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SANCHITA GANDOTRA

SANCHITA GANDOTRA

Food Technologist
Panchkula

Summary

To work in a competitive environment that provides a wide spectrum of experience and exposure and to bring out the best in me, thus adding value to the organization while also achieving my own goals.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Quality Assurance Senior Executive

Mondelez International
Baddi
07.2019 - Current
  • Started as Quality Executive & now working as a Senior Executive Quality Assurance.
  • Experienced in-process QA for the molded, panned confectionary, enrobed chocolate, and beverage categories, with a focus on continuous improvement.
  • Compliances related to Right First Time (RFT) & supplier quality management to ensure operational continuity.
  • Leading audits for site, TPO, external warehouses & vendors sites as per Mondelēz Quality policies, FSSAI standards & auditing guidelines.
  • Led the implementation of Quality Management System (QMS).
  • Leading the validations & RFT for NPD, new processes, capacity expansions, FFG projects to ensure food safety compliance for business continuity.
  • Cooperated with engineering, manufacturing and corporate accounting to verify adherence to quality standards.
  • Verification & Validation of CCPs (Critical control points) in the process to ensure HACCP compliance to ensure food safety.
  • Developed & delivered quality & food safety requirement trainings 100% Shop floor colleagues and in compliance with site HR Education & Training (E&T) pillar. Covered 100% employees for training.
  • Working in accordance with the requirements of FSSC 22000 certification scheme for food safety management system i.e., ISO 22000:2005 v.5.1 & ISO/TS 22002-1.
  • Led the agenda to enhance food safety culture across functions across site.
  • Initiated & led digitization agenda for certain quality related data.
  • Leading Integrated Pest Management (IPM) system for the site to comply with food safety requirements
  • Evaluates & ensures proper RCA/CAPA & implementation of corrective action plan drawn due to deviation and out of specifications results, customer complaints which may have an impact on product quality.
  • Integration of Focused Improvement (IL6S) and Quality Management System to meet the Consumer Inspired Quality using methodologies such as IL6s tools, KAIZEN, QA matrices, SGAs competition, R&R.

Education

Master of Science - Food Sciences And Technology

Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar, Punjab
06.2017 - 06.2019

Bachelor of Science - Food Science, Nutrition & Quality Control

Jammu University
Jammu, J&K
07.2014 - 06.2017

Skills

    Food processing

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Publication

Research Paper

Physico-chemical and textural (sensorial & electromyographic) evaluation of idlis formulated with brown rice & pearl millet flour

23-06-2020

Springer; Journal of Food Measurement & Characterization DOI 10.1007/s11694-020-00534-w

Accomplishments

  • FSSC22000 Version 5.1 Internal Auditor Course & PAS 96:2017 Food Defence (TACCP) Guidance Training Course – BSI Academy (10/2021 - Present)
  • Internal Auditor certificate for FSSC 22000 version 5 based on ISO 22000:2018 (10/2019 - Present)
  • Internal Auditor certificate for Food Safety Management System (FSMS) ISO 22000:2005 (04/2018 - Present)

Interests

Cricket, Yoga, Cycling, Event Management

Timeline

Quality Assurance Senior Executive

Mondelez International
07.2019 - Current

Master of Science - Food Sciences And Technology

Guru Nanak Dev University
06.2017 - 06.2019

Bachelor of Science - Food Science, Nutrition & Quality Control

Jammu University
07.2014 - 06.2017
SANCHITA GANDOTRAFood Technologist