Dy. Manager Quality - ASSOCIATED ALCOHOLBREWERIES LIMITED - Barwaha, Khodigram, Distt. Khargaon, MP
(2025-02 - 2025-04)
Reporting to GM Bottling. Working in Malt spirit plant project from starting and now plant commissioned, milling, mashing, brewing, fermentation, lautering, boiling for gravity adjustment, and pot distillation, storage, Bourbon cask filled for aging. Largest Bottler of Diageo, Inbrews, and Self Brand & country Liquor (Around 25 Lines). Lines are Fully automated (240BPM) and semi automated, Manual. Total person reporting 25 no. Planning and execution of capex.
- Well versed Potential of Team handling and support to all QA aspects.
- Responsible for planning, organizing, and conducting Finished Goods Warehouse Audits.
- Conducting audits of PM Stores, washing & bottling activities at sites to verify compliance with the standard requirements.
- Conducting Market Audits for assessing the product quality index.
- Handling product complaints, analyzing the results, initiate corrective actions & follow up.
- Determining & reporting the Quality KPIs through customer complaints & finished goods audit.
Assistant Manager Q.A - AB-INBEV INDIA LIMITED (formerly Sab Miller India Ltd., Unit – Haryana Breweries Murthal) - Sonipat
(2006-06 - 2025-02)
Reporting to Sr. Manager Quality. Quality Assurance responsibilities across all aspects.
- Well versed Potential of Team handling and support to all QA aspects.
- Responsible for planning, organizing, and conducting Finished Goods Warehouse Audits.
- Conducting audits of PM Stores, washing & bottling activities at sites to verify compliance with the standard requirements.
- Conducting Market Audits for assessing the product quality index.
- Handling product complaints, analyzing the results, initiate corrective actions & follow up.
- Determining & reporting the Quality KPIs through customer complaints & finished goods audit.
- Audits at market bottle supplier's facilities.
- FSMS/GFSI, PRP internal audits for inter department in the plant.
- Sharing gaps with action plan.
- Planning and Co-ordinating for the Product Analysis as per FSSAI norms for all products.
- Hygiene Audits & Site Assessment for all department.
- Complaint management and root cause analysis with corrective action establishment on floor to prevent repetition.
- Ensure compliance with 5S standards, GMP, and a safe working environment.
- Drive World-Class Manufacturing (VPO System) for continuous improvement and lead the Quality Pillar in the plant.
- Implement a policy for handling non-conforming products, achieving zero quality incidents and reduction in market complaints.
- Supplier Management: Raise Defective Material Reports (DMR) for online rejections, conducts monthly supplier meetings, and follow up on CAPA.
- Lead Food Safety Management Systems: Passed FSSC 22000 audit with zero NC. Ensure compliance with FSSAI requirements.
- Train employees on Food Safety, GMP, and Quality Systems.
- Provide technical support to the Production Department for major and recurring issues, assisting in the implementation of approved improvement plans.
- Validation of CCP & OPRP according to food safety requirement.
- Conduct lab performance validation using Reference Control System and BAPS.
- Oversee external calibration of lab instruments through NABL-certified labs.
- Serve as Departmental Safety Representative (EHS), ensuring compliance with PTW, risk assessments, and safe working practices.
- Manage vendor audits, trade quality assessments, and consumer complaints.
- Ensure pest control management effectiveness across the plant.
- Handle procurement of lab consumables, vendor development, and negotiations.
- Conduct sensory evaluation of raw materials and finished products through dope tasting, brand identification, and flavor recognition exercises.
- Prepare and circulate daily, weekly, and monthly quality reports.
- Planning for blends as per allocation and market demand.
- Liaise with customers and suppliers where necessary (where impacting/affected by quality issues).
- Plan & prepare FSMS Activity calendar for the site.
- Selection of auditors, planning & conducting Internal Audits.
- Validation of CCPs & Verification of FSMS as per the calendar.
- Update the site FSMS manual as per the requirement.
- Food safety related trainings to departmental managers and workmen as per the calendar.
- Identifying training needs for the Food Safety Team Members & communicating HR for the e.
Executive Brewer Process - Manav Breweries Pvt. Ltd. - Bulandshahar Road Industrial Area, Phase-I, Ghaziabad, U.P.
(2004-02 - 2006-06)
- Handling the All brewing raw material and shift schedule of operations people.
Quality Control Chemist - Mount Shivalik Industries Ltd. Brewery div - Behror, Alwar, Raj.
(1999-06 - 2004-02)
Brewing chemist - M/s Inertia Industries Ltd. - Dharuhera, Distt. Rewari, Haryana
(1998-04 - 1999-06)
- Handling of shift operation, brewing, fermentation, filtration and keg's beer.
Quality Assurance Chemist - M/s Rathi Graphics Technologies Ltd. - Bhiwadi, Raj.
(1997-03 - 1998-03)
Having collaboration with RAVEN INCORPORATION, USA. Looking after analytical job to check Raw material, Finished Products, Inspection of various Packaging materials like cartons, pouches bottles, cartridge etc.
- Worked on Instruments like particle size analyzer, Coulter Multisizer 2nd, Meltflow Indexer, Measuring of capacitance and D.F. etc.
Trainee Chemist - M/s Best Boards Ltd. - Gajraula, U.P.
(1996-04 - 1997-02)
- Routine checks of raw material, intermediate analysis, water, packaged product analysis, etc.
- Organoleptic testing of water & beer.
- Conducting & Co-ordinating for regular checks for maintaining norms as per IS standard for packaged Product.
