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Viswanath Cheekuru is a seasoned food safety and quality professional with extensive experience in managing quality and food safety activities, implementing food safety management systems, and conducting internal audits. He holds a Master’s Degree in Food Science and Technology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Dairy Science, Microbiology, and Chemistry. Viswanath is certified as an FSSC 22000 Lead Auditor, HACCP L3 Food Manufacturing, BRCGS Food Issue 9 Internal Auditor, and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Credentials

  • Power Point Using AI & ChatGPT
    Skill Nation
    Mar, 2024
    - Apr, 2026
  • FSSC Ver 6.0 Internal Auditor
    TÜV SÜD
    Jan, 2024
    - Apr, 2026
  • NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
    NEBOSH
    Nov, 2023
    - Apr, 2026
  • HACCP L3 Food Manufacturing
    Highfield
    Mar, 2023
    - Apr, 2026
  • BRCGS Food Issue 9 Internal Auditor
    Intertek
    Jan, 2023
    - Apr, 2026
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
    iceqbs
    Dec, 2022
    - Apr, 2026
  • Labelling Display and Packaging Materials - Regulations of FSSAI
    MSME-TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (PPDCAGRA)
    Jul, 2021
    - Apr, 2026
  • Customer Service: Handling Abusive Customers
    LinkedIn
    Mar, 2020
    - Apr, 2026
  • Listening to Customers
    LinkedIn
    Mar, 2020
    - Apr, 2026
  • FSSC 22000 Lead Auditor
    DNV
    Sep, 2017
    - Apr, 2026

Experience

  • Srini Food Park Pvt Ltd
    • Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India
    • Manager - Quality & Food Safety
      • Dec 2020 - Present
      • Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India

      • Manage & implementation of quality and food safety activities and verification of suitability and effectiveness at on site.• Implementation of Multiple customers (Coca-Cola, Dabur, Parle Agro, Mother Dairy, Delmont, GM Agro, Agrilink, Uthara United, Nutrimento, Cipla & Dr.Reddy’s Lab) Standards & requirements.• Conducting internal audit as Lead Auditor with cross functional team in compliance to Mock Traceability for forward and backward traceability comply according to FSSAI requirements.• As a FSMS Team Leader ensuring Food safety & Risk assessment for change management.• Conduct daily meetings with the team and sharing daily quality reports to Multiple customers.• Verification of CCP & OPRP’s in Tetrapak, Aseptic & IQF lines.• Support Internal departments for Production Vs Target volumes.• Conducting refresh trainings to all food handlers on food safety, GMP, PRP, TACCP & VACCP.• Validation of New products sterility trials & Commercial runs.• Ensure WTP entire process without any abnormality.• Establish Quality standards, FIFO & FEFO systems and 100% adherence.• Maintain the Customer & Consumer requirements in all aspects.• Project Lead – Water Usage Ratio (WUR).

  • Anheuser-Busch InBev
    • Hyderabad, Telangana, India
    • Assistant Manager - Q.A
      • Apr 2019 - Dec 2020
      • Hyderabad, Telangana, India

      • Support plant daily quality operations and contribute to ensure that plant operations meet quality, legal, and food safety requirements.• New RGB Line (36000BPH) erection – Critical quality equipments validations • Responsible for consumer complaints handling & RCA • Quality & Management pillar owner in VPO system.• Plant Food Safety Coordinator – HACCP• Lead role in PRP & GFSI monthly Audits• Effective Implementation & Monitoring of Food safety operations.• Overall responsibility for implementing and reviewing Food Safety and Quality Management System.• Coordinating all third party audit activities of food safety & quality. Follow-up and implementation of the corrective actions.• Successfully leading the team to achieve plant KPI’s.

  • HIMJAL BEVERAGES PRIVATE LIMITED
    • Hyderabad, Telangana, India
    • Team Leader - QA
      • Aug 2017 - Apr 2019
      • Hyderabad, Telangana, India

      • Verify operational requirements for Quality and Food safety aspects.• Compliance to KORE requirements.• Compliance to Legal & statutory requirements.• Conduct Vendor audits & assessments.• Responsible for Water Usage Ratio.• Maintain Yield tracking for Concentrates vs Finished Goods.• Submit daily & monthly reports to Coca Cola India.• RCA for Customer complaints & feedback.• Validation and verification of CCP, OPRP & PRP’s.

    • Q.A Executive
      • Nov 2014 - Mar 2017
      • Dubai

      • Establish, document and maintain effective Food Safety Management System.• Ensure the compliance all the statutory and legal requirements.• Monitor online quality team to assure food safety and product quality by complying with the FSMS.• Conduct internal audits for compliance of Food safety.• Identify the need for training of workman and staff for conducting training on GMP, GLP, GHK, HACCP, 5S and Food safety. • Analyse the market complaints by carrying out the root cause analysis and effectively implement the corrective action plan. • Reviewing the daily and monthly QA & CAPA reports.• Effective implementation of TAMU & 5S.• Control the lab budget by close monitoring of chemical & glassware consumption report.• Provide quality clearance of raw materials and finished products.• Review of SOP’s for all the quality operations by coordination with team members.• Ensure Food Safety and Employee safety in overall operations.• Actively involve with cross functional teams, i.e., R&D and CQA.

    • India
    • Beverage Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Quality Assurance - Officer
      • Sep 2011 - Nov 2014

      • Handling of Tetra pak, CSD, Hot fill & can line operations. • Ensure product integrity & package integrity parameters. • Monitor the water treatment plant by multi barrier system, i.e., CCS, PSF, ACF, MF, U.V filtrations.• Verification of CIP process.• Execute trouble shooting studies & implementation of corrective & preventive actions. • Implementation and documentation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP’s).• Ensure the calibration & verification schedules of the equipments.• Ensure that process (SOPs) are in place to clearly identify the status of all stored materials (RM/PM/FG).• Sensory evaluation of all the beverages and give feedback to Q A as well as R & D team.• Update and maintained the specification of final product, raw & package materials.

    • Management Trainee
      • May 2010 - Sep 2011

      • Monitor Tetra pak line production from dumping of pulp to final packaging of FG.• Perform the package integrity & product parameter analysis.• On a daily basis update the quality & yield report.• Troubleshoot the online defects & prepare Corrective & preventive actions.• Co-ordinate with the shift engineers & Blending chemist for qualitative & quantitative result of production.• Ensure GMP on the shop floor.• Completed training in Water treatment plant, Effluent treatment plant, Raw material & packaging material analysis.

Education

  • 2008 - 2010
    Sri Venkateswara University
    Master’s Degree, Food Science and Technology
  • 2005 - 2008
    S.V.Arts College (T.T.D), Tirupathi
    Bachelor’s Degree, Dairy Science, Microbiology, Chemistry

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