SAKKEER HUSSAIN KK
QHSE, Quality & Food Safety Manager
Jeddah,Mushrefah
Summary
Dedicated Quality & Food Safety Leader with over 10 years of experience transforming safety standards into organizational culture across hospitality, industrial catering, and food production. Expert in bridging the gap between complex regulatory frameworks (ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, HACCP, IMS, SFDA, ADAFSA, DM, GFSI) and practical, on-the-ground operations. A proactive change agent who has successfully led multi-site teams to achieve operational excellence, ensuring that compliance enhances efficiency rather than hindering it
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality & Food Safety Lead
Zahid Group - Hospitality Ventures Co.
Jeddah
01.2024 - Current
- Recruited to build the quality infrastructure for a premier hospitality group, overseeing fine dining outlets, central production units, and high-profile event catering.
- System Implementation: Architected the ISO 22000:2018 and HACCP management systems from the ground up, achieving full certification across CPU & 15 fine dining restaurant chain within just 6 months.
- Culture & Training: Empowered a workforce of 300+ staff through engaging Food Safety and GMP training, resulting in a 90% improvement in corrective action response times and fostering a proactive safety mindset.
- Event Leadership: Orchestrated complex safety operations for major international events (LIV Golf, SMC F1 Grand Prix, World Pool Championship, COP16, Qiddiya City, AFC Champion League, Spanish Super Copa, World Defense Show & Esports World Cup), delivering over 100000 meals with zero safety violations.
- Operational Excellence: Developed over 100 customized SOPs and manuals, driving audit readiness to 95% and reducing non-conformities by 90%.
- Compliance Management: Directed safety oversight for large-scale Event mobilizations serving 20,000+ guests, ensuring 100% adherence to SFDA regulations & Client requirements.
HSEQ Supervisor
ADNOC Drilling Offshore & Onshore (via NCT&H)
Abu Dhabi
11.2022 - 12.2023
- Served as the safety guardian for workforce welfare in high-risk onshore and offshore environments.
- Risk Mitigation: Developed and deployed robust incident response protocols, successfully reducing safety incidents by 80%.
- Audit Leadership: Executed over 50 comprehensive audits, partnering with site teams to ensure 95% compliance with stringent ADNOC HSE, ADAFSA & OSHAD - SF standards.
Head of Quality Control
Gulf Catering Food Factory
Jeddah
05.2017 - 08.2020
- Promoted to lead QA/QC operations for the bakery divisions, focusing on product development and shelf-life innovation.
- Process Improvement: Revamped inspection protocols to improve detection by 40% and conducted studies that extended product freshness by 20%.
- Regulatory Assurance: Guaranteed 100% traceability and labeling accuracy, ensuring full alignment with SFDA and GSO standards.
- Team Leadership: Led HACCP reviews and over 30 factory audits, driving an 85% reduction in incidents through continuous process monitoring.
Quality Control Specialist
Gulf Catering Food Factory
Jeddah
07.2013 - 04.2017
- Built a strong foundation in daily quality assurance, mastering hygiene inspections, temperature monitoring, and water testing.
- Played a key role in cutting deviation rates by 30% through meticulous NCR tracking and HACCP documentation support.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Biotechnology
01.2012
Skills
- Risk Assessment
- RCA (Root Cause Analysis)
- CAPA
- Shelf-life Studies
- Microbiological Analysis
- Traceability
- Incident Investigation
- FS
- QA & HSE Manual and SOPs
- Training development and Awareness
- Recall Procedures
- Event Mobilization and Safety Documentation
- Sustainability Practices
- Implementation & Tracking parameters
- International Event Hospitality Management
Certifications And Expertise
ISO 22000:2018 Lead Auditor (IRCA), HACCP Level 4, Food Safety Level 4, FSSC 22000 Implementation, IMS (ISO 14001,9001,45001 & 22000), NSC First Aid, Basic Fire Fighting, T - BOSIET, H2S Training, Risk Assessment, RCA (Root Cause Analysis), CAPA, Shelf-life Studies, Microbiological Analysis, Traceability, Incident Investigation, FS, QA & HSE Manual and SOPs, Training development and Awareness, Recall Procedures, Event Mobilization and Safety Documentation, Sustainability Practices, Implementation & Tracking parameters, International Event Hospitality Management, First Aid, Fire Safety & Emergency Response Protocols, English, Arabic, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil
Personal Information
Title: Quality, Food Safety & QHSE Lead
Timeline
Quality & Food Safety Lead - Zahid Group - Hospitality Ventures Co.
01.2024 - Current
HSEQ Supervisor - ADNOC Drilling Offshore & Onshore (via NCT&H)
11.2022 - 12.2023
Head of Quality Control - Gulf Catering Food Factory
05.2017 - 08.2020
Quality Control Specialist - Gulf Catering Food Factory
07.2013 - 04.2017
VMKV Engineering College - Bachelor of Engineering, Biotechnology