Ankit J. Email & Phone Number

Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom

•Engaged to establish the department, mobilise the development plan, and align departmental goals to company vision •Accountable for BRC preparation, achieving a BRCGS Grade AA, and led customer visits and audits throughout tenure •Managed migration from legacy training platform to online platform, realising savings of £20k in training time spent •Full remit for approving suppliers, conducting risk and vulnerability assessments and making major recommendations •Gained 3rd party accreditation of the logistics area, and developing and implemented system, policies, HACCP & training •Led the transfer of all daily, weekly, and monthly audits to online platform, reducing administration work and time •Engaged in non-conformance management and internal and external RCA activities driving significant improvementsTechnical Consultant – Chilled Sandwich Manufacturer, BRCGS Grade A*, Retailer•Conducted a large-scale development, review, and update of the quality management system to improve efficiencies •Designed and delivered a range of employee training in compulsory compliance and ensured a 100% completion rate •Supported the business in developing and optimising its shelf-life and NPD process to reduce waste and improve profitTechnical Consultant – Bakery, BRCGS Grade AA, Ambient, Retailer •Provided guidance and advice during BRC and customer audits, achieving a grade AA and handling customer queries •Responsible for the daily management and leadership of the technical department and developing specifications Technical Consultant – Confidential Project, Bakery, Salsa Accreditation •Played a significant role in registering the business with the local council and successfully gaining Salsa accreditation •Developed and implemented a quality management and Haccp system from the ground up, driving adoption and embedding •Accountable for procurement, setting up 3rd party suppliers including lab/hygiene consumables and pest controls •providing training to team

Slough, United Kingdom

• Established and optimised the departmental budget, agreeing new and existing contracts with many 3rd party suppliers • Implemented daily management meetings to improve operational visibility and to ensure strategies were fully aligned • Consistently ensured adherence to company polices, ensuring suppliers met standards including raw material audits • Full remit for all aspects of health and safety including procedure implementation for waste and hazardous substances• Produced product manuals to support production processes, ensuring processes enable safe and legal manufacturing • Engaged with HR to recruit, train, and develop employees, driving compulsory compliance training and objective setting• Spearheaded quality control, ensuring operations met quality, food, health and safety, and compliance requirements • Oversaw GMP systems for the factory, implemented a complete traceability system, and ensured NPD is fit for purpose• Managed phases of design and construction such as conceptual design, interiors, and material selection with MEP team• Acted as HACCP team leaders and ensured all technical employees complied with health and safety policy & procedure• Significant role in customer audits & visits, providing technical information & building strong professional relationships• Led the development and internal and external communication of corporate goals, direction, aims, and operations • Promoted safe systems of work and implemented a range of new safe systems to ensure and improve safety further • Drove the consistent achievement of departmental KPIs, providing leadership and motivation to a large technical team

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

• Ensured compliance with a range of regulations, achieving, and retaining BRC Grade and IFS for Arnaouti Pita Bakery Ltd • Spearheaded the successful launch with customers including Asda, M&D, Foodservices, and major European customers• Reviewed HACCP, Allergen, and Gap analysis for major customers COP, such as M&S, Tesco, ASDA, and Cooperative • Collaborated with packaging and raw material supplier to implement control processes and deliver customer artwork • Established and drove excellence in all aspects of the technical agenda, developing a quality culture within the team • Engaged with external agencies including Local Authority and Food Standards Agency, ensuring consistent compliance• Full remit for all technical activities as a key member of the leadership team, shaping strategy and corporate objectives• Act as point of contact for customers and visitors, supporting internal/ external audits & maintaining codes of practice • Responsible for achieving technical performance KPIs, and ensuring food, legal, and customer requirements are met • Led the end-to-end quality optimisation process from goods-in to dispatch, promoting continuous improvement

St Albans, United Kingdom

• Made a significant contribution to the successful Tesco approval of the business and launches with JS, Tesco and Ocado • Led culture change project, working across business functions to transform ways of working and improve staff retention • Successfully retained BRC Grade A during tenure, ensuring the site complied with both local and national regulations • Managed initiative to improve complaints monitoring, increasing visibility & enabling action plans to reduce complaints• Engaged with packaging supplier to improve control over artwork process, change label and artwork for 16 Ocado lines• Provided leadership to a team of 15 including Technical Manager, Hygiene Supervisor, Senior QA, Hygiene and QA team• Full remit for managing BRC and HACCP system, ensuring implementation and compliance throughout the business • Spearhead Health and Safety processes, implementing changes & training to ensure compliance and chairing meetings• Acted as a key liaison for customers, demonstrating in-depth knowledge of requirements and updating specifications

Southall, United Kingdom

• Motivate and support by training and mentoring technical team• Deputising Head of Technical in his absence· To ensure compliance with all company procedures and to assist the Head of Technical in all areas of management and to ensure total compliance with current legislation· Ensuring the smooth running of all technical functions to ensure that all food leaving both factories comply with all current legislation in respect of wholesome hygienic foods being produced and any other technical requirements requested and agreed upon between ourselves and our customers.· To assist in the developing and implementing of new systems to ensure continuous quality improvement.· To assist in the managing and developing the company's HACCP and QM-Systems and procedures.· To liaise with technical departments of our customers and suppliers.· To ensure that both factories are kept to the standard required to achieve third party accreditation by BRC, Soil Association, Salsa, retail customers such as Waitrose, Ocado, JS and others.· To ensure that all factories are kept to the required standard to continue and gain further business with new customers for any Technical Audit required at any time. This also includes communicating any non conformances to the head of various departments to achieve the above.· Report any shortcomings which require capital expenditure to the Head of Technical to achieve satisfactory standards to the above.· Ensure that the Technical Team has adequate resources to perform their jobs efficiently.· Investigating and completing customer and supplier complaints.· Conduct Supplier Audit when required.

Compliance.Responsibilities:managing the team of two QA Technologists, supporting other junior members of technical team and providing assistance to Technical managers and Technical director.responsible for handling and accommodating the third party audits on site and further closing the NCR'smember of Food safety team and also Health & safety team training of the staff in basic food safety and also health & safety.conducting internal and external audits of third party (ISO 22000 & CMI standards resp.)managing the quality manual system of the site and encouraging the staff to comply with it and updating the procedure where necessaryKnowledge of retailers online specification.keeping the technical department updated with the latest changes in Food safety and Health & Safety regulationsSEDEX trained and working with other technical team to update it when necessaryReview of H&S risk assessments on an annual basis and when necessaryHandling the budget of the department

Master Of Science - Ms, Food Biotechnology

Bsc, Biochemistry

Higher Secondary Education, Biology/Biological Sciences, General