RAID
BELDI

Dairy Manufacturing & Industrial Operations Professional

DAIRY PRODUCTION • CHEESE MANUFACTURING • PRODUCTION OPERATIONS

Hands-on experience in dairy processing, cheese manufacturing, production supervision, process control, CIP, quality and team coordination.

Raid Beldi, Dairy Production & Operations Specialist

~4 Years

Hands-on Dairy & Food Manufacturing Experience

30,600 L/day

Reconstituted Milk Production Operations

5,000 L/day

Cow's Milk Dedicated to Cheese Manufacturing

24 Operators

Maximum Team Coordination

Peak Ramadan shift operations under a 3×8 schedule.

Figures represent production volumes and team responsibilities associated with my roles, not total plant capacity.

About

Professional Profile

I am a Dairy Production & Operations Specialist with approximately four years of hands-on experience across dairy processing, cheese manufacturing and production supervision.

My experience includes production operations involving approximately 30,600 L/day of reconstituted milk, as well as up to 5,000 L/day of cow's milk dedicated to cheese manufacturing.

My background covers production coordination, process monitoring, milk reconstitution and standardization, cheese manufacturing, CIP operations, troubleshooting, hygiene, food safety and team leadership.

I hold a Professional Bachelor's degree in Agro-Food Processes and pursued Master's studies in Food Biotechnology, before choosing to further develop my expertise through hands-on industrial experience.

Industrial Experience & Training

Industrial Experience & Training

Selected organizations where I gained hands-on experience in dairy and food manufacturing.

Professional Experience

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Industrial Training

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Selected Experience

Production Workshop Management

01

Main Production Workshop Manager

SAFILAIT · 2023–2024

Managed daily operations within a central production workshop supporting multiple downstream dairy and cheese production areas, including operations involving approximately 30,600 L/day of reconstituted milk.

02

Production Workshop Manager — Main & Mozzarella

SAFILAIT · 2024

Assumed additional workshop responsibility while continuing existing production responsibilities, coordinating production activities, process compliance, quality and food safety.

03

Production Workshop Manager — Soft Cheese & Mozzarella

SAFILAIT · 2024–2025

Supervised soft cheese and Mozzarella production, coordinating up to 12 operators and overseeing up to 5,000 L/day of cow's milk dedicated to cheese manufacturing.

Core Expertise

Technical & Operational Competencies

Dairy Processing

  • Milk Reconstitution
  • Milk Standardization
  • Process Monitoring
  • Dairy Processing

Cheese Manufacturing

  • Mozzarella
  • Soft Cheese
  • Camembert
  • Pressed Cheese Exposure
  • Processed Cheese Preparations

Production Operations

  • Production Coordination
  • Process Control
  • Workforce Allocation
  • Troubleshooting
  • CIP Operations
  • Cross-Workshop Coordination

Quality & Food Safety

  • Quality Control
  • Hygiene & Sanitation
  • Food Safety
  • Physicochemical Analysis
  • Microbiological Analysis
  • Process Compliance

Leadership

  • Team Leadership
  • Production Floor Supervision
  • Workforce Coordination
  • Operational Communication

Industrial Evidence

Inside the Production Environment

Professional documentation of the environments and processes behind the roles described above.

Industrial Visit

Guiding a visiting student group

Introducing the group to the dairy production environment before the technical visit.

Mozzarella Production

Mozzarella production technology

Technical discussion around Mozzarella production technology alongside the stainless-steel process piping.

Cheese Manufacturing

Camembert wheels in the ripening room

Camembert wheels ripening on racks in a controlled-temperature room.

Process & Equipment

Cheese packaging methods

Discussing cheese packaging techniques, with particular attention to Mozzarella handling.

Process & Equipment

Process overview at the production line

Relating process controls to the surrounding dairy-production equipment and piping.

Practical Demonstration

Cheese sample evaluation

Concluding the visit with a practical cheese-sample presentation and evaluation exercise.

Featured Case Studies

Applied Practice in Real Production Environments

Featured Case Study 01

Large-Scale Dairy Production Operations

30,600 L/day

Reconstituted milk

Milk ReconstitutionStandardizationProcess ControlCIPCross-Workshop Coordination

Featured Case Study 02

Soft Cheese & Mozzarella Production

5,000 L/day

Up to 12 operators

Cheese ManufacturingMozzarellaSoft CheeseProduction SupervisionFood Safety

Professional Projects

Independent Professional Projects

Independent Professional Project

LE FROMAGER TOOLS

Cheese-making tools, technical resources, educational content and practical knowledge sharing for cheese makers, students and dairy professionals.

Cover of the book أسرار صناعة الجبن — Secrets of Cheese Making

أسرار صناعة الجبن

Secrets of Cheese Making

Author & Technical Content Developer

Intellectual property documentation (ONDA) held for the book.

Independent Concept / Prototype

Industrial Operations Intelligence

A personal concept exploring how production data — process parameters, production progress and deviation records — could be structured and visualised to support daily decision-making in dairy manufacturing.

Independent Concept / PrototypeSynthetic Data — Proof of Concept

Education

Academic Background

Professional Bachelor's Degree — Agro-Food Processes

Professional bachelor's degree in agro-food processing.

Master's Studies in Food Biotechnology — First Year Attended

Studied advanced topics in food biotechnology, bioprocess engineering, and industrial food microbiology.

Supporting documents are presented on the Evidence page.

Contact

Available for Professional Opportunities

Open to production and operations roles in dairy, cheese and food manufacturing, in national or international environments. The full CV is available for direct download, with supporting documents presented on the Evidence page.