Quality Assurance

P. KNUDSENS **, *, *. **** COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

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USMAN FAZAL

PERSONAL INFORMATION: .

Personal Statement

Avid, meticulous, travail and reliable person. A good communicator, who has demonstrated a high degree of initiative and self-motivation, and enjoys the challenge of a busy, demanding work environment. Conscientious with the ability to maintain a consistently high standard of work under pressure.

Interests and Activities

In my leisure, I spend my time span in listening to music, watching police and informative documentaries, sports and movies, reading politics and hanging out with my mates. I am a very easy out-going and jolly person.

CAREER HISTORY: .

2009-10 Maple Leaf Limited London, UK

Oct-Aug Shift Technical Supervisor

The company is a supplier of ready to eat Croissant, Italian Bread to Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Sainsbury, Morrison, Asda and Coop. The job responsibilities includes

• Ensure that QA Technicians are supervised & trained to the requested skilled level and competent in the use of equipment as well as how to carry out various verification checks within the factory.

• Ensure that reports e.g. Weekly summaries of CCP, GMP, and taste panel for site technical KPI etc. are compiled & completed on time.

• Support the Technical team with product development and product specification verification.

• To support the Technical Management team with customer audits, quality issues and site improvement.

• To prepare the site for annual BRC & other external audits.

• Ensure that customer complaints are investigated promptly.

• Ensure that CCP and site pre-requisites as detailed in the site HACCP are verified effectively.

• Ensure that all non conformances / concessions are communicated effectively to operation / technical management and various teams on site and closed off successfully.

• To carry out daily/weekly GMP and various internal audits to schedule.

• To carry out project work as and when required.

2009 Cumbrian Seafoods Limited Durham, UK

Jan-Sep Quality Assurance Supervisor

The company was a supplier of Wet, Shell and Coated fish to Tesco, Morrison, Asda and Coop. As QA Supervisor I was responsible for

• To supervise Technical team leaders and line QC team to ensure operational hours of factory are adequately covered, managing shift rotas, holidays and absence as required.

• Drive communication and visibility of complaint issues, trending and action plans to site and business.

• Liaise with technical services/legislation administrator with respect to micro standards under area of responsibility-environmental and finished product micro standards.

• Ensure products are made to the agreed cutomer specifications.

• Participate in comapny’s internal auditing programes including GMP & housekeeping, startup/shutdown audits, BRC/QMS, HACCP and traceability/mass balance.

• Drive improved GMP standards and operational standards and operational understanding of requirements on all shifts.

• Engage in all trials to ensure compliance technical requirements and product development implementation documentation requirements.

• Establish personal development plans for team memners with input and support from tecnical/QA manager.

2005-08 Orchard House Foods Northants, UK

Oct-Dec Quality Assurance Technician

The company was a major supplier of fresh fruit salad to Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury, Coop and Ginster. Repoting to QA manager I was responsible for

• To conduct quality checks against the specifications for all relevent products & processes, CCP’s, GMP, BRC.

• Conduct appropriate audit program to verify conformances to the documented procedure.

• Coordinate between NPD and process development team in the event of new product launch and convey the feed back through taste panels.

• Cover raw material assessment technician and work closely with procurement and production teams for continuous improvement.

• Conduct investigations and ensure appropriate corrective action in the event of customer complaints.

• Generate KPI on weekly and monthly basis to asses the progress and act accordingly.

• Collect the microbiological samples and conduct routine testing to evaluate the process.

2004-05 Spur Way Foods London, UK Mar-Jun Quality Controller

The company was a major supplier of ready to eat chilled food (snacks) to Sainsbury, Asda, Morrisons, Somerfield, Makro, Budgens and shell. I was responsible for

• To provide QA support to the manufacturing and laboratory operations, including a review of batch documentation, and maintaining Quality systems.

• Responsible for the release of incoming purchased or client materials and approves material specifications.

• Tracking of resolution of Non-Conformity Reports relating to batch manufacture.

• To carry out all duties in line with the companies Quality Assurance procedures.

• Execution of additional tasks, which may from time to time be discussed and agreed with the QA Manager or other senior staff.

2003-04 Pepsi Cola International Islamabad, Pakistan

Aug-Jan Quality Control Officer

The conpany was producing soft drinks (Pepsi, Team, Mirinda, Mountain Dew). As a quality control officer I

• Had been working in the chemical laboratory to control the process, performing the microbiological tests like swabs and TVC on daily basis.

• Maintaining the documentation and assisting all the departments to follow the procedures.

• Responding effectively by anticipating the needs of internal and external customers.

• Present ideas and facts/reports clearly and concisely orally and in writing.

• Planning, prioritising, organising and structuring self and team for successful delivery.

QUALIFICATION: .

2007-08 Cambridge College of Learning UK

PGD in Business Management

2001-03 University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi. Pakistan

MS.c(Hons)Food Technology

1997-01 University of Arid Agriculture Rawalpindi Pakistan

BS.c(Hons)Food Technology

PROJECTS: .

MS.c(Hons) Screening of indegenous dahi for the selection of yoghurt culture.

BS.c(Hons) Microbiological evaluation and public health significance of milk collected from different sources

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: .

2009 Tesco Food Manufacturing Standards UK

Tesco

2008 Level 4 Award in Food Safety Management for Manufacturing

Charted Intitute of Environmental Health

2007 Level 3 Award in HACCP For Food ManufacturingUK Charted Intitute of Environmental Health

2007 ISO 22000 Implementing and Auditing UK

BSI Management Systems

2007 Level 2 Award in Hygiene and Food Safety UK

Charted Intitute of Environmental Health

2007 Level 2 Award In Health & Safety UK

Tresham Institute of Further & Higher Education

2006 Organic Foods Awareness UK

Soil Association

2006 Allergen Control UK

Charted Intitute of Environmental Health

2005 Best Practice and GMP Training UK

Marks & Spencer

2005 Sensory Analysis UK

Orchard House Foods

REFERENCES: .

Graham Field Simon Collinson Kiaran Saunders

Technical Manager Technical Manager Technical Manager

Maple Leaf Limited Cumbrian Seafoods Limited Orchard House Foods Limited

Unit 10, Admiralty way, Bell House, Fleming Road,

900 Coronation Road, Foxcover industrial Estate, Earlstrees Industrial Estate,

Park Royal, London Seaham Corby

Middlesex County Durham Northants

NW10 7PH SR7 7DN NN17 4SW

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