Harendra Swamy

Dairy, Juice, Food & Beverage, Ice Cream, fermented – Chilled, UHT, PET, and ESL products professional with over 24 years of industry experience (India, Africa, UAE, Kuwait & KSA), targeting senior-level opportunities in Plant Operations/Quality Assurance/Food Safety/ R&D/

• Decisive, strategic, and performance-driven professional with the merit of delivering transformational change in manufacturing operations, Supply Chain, Sales & Distribution; managed functions including Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, Food Safety, Regularity Compliance, R&D, cost reduction, budgeting & maintaining optimal inventory levels to meet customer demand.
• Dairy, Food & Beverage manufacturing technology expert - rich knowledge & experience in milk powder (SMP & WMP) based products, fresh milk, Butter, Ghee, Fermented products (Yoghurt and Laban), UHT (Milk & Juice), Water (Still & Carbonated), and Bakery Products in implementation and maintenance of Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Hygiene & House Keeping, Health, Safety, and Environment Management (QHSE Standards)
• Extensive experience in UHT, Juice and Dairy Plant Operations, Contract Manufacturing, New Product Introduction, Supplier Development, Supply Chain, Sales & Distribution QA, Auditing, and Integration Operations in large Dairy, Food & Beverage companies, with brands including Almarai, Lacnor, Milco, Safa, Oasis, Aqua fresh, Royal Bakers, Arla NFPC, ABC, Daima, Cream bell & Tetra Pak
• Quality Assurance & Food Safety Professional – effectively managed QA Programs such as internal auditing, change controls, Client complaints, root cause analysis, vendor management, sponsor audits, and regular inspections, and implemented various standards (GMP, HACCP, ISO 22000) to improve the product quality and services, monitoring & measuring performance followed by evaluating and improving continually.
• Growth Facilitator - Achieved and maintained an operational efficiency of above 90% across the filling lines, 5-10% level reduction in downtime, reduced 1.5% process loss in UHT, reduced CPM (0.85 to 0.65) by 20% as well as reduced FB Contamination from 7 to 1 (Chilled Operation)
• Was a featured speaker at France Pavilion, Dubai Expo 2020, spoke about Food Safety – in the context of sustainable and Secured Manufacturing.
• Strong exposure in assuring that all products produced represent quality & reliability by establishing effective quality control inspections, tests & corrective procedures. Worked with SAP and ETQ Quality Reliance Management System.
• Providing direction, motivation, and ability to lead a large team for ensuring optimum performance and implementation of a performance management system for all the team members. A trained Technical Trainer.

Bachelor of Technology from National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Dairy Technology in 1998

Food Supply Chain Management, from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 2012

Certifications & Trainings

• ISO 22000: 2018 Food Safety Management System, Lead Auditor Course, BSCIC, Dubai, Apr 2022
• Level-4 Advance Food Hygiene Training Course. 25th Jul 2009. Conducted & Awarded by TUV Middle East.
• HACCP - Food Safety Auditor Course Acumen Management Services Private Limited, Certified by Quality Society of Australia, Aug 2000
• Food Safety Program Master Trainer Course, Sharjah Municipality, UAE
• ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System – Lead Auditor, BSCIC, May 2022
• Certificate in Management, The City and Guilds of London Institute, UK in Apr 2003
• ISO 9001 – Quality Management System - Lead Auditor Training Course from International Management & Technology Ltd., Auckland, New Zealand in Sep 2000
• ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management System, Lead auditor Course, BSCIC, Dubai, May 2022