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AHMAD RASOOL

AHMAD RASOOL

Senior Food Safety & Quality Assurance Supervisor
Riyadh,Saudi Arabia

Summary

PROFILE SUMMARY

As a result-oriented Senior Quality Assurance (QA) and Food Safety Supervisor proficient with 8+ years of practical experience and have a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Food Science & Technology with many international certifications, I’m confident to regulate process control by ensuring the approved standards in FMCG industries. I am motivated to strive in a challenging environment and always eager to learn and improve my competencies. I also have a work permit & driving license from Saudi Arabia. I controlled a work burden across a challenging environment with the least number of workforces and I’m adaptable to change while keeping the team motivated for positive business collaborations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

  • Lead Auditor of FSSC 22000
  • ISO 22000
  • BRC Issue 9
  • Lead Auditor of HALAL
  • Key User of SAP S/4 HANA QM Module
  • Process & Product Validation
  • Shelf-Life Study
  • New Product Development
  • Statistical Process Control
  • 6 Sigma Quality Tools Implementation
  • Physio-Chem & Micro Analysis
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Trainer

OTHER SKILLS

  • Smart worker
  • Team Work
  • Time Management
  • Leadership
  • Conflict Management
  • Effective Presentation
  • Ethical Sense
  • Problem-solving
  • Analytical and strong observational skill Multitasking

Work History

Senior Food Safety & Quality Assurance Supervisor

Herfy Meat Products Factory
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
06.2022 - Current
  • Participate in cross-functional teams in support of the planning, execution, documentation, and improvement of quality and food safety standards
  • To assure compliance, implementations, and monitoring of operation aspects of FSSC 22000, HACCP, and HALAL Conduct facility food safety audits (HACCP, FSSC 22000, Food Fraud, Food Defense, GMP's as well as directed third-party audits
  • To ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (SFDA) throughout the chain Conduct Audits of GMPs, GWPs, and personal hygiene
  • To direct & control all the quality assurance department & team with strengthened productivity & team building
  • To sustain and Continue improvement of FSMS through best practices, ideas, and statistical process control (SPC)
  • To establish and monitor the KPIs, s of the QA department
  • Controlled Customer complaints through quality tools, making action plans, and giving feedback to customers accordingly
  • Directed food safety non-conformances, including participation and review of the root causes, trend analysis, and action follow-up
  • Monitoring of IPM activities with the collaboration of Rentokil services to ensure a pest-free environment Update existing food safety procedures and documentation to keep up with changing requirements
  • Evaluate vendors and deal with supplier complaints to ensure product quality & standards Develop and execute a food safety training plan for the entire factory population within the given time frame
  • Ensure updated standards and methods are followed and used as per the specifications set by the company and other government regulations
  • Conducting MRM, MRQ, and communicating the achievements & challenges to senior management
  • Conducting a sensory evaluation of daily production with all the sensory panelists to ensure the 100% target
  • Key user of SAP S/4 HANA of Quality Module (Release the RM & FG, make inspection plans, Generate notification for Maintenance and other works

Senior Quality Assurance Executive

Seasons Foods
Lahore, Punjab
01.2019 - 06.2022
  • To assure implementations and monitoring of operation aspects of YUM, BK, HALAL, FSSC22000, HACCP, and Animal welfare in primary and further food processing
  • Ensure product, processes, and all standards compliance and support operational objectives for continuous improvement
  • HALAL and Food safety risk assessment of ingredients, processes, and finished products
  • Upgrade the quality system documentation to ensure quick compliance of changed items to the current Quality system and continually improve the Quality Assurance function by performing internal audits as a tool
  • Supervision of integrated pest management (IPM) Training of Food handlers on HACCP, YUM & Pizza Hut, BK, Food Safety, GMP & personal hygiene, Food Defense Food fraud, Allergen handling and management, IPM, and process and product monitoring
  • Conducting internal audits and supplier audits on different defined frequencies
  • Sustain the Analytical and Microbial testing laboratory SOPs as per regulatory and standard requirements
  • Monthly and annual trend analysis of deviated results and corrective actions with preventive measures
  • Shelf-life study of ready-to-cook, ready-to-eat, and cereal-based products Internal calibration of lab equipment
  • Develop and maintain hygienic environments at plant premises in each step of poultry integrations from bird catching to end consumer through implementing the national and internal standards Ensure Safe, Healthy, and HALAL foods through Inspection (Lab testing, physical, chemical, microbiologically, and allergen) from raw to end consumer
  • Sustain the Quality Assurance Lab as per the requirement of ISO 17025 Can perform all lab micro (TPC, Staphylococcus, coliform, E.Coli & E.Coli O157, salmonella, Listeria, Enterobacteriaceae, Yeast & Mold, Clostridium, bacillus, chemical testing and evaluation of trend analysis
  • Perform sensory analysis of daily finished products and new product development Perform raw, waste, and RO water chemical and micro testing and evaluation of results

Quality Control & Process Officer

Pure Foods
Lahore, Punjab
06.2014 - 01.2017
  • To Control the quality from raw material to finished product
  • To inspect Raw ingredients and Packaging materials through physical and Lab testing (Chemical analysis) monitoring
  • Measure and inspect the recipes as per the production plan
  • Inspection and monitor CIP activities of storage tanks, juice processing units, bottling plant, and TBA 19
  • Ensure GMP, GHK, hygiene, and pest control & also ensure RM/PM & finished products & packaging online as per quality norms
  • Check all the Quality issues and reduce the reoccurrence after root cause in Juice Manufacturing
  • Create reporting of all brands as per recipes and processing flows handle all troubleshooting during the processing and manage manpower on the lines
  • To make the daily production & quality summary report and communicate all the waste & deviation with management

Education

Bachelor of Science - B.S Food Science & Technology

Govt. Collage University Faisalabad
Pakistan
10.2015 - 08.2019

Associate of Science - Diploma in Associate Engineering Food Science And Preservation Technology

Govt. Collage of Technology Sahiwal
Pakistan
08.2011 - 07.2014

Skills

COMPUTER SKILLS

  • MS Office
  • Google Docs
  • Google Slide
  • Google Sheets
  • Data Analysis

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Successfully implementation of SAP QM Module in Herfy Foods
  • Cost reduction through less use of paper
  • Carried out supplier risk assessment and supplier audits as per risk level
  • Successfully implemented of BRCGS standard in Herfy Foods
  • Implementation of traceability system through SAP QM Module
  • Capacity building for the QA team through training on different topics and weekly QA meeting
  • Successfully passed audits (YUM, Burger King, PFA, Pak Navy, HALAL, and FSSC 22000)
  • Successfully Carried out a shelf-life study of finished goods, physio-chem, and microbiological analysis
  • For all the raw materials in Seasons Foods
  • Implementation of Salmonella confirmation testing in Seasons Foods
  • Control on wastage with record highest production in Pure Foods
  • Successfully tackled and resolved all the troubleshooting in Juice manufacturing at Pure Foods

Skills

  • Quality Assurance
  • Employee Supervision
  • Knowledge of Quality Systems
  • Quality Control
  • Cause and Effect Analysis
  • Systems Analysis
  • Employee Training
  • Data Collection
  • Fraud Analysis
  • Policy Reinforcement
  • Controls Recommendation
  • Compliance with GMPs
  • Best Practices
  • Quality Assurance Guidance
  • Continuous Improvements
  • Operations Management
  • Complaint Investigations
  • Product Testing
  • Pre-Implementation Audits
  • Audit Reporting
  • Legal Standards
  • Resolve Defects
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP)
  • Facility Improvement
  • Analyze Test Results
  • Write Reports
  • Employee Performance Reviews
  • Quality Management Processes
  • Food Safety and Quality
  • Presentations

Accomplishments

  • BRC Issue 9 training delivered by SGS on November 19, 2023 FSSC 22000 V6 training delivered by SGS on November 22, 2023
  • Internal Auditor training on FSSC 22000 held on February 15, 2023 from QSI Cert International
  • Food Safety Level 4 held on December 23, 2022, from Highfield UK Approved
  • FSSC 22000 (V5.1) Lead Auditor held on November 2021 from Bureau Veritas
  • Approved Halal Lead Auditor held on September 2020 from Global Halal Service
  • The 6 Sigma Yellow Belt training exam passed successfully on May 6, 2020, from the 6 Sigma study
  • Hazard Assessment Process training held on April 29, 2020, from ABCS Safety Training

Following training done by Food Standard Agency:

  • The Vacuum Packing and Modified atmosphere packing of Food was held on April 22, 2020
  • An Introduction to the root cause analysis in food business course held on April 17, 2020
  • Traceability E-Learning course held on April 17, 2020
  • Food Labeling e-learning Course held on April 6, 2020
  • Done training of Approved Principal Management held on June 7, 2019, from GITCHIAENTREPRENEUR
  • Done A Days training course on Awareness & Internal Auditing on ISO 22000 held on Sep 12, 2018 from Bureau Veritas

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Urdu
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Punjabi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Arabic
Intermediate (B1)

Timeline

Senior Food Safety & Quality Assurance Supervisor

Herfy Meat Products Factory
06.2022 - Current

Senior Quality Assurance Executive

Seasons Foods
01.2019 - 06.2022

Bachelor of Science - B.S Food Science & Technology

Govt. Collage University Faisalabad
10.2015 - 08.2019

Quality Control & Process Officer

Pure Foods
06.2014 - 01.2017

Associate of Science - Diploma in Associate Engineering Food Science And Preservation Technology

Govt. Collage of Technology Sahiwal
08.2011 - 07.2014

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