Saif Attar

Experience

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  Hiravati Marine Products Pvt. ltd.

  May 1996 - Jun 2001

  Junior Manager Production/Quality

  • Responsibilities of Q.C & Production controls, production planning, scheduling • Personnel hygiene, Plant Sanitation Checks. • Follow up of HACCP System Implementations activities, conduct root cause analysis.• Attend audits, follow up of corrective actions• Documentation & Record keeping.

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  IFFCO

  Jun 2001 - Aug 2014

  IFFCO Group is a truly global company with a presence in over 84 countries and global operations through our premium quality brands. like Khaleej, Hayat, HALA, Tiffany,London Diary etc.....My Job Profile as below:-• Keeping updated & live the Quality Certifications (FSSC22000, Haccp), Halal Certification.SA8000 ethical audit follow up.• Develop & implement Food Safety Management/QMS /FSMS, keep close Check with the importing countries Quality standard /regulatory requirements/Customer requirements.• In process Quality Control approach of Quality Assurance by applying Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) & FSSC22000/ISO 22K principles.• Responsibilities of Making amendments for HACCP Manual/Halal Manual, Work Instructions, Product Specifications & System Implementation activities as- Quality Team Leader.• Conducting internal audits of HACCP/ Quality Management systems, Quality Meetings.• Liaising with External auditors, Municipality/GSM authorities, Surveyors, Agents/ buyers Representatives Etc.• QA documents Checks verification of incoming raw materials to meet quality standards against Companies’ specification-Recipe controls. Heading Central Laboratory as “Lab-In charge”.• Responsible for Positive release of products.• Conducting Basic food Hygiene Training & educating the work force for maintaining Hygiene, Sanitation & Good manufacturing practices. Approved as trainer by Local Regulatory Body.• Co-ordinate with the production staff, HR & Management for Quality Compliance, HSE, Ethical audits.• Maintain Customer complaints & Corrective action records. Show less • Oversee and manage day-to-day operations of the Production Department. For all the production lines which are Frozen Products, Formed Products, Breaded Products, Franks/Sausages. • Manage production & implement GMP ensuring a safe environment & achieving daily production targets.• Utilize staff & equipment in a manner which will adhere to safety & quality.• Monitor production inputs & outputs to minimize losses( Material shortage & wastage, time, breakdowns)• Ensure all product orders are produced on time in line with the production plan.• Make equipment’s available for planned maintenance execution.• Liaise & interact, manage relationships with suppliers, internal customers (RnD, Engineering) to execute trials & audits, along with keeping the achievements of targets.• Ensure ongoing coaching, briefing, development & training of production staff. Conduct performance appraisal, reward & discipline employees.• Monthly reporting: raise reports on achievements & issues of the month. • Key Person responsible for representing, design/art work of packaging details of new product launch, approval from legal bodies. • Conducting R&D trials on the shop floor as per the directions of BDM/Sales Managers, visiting markets for Competitive Brand status- Price, Pack, & Quality study.• Manpower management with respect to Production Planning and scheduling to maximize Production & increased productivity for Value added Meat Products & Marinated Products. • Ensuring recipe lockdown, nil consumption variance, process parameters adherence and QC checks. Ensuring 100% order execution and minimal quality complaints across 2 plants.• Manufacturing for prestigious private labels for Carrefour, Lulu, Walmart, COOP Italia and others.• Monitoring the production processes and adjusting schedules as needed;• Support the quality department for the external and internal audits.• Attain SNOP (Sales & Operation) Meetings with the management Show less • Manage factory operations, Production planning, assist the plant manager. Capacity Utilization by efficiently using product capacity matrix• Achieving set targets, reduce wastages, Arrange all the Packaging materials & Raw materials as per the schedule as per the orders. Provide proper schedules for preventive maintenance, sanitation & cleaning.• Developed new recipe for –Formed Breaded Shrimps, Online Monitoring for Product Quality & reworks.• Workforce management, Reports & trend analysis• Machinery & Equipment Training to staff• Documentation of HACCP & EU requirements.• To Implement Good Manufacturing Practices in the production area.• To ensure the efficient utilization of inputs, utilities & other consumable items & to cut down the wastage / losses. Show less

  • Head Of Quality Frozen Foods Division

    Jun 2007 - Aug 2014

  • Associate Manager Production; Frozen Meat Division, Sea Food Division

    Apr 2003 - Jul 2007

  • Junior Manager -Production Sea Food Division

    Jun 2001 - May 2003
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  Advanced Baking Concept (ABC) LLC -Dubai

  Sept 2014 - Nov 2020

  QA Manager

  Advanced Baking Concept LLC is the first frozen bread & pastry manufacturer of its kind in the GCC located in Dubai.Specializing in high quality bakery & pastry solutions to the food industry, ABC is fast becoming preferred bakery products provider in the MENA region. ProBake is Our brand.•Heading as QA/QC Manager,Responsibilities with Products, Process & Quality, retaining Quality & targeted Quantities, Food Safety, QSHE aspects. • Effective implementation & utilization of the facility,• Developing, updating, & implementation of QA procedures along with Production departments. • • Guide all team members to ensure proper implementation & adherence to HACCP guideline, FSSC22000/ISO 22000 standards, SQMS/SWA, RBI, YUM, GFSI Standards, GMP & Regulatory directives.Liaises with all Customer audits,3rd party auditors & ensures that all operations departments comply with food safety norms. Followup of the audits with the relevant correctives & closure of the NCR’s. Conduct customer audits, evaluation & trend analysis. Responsible for HACCP/FS meetings & highlight issues ,recommend ,corrective actions where needed. Customer specification reviews further advice's.Supervise the inbound material, in process,& finished product specification compliance, .Supervise the QA team/hygiene team on their day to day tasks. Product evaluation, Online checks, process deviation,registration of products, Label approvals.Responsible for ensuring those all on the line testing instruments are calibrated in liaison with maintenance department.Train & educate the staff. Building an efficient team, standing by, with the brand at all situations.Taking calls on all aspects related to Quality & Company profile.Evaluation of the circumstances, remedies, at any given point or crises for any food safety, HSE issues.Always believe in “room for improvement” .• Believe in “Do First Time Right”, identify & honor everyone to contribute for success.Address the all concern issues to Management. Show less

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  Shell Fisheries Company WLL Bahrain

  Nov 2020 - now

  Quality Assurance Manager

  Over all responsibilities of the Project with New Production Lines , Product development for Breaded coated Shrimps, Breaded Fish Fillets, Breaded Fish Nuggets, Breaded Fish Fingers ,Breaded Popcorn Shrimps ,Fish Burger, Cooked /Blanched Seafoods, Cuttle Fish, Squids, Whole Crab, Cut Crab, and Fish Fillets etc.Design and Plant layout plan , Selection of Machines, Man power mapping, feasibility study. Knock out the bottle necks.Develop team for the Quality Assurance and Quality Control, training, set specific parameters and monitoring procedures, meet customer requirements. Develop SOP's, procedures , documents for FSSC/ISO 22000, Haccp, GFSI standards requirements. Show less