Abid Akkarappatt

Experience

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  Milma

  Jul 2006 - Jul 2009

  Lab Technician

  ISO and HACCP DocumentationMonitoring of Hygiene and Sanitation process. Microbiological Testing of Milk & Milk Products like Cheese, Flavoured milk, Ghee, Curd, Peda, Ice creams etc, Swab testing of production lines, sanitized machineries and utensils used for production process, etc. Microbiological Test for Water - MPN Method.Chemical analysis of Milk & Milk products such as MBRT Test, Phosphatase test, Protein, Fat, SNF, Adulterants (sugar, salt .antibiotics, urea, neutralizers), Total Solids, Acidity, etc.Monitoring & Controlling CIP process.Checking the return goods from the market.Conduct Organoleptic, Chemical & Microbiological analysis of raw milk for the production process. Show less

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  FOOD MANUFACTURING GROUP CO LTD

  Jul 2009 - May 2012

  Microbiologist

  Quality analysis from raw material to finished goods ISO and HACCP Documentation.Complete monitoring and control of microbiological program.Microbiological Testing of Finished Products and Raw Materials such as Coliform count, TPC, Plating for Yeast & Mold, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, Salmonella, etc.Media preparation, staining, streaking, pouring, surface swab, hand swab, autoclave activities, plate counting, MPN method, biochemical tests, motility test, Identification & determination of bacteria and fungi. Online quality control in production area Verification of quality standard for all products.Inspecting all raw and packaging material at the time of delivery.Conducting trials for product improvement and for developing new product in R&D Lab.Analyzing complaint product from market and do the corrective action to avoid complaints in future.Manage Inventory of lab supplies and equipments.Monitoring of Hygiene and Sanitation process. Creating basic awareness on Hygiene and Food safety to all employees. Maintain Specification of raw material, Packaging material and finished products.Maintain the calibration status of laboratory instruments.Monitoring and control on Good Manufacturing Practices, Good Hygienic Practices & Good House Keeping.Supervising of Pest control, Rodent control, Fogging & Fumigation process. Analysis of water - Hardness, Chlorine content, Sulpher content, TDS and BOD etc.Developed & Implemented Hygiene and sanitation rules in the Factory.Quality Control & Quality Assurance of product as well as work at each point in the operation.Auditing the factory and take corrective measure in case of non compliances. Show less

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  National Aquaculture Group | NAQUA

  Dec 2012 - Dec 2014

  Sea food Microbiologist / Process Control Officer

  Bio-security SOP Preparation and Validation.Maintain all records for relevant EU, HACCP, FSMS, ISO, EMS and other certificate audits.Inspecting raw materials, process and finished products.Online inspection to assure the quality of product, packaging, labeling, storage and all food contact surfaces are cleaned and sanitized.Conducting Identification, isolation of fish pathogens during any mortality in ponds/cages by taking fish samples, dissect the fishes and streaking of samples from kidney, liver, heart, brain, spleen of the sample on agar plates.Conducting anti-biogram sensitivity test against fish pathogens isolated from dead or weak fish during mortality.Microbiological analysis of water from different departments like, Brood stock breading Centre, Larval rearing unit, Hatchery, etc. of Shrimp Business Unit.Microbiological analysis of Live feed from fish hatchery.Microbiological analysis of Brood stock, Hatchery, Nursery, Pre grow out water circulation systems to maintain water quality by taking samples from different locations like after UV, after bio-filter, larval tank etc.Review and updating of SOP at scheduled intervals.Microbiological analysis of different varieties of fishes and prawns including Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Salmonella, Listeria, E coli, Coliforms, Staphylococcus aurius, Total Plate Count, etc. Show less

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  ANAF Aquaculture

  Jan 2015 - Nov 2017

  Aquaculture Quality Lab and Production Supervisor

  Larval Supervisor: Supervision and management of larval units in the hatchery. Organization of staff and allocation of work in larval unit. Daily monitoring of the operational status of RAS & supporting equipment. Complete monitoring, activation and disinfection of RAS. Close monitoring of larvae and giving instructions to staff for feeding, siphoning, light / colour management in the tanks, cleaning, etc. Monitoring of live feed (Rotifer, Artemia, Nannochloropsis, Isochrysis) quality Monitoring fish transportation from larval unit to weaning unit and disinfection of tanks after transport. Managing the daily recording of systems and production data. Implementation of bio-security procedures and updating biosecurity protocols.Quality Laboratory Analyst/ Supervisor Microbiological analysis of different varieties of fishes. Microbiological analysis of Hatchery, Nursery, Brood stock water samples. Conducting isolation and identification of fish pathogens. Conducting antibiogram sensitivity test against fish pathogens. Identify the root cause of fish diseases and treatment. Perform formalin bath or oral treatment of fishes while there are any health issues of fishes. Microscopic inspection of fish larvae/ body parts to check and prevent parasite attack at the early stage. Chemical analysis of Hatchery, Nursery, Brood stock water samples such as Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, Phosphorous, TDS, pH, DO, TSS, etc. Chemical analysis of RAS system to check the bacterial activity in the bio-filters. Scheduled chemical analysis of effluent water from the hatchery. Scheduled calibration of all equipment. Maintain all records related to chemical and microbiological analysis. Develop and validate the new method and to modify the existing method as per requirement. Report generation, Result verification and communicating results to respective departments. Show less

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  Al Qotuf Al Mobaraka Date Factory LLC

  Jul 2018 - Feb 2024

  Managing Production, Quality, Maintenance and Inventory departments. Managing both quality and production department and report to Board members.  Monitoring & Control of total quality system in the factory. Control chemical and microbiological department. Internal audit and staff training. Monitoring and report verification of online inspection team. Implementation of ISO 22000, HACCP, HALAL and BRC Monitoring and control of factory hygiene and sanitation team.

  • Operations Manager

    Jul 2021 - Feb 2024

  • Production And Quality Manager

    Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Food Safety Manager

    Jul 2018 - Jul 2020
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  CrownFarms

  Feb 2024 - now

  Operations Engineer

  Manage operations of Offshore Cages / Packing Unit.Farming Seabream, Subaity, Safi, Sheri and Hamour.