Sanjitha Patil Suresh
Davanagere
Summary
With a robust background at Cargill India, I excel in Quality Assurance Oversight and embody exceptional judgment. My expertise in implementing ISO standards and leading quality improvement initiatives has significantly enhanced product reliability. Skilled in fostering team collaboration, I've developed impactful quality management systems, ensuring compliance and operational excellence.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
FSQR QA SPECIALIST
CARGILL INDIA
DAVANAGERE
03.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with other team members to perform internal QA audits.
- Monitored product trends and suggested changes.
- Analyzed quality control test results and provided feedback and interpretation to production management or staff.
- Kept records of quality reports and statistical reviews.
- Reviewed supplier contracts regarding material specifications and requirements before approving them for production use.
- Assisted in developing new methods for improving product quality while reducing costs associated with testing and inspection.
- Monitored performance trends in order to identify potential areas of improvement within the QA process.
- Documented non-conformance issues, identified corrective action plans, tracked progress, and reported final resolution status for each issue.
- Completed various financial and quality audits for different departments.
- Developed and implemented quality assurance processes to ensure compliance with industry standards.
- Created report formats for distribution, standardizing quality control metrics around consistent, measurable guideposts.
- Developed and implemented quality control processes to improve product reliability.
- Trained and led staff on proper QA standards.
- Maintained policy, procedures, work instructions, and projects for quality and continuous improvement agendas.
- Ensured that all products meet established company quality standards prior to release.
- Provided support and guidance to colleagues to maintain a collaborative work environment.
- Assisted with the development of laboratory protocols related to sample processing, analysis, and reporting of results.
- Wrote validation plans and conducted systems validations.
- Documented information and recorded findings in technical reports and professional literature.
- Presented monthly status reports to managers and peer groups.
- Micro Lab - FG Line Analysis, EMP. Zones, hygiene.
- Sensory evaluation
R&D ADMINISTRATOR
KERRY INGREDIENTS
BANGALORE
06.2013 - 01.2022
- Selected by senior management for the project team for SAP, MDM, OPTIVA, etc.
- Master DATA controller for India. (SAP)
- Support for customer audits
- Manage all documents that support quality management.
- Support the R&D team in the Optiva system.
- Interface with the Regulatory and Creation team on recipe management.
- Supporting regulations to issue the technical documents, such as declarations, allergen specs, etc.
- Coordinating with suppliers for documents for raw materials.
- Supporting the team in the completion of projects for all plants in India.
- Supports internal and external customers by providing routine or standard technical information.
- Label declarations for products.
- Regulatory assessments of recipes, ingredients, nutritional labeling, and claims on the food product label. Periodic Review and Audit of the Regulatory System.
- Close coordination with manufacturing. Sites, R&D, Sales, and Customer Service team for recipe approval in internal systems.
- HACCP, FOOD SAFETY, CCP, PRP, QCPS
Quality Control
Cargill flavors
Bangalore
10.2011 - 06.2012
- Maintaining all technical master data.
- Part of the ISO 22000 certification.
- Part of HALAL certification.
- Maintaining the specific chemical properties, parameters of synthesized, prepared chemical compounds. (Specification matching)
- Arranging periodic calibration of test equipment in the laboratory, either internally or by adequately qualified personnel or agencies, in coordination with the Maintenance and Materials Department.
- Responsible for the accuracy of testing, lab neatness, and sample retention.
- Maintain test results and analysis results of incoming materials and finished products.
- Products, and sample log-in to meet customer requirements (COA, TDS, MSDS, etc.).
- RM documentation. Collecting all supporting documents from the suppliers for validation.
Education
Master of Science - Industrial Chemistry
Kuvempu University
Shimoga06-2009
Skills
- Quality Assurance Oversight
- GMP regulations
- Quality Management Reporting
- Documentation review
- Quality control plans
- Cleaning validation
- Great judgment
- External audits
- Microbiological testing
- Environmental monitoring
- Non-conformance reporting
- Batch record review
- Six sigma methodologies
- Customer complaint handling
- Quality metrics
- Stability studies
- Quality management systems
- Packaging assessment
- Internal audits
- Measurement tools
- ISO standards
- Corrective action planning
- Safety monitoring
- Operational Auditing Methods
- Sensory evaluation
- Lean Six Sigma Implementation Skills
- FSSAI Standards Familiarity
- FOOD SAFETY
- Process Optimization
Affiliations
- Part of Six Sigma projects
- Women in Operations Award, Her Key
- Received multiple awards recognizing outstanding contributions to workplace culture
- Research and Development (R&D) Enthusiast eager to contribute to innovative projects
Timeline
FSQR QA SPECIALIST
CARGILL INDIA
03.2022 - Current
R&D ADMINISTRATOR
KERRY INGREDIENTS
06.2013 - 01.2022
Quality Control
Cargill flavors
10.2011 - 06.2012
Master of Science - Industrial Chemistry
Kuvempu University
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