Keerthi S Kumar, QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

Keerthi S Kumar

QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER

KALBAVI CASHEWS and ACCELERATED FREEZE DRYING COMPANY PVT LTD

Location
India - Kerala
Education
Bachelor's degree, B Tech in FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Experience
1 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :1 years, 3 Months

QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER at KALBAVI CASHEWS and ACCELERATED FREEZE DRYING COMPANY PVT LTD
  • India - Kerala
  • January 2016 to March 2017

Maintains ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System: By
• Contributes effectively in the construction of FSSC 22000:2013 and BRC
• Handles the implementation of FSSC 22000:2013 and BRC
Lead the food safety team to achieve the scope extension (for almonds and raisins) in the Surveillance 1 Scope extension Audit of FSSC 22000:2013
Made necessary follow up of internal audits and external audits
Ensured that Quality Objectives are set by top management for measuring the performance of the FSMS and that they are reviewed regularly.
Ensured that evidence of corrective and preventive actions taken are recorded and reviewed.

Acts as a trainer for the FSMS team including all the managers and employees by:
Provided orientation and guidance related to ISO 22001 includes GMP, HACCP, along with some other requirements that are mostly similar to ISO 9001 (management review, internal audits…)

Sets strategies to avoid food abuse By
Assesses interrelated problems that may affect food safety and hygiene and establishes objectives to prevent food abuse.
Monitors to prevent potential food hazard to improve the implemented system.
Ensuring the calibration of equipment’s, water sample and air sample testing, product sample testing, swab testing and maintain external lab reports
Spreads the awareness of Food Safety principles
Develops food standards and product and process specifications, safety and sanitary regulations, and waste management and water supply specifications.
Develops new or improved ways of preserving, processing, packaging, storing, and delivering foods

Acts as a Food Technologist By
• Researches on latest technologies to develop new ideas related to food production, food processing, preservation, packaging, transportation serving.
• Seeks to develop food ingredients that lead to safe special nutritional food
• Works on providing nutritional facts of our menu items or any proposed new menu item.
Maintains profitable and professional relationships with Company’s Clients.

Maintains ISO 9001 quality management systems By:
• Gives orientation and guidance related to ISO 9001 requirements and related to the implemented QMS requirements, for people involved in the QMS implementation process
• Ensures that all suppliers used by the organization are selected, evaluated and reevaluated and that records of this assessment are maintained.
• Ensured that customer claims or complaints are reported, analyzed and pertinent corrective actions are taken in order to prevent their recurrence.
Inspecting raw material and finished product.
Manage and ensure shipment checklist

QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER at KALBAVI CASHEWS, ACCELERATED FREEZE DRYING COMPANY PVT LTD
  • India - Kerala
  • January 2016 to March 2017

Maintains ISO 22000 Food Safety Management System: By
• Contributes effectively in the construction of FSSC 22000:2013 and BRC
• Handles the implementation of FSSC 22000:2013 and BRC
Lead the food safety team to achieve the scope extension (for almonds and raisins) in the Surveillance 1 Scope extension Audit of FSSC 22000:2013
Made necessary follow up of internal audits and external audits
Ensured that Quality Objectives are set by top management for measuring the performance of the FSMS and that they are reviewed regularly.
Ensured that evidence of corrective and preventive actions taken are recorded and reviewed.

Acts as a trainer for the FSMS team including all the managers and employees by:
Provided orientation and guidance related to ISO 22001 includes GMP, HACCP, along with some other requirements that are mostly similar to ISO 9001 (management review, internal audits…)

Sets strategies to avoid food abuse By
Assesses interrelated problems that may affect food safety and hygiene and establishes objectives to prevent food abuse.
Monitors to prevent potential food hazard to improve the implemented system.
Ensuring the calibration of equipment’s, water sample and air sample testing, product sample testing, swab testing and maintain external lab reports
Spreads the awareness of Food Safety principles
Develops food standards and product and process specifications, safety and sanitary regulations, and waste management and water supply specifications.
Develops new or improved ways of preserving, processing, packaging, storing, and delivering foods

Acts as a Food Technologist By
• Researches on latest technologies to develop new ideas related to food production, food processing, preservation, packaging, transportation serving.
• Seeks to develop food ingredients that lead to safe special nutritional food
• Works on providing nutritional facts of our menu items or any proposed new menu item.
Maintains profitable and professional relationships with Company’s Clients.

Maintains ISO 9001 quality management systems By:
• Gives orientation and guidance related to ISO 9001 requirements and related to the implemented QMS requirements, for people involved in the QMS implementation process
• Ensures that all suppliers used by the organization are selected, evaluated and reevaluated and that records of this assessment are maintained.
• Ensured that customer claims or complaints are reported, analyzed and pertinent corrective actions are taken in order to prevent their recurrence.
Inspecting raw material and finished product.
Manage and ensure shipment checklist

Education

Bachelor's degree, B Tech in FOOD TECHNOLOGY
  • at THANGAL KUNJU MUSALIAR INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • June 2015

Participated in FSSC 22000 Audit and Ethical Sourcing Audit and closed the Non Compliances successfully Attended HACCP training and ISO 22000 standards training in TKM institute of technology Attended three days in plant training conducted in Milma Industry, Alappuzha Attended three days in plant training conducted in Nadukkara Agro Processing Factory, muvattuppuzha Attended five days training in CEPCI laboratory and technical division, Kollam and have experience in handling Spectrophotometer, HPLC and GC. Participated in a National level symposium at Tamilnadu Agricultural University,2013 and presented a poster on ‘Solution to the sky rocketing food price hike’ Participated in college level still model making of UHT Processing plant and secured first prize. Active participation in college level TECH and ARTS Festivals.

Diploma, BIOLOGY - MATHS
  • at NIRMALA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
  • March 2011

Representative of Senior students(higher secondary department) Participated in school level independence day competitions and secured second prize Participated in sub district level competitions and secured A grade

High school or equivalent, SCIENCE
  • at NIRMALA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
  • March 2009

Participated in State level HINDI PRAJARASABHA examinations and secured distinction. Participated in school level MORAL STUDIES examinations and secured distinction. Participated in district level QUIZ competition and secured A grade.

Specialties & Skills

ISO 14001
Food Policy
Microsoft Office
MICROSOFT OFFICE PROGRAMS INCLUDING WORD, POWERPOINT and EXCEL
Develop and implement management /food safety based on: Good manufacturing & Good hygienic practices
Managing the safety, legality and quality of food produced
FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS
ANALYSIS INCLUDING PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL and MICROBIOLOGICAL
QUALITY CONTROL and ASSURANCE
RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT
FOOD SAFETY and HYGEINE

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Malayalam
Expert
Tamil
Expert
Kannada
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

CEPCI CERTIFICATE BASED ON INSTRUMENTAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2013
HACCP CERTIFICATE (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2015