Sandeep Kumar Ashok
Sharma
Mumbai,Maharashtra
Summary
- Deputy Manager with more than 14 years of experience in the various field of food business operation in domain such as Regulatory, Compliance, Food Safety,Product Quality,Supplier Audit,Process Audit,Quality Control,Customer Complaints,Food Safety Management,Quality Assurance,Technical Support,Food Processing and Nutritional Analysis.
- Currently seeking the opportunity with esteemed organization in the field of Regulatory, Compliance & Food Safety to showcase my skills and knowledge for the benefit of the organization and for the self interpersonal skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Manager Regulatory Affairs & Compliances
Amar Tea Private Limited
07.2021 - Current
- Ensuring that all the Licenses are up to date which is essential for running the business- like Shop and Establishment, FSSAI, Tea Board of India, MSME, Factory License, Trade license, Manufacture License for all the group companies and it associates.
- Keeping abreast of all food regulations and amendments as per FSSAI, Legal metrology & overseas food regulations norms.
- Co-ordination with QC executives at plant level for regular compliance monitoring (e.g., Product internal QC, external lab testing).
- Making periodical testing requirements for foods as per FSSAI guidelines.
- To ensure customs clearance of ingredients/ products by co-ordination with Supply Chain team.
- Validation of compliance labels of existing products as per applicable regulations of FSSAI, Legal Metrology & overseas country regulations such as USA, Middle East & European Countries.
- Supporting export team in doing the product registration as per importing country regulations.
- Providing input to the R&D, relevant plant employees, marketing team & management in case of any changes in the regulations and conducting the impact assessment of the same on the product and the label compliance.
- Monitoring shelf life study of the product and keeping the record of the same.
- Supporting export team in getting the health certificate, phytosanitary certificate & the certificate of compliance of the product for smooth import of the consignment.
- Supporting factory team in resolving the customer complaints by doing the root cause analysis.
- Providing training to factory team w.r.t. changes in the food regulations and its impact on FBO, Fairtrade & Rainforest alliance.
- Providing support to factory team on various documentation required activity required for certification schemes such as ISO 22000, FSSC etc.
Senior Food Safety & Regulatory Affairs Executive
Everest Food Products Private Limited
06.2020 - 07.2021
- Providing input to all the factory staff on all the Quality & Food Safety & Regulatory issues.
- Prepared document for FSSC 22000 V. 5.1 scheme.
- Faced FSSC 22000 V.5.1 audit by own and got the plant certified for the scheme.
- Periodical testing of the product through third party NABL accredited lab as per FSSAI requirements.
- Validation of nutritional values on the label.
- Supported R&D team in product development process.
- Conducted regular meetings with team to discuss issues, concerns on various regulatory issues.
- Cross checking and validating the artworks as per importing countries requirements.
- Attended various seminars on subject related to food regulations.
- Customer complaint handling.
Sr. Quality Assurance & Compliance Executive
Mahindra Greenyard Private Limited
04.2016 - 06.2020
- Prepared Quality manual for F&V as per FSSAI norms & sharing the details of the same with exporters.
- Conducted food safety audit of SABORO stores and keeping the record of the same.
- Doing Quality checks of Imported Fruits as per FSSAI norms.
- Application of various licenses such as FSSAI, Shop License & Health license etc., which was required for smooth operation of the business.
- Collated of report on Quality of F&V and prepared QIS (Quality Index Score) against the same.
Quality & Operation Officer
Tata & Tesco Enterprise
06.2013 - 04.2016
- Audit of Star Bazaar retail store for Mumbai, Gujarat & Rest of Maharashtra region as per FSSAI Norms.
- Giving BRAG status (Rating) to store after FSSAI audit done for respected store at respected regions.
- Comparison of stores performance w.r.t. food safety, located all over India basis of BRAG report.
- Weekly random expiry checks at store by co-ordination with stock control team and reporting the findings with the store managers category team, stock control team and HOD.
- Vendor performance management on the basis of monthly food safety audit.
- Vendor development as per TESCO stringent norms of food safety parameters.
Quality Assurance Executive
West Coast Fine Foods India Private Limited
02.2012 - 06.2013
- Responsible for monitoring the quality of overall incoming stock like raw materials, Packaging materials, FG.
- Ageing analysis of the products in co-ordination with R&D team so as to define the shelf life of the product.
- Inspect market complaints by conducting market audits in co-ordination with marketing department, distributors and taking the corrective actions.
- Part of HACCP team.
- Updating and maintaining specification of raw & packaging materials as per the FSSAI regulations.
- Conducting the ISO 22000 audit of the franchisee plant.
Quality Assurance Executive
Vista Foods Private Limited
06.2009 - 06.2010
- Ensured that raw material is received as per the internal laid down specifications in accordance with FSSAI standards.
- Testing of raw material by physical and chemical testing.
- Ageing analysis of frozen vegetables such as peas, carrot, corn, onion, and all other frozen vegetables.
- Packaging material testing.
- conducted quality analysis of the oil sample on the basis of iodine value and free fatty acid content, moisture content, peroxide test.
- Doing purity checks of food grade CO2 gas by purity meter.
- Hygiene inspection of the plant and making report of the same.
Education
Master of Science - Chemistry
Mithibai College
Mumbai 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry & Food Scince
South Indian Welfare Society College
Mumbai 04.2001 -
H.S.C - Physics, Chemistry, Maths & Biology
South Indian Welfare Society College
Mumbai 04.2001 -
S.S.C -
Sita Ram Prakash High School
Mumbai 04.2001 -
Skills
HACCP
Certification
FSSC 22000 V 5.1 certification
Timeline
Deputy Manager Regulatory Affairs & Compliances
Amar Tea Private Limited
07.2021 - Current
Senior Food Safety & Regulatory Affairs Executive
Everest Food Products Private Limited
06.2020 - 07.2021
FSSC 22000 V 5.1 certification
05-2019
Sr. Quality Assurance & Compliance Executive
Mahindra Greenyard Private Limited
04.2016 - 06.2020
Quality & Operation Officer
Tata & Tesco Enterprise
06.2013 - 04.2016
Quality Assurance Executive
West Coast Fine Foods India Private Limited
02.2012 - 06.2013
Quality Assurance Executive
Vista Foods Private Limited
06.2009 - 06.2010
Master of Science - Chemistry
Mithibai College
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Science - Chemistry & Food Scince
South Indian Welfare Society College
04.2001 -
H.S.C - Physics, Chemistry, Maths & Biology
South Indian Welfare Society College
04.2001 -
S.S.C -
Sita Ram Prakash High School
04.2001 -
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