Sodiq Aremu

Results-driven Quality Assurance Team Lead with over seven years of progressive experience in the Food and Beverage Manufacturing (FMCG) industry. Proven expertise in implementing, maintaining, and continually improving Quality Management Systems (QMS) through Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Housekeeping Practices (GHP), HACCP, ISO 22000 Food Safety Management Systems, and PepsiCo Quality Standards. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams, strengthening food safety systems, optimizing manufacturing processes, conducting Root Cause Analysis (RCA), implementing Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA), and ensuring compliance with regulatory and organizational quality standards.

Adept at driving operational excellence through data-driven decision-making, stakeholder collaboration, and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance product quality, operational efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Recognized for developing high-performing teams and fostering a culture of quality excellence in fast-paced manufacturing environments.

Quality Assurance Team Lead - Seven-Up Bottling Company Ltd. - Kano Plant, Kano, Nigeria

(2024-04)

Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for Quality Assurance activities across manufacturing operations, ensuring compliance with food safety, quality, and regulatory standards.

• Lead and develop a 15-member Quality Assurance team to deliver operational excellence.
• Coordinate internal and external quality audits and regulatory inspections.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations and implementation of Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Monitor quality KPIs, including microbiological performance, sensory evaluation, process capability, and First Pass Quality Yield (FPQY).
• Design, coordinate, and deliver competency-based training programmes for Quality Assurance and Production teams.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Achieved 100% audit compliance through strengthened Quality Management Systems and audit readiness.
• Improved First Pass Quality Yield (FPQY) by 15% through process optimization and defect reduction initiatives.
• Reduced consumer complaints by 50% through strengthened in-process quality controls and preventive quality initiatives.
• Successfully led and developed a 15-member Quality Assurance team, strengthening technical capability and quality culture.
• Recipient of the Award of Merit – Best Quality Analyst (2024).
• Recipient of the Award of Merit – Best Quality Supporting Resource (2024).

Quality Assurance Technician - Seven-Up Bottling Company Ltd. - Ikeja Plant, Lagos, Nigeria

(2019-10 - 2024-03)

• Implemented GMP, GHP, and HACCP requirements across manufacturing operations.
• Conducted physicochemical and microbiological analyses of raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products.
• Performed calibration and verification of laboratory equipment.
• Monitored Critical Control Points (CCPs) and production quality parameters.
• Maintained laboratory documentation and quality records.
• Supported investigations into quality deviations and implementation of CAPA.
• Contributed to maintaining 100% compliance during internal and external quality audits.

Quality Control Inspector (Outsourced) - The Lacasera Company Ltd. - Lagos, Nigeria

(2019-01 - 2019-10)

• Conducted quality inspections of raw materials, packaging materials, and finished products.
• Maintained laboratory records and quality documentation.
• Supported process monitoring and continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Assistant Laboratory Technician (SIWES) - Robertson Medical Centre - Lagos, Nigeria

(2016-05 - 2016-11)

• Assisted in laboratory analyses, reagent preparation, equipment sterilization, and documentation.

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Biochemistry - University of Ilorin, Nigeria (2017)