Krishna Kumar Pathak
Food Technologist
Satna
Summary
Experienced Food Technologist with 6 years of expertise in quality assurance, production, operations, and green field project management. Seeking a dynamic role where I can apply my comprehensive knowledge of food safety standards, operational efficiency, and project management to drive innovative solutions, enhance product quality, and support sustainable production practices.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
QA Team Lead (Product Quality)
JRS India Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
2 2024 - Current
- Assisting QA Team in the successful execution of a Greenfield project, ensuring adherence to quality standards and project requirements.
- Streamlined QA processes for faster issue identification and resolution, improving overall product performance.
- Leading the creation and execution of test plan, test cases, and test scripts, ensuring thorough coverage of functional and non-functional aspects of the project.
- Playing a key role in risk management through Hazard Analysis, identifying potential issues and setting proactive measures and implementation to mitigate risks and ensure project success.
- Setting up FG, process and raw receiving lab as per requirement, as well as purchasing lab equipment, their validation and setup.
- Conducting Pre-operative inspection and giving line clearance after taking swab test.
- Ensuring product quality and identifying food safety risks and taking corrective action, determining root cause and creating CAPA.
- Managing manpower to ensure plant adheres to set standard of QMS and communicating with all cross functional team.
- Participating and preparation of internal audits as per plan as well as external audits.
- Leading customers visit in the plant and representation of product cutting as per requirement.
QA Analyst (Product Quality)
McCain Foods India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2023 - 02.2024
- Ensuring that all the finished products, incoming raw materials, and packaging materials have met the specifications and COA clearly with careful and sophisticated quality control measures in compliance with the specified standards.
- Conducting the following activities like pre-operative inspection, line Clearance, Preoperative Swab test, SAP operation and retention sample management, Sensory Evaluation, Organoleptic test, Calibration of Lab equipment.
- Inspecting online process checks, CCP monitoring, cGHP, cGMP,5S, PRP, oPRP, Personal hygiene, HACCP plant implementation, line equipment inspection.
- Conduct trends analysis of market complaints, monthly and quarterly internal audits, PCI, supplier quality management, supplier performance, RCA, CAPA train food handlers on food safety and personal hygiene, Kaizen and Improvements analysis, Preparing SOP, etc.
- Involve in traceability exercise and mock recall.
- Ensuring the storage practice as per the allergen storage policy.
- Routine calibration of the equipment as per scheduled frequency.
- Assisting in Preparation of AIB, SQMS and other customer audits.
Quality Assurance Executive
Tata Consumer Products Limited
04.2021 - 11.2022
- Directly managed all over the 3rd Party Plant (R.B. Agro Milling Pvt. Ltd., Bina) individually.
- Ensured all the quality inspection of the RM, PM, and FG as per specification and COA.
- Monitoring COA, RCA, CAPA MOM, cGHP, cGMP, COVID-19 adherence and all quality-related documentation, PCI trends analysis, Data analysis, Daily Reporting to upper management, Legal Documents, legal metrology, Monthly and Quarterly internal audits.
- Training food handlers on food safety and personal hygiene, Kaizen and Improvements analysis, etc.
- Monitoring fumigation activities in the plant and record keeping.
- Verification of the effectiveness of the HACCP plan.
Quality Control Analyst (Off-Role)
Parle Biscuits Pvt. Ltd
07.2018 - 03.2021
- Assured the quality of RM, PM, and FG as per specification and COA.
- Conducted online process checks and record keeping.
- Executed all quality testing parameters of raw materials as well as finished products.
- Trained shop floor workers to maintain food safety culture and personal hygiene.
- Implemented the HACCP Plan and monitored CCP, oPRP, and PRP according to plant.
- Performed the plant's Internal Audits as per schedule.
- Updated documents in place- RM, PM, FG, Charts specs.
- Maintained GLP.
Education
B.Tech - Food Technology
MGCGV
Chitrakoot, Satna, MP 04.2001 -
12th Grade - Science
Saraswati Her. Sec. School
Satna, MP 04.2001 -
10th Grade -
Saraswati Her. Sec. School
Satna, MP 04.2001 -
Skills
Technical Skills & Proficiency:-
1 System and Product standards of foods as per FSSAI guidelines
2 Working principle of food machineries
3 Food safety and Product quality
4 Food safety, Quality Management system
5 Development of new product
6 Market Research
Personnel Skills:-
1 Optimistic Attitude and Pragmatic Approach
2 Leadership & Problem Solving
3 Orator (Excellent Communication Skills) and Active Listener
4 Adaptability to work in demanding and tough situations in team and alone
Core Deliverables
- Study the physical, chemical, and biological composition of foods to develop methods for safely processing, preserving, and packaging them.
- To research and investigate the production of food and to develop new and better methods of making and improving the quality of these foods.
- Meticulous attention to detail, especially about food quality and safety.
- Implantation of new products, launching and taking approval from FSSAI, and maintaining its record.
- Conducting trials and standardization of formulations according to FSSAI.
- Conducting a study of the products with respect to quality aspects, self-life, sensory evaluation, etc.
- Implementation and control of HACCP, SOP, CCP, oPRP, and PRP throughout the plant.
- Individual shift handling and conducting the plant Internal, external, and FSSAI Schedule 4 Audits as per schedule.
- Conducting product research with an appropriate questionnaire.
- Documentation of ISO22000-2018, FSSC V.6 as per plant and shadowing in audits like AIB, HALAL, FSSAI, and FSSC.
- Train food handlers on food safety, packaging, effective and efficient working on the shop floor with full safety and protection.
Languages
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Trainings and Certificates
- Successfully completed training on "Preventive Control Qualified Individual (PCQI) for Human Food" organized by FSPCA (USA).
- Attended a 2-month training program on "Fruit and Vegetable Processing" held at "Deen Dayal Research Institute" Chitrakoot in December 2016.
- Attended vocational training on "Food Safety Supervisor Manufacturing Advance Level-2" organized by FoSTaC FSSAI.
- Attended a training program on "HACCP, ISO 22000:2018 and Awareness of Food Safety Maturity and ZED Certification".
- Successfully completed training on "Basic Statistical Analysis System" organized by SAS INSTITUTE, DELHI.
Hobbies
1. Reading Books.
2. Playing Cricket.
3. Adventure.
Declaration
I hereby declare that the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Timeline
QA Analyst (Product Quality)
McCain Foods India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2023 - 02.2024
Quality Assurance Executive
Tata Consumer Products Limited
04.2021 - 11.2022
Quality Control Analyst (Off-Role)
Parle Biscuits Pvt. Ltd
07.2018 - 03.2021
B.Tech - Food Technology
MGCGV
04.2001 -
12th Grade - Science
Saraswati Her. Sec. School
04.2001 -
10th Grade -
Saraswati Her. Sec. School
04.2001 -
QA Team Lead (Product Quality)
JRS India Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
2 2024 - Current