LAB SUPERVISOR - AL HATAB CENTRAL LABORATORY - Sudair, Riyadh Province Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(2025-09)
Coordination of chemical and microbiological testing for Al Hatab products across four production sites (chilled foods i.e. sandwiches, wraps, dips, salads, ready to cook vegetables, cut fruits and vegetables, juices, shots, prepared meals & raw meat, bakery products, dairy and confectionary products).
- Preparation, implementation and coordination of testing schedule aligning to legislative, customer and business requirements
- Drafting of sites testing plans for environmental monitoring
- Drafting, approving and controlling laboratory documents, test methods and records as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and BRCGS requirements
- Planning and scheduling external calibrations of laboratory equipment
- Scheduling of external testing plan
- Evaluation of nutritional results from external laboratory for health claims
- Sourcing and managing laboratory suppliers
- Ordering, Issuing and controlling laboratory consumables
- Shelf-life assessment of R&D products
- Reviewing, approving and signing off laboratory results
- Participating in internal and external BRCGS and ISO 22000 audits
- Scheduling work roster of laboratory team members
LAB SUPERVISOR - PREMIER FMCG EAST LONDON WHEAT MILL - East London, South Africa
(2021-04 - 2025-07)
Lab supervisor managing laboratory operations and quality assurance.
- Planning, tracking, and managing lab budget
- Managing lab personnel in terms of training and shift roster
- Conducting lab audits on site and other milling sites within the Premier milling division
- Verifying lab results and issuing of COA's
- Management of LIMS
- Trending of quality results and investigation quality related issues
- Ensuring participation of lab in ILC/PT scheme
- Ensuring adherence to service schedule of lab instruments and site instruments
- Troubleshooting instrument failures
- Generating, resolving, and closing off food safety NCs
- Training staff in food safety procedures
- Writing of method validation reports
- Conducting monthly microbiological sampling and sending to external labs
- Assigned as deputy to food safety leader
- Assisting and partaking in FSSC 22000 audits by certification body
- Standing in for QA manager
- Reviewing HACCP, TACCP and VACCP as per ISO 22000 and FSSCC 22000 requirements
- Implementation of ISO /IEC 17025:2017 laboratory management system
- Planning and organizing site fumigations
- Won lab of the year and best lab in terms of troubleshooting in 2021 as supervisor
LAB TECHNICIAN - PREMIER FMCG EAST LONDON WHEAT MILL - East London, South Africa
(2017-06 - 2021-03)
Lab technician conducting daily testing and analysis operations.
- Daily calibration of testing equipment
- Analysing raw material and final products
- Approval of final product
- Generating and resolving non-conformances
- Cleaning and maintenance of equipment
- Updating of reports and LIMS
- Generating COA's
- Conducting internal audits
- Evaluation of retention samples
- Assisting in the lab technical audit
- Purchasing and controlling lab consumables
- Assisting in the preparation of the annual lab budget
- Training of lab interns
- Updating weekly reports for QA meetings
- Won lab of the year in 2018 and 2019
LAB INTERN - PREMIER FMCG VEREENIGING WHEAT MILL - Vereeniging, South Africa
(2016-06 - 2017-05)
Lab intern conducting testing and analysis operations.
- Daily calibration of testing equipment
- Analysing raw material and final products
- Test baking of milled flour
- Updating of daily reports
- Generating COA's and COC's
- Awarded employee of the year in 2016 for the whole site
