David Wagdy Azmy

Quality assurance & food safety managerFull Time

• Job Details:•Co-manufacturer quality management: Collaborate with co-manufacturing partners to establish and maintain standardized quality management systems, ensuring alignment with our company’s quality standards and regulatory requirements. •Conduct regular audits and assessments of co-manufacturer facilities to monitor compliance with quality control procedures and identify areas for improvement. •Supplier quality assurance: Oversee the quality assurance process for incoming raw materials and packaging components sourced by co-manufacturers, ensuring that suppliers meet our quality standards and specifications. •Implement supplier quality management programs, including supplier audits, qualification processes, and performance evaluations. •Production process oversight: Provide guidance and support to co-manufacturers in implementing effective quality control measures throughout the production process, including sanitation, hygiene, and product handling practices. •Monitor production activities to ensure adherence to approved processes, specifications, and quality standards. •Regulatory compliance and certification: Stay abreast of local and international regulations governing food co-manufacturing operations, ensuring that co-manufacturers remain compliant with all applicable laws and standards. •Facilitate the attainment and maintenance of relevant certifications and regulatory approvals for co-manufacturer facilities, such as HACCP, ISO, and GMP certifications. •Quality control and testing: Establish protocols for product testing and quality assurance inspections at various stages of the co-manufacturing process, including in-process checks, finished product testing, and shelf-life studies. •Analyze test results and quality metrics to identify trends, deviations, and opportunities for process improvement. •Continuous improvement initiatives: Lead initiatives to drive continuous improvement in quality assurance processes, operational efficiency, and product quality across co-manufacturing operations. •Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement corrective and preventive actions, root cause analyses, and quality improvement projects. •Customer satisfaction and issue resolution: Address customer feedback and complaints related to product quality or safety, working closely with co-manufacturers to investigate root causes, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurrence. •Serve as a primary point of contact for customer inquiries regarding quality assurance practices and product specifications. •Export quality assurance: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including logistics, supply chain, and regulatory affairs, to ensure that exported products meet the quality and regulatory requirements of target markets. •Develop and implement export-specific quality assurance protocols, documentation, and labeling requirements in accordance with international standards and regulations. •Conduct risk assessments related to export activities, including transportation, storage, and customs clearance, to mitigate quality and safety hazards. •Liaise with export partners, distributors, and regulatory authorities in target countries to address quality-related inquiries, resolve issues, and facilitate compliance with import regulations.

Corporate quality assurance & food safety managerFull Time

• Job Details:*Develop and lead implementation of the required Quality and food safety procedures,programs, and work instructions in all plants operations in full compliance with Quality and food safety standards like ISO 22000 , BRC , ISO 9001 and business to business standards (McDonald’s, KFC, hardees, Burger king and others) *Develop food safety, GMP , and Quality audit programs and training plans for different levels of personnel in each operation and ensure that the audit and training plans is fully applied through in each site. *Plan and lead regular annual Management reviews in compliance with the Quality and food safety stds requirements and develop and lead meetings outcomes implementation *Act as a focal point with regulatory authorities inspections and annual external audits (BRC), and ISO 22000 Certification bodies , and B2B *Ensure that all MB sites are in full compliance with the food safety last updated legal and regulatory requirements issued by MOH & Ministry of Industry and commerce *Liaise with R&D , Production and other related operations both for lines /plants extension plans, and new products portfolio to ensure that the food safety , GMPs are fully imbedded in each project starting with the design phase till project finalization. *Develop and communicate all required procedures , Work instructions and quality monitoring programs covering all product quality assurance systems within production processes till distribution *Develop GMPs and FS inspection and audit protocols and develop the required compliance and performance tracking tools for continuous compliance improvement *Review periodic quality reports received from each area through in ops and supply chain, conduct analysis on the findings and generate quality trends & Recommends corrective actions if necessary and ensures implementation and compliance. *Responsible for customer complaints management starting form complaints receiving and investigation , root cause analysis , correctives action plans and follow up to ensure contentious improvements in complaints results *Responsible for products traceability and recall management systems and for conducting annual tests for recall procedures *Responsible for the management of pest control file with the external service providers which deal with the company.

Quality section headFull Time

• Job Details:- Deal with internal and third party auditors during the annual audits like ISO9001, ISO18001, ISO14001, ISO22000, FSSC & HALAL - Review, approve and communicate the Creation & modifying of SOPs & WIs to develop and standardize the work system. - Responsible for creating and updating of HACCP system plans for all production lines according to ISO22000 & FSSC - Lead and participate in GMP, GHP or GSP deviation to reach the root cause using the quality tools like root cause analysis, control charts, PDCA and others. - Supervise and follow up the Formulation, documenting and maintaining quality standards and on-going quality objectives. - Supervise, lead, oversee and coordinate the inspection activities of product throughout production cycle through managing the team activities. - Create the technical data sheets that are required for the export of our products. - Apply total quality management tools and approaches to analytical and reporting processes. - Contact the concerned departments in case of receiving a new raw material or packaging material. - Maintain active role on internal Continuous Improvement teams. - Perform internal audit on the other departments with preparing of the final audit report. - Set and supervise the achieving of the KPIs monthly - Assure and supervise the achieving of annual calibration plan internally and externally. - Establish projects in aligning with the team to modify and simplify the work system with reducing the cost - Determine the test methods of the new raw materials according to the international and local standards. - Manage & supervise the quality control team to ensure high productivity and high technical integrity. - Decision maker for the releasing or rejecting the raw and packaging materials following the standard. - Interact with suppliers in case of any rejection of any raw or packaging material assuring that the investigation of the problem has been clarified to reach a root cause and set a solution. - Interact with suppliers in case of any internal complaint of any raw or packaging material and lead the investigation steps concerning the deviation to ensure that the root is clarified. - Contact suppliers for buying new devices, apparatuses & supplies. - Prepare the annual budget of the labs by communicating with logistics and suppliers - Participate in applying of AIB & food safety standardization quality systems in the factory. - Participate in designing of the new quality labs with following up the progressing of the construction. - Provide technical and statistical expertise to teams. - Contact with the concerned departments trying to solve the problems, which are related to receiving & releasing of raw and packaging materials. - Review the revision process of the chromalines (new products labeling data) on the wrapper, display boxes & outer cartons that is done by the team according to the standard ones. - Design, develop and implement quality control training programs. - Technically interviewing new candidates.