Assistant Manager – Operation & Procurement - Chifu Agritech Pvt Ltd. (Vegrow)
(2021-12)
- Handling different commodities like pomegranate, Banana, guava, grapes, Mango for domestic & Export.
- Aligning Team along the lines to be matched with the defined standards provided regarding the quality throughout the system.
- Documenting and maintaining the Survey report, Production report with pre-dispatch sampling reports; submitting the same to management for decision-making.
- Addressing and resolving the customer claims/issues by thorough investigations, root cause analysis (RCA) and by driving CAPA initiatives
- Manage FI And NFI data in Concern Velynk System.
- Perform a Monthly Audit for Fruit & Non Fruit Inventory.
Associate – Quality Assurance - Ecofrost Technologies Pvt Ltd
(2021-05 - 2021-11)
QA & R&D
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of horticultural sciences. Revision and creation of documents, including SOP's and forms
- Deliver training for commodity procurement teams and fulfillment teams. Issuance, review, and tracking of training forms
- Monitor perishable commodity supply chain for quality attributes and quality compliances.
- Create/verify batch records and labels to improve traceability.
- Travel to source and destination locations for assessment of quality and development of SOPs.
- Conduct primary analytical tests to determine quality against standards and benchmarks.
- Being a part of the PHM and Quality team and is expected to participate in team meetings, share ideas and resources.
- Interact and communicate with Sourcing and Destination teams for quality statistics and report deviations.
Associate – Quality Assurance - Citrus Processing India Pvt Ltd
(2017-10 - 2021-04)
Orange & Sweet Orange Concentrated Raw Juice
- Conducting physicochemical analysis of fruit lots, reports generated and communicated to concerned departments.
- Conducting analysis of Raw materials, Packing Materials, Water, In-process and Finished products.
- Ensuring compliance of products to their specification before dispatch.
- Timely generation of reports and updating in relevant data base.
- Calibration and maintenance of lab instruments, Chemical preparation and ensuring safety during analysis.
- Ensure root cause analysis done and CAPA report generated for the non-conformances.
- Ensuring compliances to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), HACCP and Environment Health & Safety (EHS).
- Manage the ERP data entry and other transactions in time.
- Conducting internal audits (Hygiene, GMP, Food Safety and HALAL) and assisting in successful completion of external audits
Assistant Manager – Operations & Quality - INI Farms Pvt. Ltd. - Mumbai
(2015-01 - 2017-10)
Export Pomegranate, Arils & Coconut Chunk
- Actively ensured adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Good Hygienic Practices (GHP) among the workforce.
- Played a pivotal role in organizing the production line and arranging packing materials according to specified requirements.
- Demonstrated outstanding management of palletization, pallet numbering, preparation of pallet sheets, and container dispatch.
- Maintained a strong focus on managing export packing for the Middle East, Europe, Russia, Canada, Malaysia, as well as local packing (Retail and Mandi's) to meet various requirements.
- Collaborated closely with the Manager to guarantee smooth operational processes.
- Showcased excellence in managing the Pomegranate Orchard Survey & Procurement
- Played a key role in conducting GAP assessments, documentation pertaining to the gaps and social standards at all the farms and PH
- Contributed to SAP implementation and data entry within the Production Planning (PP) module confirmation.
