Aswathy M

Detail-oriented Food Technologist with practical experience in food quality control, laboratory operations, production supervision, food safety, and quality documentation. Experienced in physical, chemical, microbiological, and food-quality testing, sample handling, laboratory reagent and media preparation, equipment operation, production monitoring, and analytical documentation. Hands-on exposure to food-product analyses including moisture, oil, fineness, ash, acid-insoluble starch, and non-volatile ether extract testing.

Strong working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, FSSAI, ISO 22000, SOP compliance, sanitation, personal hygiene, and quality-management practices.

LABORATORY ASSISTANT – FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY at Mahatma Gandhi University (2025-08 – Present)

• Laboratory Operations: Operated and maintained pH meters, balances, hot-air ovens, incubators, refrigerated centrifuges, spectrophotometers, freeze dryers, Kjeldahl equipment, fiber apparatus, muffle furnaces, Soxhlet apparatus, and autoclaves.
• Reagent & Media Preparation: Prepared chemicals, reagents, culture media, and analytical samples according to laboratory instructions and established procedures.
• Sample Management: Collected, labelled, stored, handled, and disposed of samples safely while maintaining identification and traceability.
• Food & Laboratory Analysis: Assisted with microbiological, chemical, and food-quality analyses and maintained accurate laboratory records.
• Documentation & Inventory: Maintained stock registers, inventory records, analytical documentation, and laboratory consumable records.

QUALITY CONTROLLER & PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR at Orkla India (Eastern Division) (2024-02 – 2024-04)

• Incoming Quality Inspection: Checked the quality and suitability of ingredients and packaging materials before production.
• Food-Product Analysis: Hands-on exposure to moisture analysis by IR and toluene methods, volumetric oil analysis, fineness testing, total ash, acid-insoluble starch, and non-volatile ether extract analysis.
• Process & Quality Monitoring: Followed the raw-material-to-finished-product process flow, including sampling, physical and chemical analysis, QC clearance, roasting, cooling, pulverizing, blending, sifting, packing, storage, and dispatch.
• Terminal Inspection: Checked finished goods for item, pouch weight, manufacturing and expiry dates, local/export category, batch number, price, FSSAI number, barcode, green label, speckling, pouch damage, final weight, and dispatch readiness.
• Quality Documentation: Maintained inspection records, analytical results, quality reports, and supporting production documentation.
• Food Safety & GMP: Verified adherence to HACCP, FSSAI, ISO 22000, GMP, and SOP requirements while monitoring manufacturing activities.

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR at Asians Snacks (2023-10 – 2023-11)

• Production Monitoring: Monitored daily production activities, process parameters, equipment operation, and product consistency.
• GMP & Hygiene: Enforced GMP, HACCP, sanitation, and personal-hygiene requirements across production activities.
• Product Quality: Checked products against quality specifications and company standards and completed production, batch, downtime, and inventory records.
• Team Coordination: Supported smooth coordination of production activities while maintaining quality, hygiene, and operational requirements.

MSc in Food Technology & Quality Assurance – Mar Athanasios College for Advanced Studies (2021-03 – 2023-03)

BSc in Biotechnology & Botany – St Berchmans College (2018-01 – 2021-01)