Tareq Suleiman Abdel Hafiz

Formulation & Packaging R&D ManagerFull Time

• Job Details:•Plan and agree with top management on NPD projects and improvement of existing products on a quarterly basis.  Generating new product ideas based on our innovation funnel.  Designing processes and machinery needed for scaling up the processing of developed products.  Following up on achieving all NPD approach steps starting from idea passing by packaging profile design up to FP commercialization.  Contacting the technical supplier such as flavor houses for technical issues.  Contacting and dealing with regulatory agencies for getting official specifications and lab analyses needed.  Issuing and approving specifications of all raw materials and technical files of final products.  Estimating the resources, time required, and cost to achieve projects and monitoring the performance to ensure the targets are met.  Conducting needed research in the planning phase for NPDs and in case of any technical issues.  Monitoring and ensuring that the annual budget of the R&D function does not exceed the approved one.  Coaching and providing recommendations to other departments during the phase of launching the new products.  Coach and mentor the work team to improve the quality of outputs and help them to overcome work-related issues.

R&D-Q.A Manager (sauces/culinary)Full Time

• Job Details:Develop new sauce and dressing profiles which are innovative and meet either the market trends or specific customer needs.  Ensure developments are in compliance with defined standards, and customer requirements.  Work with Sales and Marketing to assess and develop new applications based on market demands.  Fully support Q.C in problem solving for both raw materials and finished products.  Serve as technical expert and advisor to marketing, sales, and customers for specific.  Stay up to date with new developments in ingredients and application technologies related to sauces, dressing, condiments, and marinades.  Design and execute stability studies for recipe development, sensory and analytical testing of recipes.  Coach, train, and mentor production staff through start-up batches.  Ensure that thorough industry standard testing protocols are in place to provide uniform, stable and consistent final products.  Selecting of suitable laboratory equipment by obtaining competitive price quotations.  Ensuring the food safety system is properly written, validated, documented and implemented based on NFSA and ISO 22000 requirements.  Evaluate new suppliers of raw materials (food/nonfood) and equipment in order to reduce costs and improve results.  Interact with government agencies/officials on food safety issues and inspections for the Plant.  tracking and monitoring all Quality critical metrics including Food Safety, Consumer Complaints  Lead the continuous improvement of our operations through the effective implementation of Corrective and Preventive actions (CAPA) of GMP and HACCP 3 audits in all zones.  Lead efforts in the Plant to improve Quality and the effectiveness of plant cleaning and sanitation programs.  Establish & implement internal & external audit plans & checklists of the management systems implemented ISO 22000  Responsible for external audit program of the plant  Participate in establishing & developing the policies, procedures, W.I & plans.  Plan for the traceability trials of our products.

Quality Assurance Section HeadFull Time

• Job Details:Participating on internal quality audits as per the approved audit plans, throw GMP, GLP, HACCP, ISO and CCP). Controlling the distribution of the company quality management procedures, quality manual and related procedures. Participating in the review of subcontract agreements and ensure that all quality requirements are clearly addressed. Evaluate and approve new supplier’s materials. Promoting quality achievement and performing improvement throughout the company and the DC’s. Liaising with the functional and operational area managers (R&D, production ) to understand their current and future product testing needs and develop plans, cost estimates, and schedules for integrating these needs into laboratory operation Working with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements from external suppliers. Measuring and monitoring loses and wastes in the whole operational area and applying control to minimize costs. Managing and leading external audits for the warehouses (main warehouse, DC's, & Trucks) and also Products on shelves at customers. Leading validation and verification activities for new projects that has quality impact within the plant processing lines.