Sr.Q.A executive
SIGNATURE INTERNATIONAL FOODS (INDIA) PVT. Ltd
Total years of experience :5 years, 11 Months
Effective implementation and certification of BRC - Issue 6, FSSC 22000, HALAL, SQMS (Supplier Quality Management System: McDonald), and YUM’s Quality audits.
-Meet QA Officers, production and store team to inspect facilities for compliance with standards, determining methods to resolve any issues that arise. Provide technical suggestions on product safety.
-Planning QA team daily activity as per production plan.
-Prepare reports on food quality status to relay to upper-level management and keep records of all tests and inspections that have been conducted.
-Approve and maintain specifications of raw material and finished products as per local legislation, customer requirements and importing countries legislations.
-Verify Online process monitoring and quality assurance.
-Responsible for implementation of GMP, Pest Control, personal and plant hygiene procedures.
-Verify labeling and packaging as per weights and measures and FSSAI specification.
-Monitoring of process water quality. Monitor handling and storage procedures of raw materials, Packaging materials, online and finished products throughout the supply chain.
-Verify monitoring of CCPs and Quality / process control points to ensure finished product quality
-Verify monitoring incoming and dispatch vehicle inspections to ensure food safety.
-Coordination with external lab for process equipment calibration, raw material, finished product and water analysis.
-Monitor and conduct shelf-life study of finished product.
-Review and amendment of the Food safety documents and all amendments, Standardize and document Control of SOPs, Formats, Checklists and BRC Manual etc.
-Involved in new product development-Flavored tortillas and Naans.
Reporting: - Technical General Manager
To develop the system, Implementation & review of Documents, FSMS Documents as per ISO22000:2005 standards. Perform the function of Deputy Food Safety Team leader in the organization.
To coordinate and conduct internal and external third party audits of ISO, Kosher, HALAL & SGF, PepsiCo Supplier Quality assurance Standard, Mother Dairy supplier audit.
Identify training need of employees and conduct in-house training for food safety.
Look after the Hygiene and sanitation practices in the plant facility during day to day activities.
Preparation of Internal / external / customer/supplier Audit Schedule, plan and its conduction.
Conduction of Management review meeting and follow up of the decisions taken.
Review and finalization of the flow charts, their hazard analysis and determination of CCP.
Approve and maintain specifications of raw material and finished products as per local legislation, customer requirements and importing countries legislations.
Ensuring Calibration status of various analytical instruments/ equipment used in production and laboratories.
Conducting monthly GMP and infrastructure audits. Reporting all the major food safety incidences to the management to take necessary corrective / preventive actions.
Ensure proper pest control management is operational and maintained.
Respond to customer questionnaires and technical queries.
Assist VP Process Food in technical and process related issues.
Supervise Quality and maintenance (preventive) activities performed by concerned department officers and executive and report it to concerned department managers and VP Process food.
Reporting: - VP Process Foods
Implementation & review of food safety & quality management system as per ISO 9001:2008.
Managed and ensured all the statutory compliances via FDA, HACCP, APEDA, ISO documentation & norms.
Identified, planned, documented and managed the practices, activities and resources needed to meet quality goals and objectives.
Coordinated and conducted the required tests on raw materials, packaging material, in-process and finished product at its specified frequency and strict vigilance on adherence to company specifications.
Chemical, physical and microbial analysis of finished products, spices & condiments, checking of shelf life of products and making analysis report.
Established & Coordinated in maintenance of GMP, GHP & HACCP in the plant and trained employees for the same.
Up-gradation of QA lab & trained quality team to handle the sophisticated tools, implemented GLP, responsible for chemical reagents availability, calibration of equipment.
Played key role in ISO 9001:2008 implementation and certification audits.
Reporting: - Divisional Manager, MD.
Worked in this organization from its grass root level from plant erection, commissioning, becoming fully-functional to its ISO certification which gave me ample opportunities to interact with experts (India & abroad) in food processing sector, learn and use my knowledge and skills to my best in QMS preparation, conducting trials, identifying CCPs, deciding process parameters, preparing SOPs for plant machineries and laboratory.
Coordinated in making Quality manual as per BIS and PFA specification, preparation of SOPs and documents as per ISO 22000:2005 and its implementation in the facility.
Coordinated and conducted the required tests on raw materials, packaging material, in-process and finished product at its specified frequency and strict vigilance on adherence to company specifications.
Chemical, physical and microbial analysis of finished products, checking of shelf life of products and making analysis report.
Got training& Coordinated in maintenance of GMP, GHP & HACCP in the plant.
GLP implementation, chemical reagents availability, calibration of equipment.
Filling up of customer questionnaires, non-conformance, keeping a record of traceability and accountability.
Preparing certificate of analysis.
Reporting: - General Manager.
B.E A.D PATEL INSTITUTE OF TECH.(SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY) 2008 1ST DIV , cpa8.73(76.6%) Awarded merit scholarship under Education Scholarship Scheme for Army in all India merit for class BE-4 for three consecutive years.
DEGREE BOARD/UNIVERSITY YEAR OF PASSING Division (%) 10+2 Kendriya Vidyalya. DHRANGDHRA, CBSE 2004 1ST div, 67%
