at International Office for QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2008 to June 2009

Education

Bachelor's degree, Food Sciences & Technology
  • at Ain shams University
  • June 2008

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Specialties & Skills

ISO 22000
OHSAS 18001
ISO 17025
QUALITY
DOCUMENTATION
PROCESS ENGINEERING
RESEARCH
MANAGEMENT

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker