Arun Balachandran

Experience

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  United Breweries Ltd.

  Sept 2007 - Feb 2011

  Chemist

  • Maintaining the Quality of the product in each and every stage of manufacturing. • Identifying and Reducing the Microbial Contamination in the product and keeping the process area free of aerobic and other contaminating microorganisms. • Reviewing all quality standards and procedures to determine methods of improving/upgrading quality. • Familiar with HACCP, ISO 22000:2005. • Maintaining ISO Records. • Conducting ISO Internal Audits. • Reducing spoilage/wastage and operating costs wherever possible. • Monitoring the CIP process of Fermentors, Lager tanks, Brite Beer tanks, etc and to ensure no Microbial contamination in the Product. • Ensuring that the entire process is carried out as per the Quality Specifications of the industry. Show less

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  SABMiller

  Feb 2011 - Jul 2015

  Quality Assurance Executive

  • Maintaining the quality of the product as per the Global Standards of the company. • Analyzing the quality of product at each and every stage of manufacturing so as to assure that the final product meets all the Quality Requirements. • Checking and analyzing the Raw materials and Packaging materials. • Maintaining the records as per the Global Standards. • Calibration, Maintenance and Validation of lab instruments. • To participate in MSA (Measurement System Analysis) on critical Parameters. • Affirming the quality of final packed product and the quality of the product in the market. • Analysis of any deviations from standard based on 5-Why Analysis Method and to take corrective action for those deviations. • Plotting SIC Charts and Pareto analysis for all parameters. • Being a core team member of ISO 22000:2005 implemented Food Safety Management System at Water Treatment Plant and Packaging. • Conducting the Verification, Validation and Monitoring the CCP, CP and PRPs. • Carrying out Internal ISO 22000 Audits as a certified Internal Auditor. • Acting as Safety Coordinator for laboratory department. • Taking care of the Effluent Treatment Plant. • Carrying out Pollution Control Board and Environmental related works. • Supporting user departments in achieving Brewery Hygiene. • Certified Advanced Taster of the Brewery from FlvorActiv. • Fundamental member in Taint Tasting, Process Sample Tasting and Global Taste System. • Conducting internal audits of the system based on the Global Standards. Show less

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  Eastern Condiments Pvt Ltd

  Aug 2015 - Feb 2017

  Deputy Manager Quality

   To develop and implement quality systems across Contract Manufacturing Units (CMU) operations.  To develop and manage a GMP / HACCP compliance and document control for all CMU operations.  Coordinate and perform all Vendor Qualification and Compliance Audits for all CMU.  To ensure all the lot produced by CMU are checked by QC team and Sensory team and then only released to customer.  To carry out investigation of all non-conformances, root cause analysis and implementation of corrective / preventive actions at vendor end.  Ensure that GMP requirements and quality standards are recognized, understood and maintained across the CMU. To provide the training to CMU w.r.t the ECPL quality requirements and maintain training records.  To plan and manage the manpower required to carry out the audit, trainings and improvements at CMU.  Keep abreast of changes to quality regulations and guidelines, advising the management team of any business implications of these changes.  Lead, manage and ensure proper training to any relevant change management programs.  To work closely with NPD team to evaluate new vendors and develop them according to Eastern Quality Standards. Show less

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  شركة المراعي

  Jun 2017 - now

  • Regional QSHE Manager

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Senior Team Manager - QA

    May 2019 - Nov 2021

  • Regional Q&E Coordinator

    Jun 2017 - May 2019