Open To Work
Varsha N Sawant
Uruli Kanchan
Work Preference
Summary
Quality-focused professional with 10 years of experience in microbiology and food safety management. Expertise in implementing quality systems, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with BIS, FSSAI, and ISO 22000 standards. Skilled in method validation, risk analysis, and process improvement initiatives that enhance product quality. Proven ability to develop SOPs and manage vendor audits while maintaining comprehensive documentation and training programs.
Overview
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1
Certification
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Quality Executive
SOSYO HAJOORI FOOD & BEVERAGES Pvt Ltd.
Tal-Nandur
09.2024 - Current
- Ensuring compliance with regards to FSSAI/ ISO 22000/FSSC 5.2 – Record Keeping & Documentation Focusing on compliance of SOP and GMP at shop floor.
- Managing customer complaints within defined time period Administering CAPA generation and its effective implementation.
- Implementing HACCP and FSSAI norms, Sanitization & Pest Control Programme and calibration of equipment.
- Conducting Training at Plant program for food safety, ISO-22000, Personal Hygiene, Equipment Cleaning and Sanitization.
- Supervising Food QA & QC Process development, regulatory, project management and warehouse teams and new molecule validations successfully and timely.
- Reviewing documentation evidence covering identification of instruments, frequency of re-calibration, calibration status.
- Identifying, calibrating and adjusting all inspection, measuring and testing equipment and devices that can affect product quality at prescribed intervals or prior to use.
- Organized and managed activities of Incoming Feed, In-process, and Finished Products Section to meet specified quality plan requirements.
- Spearheading day-to-day planning for analysis of raw materials, in- process samples, finished products.
- Reviewed and improved quality standards by implementing new processes in the organization.
- Conducted root cause analysis and impact assessment to close deviations and investigate issues; proposed corrective and preventive action plans.
- Reviewing & maintaining Batch Manufacturing & Packing Records, Manufacturing Formula and Processing & Packaging Instructions; verifying calibration records, temperature and humidity reports.
- Studying feasibility and conducting Gap Assessment & Risk Analysis; verifying Documents, Product & Solutions Hold Time and Shelf- Life Study Documents.
- Corroborating Analytical Documents, Analytical Method Development Documents, Analytical Method Validation Documents, Analytical Testing Reports, Product Specifications as well as process & Raw Material Testing Methods.
- Managed change control and deviation for exhibit batches.
- Support in the Development review, and approval of sterilization process and equipment Validation/ qualifications (IQ, OQ, PQ and DQ).
- Accumulated extensive work experience in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Current Good Manufacturing Practices (CGMP).
- Led a team of 30 members to ensure effective collaboration and achieve project goals.
- Preparing MIS for QC Laboratory and presenting to the management.
- Monitoring the Quality Control Department activities towards ensuring the timely service to all internal customers.
- Planning product process improvement strategies for new product development.
- Possessed a strong working knowledge of dry granulation, wet granulation, and packaging processes.
- Received Hygiene Initiator Award in 2014 and 2016 for exemplary commitment to hygiene standards.
- Successfully completed training for FSMS Internal Auditor certification.
- Efficaciously enhanced the documentation as per FSSC audit requirements.
- Efficaciously enhanced the documentation as per FSSC audit requirements.
Quality Executive
Pushpam Foods & Beverages Pvt Ltd.
Tal-Nandur
01.2019 - 09.2024
Microbiologist
Pushpam Foods & Beverages
Nandur Daund
11.2013 - 02.2018
Trainee Microbiologist
Pawana Multispecialty Hospital.
Somatane Phata
06.2012 - 10.2013
Education
M.Sc. - Microbiology
Modern College
Pune, Maharashtra, India01-2012
B.Sc. -
H.V. Desai Collage
Pune, Maharashtra, India01-2010
Skills
- HACCP, FSMS, FSSC
- Quality control
- Total quality management
- Process validation techniques
- Method validation
- Internal auditing
- Audit processes
- Root cause analysis
- Customer complaint management
- Operations excellence
- Laboratory setup
- Team leadership
Certification
- Certified HACCP Auditor
- Certified FSSC 22000 V6 awareness training
- Certified FSSC 22000 V6 Internal Auditor
- Certified FSMS Internal Auditor
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that information given above is true and best of my knowledge.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 07/21/90
Executive Profile
Microbiological and quality-oriented professional with an eye for detail offering over 10 years of a successful career with diverse roles, with proven results in spearheading the entire gamut of Quality Management functions in Food Safety Management System in Food Processing industry., Impressive success in implementing various standards to improve the Product Quality, Deviations, Change Control, and Failure Investigations., Planned and implemented quality system and ensured quality systems are in place., Expertise in Vendor development and their Audit and continual improvement at the vendors site while ensuring compliance with regards to BIS/ FSSAI/ ISO22000., Exposure of conducting Internal HACCP/FSMS Audit & conducting employees training program for food safety, FSMS/ HACCP, ISO-22000.
Timeline
Quality Executive
SOSYO HAJOORI FOOD & BEVERAGES Pvt Ltd.
09.2024 - Current
Quality Executive
Pushpam Foods & Beverages Pvt Ltd.
01.2019 - 09.2024
Microbiologist
Pushpam Foods & Beverages
11.2013 - 02.2018
Trainee Microbiologist
Pawana Multispecialty Hospital.
06.2012 - 10.2013
M.Sc. - Microbiology
Modern College
B.Sc. -
H.V. Desai Collage