Nidhi Rithikaa Maathavan Email & Phone Number

Marshall, Minnesota, US

Chicago, IL, US

• Responsible for developing and implementing plant specific programs while adhering to SQF 9.0 program
• Lead RTC facility through for SQF audit, Internal Audit and ensure federal regulatory compliance
• Lead mock recall/traceability exercises coordinating with cross functional teams to ensure full traceability of products throughout the supply chain.
• Lead RCA investigations for internal and external customer concerns to develop preventative solutions.
• Developed and Implemented new processes and procedure which have effectively reduced 85% of regulatory findings
• Responsible for Directing SAP QA holds

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Lead RTE facility through FDA, USDA audits by following Federal, State and local food safety requirements resulting in no 483's and no NR’s.
• Lead investigative analysis, assigned root cause, and analyzed trend data of complaints to determine Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) on quality and safety issues which reduced the consumer complaints by 25%
• Developed training matrix for all the employees on a monthly basis on different topic like Food defense, GMP, CCP, Crisis management to improve safe food handling.
• Coordinated internal microbiological testing such as Listeria spp. on a weekly basis to ensure sanitation and safety aspects are met.
• Lead mock recall on finished products, packaging material and ingredients on a quarterly basis to ensure traceability of products throughout the supply chain

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Responsible for conducting risk based potential hazards for food service industry and developing HACCP plan and food safety plans to minimize the risk of food contamination.
• Responsible for developing Standard Operating Procedures to ensure adherence to regulatory standards.
• Responsible for developing comprehensive food safety/ HACCP reports for food safety inspections, auditors, retail executives.

Bedford Park, IL, US

• Identified the factors affecting the efficacy of seed sanitizers in reducing salmonella on artificially contaminated seed
• Analyzed the impact of disinfection in reducing salmonella proliferation during sprouting and proper working knowledge of BAM
• Performed microbiological analysis such as serial dilution, plating on differential and selective media and maintained documentation, records of the results following GLP and GDP.

Bedford Park, IL, US

• Mentored and provided hands on training for 50 students including cell culture, staining, plating techniques following GLP, GDP
• Prepared all media, reagents and set up calibrated equipments needed for microbiological food samples analysis

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IN

• Inspected raw materials, inventory, finished product and packaging materials adhering Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• Analyzed CCP's for meat, dairy products and conducted daily SSOP inspections as a part of FSSAI requirements
• Randomly selected dairy products at various stages of production for microbiological evaluation to ensure quality standards

Master'S Degree, Food Safety & Technology

Bachelor Of Technology, Biotechnology