Tharun Gorantla

Globally Certified Senior Quality Assurance Leader with over 7 years cross-sector expertise in driving world-class food safety, audit success, and regulatory compliance for top Indian exporters. Proven record in building robust QA frameworks, transforming multi-site operations, and achieving international certifications across bakery, meat, seafood, and agricultural products.

Assistant Manager – QA & Audits - Sam Agritech Limited - Hyderabad

(2024-08)

• Led QA & audit functions for 3 processing plants; enabled multi-million dollar exports to EU, USA, Australia and non-EU markets.
• Achieved or renewed BRCGS, SMETA, KOSHER, GlobalG.A.P. certifications and export licenses annually.
• Developed farm-to-factory hygiene best practices, improving farmer compliance.
• Rolled out training programs improving GMP and audit readiness for over 100 staff/farmers.
• Sole QA & Audits lead, reporting to Technical Director; managed documentation, NC closure, customer complaints, CAPA and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinated with external labs for pesticide (MRL), chemical/microbiological/shelf-life testing and QC report reviews.
• Compiled and presented KPI dashboards/audit results for management review.

Senior Quality Executive - Gandour India

(2023-10 - 2024-03)

• Coordinated internal audits, resulting in zero major findings.
• Reduced packaging defects through targeted shop floor training.
• Managed a team of 8 QC staff as backup shift in-charge.

Vendor Quality Executive - Licious

(2021-10 - 2023-07)

• Audited and improved quality at vendor sites: chicken, mutton, fish.
• Led supplier training and handled agreements.
• Verified cold chain, hygiene, traceability, and pre-dispatch parameters.

Quality Executive - Paragon Products (Bakery and Cookie Division)

(2018-12 - 2021-09)

• Supported launch of new product line, achieving market growth.
• Led GMP audits, hygiene inspections, new product trials; improved pest control verification.

B.Tech - Agricultural Engineering - JNTU Hyderabad (2018-05)