NASARIN FATHIMA SAINUDEEN
Staines-upon-Thames
Summary
Experienced Food Safety and Quality Assurance professional with 3 years of experience in ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. Adept at conducting audits, training staff, and implementing corrective actions. Known for collaborating with high-profile clients like Emirates and Qatar Airways to enhance food safety and quality standards.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Food Safety Auditor/Specification Technologist
Do & Co
London Heathrow
01.2025 - 05.2026
- Conducted monthly GMP inspections across QR and EK lounges, identified non-conformances, and implemented corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Delivered Food Safety Level 2 training to new employees, covering food hygiene, allergen management, and safe food handling practices.
- Developed product specifications and food labels in compliance with UK, EU, and USA food safety, labelling, and allergen regulations.
- Managed allergen control procedures, including allergen identification, cross-contamination prevention, and accurate allergen labelling.
- Performed equipment calibration and food sampling to ensure food safety, accuracy, and compliance with internal and external standards.
- Developed and implemented food safety systems, processes, and SOPs to improve compliance and operational control.
- Supported external audits including council inspections, NSF, SALSA, and pest control audits, ensuring full compliance readiness
ASSISTANT QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER
Royalblue Executive Services Inflight Catering
06.2023 - 12.2024
- Quality Assurance & Compliance : Skilled in conducting internal(GMP) and external audits, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards, and implementing corrective actions in Critical Control Points(CCPs).Monitor and verify compliance with established food safety protocols and prepare facilities for third-party and regulatory audits.
- Process Improvement : Experienced in developing, implementing, and revising procedures to enhance production quality and operational efficiency. Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance food safety and quality standards, reduce waste, and improve process efficiencies. Managing quality assurance programs, including product inspections, sensory evaluations, and quality testing to ensure products meet established specifications and standards.
- Documentation & Record Keeping : Proficient in creating and maintaining comprehensive documentation frameworks for audits, SOPs, and quality checks, ensuring easy traceability and compliance. Maintain documentation for regulatory compliance and audit preparation. Prepare detailed reports on food safety for senior management, highlighting any issues, root causes, and actions taken to maintain standards.
- HACCP & Food Safety : Strong knowledge of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), conducting reviews to maintain food safety and regulatory compliance. The development, implementation, and maintenance of food safety programs, including HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points), GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), SQF(Safe Quality Food).
- Problem-Solving & Root Cause Analysis: Demonstrated ability to investigate customer complaints, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions, improving product quality and customer satisfaction.
- Non-Conformance: Implement corrective actions for internal non-conformances, track resolutions, and ensure follow-up on quality or safety issues.
- Supplier Quality Management: Skilled in conducting raw material inspections, managing supplier non-conformance, and ensuring quality standards are maintained throughout the supply chain.
- Maintenance Coordination: Coordinate and schedule maintenance work to support production continuity and minimize operational downtime.
- Team Leadership & Training: Proficient in supervising and mentoring quality control staff, developing training programs on food safety practices, and fostering a culture of compliance and continuous improvement.
- Food Sampling and Corrective Action: Collect and analyze data on microbial chemical test results, and non-conformances to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Inter department Collaboration and Communication: Keep abreast of changes in food safety regulations and communicate these changes to the team and other relevant departments. Work collaboratively with production and packaging teams to address consumer concerns and take corrective measures as necessary.
- Food Safety Risk Assessment: Conduct risk assessments and hazard analyses to identify and mitigate food safety risks.
- Perform Monthly Document Verification: Thorough monthly reviews of documentation to ensure accuracy and compliance with regulatory standards, supporting audit readiness and quality assurance objectives.
- Calibration: Monthly probe calibrations to ensure equipment accuracy, supporting compliance with food safety standards and maintaining quality consistency across production.
TRAINEE
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Spices Board
Cochin, Kerala
08.2019 - 09.2019
- Detected illegal dyes in selected chilly samples using the LC-MS/MS method and gained a solid understanding of procedures for creating samples to analyse Sudan dye.
TRAINEE
National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and training
Cochin
05.2018 - 06.2018
- Trained in post-harvest technology of fish and observed different processing methods of fish including canning.
TRAINEE
Parisons Food PVT LTD
Calicut
03.2018 - 04.2018
- Observed the processing stages of oil, including degumming, neutralisation, bleaching, and deodorisation, and conducted quality checks of sunflower oil.
Education
M.SC. - Applied Food Safety and Quality Management with Industrial Practice
University of Greenwich
Gillingham, Chatham, United Kingdom01-2024
B.SC. - Food Science and Quality Control
St. George's College
Aruvithura, Kerala01-2020
HIGHER SECONDARY -
KHSS
Pathanamthitta, Kerala01-2017
HIGH SCHOOL -
Mount Tabore Girls School
Kollam, Kerala01-2015
Skills
- HACCP TEAM LEADER
- Food Safety Inspection
- Quality Assurance Auditing
- Food Safety Auditing
- Leadership Skills
- Effective Time Management
- Risk assessment
- Compliance auditing
- Customer interaction
- Equipment calibration
- Staff training
- Problem resolution
- Audit reporting
- Decision making
- Hazard identification
- Active listening
- Integrity and honesty
- Effective communication
- Safety improvement strategies
- Relationship-building
- Record-keeping proficiency
- Proactive monitoring
- Allergen awareness
- Food Safety Management
- Regulatory compliance
- Team Collaboration
- Specification
Certification
- Certified in High field Level-3 Award for Food Safety for Manufacturing, 2025-02-12
- Certified in High field Level-3 Award for Effective Auditing and Inspetcion, 2025-06-13
- RSPH Level-3 Award in Understanding How to Develop a HACCP Plan, 2023-02-01
- Certified with High Field Level-3 Award in HACCP for Food Manufacturing, 2020-03-01
- Certified with Program of Training and an Assessment in HACCP Internal Auditor Training, 2020-02-01
- Certified with Manufacturing Level-2 and Food Safety Supervisor, 2020-06-01
References
LUKASZ BINKOWSKI, 200 Great South-West Rd, Cranford, Hounslow TW4 6FD,
lukasz.binkowski@doco.com
ANGELA COWLEY, Royalblue Executive Services Inflight Catering, +44 7826 851620, angelac@royalbluecatering.co.uk
Website
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nasarin/
Timeline
Food Safety Auditor/Specification Technologist
Do & Co
01.2025 - 05.2026
ASSISTANT QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER
Royalblue Executive Services Inflight Catering
06.2023 - 12.2024
TRAINEE
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Spices Board
08.2019 - 09.2019
TRAINEE
National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest Technology and training
05.2018 - 06.2018
TRAINEE
Parisons Food PVT LTD
03.2018 - 04.2018
M.SC. - Applied Food Safety and Quality Management with Industrial Practice
University of Greenwich
B.SC. - Food Science and Quality Control
St. George's College
HIGHER SECONDARY -
KHSS
HIGH SCHOOL -
Mount Tabore Girls School