Ravi Kumar Angirekula

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Email: ad37jx@r.postjobfree.com

OVERVIEW

Over 20 years of experience in food plant operations/food safety & quality assurance. Oversee all operations of the production and food safety & quality. 15 years of work experience and in-depth knowledge in food safety and quality certifications such as ISO 22000, FSSC 22000 etc.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Director of Food safety and Quality assurance

Kataria Foods International, CANADA 2014-2024

Duties: Performed all duties related to Quality assurance, quality control, lab management and research and development etc.

Quality Assurance :

• Create, implement, develop, monitor, and enforce food safety and quality policies and procedures.

• Provided quality system support to the operation systems and technical expertise to the manufacturing operations and product development as per Food safety plans, Preventive control programs, HACCP Programs, Recall plans, Corrective action plans & GMP programs - CIP (Clean- in-Place), SIP (Sanitation- in-Place) etc.

• Managing and overseeing maintenance of food quality and safety programs including Good Manufacturing Processes (GMPs), Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), Pest control, Environmental monitoring, Food Safety plans (HACCP plans), Traceability & Recall programs, Allergens programs, Supplier approval programs etc.

• Planning and scheduling of internal & external audits – facility GMP audits, quarterly GFSI internal audits and yearly external audits

• Supervision of documental control – Sops, QMS ( quality managements systems)

• Supervision of training – food safety trainings – food defence, food fraud, food safety culture, allergen, GMP, food safety policies etc.

• Performed Internal Food Safety and Quality Audits (i.e. food safety, food inspection, health & safety, hygiene and sanitation practices) to support the food safety quality compliance.

• Engaged with external governing bodies personnel (such as CFIA,FDA,NSF ) for external audits

• Conduct CFIA, 3rd party audits, customer audits and internal audits and follow up on corrective actions.

• Ensure Hold and Release process is functional, rational, timely and effective

• Conduct investigations to resolve quality deviations and customer complaints and implementing corrective action and preventative actions (CAPAs), reporting and communicating finding and participate in claim processes where applicable.

• Support the sales team including supply of information, training, response to technical analysis inquiries and customer approval applications.

• Participate in mock recall and responsible for forward and backward traceability

• Enforcing the Occupational, Health and Safety policies.

Quality control :

• Ensure in-house testing functions efficiently by managing staff scheduling, workflow and workload distribution among the technicians.

• Inspections, testing by testing ensuring raw materials, packaging materials and finished goods to meet food safety standards.

• Supporting shipping/receiving/distribution operations ensuring to follow HOLD /QUARANTINE procedures, FIFO,FEFO and LIFO methods

• Ensure finished products meet food safety & quality regulations, purity protocol and customer requirements.

Lab Management :

• Supervision of scheduling of collection of samples and conducing ( swab, allergen tests,

• Supervision of in-house testing organoleptic tests, micro analysis using 3M plates and ATP swabs

Verify compliance of testing practices with Internal specifications

• Manage relationships on laboratory team including recruitment; professional development; training and coaching; managing staff performance (including dealing promptly with performance deficiencies); succession planning; and creating a positive and high-performance team culture.

• Provide training to staff throughout the company on protocol laboratory testing of finished products, Food Safety Culture, GMP, GLP & HACCP by conducting on board training, group training and annual refresher training.

• Propose and manage laboratory budgets, cost reduction initiative for area of responsibility.

Research and Development:

• Conducting research on new products based on market trends, alternative cost-effective raw materials

• Conducting R&D trails and development of new products

• Developed and efficiently monitored shelf-life study on shelf stable products

• Coordinate and execute product development trails with production team to ensure its complaint and meet customer requirements.

• Implementation of new test methods by conducting monitoring, verification and validation procedures and analyzing data to check for errors / inaccuracies or continuous improvements

Supply Chain Manager

Fazer, DENMARK 2009-2014

Day to day purchase and inventory management control using ERP tool.

Maintain orders, Inquiries and receive customer orders, regenerate invoices, generate vendor purchase orders.

Inventory activity by Document number/ item-ID / BOM/ MPS available to promise inquiry.

Distribution management: managing cost of goods produced/goods sold/ summary by period (material /labour/overhead)

Communicate results in weekly / monthly operations and management meetings with management team and discuss cost and waste reduction strategies. Engage with R&D team for cost effective and alternative ingredients / raw materials, chemicals and packing materials.

Quality Manager

Associated British Foods, UNITED KINGDOM 2007-2009

Create, implement, develop, monitor, and enforce food safety and quality policies and procedures.

Provided quality system support to the operation systems and technical expertise to the manufacturing operations and product development as per Food Safety plans.

Conduct CFIA, 3rd party audits, customer audits and internal audits and follow up on corrective actions.

Conduct investigations to resolve quality deviations and customer complaints and implementing corrective actions.

Pre-op & Post –op inspections, batch verifications with lots ensuring FIFO policies.

Supporting shipping/receiving/distribution operations ensuring to follow HOLD/QUARANTINE procedures, FIFO, FEFO and LIFO methods.

Finished product & raw materials testing: organoleptic testing, density/viscosity, brix, pH, conducting micro analysis using 3M films.

Work knowledge with BRC standard.

Production Manager

Associated British Foods, UNITED KINGDOM 2006-2007

Plan, organize, control and evaluate operations of manufacturing establishment or operations.

Develop and implement plans to efficiently use materials, labour and equipment to meet production targets.

Develop production schedules and maintain an inventory of raw materials and finished products.

Plan and implement changes to machinery and equipment, production systems and methods of work.

Direct quality control inspection system and develop production reporting procedures.

Develop equipment maintenance schedules and recommend the replacement of machines.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Food Science 1997-2001

A.N.G.R Agriculture University, India

Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications 2001-2002

ACARE Institute, India

Master of Science in Water Resources and Livelihood Security 2003-2005

Linkoping University, Sweden

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING

HACCP I, HACCP II, PCQI,FSSC 22000 & Internal auditor, ISO 22000 LEAD AUDITOR

Lean & Six-sigma, Continuous improvement managers certification

Project management certification – Google

Digital operations system training, RED Zone

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