Shivanand Balan, Quality Standard & Hygiene Manager

Shivanand Balan

Quality Standard & Hygiene Manager

The K Hotel

Location
Bahrain
Education
Master's degree, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Experience
20 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months

Quality Standard & Hygiene Manager at The K Hotel
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • My current job since June 2013

• Direct and coordinate the company's quality program including the implementation of FSMS ISO 22000:2005, OHSMS 1800: 2007, EMS 14001:2004, ISO 9001:2008 systems and procedures.
• Develop, implement, communicate and manage The K Hotel's Quality Management System and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Compile Quality control reports, Risk assessment reports, manage nonconformity material discrepancy reports and recommend continuous improvement activities.
• Prepare monthly summaries of quality issues for the Management Representative for presentation to the senior management team.
• Educate and enforce the requirements of the principals of FSMS, OHSMS 18001, EMS 14001, ISO 9001 good practices, sanitation standard operating procedures and personal hygiene programs.
• Work with HoD's to apply pertinent Quality attributes and other quality procedures appropriate to the business objectives
• Promote quality achievement and performance improvement throughout The K Hotel.
• Ensure component calibration is conducted in timely manner without conflict with The K Hotel's quality and regulatory obligations.
• Ensure tests and procedures are properly understood, carried out and evaluated and that product modifications are investigated if necessary.
• Establish, monitor and review food safety objectives. Ensure product meets required specifications.
• Implements ongoing quality improvement processes working with interdepartmental teams.
• Review and improve the existing The K Hotel Staff Quality Record (SQR) database.
• Develop and execute training programs that support The K Hotel's objectives with regard to quality and food safety.
• Work with Logistics to integrate quality standards as part of the Service Level Agreement for core suppliers and, where appropriate, assess supplier return products with failure analysis.
• Issue and manage supplier Corrective Action Reports.
• Support Logistics with annual business reviews of key suppliers.
• Work with Design on new component introduction, alternative raw materials, tooling requirements, test plans and product qualification requirements.
• Communicate and share the company quality philosophy to key personnel in The K Hotel.
• Keep senior management abreast of significant developments identified during quality control activities.
• Investigate and record customer complaints regarding product performance, specifications and reliability.
• Identifies training requirements of Food handlers related to Food hygiene, Personal hygiene, Food safety, HACCP Awareness etc.
• Plans and delivers in-house training programs about Basic Food Hygiene, HACCP Awareness, CCP Monitoring, Public Health Authority- Ministry of Bahrain’s Food Safety requirements etc.
• Develop and execute training programs that support The K Hotel's objectives with regard to quality and food safety.

INTERNAL QUALITY AUDITOR & HR (RECRUITMENT) at AL KOBAISI GROUP
  • Bahrain
  • My current job since March 2013

Internal Quality Auditor:

• To Establishing, Implementing and Maintaining the Quality Management System in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 for quality management system requirements.
• Draw up Internal Quality Audit Schedules, conduct the audit and call for the Management Review.
• Responsible for ensuring the promotion of awareness of customer requirements throughout the organization.
• Upkeep the Quality Manual and co-ordinate the amendments to any part of the manual & Re-issue the manual after making reasonable number of changes to the manual.
• Responsible for overall coordination of controlled documentation within the company.
• Responsible for coordinating document change orders (DCO), facilitates review, approval, and retention of Risk Management documents
• Co-ordinate with the certifying body and other external parties on matters relating to the quality system.
• Finally I have to report to the Top Management regarding performance of the Quality Management System and any need for improvement.

HR In Charge - Recruitment:
• Recruiting and staffing locally and internationally
• Organizational departmental planning
• Performance management and improvement systems
• Employment and compliance to regulatory concerns regarding employees
• Employee on boarding, development, needs assessment, and training

RELATIONSHIP MANAGER at DWW HOLIDAYS PVT LTD
  • India
  • April 2012 to March 2013

• Acquiring new Corporate Business to the company,
• Maintaining the existing relations ships with the corporate and reduce the attrition level of existing customers.
• I take care of after sale support and conduct various activities to promote our business.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE at MQC GROUP
  • Qatar - Doha
  • December 2010 to March 2012

• Marketing ISO certification consultancy (ISO 9001 - QMS, 14001 - EMS, 18001 - OHSAS, 22001, HACCP, 27001 - IT Security
• Energy Management - Auditing and Solutions
• Training - Industrial, Safety, Managerial Training, Environmental Auditing, & ERP Solutions in Qatar
• Customer service

BRANCH MANAGER at ICICI BANK LTD
  • India
  • April 2009 to October 2010

To Enhance and Contribute in the Growth of the Company through Business Development, smooth flow of financial and non-financial transactions at the branch level, Revenue Generation, Profit and Cost Management, Customer Acquisition and Retention.

RELATIONSHIP MANAGER - SALARY ACCOUNTS at ICICI Bank Limited
  • India - Bengaluru
  • February 2007 to March 2009

• Managing the relationship with the corporate.
• Handling NCA (New Corporate Acquisition), NCOR (New Customer but Old Relationship) and ERV (Enhanced Relationship value) of salaried customers.

• Leading a team of 3 Business Development Executive and 15 Senior Sales Executive to achieve my Target numbers.

• Give class room training to my team.

• Do cross sales to achieve more revenue.

• Activate dormant accounts/relationships.

• Coordinating month on month salary credit for the Corporate

Market Research Executive at Research Interface
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2006 to February 2007

• Handling clients, Proposal making, budgeting etc.

• Distribution of work among the field. Making Presentations.

Field Executive at Indian Market Research Bureau
  • India
  • December 2003 to May 2006

• Planning and preparation of allocated projects including resources.

• Allocation of work to the Freelancers.

• Assisting in Freelancer Management.

• Execution of fieldwork within specified time frame with desired quality.

• Monitoring the progress and quality of fieldwork on day-to-day basis.

• Communication with the Researcher on project status as well as closure.

• Training of Freelancers on particular projects.

• Retaining the Freelancers on the projects.

• Looks after the payment of Freelancers on the assigned projects.

• MIS preparation and reporting.

• Monitoring the budget for each and every job.

• Monitoring the dispatch schedules.

• Handling the clients during the quality checks.

• Done Customer satisfaction survey among the Shoba, Mantri construction at Bangalore.

Education

Master's degree, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
  • at Karpagam Arts & Science College
  • May 2003

Master of Business Administration (Marketing & Human Resources), from Karpagam Arts & Science College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Bachelor's degree, B.com (Bachelor of Commerce)
  • at Chinmaya Mission College
  • April 2000

Bachelor of Commerce, from Chinmaya Mission College, Thrissur, Kerala, India. Major: Commerce, Travel & Tourism

Specialties & Skills

Team Management
Listening Skills
Customer Relationship Management
HR Consulting
MS Office tools
INTERNAL AUDITING
BUDGETING
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
CLIENTS
MARKET RESEARCH
SALES OF
TRAINING

Languages

Hindi
Intermediate
Malayalam
Native Speaker
English
Beginner
Kannada
Beginner
Tamil
Expert

Training and Certifications

INTERNAL AUDIT TRAINING FOR ISO 9001: 2008 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2013
Valid Until:
May 2013