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Nada  Asker

Nada Asker

Dubai

Summary

11 Years' Experience in Quality, Manufacturing of food products and catering processes, implementing & maintaining management systems, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction. Well, educated; bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine, Diploma in meat technology, beside training courses in QMS, seeking for a new opportunity and new challenges to upgrade my skills and experience.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Head

Siniora Food Industries
07.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for implementing and maintaining the different standards of FSMS (FSSC22000, ISO22000, ISO9001).
  • Responsible for implementing and maintaining compliance with Halal and follow up registration of all products on Halal.
  • Responsible for maintaining and follow up the adherence to regulatory requirements and industry standards.
  • Follow up the registration process for all the products with Dubai and Abu Dhabi municipalities with logistics and QA teams.
  • Follow up with other QA teams in all company sites to maintain the system uniformity and regulatory standards adherence.
  • Implementing and maintaining the SOPs for all manufacturing process, products and lab procedures.
  • Management and follow up with external contractors as (pest control, Lab supplies, cleaning agencies, external auditors).
  • Responsible for creating the annual internal and external training plan with HR.
  • Implementing and follow up the Lab Sampling plan as per BRC and FSSC requirements.
  • Validation of all new processes or change projects on the processing, analyzing the results and maintain the new SOPs.
  • Follow up with the marketing and R&D teams for NPD (Artwork specification, Product details, Regulatory compliance, registration on DM, product evaluation, Sensory assessment tests follow up, raw material specification, process SOPs).
  • Creating and analysis of the CCPs plan based on the processes risk assessments.
  • Managing the Food Watch system on DM.
  • Follow up with HSE team to maintain the safety procedures and complying with the regulatory standards.
  • Maintaining all internal and external audit.
  • Customer complaint and NCRs follow up and analysis to set a corrective and preventive action plan
  • Enhanced regulatory compliance by meticulously reviewing and editing submission documents.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams for timely and accurate submissions of investigational new product applications.
  • Managed post-approval changes, ensuring all necessary documentation was submitted accurately and on time.
  • Monitored industry trends and regulatory updates, maintaining a strong understanding of current best practices in the field.
  • Provided guidance to team members on regulatory requirements, promoting a culture of compliance within the organization.
  • Conducted risk assessments to identify potential areas of non-compliance, implementing corrective actions as needed.
  • Received, researched and resolved consumer inquiries.
  • Wrote or updated standard operating procedures, work instructions or policies.

Quality Team Lead

Seara International Company, JBS.
01.2021 - 07.2023
  • Lead Implementation and auditing of the quality food safety management systems ( BRC , ISO22000, HALAL).
  • Responsible for designing and implementing the SPECs of the products.
  • Approving and verifying the implementation of the requirements for PRIVATE LABEL products.
  • Review and approve the risk assessment of the different products with establishment of the HACCP plans for new and existing products.
  • Handling of customer complaints with implementing and verifying the required corrective actions.
  • Implementation of continuous supplier improvement plan through communication with purchasing department and supplier.
  • Conducting regular internal audit with GAP analysis covering all points that could affect the FSMS.
  • Training, Coaching and evaluating quality team.
  • Evaluation and approving of the subcontracted services companies.
  • Following ,Tracing and Raw materials and Finished goods on I-Scala system.
  • Improved customer satisfaction ratings by addressing and resolving product issues in a timely manner.

Auditor Assistant

TQCSI Certification Body
10.2017 - 01.2020
  • External audits against ISO22000
  • Coordination of the trainings
  • Draft findings and recommendations into detailed reports
  • Dealing and communicating with the auditees companies for arranging the audits details
  • Working as a consultant to assist companies in maintaining the system before the audit.

QA Supervisor

Three Chefs, MO 'men Group
09.2014 - 10.2017
  • Review customer complaints and analysis of the route cause with implementation of corrective action plan
  • Performance of internal audit and dealing with external audits
  • Application of ISO22000 and HACCP standards
  • Raw material checking and receiving analysis.
  • Handling of non-conformance products
  • Dealing with the Pest control supplier
  • Preparing all materials and finished good specifications.
  • Responsible for equipment's and machinery calibration
  • Training of the quality standards.
  • Reviewing of the labeling of new products
  • Responsible for entering details for tracing and recording all SOPs of any new product on ORACLE system with IT Team
  • Improved product quality by implementing rigorous testing procedures and identifying areas for improvement.
  • Enhanced team performance by providing regular training, feedback, and guidance to Quality Assurance staff.

QC Specialist

Three Chefs, MO 'men Group
09.2012 - 09.2014
  • Supervise all daily activities to ensure high standards of food safety and quality compliance
  • Raw material receiving inspection
  • Monitoring of sanitation programs
  • Recording all the daily activity on ORACLE system
  • Managed calibration schedules for QC equipment, maintaining optimal functionality at all times for accurate results.

Education

Meat Technology Diploma -

Cairo University, Egypt
2014

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine -

Cairo University, Egypt
2012

Skills

  • Written Communication
  • Microsoft Word, Excell, Power point
  • Analytical and Critical Thinking
  • Supervision and leadership
  • Time Management
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Dependable and Responsible
  • Project Planning
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Organization and Time Management

Certification

  • FSSC-V06 Internal audit certificate- TUV 2023.
  • FSSC-V05 LA certificate- DYT 2023.
  • BRC-Issue 09 Implantation certificate-TUV2023.
  • BRC-Issue 06 LA certificate-Intertek
  • ISO22000:2008 LA certificate- TQSCI 2014.
  • ISO9001 LA Certificate- TQCSI 2014

Timeline

Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Head

Siniora Food Industries
07.2023 - Current

Quality Team Lead

Seara International Company, JBS.
01.2021 - 07.2023

Auditor Assistant

TQCSI Certification Body
10.2017 - 01.2020

QA Supervisor

Three Chefs, MO 'men Group
09.2014 - 10.2017

QC Specialist

Three Chefs, MO 'men Group
09.2012 - 09.2014

Meat Technology Diploma -

Cairo University, Egypt

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine -

Cairo University, Egypt
Nada Asker