Sarfaraz ahmed, QA

Sarfaraz ahmed

QA

Sunbulah group

Location
Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
Education
Master's degree, Microbiology
Experience
11 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 4 Months

QA at Sunbulah group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since March 2016

QA(microbiologist), QC

Duties in nutshell :

• Conduct microbial analysis of all sunbulah
products including raw, semi and finished
products.
• Tracking environmental and water
microorganisms.
• Growing microbe cultures
• Identifying microbes by performing various tests
• Collecting samples from a variety of locations
• Analyzing, recording and interpreting data
according to ISO/GSO
• Maintaining all records up-to-date according to
ISO/GSO
• Supporting manager in ISO audits
• Observing high health and safety standards
• Monitoring personal hygiene of workers by
taking microbial swabs and samples
• Inspecting food manufacturing processes to
check for possible contamination
• Conduct personal hygiene trainings for workers
and labors in every 3 months
• Managing laboratory
• Planning and carrying out trials

ROUTINE TESTS IN THE LAB at Sunbulah:

Pathogen detection by using rt PCR:

• Salmonella
• Listeria monocytogenes
• Ecoli O157:H7
• Bacillus cereus

None pathogen detection:

• Total Plate Count
• Yeast and molds
• Total coli forms
• Environmental Listeria

Quality controller at Arrow juice factory
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • My current job since February 2013

Responsible for maintaining all aspects of the site quality management. Supervising all regulatory compliance activities and helping to enforce quality assurance policies and best practice principals covering the safety, design, production and inspection.

Duties in nutshell :
Responsible for monitoring and maintaining quality and compliance targets.
Monitoring and auditing of finished products to ensure high standards of quality.
Making NCR and product disposition
Ensuring products comply with legislation and quality assurance codes.
Ensuring that all QA Tests are carried out on time and in full.
Delivering presentations to an audience of Manager Level within the business.
Provide weekly and monthly reports to senior managers on performance.
Identify training needs and recommendations to improve customer experience. Keeping quality documentation up to date.
Making sure that all QA records, data & information are available to managers.

ROUTINE TESTS IN THE LAB at Arrow:

Determination of acidy
Acidity adjustments
Determination of air content in canned soft drinks
Determination of ascorbic acid
Determination of brix
Brix adjustment
Determination of cap security
Determination of pulp content
Determination of vacuum
Determination of viscosity
Determination of removal torque
Dice analysis
Membrane filtration technique
Microbial testing for granular sugar and empty container
Microbial analysis of water and juice (E.coli, total count, yeast and molds)
Chemical analysis of water(clorine, alkalinity, Nitrates, TDS, pH, Total hardness, chloride, sulphates)
Bacteriological examinations of Milk and Milk products:


ROUTINE TESTS IN THE LAB at Swetha

Microbial analysis:

Direct Microscopic count (DMC)
Dye reduction tests (Resazurin, MBRT)
Most Probable Number (MPN)
Rinse Method
Swab Method
Microscopic Examination of Bacterial Smears
Standard Plate Count (SPC)
Detection of Coliform Bacteria
Detection of total Spores
Detection of Anaerobic Bacteria (Stormy fermentation test)
Detection of Yeast and Molds
Detection of food poisoning Bacteria in milk and Milk products (Staphylococcus, Salmonella, Shigella, E. Coli and Clostridium, etc.).
Bacteriological analysis of water
Bacteriological analysis of air
Sterilization of glassware and media etc.


Instrument Handled :- Spectrophotometer, Centrifuge, Ph Meter, Autoclave, Antibiotic Zone, water bath, hot plate, colony counter, magnetic stir, hot air oven, inoculating loop, laminar air flow, BOD incubator, etc..

Education

Master's degree, Microbiology
  • at B.A.M.U
  • June 2002

M.Sc. Microbiology from Baba Saheb Ambetkar Maratwada University

Bachelor's degree, Intermediate
  • at Osmania university
  • January 2000

• B.Sc (**Saudi Attested**) from Osmania university, Hyderabad in 2000 • Intermediate (Bi.PC) from BIE.

Specialties & Skills

Customer Interactions
Quality assurance / controller

Languages

Hindi
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Urdu
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Arabic
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English
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