Taha Mohammed Merghani

Address: United Arab Emirates, Cell #: +971 544788552

Email: [email protected]

Abilities

·       Responsible for supporting and maintaining the existing Quality system of the organization
·       Maintaining consistent product quality, minimizing customer complaints & sales returns
·       Inspection of processes, raw material, packing material, finished goods and storage materials
·       Customer complaint investigation, root cause analysis & coordination with technical services
·       Maintaining calibration records all instruments
·       Minimizing Internal QC Hold and recurrence of customer complaints
·       Data and sample collection for product or package approval from Customers
·       Optimum utilization of ERP systems
·       Maintaining data for all audits
·       Maintaining requisite QC information
·       Coordinating with sales and production teams for new trials
·       Monthly and Annual Reports and data analysis for goal setting and target formulation
·       Optimum utilization of Lab and related instruments
·       Motivating and developing QC team towards optimum performance.
Career Summary

Currently working:

Employer: Zabeel Feed Mill-Meydan Group. UAE
Major Responsibility:    Quality Manager
Duration of Work:      since June 2019

Duties & Responsibilities:
·       Respond to customer’s complaints and implement corrective and preventive action.
·       Work to resolve inter-intra departmental quality issues.
·       Ensure, GMP & Hygiene compliance facility wide.
·       Initiate and document process activity and flow including implementation and future certification for QMS –ISO 9001-2015 and customer requirements.
·       Develops and implements effective programs, processes, and methods to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
·       Manages all quality processes associated with customers need.
·       Consolidate reports on key quality metrics to identify areas for improvement using SQC and SPC tools;
·       Manages and develop a high-performing team by setting goals.
·       Provide shop floor Activates   approach.
·       Understand, reflect & practice Meydan –Zabeel Feed Mill vision & values.
·       Work with R&D and production in product development and optimization and   formulation to ensure quality of product within optimum costs.
·       Makes Monthly /Quarterly   report writing of Q.A analysis, product non-conformance, statistical reports and product performance measurement to ensure conformance to quality, and to create data for further development work.
·       Coordinate with Operation Manager, purchase, Procurement Head in selection of Raw materials as per company specification
·       Approval of labelling as per GGC laws.
·       Lead the quality team in international developments in feed milling and apply new technologies/innovation/best practices to continuously improve the feed products
Work with maintenance to insure equipment calibration.
Objectives:

Establish Wet Chemistry analysis:
Serve R&D projects
Product Nutritional Values Assessment
Maintain Product Specification & Quality Consistency
Food & Feed product safety (pesticide, heavy meatal, mycotoxin)
·      Product Shelf Life Study
Product quality assessment throughout shelf life.
Chances to extend product shelf life (export product)
Reduce the cost of product return and reprocessing
Save the cost of external lab analysis and shelf life study
Give confidence in product stability (nutritional value & product safety)
·      Lab Accreditation and commercialization
Plan for lab Accreditation by DAC (Dubai Accreditation Department)
Plan for lab registration as third party Lab
Plan for lab commercialization for food and feed analysis (nutritional, food& feed safety and microbiology analysis)
·      Quality Management System
1.     Implementation of ISO 9001-2025 by ZFM
2.     Apply for ISO 9001 Certification.
·      Product Approval & Registration

1.     Maintain feed product requirements as per local, regional and international standards
2.     Animal Feed Products Laws and Regulations
3.     Feed products Labeling
4.     Feed products Safety Standards

Professional Experience

Previous Employer:         Emirates Grain products CO.LLC
Major Responsibility:    Quality Control Manager for flour and animal nutrition
Duration of Work:      July 2016 up to May 2019
Website: www.iffco.com

Duties & Responsibilities:

·       Respond to customers complaints and implement corrective and preventive action
·       Work to resolve inter-intra departmental quality issues
·       Ensure 5S, GMP & Hygiene compliance facility wide
·       Initiate and document process activity and flow including certification for GMP – food safety and customer requirements.
·       Develops and implements effective programs, processes, and methods to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards.
·       Manages all quality processes associated with customers need.
·       Consolidate reports on key quality metrics to identify areas for improvement using  SQC and SPC tools;
·       Manages and develop a high-performing team by setting goals.
·       Provide shop floor training with train the trainer approach.
·       Understand, reflect & practice IFFCO’s vision & values.
·       Work with R&D and production in product development and wheat grist optimization and   formulation to ensure quality of product within optimum costs.
·        Makes Monthly /Quarterly   report writing of Q.A analysis, product non-conformance, statistical reports and product performance measurement to ensure conformance to quality, and to create data for further development work.
·       Coordinate with Operation Manager, purchase, supply chain Manager, Procurement Head (Grains) in selection of wheat as per company specification
·       Approval of labelling as per GGC laws.
·       Lead the quality team in  international developments in flour and feed milling and apply new technologies/innovation/best practices to continuously improve the flour and feed  products
·        Work with maintenance to insure  equipment calibration
·       Emirates Grain Products CO.LLC – IFFCO -UAE
·       Responsibility of quality manager for wheat flour and animal nutrition in July 2016.
·       The company has total milling capacity 1300Mt of A, B, C, D milling lines as well as feed mill with 300 MT and premixes plan with 200 MT capacities.
·       Emigrain one of the biggest flour mill in UAE and it is the highest retails producer and seller in the GCC for wheat flour products.
·        Emigrain has flour heat treatment plant, which produced low moisture, low viscosity and special wheat flour product, for ready to eat, baby food as well as food coating product.
·        The company has long experience in Chakki Atta (stone milling) and producing the most famous brand of Chakki Atta products in GCC which exported to Europe and North America for Indian community consumers.
·         Worked to lead the quality team throughout food Safety and environmental Program for Food manufacturing by establishing   Statutory Policies, Standards, methods and guiding’s Practices to insure QA system sustainability of which provides to governance that the requirements are implemented and customer’s expectation has achieved.
·       Worked closely with R&D for product development, existing product improvement, packaging materials improvement, product grist optimization, cost saving and products specification validation.
·       Performs competitors’ products testing and continuously benchmark our product    performance verse key market players.( UAE and GCC)
·       Coordinate with Operation Manager, purchase, supply chain Manager, Procurement Head (Grains) in selection of wheat and commodities.
·       Lead the quality team for continuous product assessment, during milling, packing, final product analysis and test baking.
·       Maintain the requirements of Emigrain prestige’s   wheat flour customers such as:

Employer Oman Flour mills (S.A.O.G.)

Major Responsibility:    Quality Control Manager for flour and animal nutrition
Duration of Work:      June 2007up to July 2016 WWW.Omanflourmills.com

Duties & Responsibilities:
1-    Laboratories: Flour and Feed Analysis
•       Physical Lab
•       Chemical Lab and
•       Rheological Lab
2-    Quality Control & Inspections
•       Development and implementation of Quality Plan
•       Standardization of all lab analytical procedures as per AACC, ICC, ISO, etc standards
3-    Quality Systems
•       ISO9001:2000
•       ISO14001
•       HACCP
•       Occupational Health & Safety
4-    Test Baking
5-    Technical Services
•       Visit to bakeries
•       Pest Control activities
•       Coordination with sales and marketing for specify customer’s requirements
6-    Product Development:
•       Development of Existing product.
•       Development of new products.
•       Formulation of products blends or grits as per markets requirement.
•       Development of specification of raw materials and finished products.
•       Process development.
•       Keep eyes on trends in food business locally and internationally
•       Keep abreast of new development in food industries.
7-    Food Laws and Regulations
•       Food Labeling
•       Food Hygiene
8-      Fumigation
• Flour mill fumigation (full plant fumigation)
• Space, bulk and silo fumigation

9-      ISO 17025
• Implementation of ISO 17025 for food lab
• Accredited laboratories since 2011
•Laboratory management system and internal audit as per -ISO /IEC 1

·       24/7 quality control as per Quality Plan from raw materials, in process to finished product to ensure that the daily reports & results are as per the given product specification & develop trend analysis of quality data.
·       Nonconforming products – follow-up as per IMS procedures and implementation of Quality Plan
·       Coordinate in development and review of Quality Plan Inspection, sampling, and analysis of raw material of Product improvements.
·       Make sure recommended formulations are in use by production; make sure products are complying with set parameters.
·       Labeling of all products
·       Implementation of IMS in Technical & QC department GLP, Calibration, Maintenance and of equipment’s cleaning.
·        GMP implementation in the plants
·       Inspection and approval of all Packaging materials
·       To coordinate in Development and implementation of pest control plans, IPM in coordination with pest controller and Technical & QC Manager
·       Handling of customer complaints & nonconformance products
·       Coordinate with Food Control & DGSM (Government) inspectors during inspection of the plants in coordination with Head Lab technologist
·       Competitor’s samples analysis
·       Implementation of ISO 17025 for food lab accredited laboratories since 2011 for 4 scopes of parameters and increased by 2015 to 40 scope.
·       Major Achievements:
·       Worked with company team to develop and implement the IMS (14000:2004 /9001:2008/22000:2005/ OHASAS 18001:2007 and HACCP).
·       Worked with senior Technical & QC Manager to establish central laboratory under –Atyab Investment Group (The mother company of Oman flour mills), the established lab registered in the first year as first party laboratory in Oman and same year got accreditation form DAC.
·       The Laboratory registered in the second year as a third party independent laboratory.
·       The laboratory under my directory awarded by AACC International by achieving the most accurate and precise results among the check sample subscribers for 2012, 2013 & 2015 (Moisture, Protein, Ash, PH).
·       Established with senior Technical & QC Manager new microbiology laboratory and got accredited for 12 parameters.
·       In 2015 increased the accreditation scopes for the whole laboratory from 4 to 40.

Employer:                              National Flour mills AL Guhrair Foods- Dubai
Major Responsibility:        Technologist in animal feed and flour lab
Duration of Work:               Nov 2005 – June  2007        Website: www.alghurair.com

Duties & Responsibilities:
·        Responsibility of lab analysis and quality control requirements of in-coming raw materials, in-processing and finished good products as per quality plan for ISO 9001-2000, E.M.S 14001-1996 and HACCAP certified company.
·       Lab analysis and product assessment of various of flour products, such as:
1.      High gluten flour ,
2.      flat bread flour (white /dark flour)
3.     Europeans and Scandinavian bread flour
4.      flour for pasta and biscuits
5.     Brown bread flour.
·       Feed products categories feature two of the most widely-used protein sources:
Canola and soya meals.  Processed feeds – such as livestock, mono-gastric and premixes              serve animal farms, stables and pet food retailers while fibers – such as bran, oaten are sold to animal owners, farms and stables.
·       Product categories:
1.     Poultry & ruminant feed
2.     Special feed
3.     Crushed maize
4.     Steam-rolled barley
5.     Barley grain
6.     Oat grain

Employer:                              Wheata Industrial company –Khartoum Sudan
Major Responsibility:        Technologist in animal feed and flour lab
Duration of Work:               May 2001 – June  2005        Website: www.araak.com

Duties & Responsibilities:

·       Attended the erection and commissioning work of the 500,500 &500 Mt Capacity of Buhler double Rolls. worked as quality control technologist during milling processing. Responsibility of flour improver
·       Responsible of all lab tests of wheat and flour during milling and final products, manage lab staff and reporting the data.

Employer:  Sheikh Mustafa AL Amin Flour Company (Red sea Flour mills-  now                AL khaleej flour mills with AL Guhrair )–    Port Sudan

Major Responsibility:            Technologist in flour lab

Duration of Work:      Nov,1999 – April 2001

Duties & Responsibilities:
·       Quality control & lab analysis for milling processing and grain storage.
·       Attended the erection and commissioning work of the 750 Mt mill then other 500 Mt and   300 Mt mills by Buhler team.
Education

Master of science (M.Sc.) in food Science and Nutrition
-24 hours credited courses and research with thesis (3 years). – Sultan Taboos University- Sultanate of Oman -2015

B.Tech honors (5years ) food Science and Technology
from faculty of agriculture
Sudan University of Science & technology -1998

Training & Certifications

·       Internal Auditor   Course -ISO 9001, 2000 –TUV –Dubai December 2006
·       IMS internal Auditor (14000:2004 9001:2008 and HACCP)-ETA Consultancy-Muscat-February 2009.
·       Laboratory Management & Internal Audit as per ISO /IEC 17025:05-CII Institute of Quality –November -2014 –Bangalore India.
·       OHSAS 18001:2007 Awareness –ETA Consultancy –Muscat –October 2011
·       Conformity Assessment (Laboratory Practices)-IO Development Services –Muscat-February 2012
·       Training Course by Lab System Consultancy and Training-Muscat –March -2011 in:
1.     Methods Validation
2.     Measurement of Uncertainty in Chemical Analysis
3.     Traceability of Measurements
4.     Proficiency Testing

·       Training Course by Lab System Consultancy and Training-Muscat –March -2011 in:
1.     General Requirements of ISO/ICO/17025 for the competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories

·       BPCA-Fumigation Diploma-British Pest Control Association –-Muscat -November 2013.

·       Food Processing Sanitation/Hygiene –Correspondence Course – AIB Manhattan Kansas –USA-January 2008.

·       Science of Baking –correspondence Course of Four modules- AIB Manhattan Kansas –USA :
1.     Foundation-January-2010
2.     Ingredients Technology-May -2010
3.     Bread and Rolls-January -2011
4.     Cake and Sweets Goods-July -2011

·       Internal Milling basic course by Buhler -2010
·       National Pest Management Association –Pest World East Seminar-Dubai May -2011.
·       Internal Advanced Milling course by Buhler 2012.
·       Training Course Held At Brabender GmbH &Co.KG- in Brabender 3 phase System Consisting of: Farinograph –AT, Extinsograph –E & Amaylograph –E- Hamburg Germany-February 2015.
·       Middle East Technical Exchange Program, dated at Winnipeg, Manitoba –Canadian International Grain Institutes –Canada –May -2015.
·       Feed Milling Technology Training
1.     In-house training in Oman feed mill covering: Dosing, weighing, size reduction, mixing, liquid addition, conditioning and pelleting.
2.     Theory combined with practice 21st February until 25th February 2016 by:  Nef –Feed Milling Consulting Chalchofen 2118 CH-9100 HerisauSwitzerland
Languages
·       Arabic
·       English

Membership

IAOM –Internal Association of Operative Millers

ICC –International Cereals Chemist
American Association of Cereal Chemist

American Institute of Baking
International Pest Management Association