Sudhir Kumar Mishra has over 24 years of experience in food production, quality assurance, new product development, and sales/marketing. He is currently the General Manager of Plant Operations at Dr. Oetker India, where he oversees manufacturing, procurement, maintenance, quality, and training. Previously he held roles such as Factory Manager and Production Manager at various food companies. He has extensive experience developing and producing a wide range of food products and implementing quality standards systems.

1. Sudhir Kumar Mishra
Email : mishrasudhir7@rediffmail.com/sudhirkm72@hotmail.com
Mobile : 9837790258
Seeking senior management assignments in the domain of Manufacturing/Production
Planning /New Product Development/Quality Assurance/Training/ administration in Food
processing industry/Sales & Marketing
CAREER SUMMARY
• Certified Internal Quality Auditor for ISO 9000:2000 with over 24 years of rich experience in
Production, New Product Development, Operations, Quality Assurance, sales & marketing and
Auditing.
• Good experience in, Research & Development, handling fruits & vegetables, Food additive, their
sourcing & procurement and converting them into value added products.
• Currently serving a leading food production company at Kashipur, Uttarakhand, as General
Manager- Plant, ensuring Manufacturing, Procurement, Store, Maintenance, Quality & Training
functions etc.
• Proficient in developing and improving processes to stabilise products as per process parameters;
expertise in manufacture of diverse products including tomato ketchup, Sauces, Soups, Noodles,
vermicelli, Garlic Paste, Ginger Paste, Ready to eat Retort able Pouches, frozen ready to eat foods,
frozen ready to eat snacks, frozen vegetables, Canned fruits and vegetables, Jam, Pickles,
squashes, syrups, tooty fruity, mayonnaise sauces, sugar candy, edible oil, glucose powder, Milk
shake mixes, Cake Mixes, Desert toppings beside others.
• Adept at carrying out various tests and inspection for various processes and checking the quality
standards of incoming food and processed food items.
• Adroit in managing Production Activities involving resource planning, In-process Inspection, Team
Building, design & development and co-ordination with internal Departments.
• An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills and strong analytical,
problem solving & organizational abilities. Possess a flexible & detail oriented attitude.
• Planned and manage sales and marketing team
PROFICIENCY FORTE
Manufacturing/Production Planning
• Managing activities right from the conceptualization stage to the execution; involving finalization of
technical specifications, tendering, procurement, progress monitoring, testing, manpower planning.
• Planning material procurement & purchase of spare parts, fabricated jobs & raw materials, ensuring
continuous supply at optimum costs.
• Heading production activities involving working out various requirements with respect to utilities,
equipment, and manpower & monitoring overall production operations.
• Overseeing production related tasks including planning, control & trouble shooting for achieving the
planned periodic schedules for various food products.
• Minimizing performance bottlenecks for high productivity by maximizing uses of men, material &
machine.
• Appraising the prevalent production systems/ processes, identifying loopholes if any and
undertaking result-oriented measures for alleviating them and documenting the same.
New Product Development
• Formulating new products ,Co-ordinating with R&D for product development including requirement
analysis and finalizing specifications.
• Facilitating new product development initiative with key focus on Quality, Cost & Delivery;
developing new food products in conformance to pre-set specifications.
Process Enhancements
• Conducting troubleshooting, identify weak links & make relevant modifications to stabilise products.
• Implementing FAMS to prevent contamination in the food processing chain and solving problems in
order to eliminate the non-value added activities and complexity reduction.

2. Quality Assurance
• Ensuring adherence to HACCP, BRC, ISO: 22000, GHP and GMP Quality Standards and maintaining
all related documents.
• Identifying assignable and chronic causes by the use of latest analysis techniques for eliminating
wastages while enhancing production efficiency and productivity.
• Knowledge & hands on experience of food safety system and hand on experience on Risk
Management.
Team Management
• Directing, leading & motivating workforce and imparting continuous on job training for
accomplishing greater operational effectiveness/ efficiency.
• Working on succession planning of the workforce, shift management activities, appraising the
member’s performance & providing feedback.
Project Management
• Executed various project of machine lay out, machine sourcing and operations including
arrangement of vacuum packing machine with nitrogenous flushing arrangement for papad packing
• Sales Management
• Carrying day to day sales operation
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
April’09- Continue till date Dr. Oetker India Pvt. Ltd. , Kashipur,Uttarakhand
General Manager-Plant
• Leading a team of young and devoted young professionals
• Looking after day to day company operations including manufacturing, procurement, store,
maintenance, quality functions & training etc
• Day to day production planning and despatch of goods
• Co-ordination with Head office
• Rearrangement of production line
• Improving the infrastructure, system and procedure of the company
• Product being handled: Milk Shake mix pwders,Cake Mixes, Different kind of Syrups& Desert toppings
etc
• Reporting to VP- Manufacturing
Dec’08 - March’ 09 Trimurti FoodTech Pvt. Ltd., Ahemad Nagar, Maharastra
Plant Manager
• Distinction in managing and facilitating the manufacturing, vendor selection, procurement, store,
maintenance and quality functions.
• Leading day today company operations
• Handling production related tasks pertaining to day to day factory operations for achieving the
planned periodic schedules and meeting sales targets.
• Leading and motivating the production team to achieve targets.
• Sourcing of ready to eat machinery
• Products handled: Ready to use Frozen Food Products, Frozen Fruits & Vegetables etc.
• Reporting to Managing Director
Aug’07 - Nov’ 08 Nilons Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. , Jalgaon,Maharastra
Chief technology Officer
• Managing and facilitating the manufacturing, procurement, store, maintenance, R&D, quality
functions & training at multilocations.
• Development of new products, selection of machinery and commissioning of new production line
• Improving the infrastructure, system and procedure of the company at different locations
• Products handled: Different kind of hot and sweet pickles, Fruit candy, Chinese sauces, and tomato
ketchup, Papads, Jams Vermicelli and Macaroni etc.
• Reporting to Assistant Vice President.

3. Jun’05 - July’ 07 Capital Foods Exports Pvt., Kandla, Gujarat
Factory Manager
• Distinction in managing and facilitating the manufacturing, vendor selection, procurement, store,
maintenance and quality functions.
• Managing day-to-day supplier performance to ensure that materials procured conform to the
Company quality standards.
• Products handled: Ready to eat Retortable Pouches and Ready to use Frozen Food Products, Frozen
Vegetables etc.
Jun’03-Jun’05 Noble Foods and Beverages Ltd, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Factory Manager
• Handling production related tasks pertaining to day to day factory operations for achieving the
planned periodic schedules and meeting sales targets.
• Leading and motivating the sales and marketing team to achieve sales targets.
• Recognised for developing and introducing new sauces and pickles. Products handled: Ready to
drink juices, sauces, pickles and vinegar.
• Reformulated ready to serves juices & sauces and streamlined the RTS juices line to take optimum
production with minimising manpower and increased productivity.
Jul’01 – May’03 Capital Foods Ltd, Nasik, Maharastra, India
Senior Manager- Production and Quality Assurance
• Designing production plans and execute with a view to ensure accomplishment of production
targets.
• Conducting various tests & inspections to ensure that products developed are in compliance with
pre-set technical specifications; detecting defects / faults and taking corrective actions.
• Designing and implementing stringent systems and quality plans to ensure high quality standards at
all the stages of production and optimising the production output.
• Products handled: Green Chilly Sauce, Red Chilly Sauce, Soya Sauce, Sweet Corn Soup, Hot & Sour
Soup, Shezwan Sauce, Manchurian Sauce, Chopsuey Sauce, Sweet & Sour Sauce, Veg Noodles, Egg
noodles, Garlic Paste, Ginger Paste, Salsa Sauce,Samosa chutney,Kabbab Chutney, Pizza Ketchup,
Mushroom Sauce.
Feb’99 – Jun’01 Red Rock Ltd., Dubai, U.A.E.
Production Officer
• Designing and implementing stringent systems to run day to day production, quality control &
Product development to ensure high quality standards at all the stages of production.
• Implementing strict quality measures in order to ensure top line quality of raw materials, packing
materials, inline process and finished products in terms of physical, chemical and microbiological.
• Products handled: Squashes, Syrup, Rose Water, Vinegar, Mustard Oil, Mayonnaise Sauce, Garlic
Paste, Ginger Paste, Tamarind Paste, Onion Paste, lemon juice, Glucose Powder, hajmola Candy, Hot
sauces, Hair oil, Shampoo, Shaving Cream, Fairness cream.
• Distinction of formulating, developing & producing orange squashes and Lemon Squash.
• Recognised for streamlining and reducing the headcount rose syrup & Mustard oil line to take
maximum output.
Oct’95 – Feb’99 Capital Foods Ltd, Nasik, Maharastra, India
Production Executive
• Instrumental in handling manufacturing process entailing production planning, manpower planning
and new product development.
• Key contributions in executing the setting up for the new factory and product line as per hygiene
and F.P.O standards.
• Products handled: Green Chilly Sauce, Red Chilly Sauce, Soya Sauce, Sweet Corn Soup, Hot & Sour
Soup, Shezwan Sauce, Manchurian Sauce, Copsuey Sauce, Sweet & Sour Sauce, Veg Noodles, Egg
noodles, Garlic Paste, Ginger Paste, Salsa Sauce.
Sep’93- Oct’95 Lakhanpal Foods Ltd., Vadodara, Gujarat, India
Officer, Quality Control

4. • Playing a pivotal role as Quality inspector of raw material and packing material, line checking, and
examination of finished product for maintaining hygiene factors.
• Distinction of shifting and initiating operations of factory in new locations: instrumental in saving 10
tons of sweet shredded mango chutney from spoilage.
• Products handled: Canned fruits and vegetables, Jam, tomato puree, tomato paste, tomato ketchup,
Squashes, juices, RTS Beverages, Hot and sweet pickles, sweet mango chutney, syrups, jams etc.
Jun’92 – Sep’93 American Dry Fruits Ltd, Nadiad, Gujarat, India
Chemist-Quality Control/Production
• Inspecting raw material, line checking inspection of finished product and packing material for
maintaining the quality of the product.
• Handling day to day lab analysis for formulating new product development specification.
• Accountable for implementing ISO-9000 with foreign consultant and introducing HACCP, plant
hygiene to maintain quality standard.
• Key contributions in executing strict quality checks and plant hygiene, chlorination of water and
others.
• Products handled: Canned fruits and vegetables, mango pulp, jams, hot and sweet pickles, sweet
mango chutney, tamarind, ETC.
Nov’91 – May’92 Commenced career with Lakhanpal Vafa foods (p) Ltd., Khaira, Gujarat,
India as a Food Technologist
• Products handled: canned fruits and vegetable, tomato products, jams, squashes syrups, RTS
beverages Juices, Pickles etc.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
2012 MBA
1992 Post Graduate in Food Technology
Government F.P.C.I., Luck now,(currently known as state
Institute of Food Processing) India: 1st Class
1986 B.Sc.: Chemistry, Zoology, Botany Ewing Christian College, University of Allahabad
• Attended Lead Auditor Course for ISO9000:2000
• Received Dayannand Memorial Award from All India Food Preserver Association as a Most Promising and
desirable student.
TRAINING / SEMINAR
Participated on several training sessions as follows:
• Mushroom Cultivation and Preservation for 7 days
• HACCP Safety Management
• Basic Food Hygiene
• Attended a seminar on Total Quality Management
• Certificate course in Internal Auditor
• Certificate course in Lead Auditor
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth 8th
June 1967
Address 52, Rose Dale Villa, Aliganj Road, Fashiapura,
Kashipur-244713, Uttarakhand, India
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