Manager Food Safety

Profile Summary

Qualitative experience in the establishing & maintaining latest

Quality, Health & Safety and Environment Management Systems

(QMS, EMS & OHSAS, FSMS, OSHAD)

Excellence in Quality Management, Occupational Health, Safety and Environment Management System, Food Safety Management, Dangerous Chemical storage, Behaviour Based Safety, Auditing, Training, Supplier Evaluation and Client Relationship Management

Experience of working with ADNOC group of companies by managing team of personnel in direct supervision

Led the entire QHSE department of 12 employees and reported directly to the CEO at Agility

Highly skilled in developing & implementing EHS system that allow an organization to be highly preventive in environment, safety and occupational health effort

Competent to develop policies and procedures to drive a culture of safety throughout the organisation

Expertise in driving compliance to all quality, environment and occupational health management systems, reporting NCs, identifying root causes and implementing corrective measures

Strong exposure in planning & conducting internal audits, liaising with certifying bodies and other external parties for external audits, etc.

Proven skills in ensuring adherence to legal and regulatory compliances for the operation and projects site, new projects management and execution.

Notable Accomplishments Across the Career

Recipient of the ADNOC Bourouge Best Contractor Award for exemplary HSE performance by the team during FY 2018

Achieved 1.5 Million Safe Man hours in Agility (Zero Loss Time Injury) during August 2018

Felicitated by the Prestigious Sheikh Khalifa excellence award

(Assessment based on EFQM Model) in November 2017.

Implemented Paperless Integrated Management System in Agility

& Stolt Tank Containers

Conducted Business Process Re-engineering to identify improvement areas, revenue erosions & cost cutting measures.

Slashed external claims from 7% to 2% (from 4 Million/ yr. to 1.08 Million/ yr.) in Zamil Glass

Established a QC Lab for Glass testing & to get CE marking for Glass.

Won multiple awards for Agility for various categories related to HSE performance in several events.

Core Competencies

Soft Strength

Communicator

Innovator

Collaborative

Intuitive

Team Player

ARUN. T. IYER

QHSE LEADER

An Achievement-driven Professional offering nearly 25 years of rich and qualitative experience in Process Safety, Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Management; targeting Strategic assignments in Functional QHSE with an organization of high repute

Preferred Location: UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia Quality, Health & Safety Strategies

Hazard & Risk Management

Environment Mgmt. Systems & Food

Safety Management systems

Loss Prevention & Reduction

Root cause analysis & Emergency

Management & Waste Management

Business Continuity Plans & Drills

Subcontractor Management & Audits

Change Management & Sustainability

Compliance to regulation

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Career Timeline

Professional Experience

Agility Global Integrated Logistics –Abu Dhabi – UAE as Head of QHSE Key Result Areas:

Playing a key role at the Regional level supporting the QHSE heads in the various countries of Middle East & Africa region and contributing in establishing their departments (Abu Dhabi QHSE department was a model for all other countries)

Conceptualizing and implementing integrated management systems and plans, including timescales to support, contribute and integrate within the organization’s annual business plan and long-term strategy

Adhering to the established norms and maintaining the certifications related to ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 22000, OSHAD, GulfSQAS, TAPA & CTPAT compliance

Developing & implementing Quality, Health & Safety Management plans, policies, procedures, checklists and inspection forms

Utilizing value stream mapping, process activity charts to improve internal operations and processes

Facilitating statistical techniques and data analysis to develop Functional KPI’s within the organization in line with the policies, mission statements & yearly Top Management Targets

Formulating major tender & project Specific Quality & HSE plans

Conducting more than 110 QHSE assessments, audits and inspections covering sectors like Manufacturing, Glass Processing, Logistics & Supply Chain industries

Organizing regular Quality & Safety Audits to detect existing or potential non- conformance incidents, health hazards and determine corrective or preventive measures and follows up to ensure effective implementation of the measures

Leading the investigation of incidents in the preparation of material and evidence for the organizational use in insurance investigation

Collaborating with External Consultants & Certification Standards Bodies

Arranging trainings on various ISO awareness & internal quality auditor courses to the employees

Establishing HSE department goals, objectives, and actively participating as necessary, to support subordinate personnel in achievement of established goals and objectives.

Catalyzing EHS Committee activities at sites; performing review of risk assessments for all job activities

Analyzing hazards & environmental impacts, defining control measures and ensuring the compliance to legal requirements; reviewing and monitoring Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) and work method statements

Testing emergency preparedness, fire systems, business continuity plans vulnerabilities and threats

Defining and Implementing Fire/Medical emergency evacuation processes to ensure effective fire prevention and emergency readiness measures are in place

Enhancing safety consciousness and knowledge through continuous education, training / tool box talks & meetings

Investigating lost time injuries to identify immediate, root & underlying causes; proposing remedial measures and devising action plan to put them in place to prevent reoccurrence

Driving internal/third party auditing assessments in compliance with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001: 2018, ISO 22000: 2005 and/or company standards and procedures Since Dec’ 13

Apr’ 13 – Nov’ 13 with

Stolt Tank Containers –

Dubai, UAE as SSHEQ

Manager – Middle East &

India

May’09 – Apr’ 13

with Freight Systems

Co Ltd., Dubai, UAE

as QHSE Manager –

Mena Region

Since Dec’13 with Agility

Global Integrated Logistics

–Abu Dhabi – UAE as Head

of QHSE

May’07 – May’ 09

with Danway

Industries &

Fusion Glass, Abu

Dhabi, UAE as

QHSE Manager

Jun’ 05 – Apr’ 07 with

Freight Systems Co.

Ltd., Dubai as Quality

Manager

May’ 03 – May’ 05

with Zamil Glass

Industries,

Dammam, KSA as QC

Manager

Previous Work Experience

Stolt Tank Containers – Dubai, UAE as SSHEQ Manager – Middle East & India Freight Systems Co Ltd., Dubai, UAE as QHSE Manager – Mena Region Danway Industries & Fusion Glass, Abu Dhabi, UAE as QHSE Manager Freight Systems Co. Ltd., Dubai as Quality Manager Zamil Glass Industries, Dammam, KSA as QC Manager

Emirates Glass LLC, Dubai as QA / QC Engineer

Saudi Guardian Int’l Float Glass, Jubail, KSA as Production Supervisor Standard Alkali, Mumbai, India as Shift Production In charge Certifications

Education

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from TKIET, Kolhapur in 1994 Lead Auditor –ISO 9001: 2015, 14001: 2015, 45001: 2018, 22000: 2005 Radiation Protection Officer (RPO Industrial) in 2018 NEBOSH & IOSH in 2013

Advance course in Freight Forwarding in 2010

Lean Six Sigma in 2009

Personal Details

Date of Birth : 27th March 1972

Languages Known : English, Hindi, Marathi & Tamil

Marital Status : Married

Driving License : Valid UAE Light Vehicle & Indian licenses Visa Status : Employment Visa

Address : Abu Dhabi

Apr’ 13 – Nov’ 13

May’ 09 – Apr’13

May’ 07 – May’ 09

Jun’ 05 – Apr’07

May’ 03 – May’ 05

Apr’ 00 – Apr’ 03

Sep’ 98 – Dec’99

Jun’94 – Aug’98

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