Hi, I’m
ANKIT PATEL
Brampton,Canada
Summary
Committed Production Manager with a strong production background. Focused on maintaining team safety and meeting challenging performance targets. Skilled in managing supplies and keeping the line moving smoothly.
Overview
15
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Greenhouse Juice
Production Manager
01.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Promoted a safe and healthy work environment across the facility, driving compliance with all health, safety, and regulatory requirements; active member of the Joint Health & Safety Committee, organizing monthly meetings and leading all JHSC initiatives.
- Provided direct leadership to supervisors and team leaders, fostering accountability, coaching, and performance growth through structured appraisals and mentoring.
- Doubled production output by successfully implementing and managing a second shift, optimizing resources and ensuring smooth integration with existing operations.
- Achieved 7% savings in direct labour costs vs. budget through improved scheduling, labour optimization, and enhanced accountability systems.
- Improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to 70%, driving performance through preventive maintenance, shift alignment, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams (Quality, Supply Chain, Planning, and Maintenance) to align production schedules, meet KPIs, and ensure smooth preventive maintenance and shutdowns.
- Ensured compliance with SQF standards, food safety, and regulatory audits, supporting the site in achieving and maintaining audit readiness.
- Drove performance improvement and cost control, ensuring adherence to budget requirements while identifying opportunities for savings and efficiency.
- Collaborated with senior leadership on capacity planning, long-term operational improvements, and CAPEX projects, preparing for future growth.
Greenhouse Juice
Production Supervisor
08.2021 - 01.2024
Job overview
- Daily verify the performance of pre-operational activities in the plant, distribute production schedule to lead hands, verify availability of crews, ingredients, and packaging
- Ensure production schedule is followed in assigned production area/department and report/address any deviations promptly
- Ensure all supporting departments perform requested tasks and report any NC to the Production Manager
- Work in partnership with the Maintenance department to assist in the prevention/rectification of breakdowns
- Active involvement and leadership in the implementation and execution of continuous improvement initiatives.
Greenhouse Juice
Senior QA Specialist
06.2019 - 08.2021
Job overview
- Ensures that all staff consistently follows GMPs
- Conducts QA/QC checks and inspections consistently to ensure products are within specification
- Ensures that food safety system implementation is consistent with the written programs
- Analyzes data to identify trends in product quality and food safety concerns, applies appropriate corrective and preventative actions including timely escalation to senior management
- Identifies, develops, and conducts employee training in the areas of quality assurance and food safety
- Ensures the Operations team is following established SOPs in support of SQF certification
- Works with Procurement to develop and improve ingredient/produce specifications
- Ensures all ingredient and packaging receipts meet or exceed specifications and communicates any deviations in a timely manner
- Ensures that good documentation practices are adhered to
- Oversees various food safety systems such as pest control to ensure compliance
- Conducts product and environmental sampling for physical, chemical and microbiological testing
- This role will serve as a backup to the SQF Practitioner.
Greenhouse Juice
Quality Assurance Technician
03.2018 - 06.2019
Job overview
- Ensures that all staff consistently follows GMPs
- Conducts QA/QC checks and inspections consistently to ensure products are within specification
- Ensures that food safety system implementation is consistent with the written programs
- Analyzes data to identify trends in product quality and food safety concerns, applies appropriate corrective and preventative actions including timely escalation to senior management
- Identifies, develops, and conducts employee training in the areas of quality assurance and food safety
- Ensures the Operations team is following established SOPs in support of SQF certification
- Works with Procurement to develop and improve ingredient/produce specifications
- Ensures all ingredient and packaging receipts meet or exceed specifications and communicates any deviations promptly
- Ensures that good documentation practices are adhered to
- Oversees various food safety systems such as pest control to ensure compliance
- Conducts product and environmental sampling for physical, chemical, and microbiological testing
- This role will serve as a backup to the SQF Practitioner.
Pride Pak Canada Ltd
Microbiologist
03.2017 - 03.2018
Job overview
- Performed all sampling and testing of all raw and finished products
- Performed calibration of Thermometer, Auto clave, Incubator and Fridge
- Generate test results with a high level of accuracy and reliability
- Read, calculate and record all data to produce report for clients
- Prepared various microbial media used in product testing
- Adhere to SOPs, GMP, MSDS and CFIA requirements
- Resolved microbial issues by working with production and sanitation supervisors
- Conduct product swabbing and environmental sampling
- Maintain Laboratory equipment and cleanliness within the lab.
Pride Pak Canada Ltd
QA Technician
07.2016 - 03.2017
Job overview
- Supervising and Handling more than four production line and maintain all quality parameters
- Successfully implemented Packaging material traceability system
- Provide training to new and current employees on GMP,HACCP and SQF activities
- Assist in investigation of customers complaints, perform root cause and suggest corrective actions
- Collect samples for Micro analysis of Water ,Ice, Air and Employee swabbing
- Calibrate and operate pH meters, Thermometer, ORP systems, Oxygen detector and Weighing Scale
- Accurately recording all CCP's (Chlorine level, Metal detector) to maintain HACCP & SQF(Level III)
- Experienced in product hold whenever deviation in CCP's and release protocols
- Develop and provide training to the new and current employees on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), GMP and Food safety procedures
- Assist the front-line supervisors in ensuring GMP, HACCP and SQF activities
- Ensuring all standards for sanitation & housekeeping as per company's SOP's
- Ensuring all QA protocols are in place and completing all required documentation accurately on time.
Pride Pak Canada Ltd
HACCP Clerk
08.2014 - 06.2016
Job overview
- Inspect product to ensure that it is the proper content, weight, date as per specification
- Collect samples for lab analysis as per norms, Ensure First In First Out(FIFO)
- Accurately recording all CCP's (Chlorine level, Metal detector) to maintain HACCP, SQF standards
- Maintain traceability by getting P.O number of Raw Materials, Packaging Materials and finished products' batch number and date to help recall procedure
- Monitor the cooler temperature to keep products safe and healthy
- Provide training to the new and current employees on Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), GMP
- Completing all required documentation accurately on time.
Havmor Ice Cream Pvt Ltd
QA Technician
12.2011 - 01.2014
Job overview
- Evaluation of inbound Raw material, Packaging material, Semi finished products and finished products and enter into the SAP system
- Perform Organoleptic, Chemical, Physical analysis of batch before and after production as per standards
- Maintain day to day written records and documents
- Handle customer complaints, review them and suggest preventive actions
- Ensure HACCP and monitor GMP and perform corrective measures
- Give quality clearance of final products to dispatch department by using SAP
- Contribute to minimize the waste of dry fruits and reprocess it in order to increase productivity.
PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt.Ltd
Student Intern
01.2011 - 05.2011
Job overview
- Shift supervision to maintain the flow of products as per quality requirements
- Perform quality checks for raw products and finished products like brix, %CO2, PH, Acidity
- Collect samples for micro and retention
- Verify quality parameters of all inbound raw materials, and packaging materials with COA and document for record
- Perform Physical, Chemical, and Organoleptic testing for new batches and finished products
- Ensure the CIP (Clean in Place) system to maintain product safety and Hygiene
- Perform pre-operational inspection after CIP to ensure sanitation standards
- Deliver training to team members as required to ensure proper production SOPs, GMP, equipment, and Health & Safety Standards are met
- Perform active roles in Quality circles for continuous improvement
- Focus on loss reduction of raw materials, final materials, and finished products.
Uttam Dairy
Q C Supervisor -Volunteer
06.2010 - 07.2010
Job overview
- Monitored product quality parameters including milk fat, SNF, and microbial levels to ensure compliance with food safety standards.
- Conducted daily inspections and laboratory testing of raw milk and finished dairy products to maintain product consistency.
- Assisted in implementing GMP and hygiene practices across production areas to support regulatory compliance.
- Supported internal audits and documentation for quality assurance, helping prepare the plant for external inspections.
Education
International Agri-Business Management Institute
MBA from Agree Business Management
08.2014
Sardar Patel University
Bachelor of Science from Food Processing Technology
08.2011
Skills
- Production Optimization
- Production Planning
- Safety Management
- OSHA Regulations
- Manufacturing management
- Quality Assurance
- Staff Scheduling
- Root Cause Analysis
- Continuous improvements
- Quality control
Certification
HACCP for Food Processors, HACCP Alliance- SAI Global
Languages
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Gujarati
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Production Manager
Greenhouse Juice
01.2024 - Current
Production Supervisor
Greenhouse Juice
08.2021 - 01.2024
Senior QA Specialist
Greenhouse Juice
06.2019 - 08.2021
Quality Assurance Technician
Greenhouse Juice
03.2018 - 06.2019
Microbiologist
Pride Pak Canada Ltd
03.2017 - 03.2018
QA Technician
Pride Pak Canada Ltd
07.2016 - 03.2017
HACCP Clerk
Pride Pak Canada Ltd
08.2014 - 06.2016
QA Technician
Havmor Ice Cream Pvt Ltd
12.2011 - 01.2014
Student Intern
PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt.Ltd
01.2011 - 05.2011
Q C Supervisor -Volunteer
Uttam Dairy
06.2010 - 07.2010
International Agri-Business Management Institute
MBA from Agree Business Management
Sardar Patel University
Bachelor of Science from Food Processing Technology
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