Abiraami Arivazhagan
Quality Assurance & Food Safety (9+ Years Experience)
Erode, Tamil Nadu
Summary
Seeking Quality Assurance/Food Safety/Hygiene Officer within a fast-paced company is responsible for policy, strategy and testing methodology to meet regulatory authority compliance in regard to the company product and also, assist in setting quality standards and ensuring that production is maintained at such standards. Excellent communication skills, team-oriented mentality, and thoroughness of task completion.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Assistant Quality Assurance Manager
The Taste Company- Instahot Foods
02.2023 - Current
- Implementer of corporate standards and regulations concerning GMP, GHP, quality, hygiene, as per FSSAI, ISO 22000:2018, and HALAL in an FMCG.
- Develop, Implement and validate HACCP, and control all the CCP, OPRP, and PRP points.
- Conducts reviews of calibration, validation, and verification of OPRPs and CCPs, including root cause analysis of deviations and corrective actions.
- Responsible for the release of raw materials, packing materials, and finished goods, and conducting verification tests.
- Maintain and create costing work, export documents, and customer-facing documents.
- Conducted thorough audits on production lines to ensure adherence to quality standards like ISO, HALAL, and other certification bodies, minimizing defects and errors.
- Trained and mentored juniors on best practices in quality control, enhancing team competency and performance.
- Monitor and analyze food hygiene and safety by validating the effectiveness of the cleaning and sanitization process in and around the FMCG.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to investigate customer complaints and performed corrective actions to resolve quality issues.
- Interact with another internal department on quality-related issues, and command preventive or corrective action based on 5W 1H.
- Responsible for product quality improvement, monitoring, data analysis, review, and driving the corrective action plan.
- Develop and set up inspection parameters, testing techniques (physical-chemical and microbiological analysis), and working procedures.
- Conduct accelerated shelf-life studies.
- Created and maintained the system-based SOPs to align with industry standards.
- Participated in vendor evaluations to ensure materials met quality specifications, contributing to overall product integrity and reliability.
- Managed an in-house support desk, promptly addressing customer complaints na implementing corrective actions that reduced repeat issues by 20%
Quality Assurance- Executive & FSTL
Angel Starch & Food Pvt. Ltd.
02.2021 - 02.2023
- Implementer of Corporate standards & Regulations Concern on GMP, GHP, Quality, Hygiene as per FSSAI, ISO 22000:2018, BRCGS, Kosher and HALAL in an FMCG.
- Prepare and review the system based SOP's
- Assist superior to investigate and report quality issues and customer complaint.
- Monitor and analyze Food hygiene and safety by validating the effectiveness of cleaning and sanitization process in and around the FMCG
- Conduct Integrated Management System internal audit.
QA- Executive
Tender Cuts- GFM Retail Pvt.Ltd
03.2020 - 03.2021
- Maintaining Documents as per HALAL and FSSAI criteria.
- Conduct Internal audits in the stores as per the FSSAI.
- Training and awareness given to the staff about Food safety.
- Monitor and analyze Food hygiene and safety by validating the effectiveness of cleaning and sanitization processes in and around the Stores.
- Assist superior to investigate and report quality issues and customer complaints.
- Interact with another internal department on quality-related issue
Quality Controller - Executive
Proodle Hospitality Service (P)Ltd
11.2018 - 08.2020
- Implement HACCP and control all the CCP, OPRP and PRP Points.
- Ensure the Quality of Raw materials.
- Maintaining Documents as per FSMS criteria.
- Conduct FSMS internal audit.
- Training and awareness given to the staffs about Food safety.
- Maintain Food hygiene and safety in and around the kitchen and canteen.
Microbiologist
Parikshan
09.2016 - 09.2018
- Laboratory, Training and GAP Audits as per FSSAI in Coimbatore Zone.
- Chain of hotels in Coimbatore and Salem district- Hygiene audit, Sampling and Training.
- Conduct training and Awareness for the Hotel staffs on Food Safety.
- Testing the Food, Swab and Water samples as per FSSAI criteria.
- Assisting for FOSTAC and Lead Auditor Course classes.
- Ensuring the Hotels are followed the norms as per FSSAI and ISO 22000:2005(GAP Audits)
- In charge of the Zone - Cost control, Revenue report, Directed and monitored the team.
Education
B.Tech - Food Technology
Kongu Engineering College, (Autonomous)
Perundurai, TN, India01.2016
Higher Secondary Group 2 -
Indian Public School, CBSE
Erode, TN, India01.2012
Secondary - undefined
Indian Public School , CBSE
Erode, TN, India01.2010
Skills
Lead Auditor
Supply chain evaluation
Good Hygiene Practices
Good Manufacturing Practices
Food Safety Team Leader
Quality inspection
Laboratory testing(Physico-Chemical & Microbiology)
HACCP implementation experience
Food safety training
Regulatory compliance
Basics of Computers, MS Office, MS Outlook
Certification
FSSC22000 V5/ISO 22000:2018 FOOD SAFETY MANAGMENT SYSTEMS Lead Auditor Certified by SGS India Pvt. Lt.(Chennai).
Timeline
FosTac-Manufacturing (Level 2) & Food Safety Supervisor.
08-2025
Assistant Quality Assurance Manager
The Taste Company- Instahot Foods
02.2023 - Current
Internal Auditor Certification- BRC GS FOOD SAFETY ISSUE 8.0 In Quality Guru.
11-2022
FSSC22000 V5/ISO 22000:2018 FOOD SAFETY MANAGMENT SYSTEMS Lead Auditor Certified by SGS India Pvt. Lt.(Chennai).
03-2022
Quality Assurance- Executive & FSTL
Angel Starch & Food Pvt. Ltd.
02.2021 - 02.2023
QA- Executive
Tender Cuts- GFM Retail Pvt.Ltd
03.2020 - 03.2021
Level 3 - HACCP for Food Manufacturing (RQF) Completed under High field Qualification.
04-2019
Quality Controller - Executive
Proodle Hospitality Service (P)Ltd
11.2018 - 08.2020
Microbiologist
Parikshan
09.2016 - 09.2018
Secondary - undefined
Indian Public School , CBSE
B.Tech - Food Technology
Kongu Engineering College, (Autonomous)
Higher Secondary Group 2 -
Indian Public School, CBSE