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Shreyas Khamkar

Manurewa,AUK

Summary

Determined Food safety and Quality Specialist experienced in infant formula manufacturing with dedicated focus to compliance and continuous improvement. Familiar with handling multiple projects in highly competitive environments. Solid interpersonal and collaboration skills along with intermediate leadership experience.


Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Quality Specialist

Synlait Milk Limited
09.2022 - Current
  • Lead GACC renewal process for Infant formula and general dairy at RPD site from Oct 2022 till March 2023
  • Lead PBV RMP audits (less than 3NC per audit).
  • Lead HACCP annual review to align FSQ goals.
  • Leading the team of environmental technicians for RPD site
  • Supported FSSC 22000 gap assessment to achieve accreditation in Nov 2022
  • Dedicated support in resolving customer complaint.
  • Managed product release based on KPIs such as FSQ and RFT parameters.
  • Facilitate change control meetings to ensure GMP and process reliability is intact.
  • Worked in cooperation with customer S project team members from various departments towards continuous improvement of food safety & quality performance of the Synlait business.


Key skills and attributes:

  • Strong decision making
  • Strong focus on maintaining food safety and quality.
  • Agility in managing multiple activities in a day.
  • Clear and concise communication.

Senior Laboratory Technician

Oceania Dairy Ltd
01.2022 - 09.2022

Achievements:

  • Lead method validation project to gain accreditation through IANZ assessment.
  • Robust experience in bringing improvements through standards and efficiency-driven internal audits.
  • Received the star performer award 2021 for achieving flawless success in Compliance audit and assessment.
  • Continuously maintained low equipment downtime.

Laboratory Technician

Oceania Dairy Ltd
11.2018 - 12.2021

Key Responsibilities and achievements:

  • Performed routine testing on finished goods before TAT
  • Escalate Non Conforming Out of Spec product results and complete investigation as guided by KTPs
  • Perform equipment calibrations to ensure compliance.
  • Manage lab consumables and inventory.

Achievements:

  • Gained Key Technical Personnel (KTP) accreditation by IANZ.
  • Demonstrated robust problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
  • Completed External calibration course for analytical balances and standard masses.
  • Reviewed bench SOPs and worksheets to improve efficiency and traceability.



Laboratory Technician

Eurofins Food Analytics NZ
11.2017 - 10.2018
  • Maintained consumables and glassware inventory by receiving and inventorying incoming shipments.
  • Operated basic laboratory equipment such as balances, pH meter, colorimeter, spectrophotometer, autoclave and evaporator.
  • Performed analytical testing on various product matrix as per the SOP.
  • Prepared and assured accuracy of standards and reagents needed for analyses.

Quality Control Analyst

Warana Milk & Milk Products Ltd
12.2015 - 10.2016

Warana Milk is ISO 9001:2008, HACCP certified milk processing plant where I joined as a production trainee and secured a full-time position with continual performance.

Key Responsibilities and Achievement:

  • Performed plant GMP audits.
  • Submitted improvement proposal in the HACCP plan as an academic project.
  • Learned dry powder, cheese, and butter process flow during training.
  • Performed routine raw material inspections.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Food Science

University of Auckland
Auckland, AUK
09.2017

B.Tech - Food Technology

Mahatma Phule Agricultural University
India
10.2015

Skills

  • Problem solving and troubleshooting
  • Proven track record in non-conformance investigations and implementing corrective and preventive actions Excellent eye for details and problem solving mindset

  • Decision making
  • Involved in making critical decisions which are sensitive towards product safety and quality

  • Compliance auditing
  • Solid experience in leading internal audit to improve process and overall efficiency

  • Leadership/ Coaching
  • Demonstrated firm and strategic leadership skills to help achieve KPI and tackle daily operations

  • Method development and optimization
  • Successfully validated testing method to gain IANZ accreditation

  • Report writing
  • Experience in writing monthly quality reports, non-conformance conclusions, Lab investigation report to meet quality management requirements

Certifications

  • AsureQuality Introduction to Internal Auditing Skills course- October 2020
  • Calibrations of weighing scales and Masses workshop by Callaghan Innovation.

Immigration status

NZ resident since July 2021

Timeline

Quality Specialist

Synlait Milk Limited
09.2022 - Current

Senior Laboratory Technician

Oceania Dairy Ltd
01.2022 - 09.2022

Laboratory Technician

Oceania Dairy Ltd
11.2018 - 12.2021

Laboratory Technician

Eurofins Food Analytics NZ
11.2017 - 10.2018

Quality Control Analyst

Warana Milk & Milk Products Ltd
12.2015 - 10.2016

Post Graduate Diploma - Food Science

University of Auckland

B.Tech - Food Technology

Mahatma Phule Agricultural University
Shreyas Khamkar