1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Mr Kaushal Pandyaa
Address: Flat 15, 75 Chaplin Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 4UD
Tel no: Home: 02036328066 Mobile: 07877252180
Email: kaushal6570@yahoo.com
OVERVIEW
• I am an ambitious self-starter with a proven track record shown by my successful
academic achievements.
• I have learnt much about dealing with people in my employment experiences. This has
given me good verbal and communication skills. In addition, I have gained the ability to
think strategically with business awareness.
• These attributes combine to demonstrate my ability to deal with diverse challenges.
EDUCATION
1999 - 2000 Master in chemistry from M.S.University, India.
1996 - 1998 Bachelor in chemistry from Gujarat University, India.
Subjects included:
• Organic chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Industrial Chemistry
• Analytical Chemistry
WORK EXPERIENCE
(From 07th
July 2008 to till Date)
Promoted as Quality Supervisor in December – 2013
• Principle duties: Quality, Safety, Legality of all products produced by Bakkavor Meals.
• Reporting to: Quality manager & Technical Manager
• Knowledge of Low care / High care / High risk products.
• Liaising between management and staff on all issues regarding food safety and
quality and maintaining and improvement of BRC, TFMS, HACCP and operational
hygiene and safety practices, Enhancing the QAs knowledge of GMP’s and
introducing best practices in key areas of responsibility e.g. report writing,
investigative skills and paperwork accuracy. The result of this initiative saw an
improved standard within the team and contributed to the A grade BRC audit.
• Managing the14 QAs team to ensure day to day technical work carried out and
monitoring company procedure and HACCP is adequately followed, maintained and
compliance with BRC and retainer COP
• Making QAs rota on weekly basis to ensure that all area and internal audits has
covered and all monthly audits are finished in timely manner.
• Collecting the swabs, samples of finished product for micro testing and sending to
external lab. Follow up with result and taking necessary action.
• Weekly meeting with team to set agenda for next week and discuss ongoing issues,
visits, audits, and any out of spec results, correcting actions
• Maintaining standard of QMS ensuring all compliance and legislative requirements
are being met.
2. • Carry out morning Hygiene audit with hygiene manager.
• Maintaining claricom system (online coding system) and generating new labels
• Follow up for any NCF which has raised from internal audits to related area ( e.g.
Production, engineering, hygiene)
• Dealing with customer complaints by investigation and filling report and analysis root
cause and discuss with relevant person
• Participate in meeting with production on daily basis to resolve the daily issues to
ensure that we have good GMP at all time.
• Provide technical support functions to the production team ensuring the site is
complying with relevant food quality, safety and legality standards.
• Making policies and procedure to ensure that we comply with BRC and retailer code
of practise.
• Take part with NPD for any new product development and participate in trial
conjunction with production.
• Take part in projects when needed to improve the quality standard or any other
requirements by company.
• Review and interrogate all site technical KPI’s on a weekly basis, analyse trends,
investigation any KPI failures/trends. Communicate all issues to relevant operation
teams and agreed sustainable corrective actions.
• Organise training for QAs and Production for any existing procedure changes
/complaints briefings /new implements to make sure everyone is aware.
As a Quality Auditor with BAKKAVOR MEALS LONDON from July
2008 to November 2013 (Cumberland Avenue, Park
Royal, NW10 7RQ, LONDON)
• Principle duties: Quality, Safety, Legality of all products produced by Bakkavor Meals
• Reporting To: Quality Supervisor and Quality manager
• Function : Carrying out checks in order to monitor the safety, legality and quality of all
Products produced by the factory ensuring all agreed specifications and standards
are met and reporting any problems to the managers, supervisors or line leaders.
• Responsible for documentation according to BRC and other supplier as well.
• Monitor and record the quality standards for raw materials including checking of
correct storage temperatures and use within the given self-life.
• In conjunction with line leader, carrying out start up checks on checkweighers and
metal detectors before production commences.
• Monitor and record all product and equipment temperatures from raw materials, pre-
process, post-process, final packed product and distribution. Deviations from
specification to be reported.
• Distribute date code and process control sheet to production.
• File all the quality control records on a daily basis.
• Auditing: Carry out the daily/weekly/monthly quality audits to include glass and
plastic, sieves, knife, sorting, and more.
• Responsible to check quality of goods In material and any out of specification goods
need to be reported and sending NCF to supplier for that.
• Responsible for calibration.(e.g. daily/weekly probes and scales)
• Responsible for daily test panel.
• Responsible for all in house audits.
• Responsible for traceability ( eg. forward and backward )
Achievements:-
• HACCP Level 2 training by Bakkavor
• NVQ level 2 food manufacturing/safety certificates from city & guilds institute.
• Internal auditing course by Bakkavor
3. From 08th
Jun 2006 to 30th
Apr 2008:
As a Production Operative with BAKKAVOR GROUP (KATSOURIS
FRESH FOODS LTD)
• Responsible for production and packing of all Products in fast working environment
• Operating the machine
• To maintain the stock.
• To achieve the target of production with best qualities.
• Documentation.
From May 2002 to Dec 2005:
As a Production Supervisor with CORE HEALTHCARE LTD, INDIA
• We were manufacturing the Intravenous products from LDPE and HDPE granules.
• Knowledge of SVP and LVP products.( 1ml to 100 ml )
• Responsible for operating of rommelag machine which is FFS technology (Foam, Fill,
Seal) and also responsible for all problems related rommelag machine like hydraulic,
pneumatic, vaccum, etc.
• To work into sterile area.
• Responsible for making a batch.
• Responsible for dispensing the raw materials for Batch preparation.
• Knowledge of Gettinge (For sterilisation) and Distillation plant to produce a WFI.
• As well as manufacturing the Batch and packing the finished products As per
Standard operating Procedure (SOP)
• Documentation according to GMP WHO and ISO Standard
• Responsible for dealing with client and supplier for the raw material as well as
finishing products via phone, fax and email.
• To Generate Daily Report and Computer Data entry for each batch using Microsoft
Package including other official duties.
• To supervise the sub ordinates.
From April 1999 to May 2002:
As a Production Chemist with MARCK PARENTERALS LTD, INDIA
• Responsible for dispensing the row materials for Batch preparation.
• As well as manufacturing the Batch and packing the finished products As per
Standard operating Procedure (SOP)
• Documentation according to GMP WHO and ISO standard
• To handle the man power.
COMPUTER LITERACY
Internet : Sound knowledge of Web-surfing, Email, Chat, etc.
Operating System : Microsoft Windows with word excel & power point.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
1. Always displays honesty & integrity
2. Is always punctual & reliable
3. Has an excellent time management skill.
4. Have very good written & verbal communication skills.
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