
Food safety and hygiene specialist
Location: Pakistan
Muhammad Naqqash
Address: Al rauf royal city, block#19, gulistan.e.johar Karachi.
Cell # +923363550440
Email Address: [email protected]
Summary:
An accomplished multi skilled professional and energetic with extensive hands-on experience of Nine Years in Production & Quality of Food Processing/Manufacturing with Food Safety such as fruit juices in aseptic and pet bottles, carbonated soft drinks in aluminum cans and Pet bottles, Dairy Tea whitener, plan milk and sweetened flavored milk in Tetra Pak, snacks, edible oil, drinking water and syrup.
Expertise in production and quality roles such as production planning, optimizing production cost, Maximize production, high level of production target achievement by maintaining KPIs, manpower handling, maintaining quality standards, TPM implementation, 5S implementation, maintaining a safe environment, employee safety, plant safety, HACCP, ISO, FSSC , Ensuring food safety, hygiene and personal hygiene, GMP, process control, quality assurance and quality control.
Core Strengths & Skills:
· Extensive experience planning and executing production schedules.
· Strong ability to allocate resources including staff and required materials.
· Ability to implement product standards and coordinate with other departments.
· Ability to work effectively in team settings
· Process control
· Six sigma green belt
· Food safety & hygiene internal / external Audits
· Food safety management system HACCP/ISO 22000/ISO 9001
· Product quality improvement
· Strong vendor & customer relationship.
· Technical assistance for brand building
· Address market complains and closed within time
Core Competencies:
· Close familiarity with the production equipment & tools, concepts and methodologies of quality management.
· Food safety, hygiene & QA audits in industries/restaurants/Caterings for the compliance of HACCP/ISO 22000.
· Good team handling abilities – Possess the ability to interest and convince others when changes are required.
· Team motivation
Qualifications:
· BE. (Chemical Engineering) Mehran UET, Jamshoro 74.05% (3.40 CGPA) 2014
· Fsc (Pre-Engineering) BISE Mirpurkhas 68.27%(1st) 2008
· Matriculation – SSC BISE Mirpurkhas 58.53%(2nd) 2005
Certifications & Workshop:
· Highfield level 4 HACCP Management.
· Highfield level 4 Food Safety Management.
· Food Safety and HACCP awareness training by Bureau Veritas, Qatar.
· Lean Six Sigma and the organization (Advance), University system of Georgia.
· Operation Management: Strategy and Quality Management For Digital Age, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
· Two days training of awareness to ISO 17025 & ISO 15189 by Bureau Veritas, Pakistan.
· Three days tetra pak training of dairy UHT (Ultra High Treatment) and aseptic tank.
· One day training of awareness to ISO 9001:2008 by URS.
· One day training of awareness to HACCP (Hazards Analysis And Critical Control Point) by URS.
Professional & Past Experience:
Food Safety Auditor/Inspector Aug 2022 to Dec 2022
Bureau Veritas Group, Qatar
Worked as Food Safety Auditor/Inspector on the behalf of Bureau Veritas Qatar (short-term FIFA WORLD CUP project).
Inspection of different catering companies (Amwaj, Torch, Saint Regis Doha, Mekdam Holding, etc) and services provided by the different caterers inside the stadium (Players changing rooms, referees’ room, youth program room, VVIP Areas, VIP Area, Skyboxes Staff & volunteers area. Security Area, Third party area, Concessions), players training sites as per requirements and directly report to the Qatar government department (Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Municipality).
· Ensured all materials are received from an approved supplier with recorded documents.
· Ensured proper production process as per Qatar food safety standards and FIFA exceptional requirements.
· Performed inspections of catering and other food service facilities to ensure they are in compliance with Qatar food safety regulations.
· Inspecting food processing facilities regarding storage, preparation, and handling procedures.
· Random food sample collection and swab testing using ATP tester machine as per standard.
· Ensured correct expiration dates on products, refrigeration temperatures, and cleanliness of floors, walls, and equipment.
· Monitored the critical control points i.e. cooking temperature, regeneration temperature, hot holding, and cold holding temperature.
· Reviewed records of incoming shipments of food products to ensure they meet the standard requirements.
· Ensure proper personnel hygiene, equipment hygiene, and hygiene on the floor as per standard.
· Conduct investigations of food complaints, Product traceability, and take proper action.
· Issued notices of violations to catering managers or owners regarding violations of food safety rules.
· Reported all the compliance and non-compliance observations using MAIA software and submit the report to the food safety lead inspectors of MM (Ministry of Municipality) and MoPH (Ministry of Public Health) Qatar.
Assistant Manager Production & Hygiene (Feb, 2019 to Apr, 2022)
Dalda Foods Limited, Karachi, Pakistan
A renowned organization engaged in the processing of Veg Oil, manufacturing of UHT Tea whitener, milk & snacks.
· Executed production operations in terms of quality and quantity and manpower requirements to ensure the safe and smooth operation of the shift.
· Achieved shift-wise production targets regarding both quality & quantity and ensures the safety of product, process equipment, and workers during shift.
· Ensured different grades of the product are kept separately & product losses are being controlled.
· Observed the lab results of the product and instruct the operators accordingly.
· Successfully managed production activities to achieve on-time shipment of orders.
· Monitored overall activities of production runs.
· Implemented performance, quality, and efficiency to achieve production goals.
· Ensured food safety, hygiene, 5S, and GMP for safe foods and healthy work environment.
· Ensured autonomous and planned maintenance to increase the OEE.
· Awareness of Tetra Pak Aseptic filling machines checks the performance of process equipment.
· Ensured quality parameters.
· Addressed and closed market product quality complaints.
· Coordinated with shift chemist to find the in-process non-conformance product. Ensured FIFO while issuing RMPM and dispatches. Responsible for all activity of the warehouse.
Senior Production and QA Officer (May 2017 to Feb 2019)
Mehran Bottler’s pvt Limited
Mehran Bottler’s PVT Limited, a HACCP, ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 certified company engaged in the production of juices, carbonated Beverages, Syrup and Mineral water.
Production and QA Officer (May 2016 to May 2017)
Quice Food Industry LTD
Quice Food Industry LTD, is a company engaged in the production of juices, Carbonated Beverages and Syrup.
Processing Officer (May 2014 to May 2016)
Popular Juice and Dairy (PVT) LTD
Popular Juice and Dairy (PVT) LTD, a HACCP certified company engaged in the production of UHT Milk. Tea whitener, Flavored Milk, juices, carbonated Beverages, Syrup.
R.O Plant Assistant Incharge (operator) (Feb 2014 to May 2014)
Popular Juice and Dairy (PVT) LTD
Skills:
· Productivity management
· Problems solving techniques
· Production problem resolution
· Adaptable and flexible
· Above average knowledge of Food Safety Management System.
· Familiar with the techniques involved in proper storage and preservation.
· Analysis & evaluation of food product (physical & chemical).
· Above average knowledge of HACCP-Food Safety Management System.
Awards:
· Appreciation certificate and recognition shield from Bureau Veritas, Doha, Qatar.
Education
- 01-2010/03-2014
Bachelor of Chemical Engineering at Mehran University of Engineering & Technology
Experience
- Aug 2022 to Dec 2022
Food Safety Auditor/Inspector at Bureau Veritas Group, Qatar
Worked as Food Safety Auditor/Inspector on the behalf of Bureau Veritas Qatar (short-term FIFA WORLD CUP project).
Inspection of different catering companies (Amwaj, Torch, Saint Regis Doha, Mekdam Holding, etc) and services provided by the different caterers inside the stadium (Players changing rooms, referees’ room, youth program room, VVIP Areas, VIP Area, Skyboxes Staff & volunteers area. Security Area, Third party area, Concessions), players training sites as per requirements and directly report to the Qatar government department (Ministry of Public Health and Ministry of Municipality).
• Ensured all materials are received from an approved supplier with recorded documents.
• Ensured proper production process as per Qatar food safety standards and FIFA exceptional requirements.
• Performed inspections of catering and other food service facilities to ensure they are in compliance with Qatar food safety regulations.
• Inspecting food processing facilities regarding storage, preparation, and handling procedures.
• Random food sample collection and swab testing using ATP tester machine as per standard.
• Ensured correct expiration dates on products, refrigeration temperatures, and cleanliness of floors, walls, and equipment.
• Monitored the critical control points i.e. cooking temperature, regeneration temperature, hot holding, and cold holding temperature.
• Reviewed records of incoming shipments of food products to ensure they meet the standard requirements.
• Ensure proper personnel hygiene, equipment hygiene, and hygiene on the floor as per standard.
• Conduct investigations of food complaints, Product traceability, and take proper action.
• Issued notices of violations to catering managers or owners regarding violations of food safety rules.
• Reported all the compliance and non-compliance observations using MAIA software and submit the report to the food safety lead inspectors of MM (Ministry of Municipality) and MoPH (Ministry of Public Health) Qatar.- Feb, 2019 to Apr, 2022
Assistant Manager Production & Hygiene at Dalda Foods Limited, Karachi, Pakistan
A renowned organization engaged in the processing of Veg Oil, manufacturing of UHT Tea whitener, milk & snacks.
• Executed production operations in terms of quality and quantity and manpower requirements to ensure the safe and smooth operation of the shift.
• Achieved shift-wise production targets regarding both quality & quantity and ensures the safety of product, process equipment, and workers during shift.
• Ensured different grades of the product are kept separately & product losses are being controlled.
• Observed the lab results of the product and instruct the operators accordingly.
• Successfully managed production activities to achieve on-time shipment of orders.
• Monitored overall activities of production runs.
• Implemented performance, quality, and efficiency to achieve production goals.
• Ensured food safety, hygiene, 5S, and GMP for safe foods and healthy work environment.
• Ensured autonomous and planned maintenance to increase the OEE.
• Awareness of Tetra Pak Aseptic filling machines checks the performance of process equipment.
• Ensured quality parameters.
• Addressed and closed market product quality complaints.
• Coordinated with shift chemist to find the in-process non-conformance product. Ensured FIFO while issuing RMPM and dispatches. Responsible for all activity of the warehouse.- May 2017 to Feb 2019
Senior Production and QA Officer at Mehran Bottler’s pvt Limited
Mehran Bottler’s PVT Limited, a HACCP, ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 certified company engaged in the production of juices, carbonated Beverages, Syrup and Mineral water.
- May 2016 to May 2017
Production and QA Officer at Quice Food Industry LTD
Quice Food Industry LTD, is a company engaged in the production of juices, Carbonated Beverages and Syrup.
- May 2014 to May 2016
Processing Officer at Popular Juice and Dairy (PVT) LTD
Popular Juice and Dairy (PVT) LTD, a HACCP certified company engaged in the production of UHT Milk. Tea whitener, Flavored Milk, juices, carbonated Beverages, Syrup.
- Feb 2014 to May 2014
R.O Plant Assistant Incharge (operator) at Popular Juice and Dairy (PVT) LTD
Popular Juice and Dairy (PVT) LTD, a HACCP certified company engaged in the production of UHT Milk. Tea whitener, Flavored Milk, juices, carbonated Beverages, Syrup.
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