Tayab Raza

Results-oriented Quality Assurance & Quality Control professional with 10+ years of progressive experience in edible oil, ghee, cooking oil, spices, laundry soap, and food manufacturing industries. Strong expertise in QA/QC systems, laboratory management, food safety compliance, product quality enhancement, regulatory affairs, and audit management. Skilled in implementation of HACCP, FSMS, Halal Management Systems, GMP, GLP, and compliance with PFA, PSQCA, and ISO standards.

Proven ability in analytical method development, CAPA, NCR, risk management, documentation control, and quality team leadership.

Assistant Manager QA/QC - Ahmed Oil & Ghee Industries Limited - Rahim Yar Khan

(2024-07 - 2026-05)

• Create, supervise, and maintain all quality-related activities including Food Safety Management System (FSMS), Halal Management System, SOPs, policies, procedures, and quality records.
• Facilitate continuous process improvement, ensuring streamlined and compliant operations across departments.
• Maintain document control systems and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) records.
• Monitor incoming oils, in-process oils, finished products, packaging materials, chemicals, and by-products through daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual quality reports.
• Monitor laboratory testing, chemical consumption, calibration records, and quality documentation.
• Conduct internal and external audits for PFA, PSQCA, ISO, HACCP, and food safety requirements.
• Maintain incoming material certifications including COA, Halal, and food-grade declarations.
• Handle customer complaints, NCR, CAPA, and corrective actions while ensuring brand quality and customer satisfaction.
• Lead quality teams, monitor traceability, retention samples, and 12-month shelf-life studies.
• Supervise testing and development of spices, iodized salts, laundry soap, banaspati, and cooking oil.

Chief Chemist - Hi Tech Oil & Ghee Mills Pvt. Ltd. - Kotri

(2019-02 - 2024-06)

• Controlled and supervised quality of raw materials including seeds, crude oils, in-process oils, cakes, meals, and finished products such as banaspati, cooking oil, and margarine.
• Monitored RO water, influent water, and effluent water testing according to environmental and SEPA requirements.
• Ensured implementation of testing methods according to SOPs and quality standards.
• Led quality team performance, prepared quality reports, and maintained laboratory documentation.
• Conducted internal audits and coordinated external audits for ISO certifications (QMS, FSMS, EMS, OHSAS, Halal Management Systems).
• Maintained laboratory chemical records and documentation related to ISO, SFA, FFP, and PSQCA.
• Conducted internal ISO trainings and prepared process losses, crushing yield, chemical consumption, seed stock, and oil stock reports.
• Maintained traceability of control samples and participated in ERP (Odoo) development for production and quality modules.

Chief Chemist - Hi Tech Oil & Ghee Mills Pvt. Ltd. - Kotri

(2016-12 - 2018-11)

• Supervised routine laboratory analysis of edible oils, raw materials, in-process samples, and finished products.
• Maintained quality testing procedures, records, and reporting systems to ensure product quality compliance.
• Assisted in implementation of laboratory quality systems and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
• Monitored laboratory equipment, chemical inventory, and process quality records.

Chemist - Faisalabad Oil Refinery - Karachi

(2014-12 - 2016-11)

• Performed testing of raw materials, raw oils, packaging materials, chemicals, in-process samples, and finished products as per defined standards.
• Maintained laboratory chemicals, equipment records, and daily quality reports.
• Conducted random and routine sampling of seeds, cakes, meals, water, toilet soap, laundry soap, and by-products including soap stock and spent earth.
• Ensured product compliance with quality standards and laboratory procedures.

M.Sc. - Analytical Chemistry - Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) (2018 - 2020)