Sajith Khan
Warangal
Summary
Dynamic professional with over 15+ years of experience in quality control, vendor management, and quality assurance. Proven expertise in food safety management systems and manufacturing operations. Committed to leveraging skills for organizational growth and achieving mutual benefits. Focused on delivering high-quality results and enhancing operational efficiency. Dynamic Associate Scientist Value Stream Lead – Quality & Food Safety with expertise in Quality Control, Vendor Management, and Food Safety Management Systems. Leads site Quality and Food Safety operations, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards. Drives implementation of Quality and Food Safety standards across production operations, delivering robust training and capability development for associates.
Overview
2027
2027
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Scientist Value Stream Lead – Quality & Food Safety
Mars India
Pune
01.2025 - Current
- Lead site Quality and Food Safety operations, ensuring compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
- Manage raw material acceptance as per MQM standards and coordinate with the laboratory team for material release and specification updates.
- Oversee verification and validation of CCP, OPRP, and HACCP systems to ensure food safety compliance.
- Conduct Food Safety Technical Risk Assessments for new product introductions, line trials, and process change management.
- Drive implementation and deployment of Quality and Food Safety standards across production operations.
- Lead PRIMP (Product Release Incident Management Process) and manage non-conforming product investigations and disposition.
- Prepare and present weekly and monthly Quality KPI reports to site leadership and management teams.
- Deliver training and capability development programs for shop-floor associates on GMP, PRP, and food safety practices.
- Ensure regulatory compliance, manage regulatory updates, and support timely submission of statutory reports.
- Review and approve packaging artwork and labeling to ensure regulatory and brand compliance.
- Plan and conduct internal audits, supplier audits, cross-site audits, and third-party audits.
- Lead vendor development and supplier quality improvement initiatives.
- Conduct monthly GMP, PRP, AHC, and hygiene compliance audits across the site.
- Manage consumer complaints investigations and implement effective CAPA through the Nexus system.
- Facilitate Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Why-Why analysis, and Fishbone analysis with cross-functional teams.
- Collaborate with Regional Food Safety leadership for incident management and implementation of global food safety standards.
Sr Executive- Quality and Operations
Global Consumer Product Private Limited
Hyderabad
04.2017 - 10.2020
Executive Quality and Operations
Global Consumer Product Private Limited
03.2015 - 04.2017
Quality and Food Safety Executive
Global Consumer Product Private Limited
02.2012 - 03.2015
- Responsible for ensuring high quality production of Tang as per Kraft's specifications.
- Implemented QA activities including inspections & QP audits related to raw material and finished products.
- Monitored CRQS parameters to ensure high quality in package and product.
- Led efforts in ensuring adherence to internal & external calibration schedules, PIC & PEC schedules and external micro analysis.
- Managed product inventory by holding and releasing raw material and finished goods in SAP.
- Deftly executed internal audits on GMP, FSMS and PAS 220; identified and shared observations and ensure prompt NC closure.
- Conducted PWI audit to verify safety compliance.
- Ensured health, safety and hygiene were maintained at shop floor at all times.
- Monitored all pest control activities.
- Assisted in R&D trials for new product development.
- Set up and maintained controls and documentation procedures.
- Promptly attended to customer complaint and resolved problems at their end.
- Monitored performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports.
- Kept abreast of standards, regulations/laws, issues, and news with respect to product (service) quality.
Quality and Food Safety Executive
Cadbury India Limited
Hyderabad
11.2011 - 03.2015
- Responsible for ensuring high quality production of Tang as per Kraft's specifications.
- Implemented QA activities including inspections & QP audits related to raw material and finished products.
- Monitored CRQS parameters to ensure high quality in package and product.
- Led efforts in ensuring adherence to internal & external calibration schedules, PIC & PEC schedules and external micro analysis.
- Managed product inventory by holding and releasing raw material and finished goods in SAP.
- Deftly executed internal audits on GMP, FSMS and PAS 220; identified and shared observations and ensure prompt NC closure.
- Conducted PWI audit to verify safety compliance.
- Ensured health, safety and hygiene were maintained at shop floor at all times.
- Monitored all pest control activities.
- Assisted in R&D trials for new product development.
- Set up and maintained controls and documentation procedures.
- Promptly attended to customer complaint and resolved problems at their end.
- Monitored performance by gathering relevant data and producing statistical reports.
- Kept abreast of standards, regulations/laws, issues, and news with respect to product (service) quality.
Sr. Quality & Operations Manager
DS group
Hyderabad
- Monitoring the quality & food safety of products by interacting with The Good Stuff representative and with CMO team.
- Supported Co-manufacturing team in getting FSSC certified.
- Uplifted the GMP of all the sites as per the standards and found satisfactory results in the External audits.
- Supported and developed suppliers and their system by conducting audits to sourcing team.
- Strategic planning –food safety, Supplier development, Root cause analysis and Corrective and Preventive action plans, and continual quality improvement.
- Plan and carryout new and existing supplier's/trader audits. Completion of audit report and communicate the nonconformance to supplier and close CAPA on time.
- Licensing and Registration of CMU's wrt to FSSAI License & Legal Metrology.
- Market complaints handling and closure with appropriate RCA and CAPA.
- Art work management – Developing BOP's by coordinating with cross functional team and maintaining the repository document, issuing to marketing for Artwork development and stage wise approval till Vendor PDF document approval.
Education
M Sc - Biotechnology
University of Bangalore
Bangalore01-2011
Skills
- Hardworking
- Execution of task assigned with Diligence
- Good connectivity with Shop floor team
- High convincing power
- More Interactive
- Quality assurance
- Food safety compliance
- Regulatory management
- Supplier development
- Process improvement
- Risk assessment
- Technical training
- Internal auditing
- Root cause analysis
- CAPA implementation
- Data analysis
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Customer complaint resolution
- Statistical reporting
- Document control
- Communication skills
- Problem-solving
- Leadership
- Active listening
- Willingness to learn
- Team building
- Team leadership and motivation
- Commitment to excellence
- Customer focused
- Deadline management
- Project planning and coordination
- Product development support
- Training delivery
- Technical reporting
Certification
- Lead Auditor FSSC -Version -6.
- Advanced Level 4 HACCP Training.
- Lead auditor ISO 22000 -Food Safety Management FSMS.
- Global Supplier Quality Expectation Requirements-Supplier Quality Auditor, Jan 2013.
- Food Safety Trainings, Train the Trainer from Mondelez India.
Languages
English
Hindi
Telugu
Custom Section
Warangal, Telangana
Marital status
Married
References
- Morekar, Shivshankar, Food Safety Specialist India • R&D, Mars ,Pune, 8999795669
Personal Information
- Total Experience: 15 years
- Notice Period: 90 days
Hobbies and interests
- Playing Cricket
- Listening to Music
- Traveling
- Cooking
Timeline
Associate Scientist Value Stream Lead – Quality & Food Safety
Mars India
01.2025 - Current
Sr Executive- Quality and Operations
Global Consumer Product Private Limited
04.2017 - 10.2020
Executive Quality and Operations
Global Consumer Product Private Limited
03.2015 - 04.2017
Quality and Food Safety Executive
Global Consumer Product Private Limited
02.2012 - 03.2015
Quality and Food Safety Executive
Cadbury India Limited
11.2011 - 03.2015
Sr. Quality & Operations Manager
DS group
M Sc - Biotechnology
University of Bangalore