Vishal Ramachandran, Production and Quality Officer/ Quality Manager

Vishal Ramachandran

Production and Quality Officer/ Quality Manager

French Bakery

Location
United Arab Emirates
Education
Master's degree, MSc Food Production Management
Experience
14 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :14 years, 0 Months

Production and Quality Officer/ Quality Manager at French Bakery
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since October 2012

Managed team of quality controllers, division of task and their activities in food safety implementation
 Managed projects, new product developments and product launch activities
 Handled the fundamental phases of departmental and process restructuring making it an enabler function
 Finished product, packaging specification, label works, dealt with authorities on approvals
 Incoming raw material specification implementation and checks product certificates, origin, legality
 Audited suppliers and outlets to ensure food quality and provided adequate food safety tips
 Key player in implementation of ISO 22000 FSMS in upcoming plant and ERP in existing one
 Recipe management and control for implementing and running ERP system (Microsoft Dynamics NAVISION)
 Trained staffs on food hygiene, quality, safety and product specifications
 Organized with section managers and assisting in production scheduling during peak seasons
 Designed & implemented learning capsules for staffs and managers
 Internal audits of plant taking in account of all major CCPs and maintained quality assurance program
 Effectively interacted with staffs, clients and customers to maintain quality level and compliance
 Handled paper works for all audits and verified quality documentation up to date
 Stood in quality operation manager role during her absence

Quality Control Analyst at Northern Foods
  • United Kingdom
  • October 2010 to March 2012

Strict implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices to all production operatives.
 Ensured adequate investigation, corrective action implementation for non conformance, and follow-up
 Provided technical assistance to Production, Purchasing and Sales
 Familiarized new team members on quality and hygiene aspects.
 Filled in necessary paper works and reporting to the Quality Manager.

Production Control Analyst at Revenue Med
  • India
  • November 2008 to August 2009

Monitored and managed safe transfer of client e - files within tight deadlines.
 Real time decision making while encountered with client issues.
 Organized and conducted weekly meeting with other production control analysts and managers.

Education

Master's degree, MSc Food Production Management
  • at University of Nottingham
  • September 2010

Preservation and manufacture of food:- heat transfer application in food, texture analysis, gel rheology, thermal processing, microbial, sensory techniques, chemical preservation and packaging  Project Management and Work Breakdown Structures  Quality Management & Quality Techniques  Food factory design, unit operations, food laws, factory layout, field to shelf operations, HACCP and BRC  Food commodities and global trade Projects  New Product Development: Fruit Crackers – Simulation of entire operations from raw to final product on shelves  Supply Chain Optimization Project – Reckitt Benckiser  Design of Operation Facilities Project- McDonald’s & Starbucks  Internship - Production and Product Improvement – Northern Foods (June-July 2010) Engaged in o Studying the production lines and investigating out the problems affecting the performance. o Assisting the quality and research teams in quality checks o Reporting the findings and suggestions to the Production Manager o Formulation of new product for their clients like Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury, British Airways

Bachelor's degree, Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering
  • at University of Keral
  • January 2008

Downstream Processing, Economics and Management of Bio Industries, Food Science and Technology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Enzyme Engineering, Biochemical Engineering, Process and Plant Design, Heat and Mass Transfer Project: - HuCAD: A complete database on human cathepsin protein.

Specialties & Skills

Navision
Microsoft Technologies
Food Quality
Efficiency Improvement
Schedule Control
AUDITING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DOCUMENTATION
ISO & HACCP
MICROSOFT WORKS
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT

Languages

Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Native Speaker
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

 Lead Auditor Training- Food Safety Management System (ISO 22000:2005) at SGS India Limited (June 2 (Training)
Training Institute:
SGS India
 Level 2 award in food safety and catering - Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (Dec 2009) (Training)
Training Institute:
University of Nottingham
Level 2 award in food safety –Dubai Municipality (Person In Charge Certification) (Dec 2012) (Training)
Training Institute:
Al Safwa- Dubai