Industrial Experience

Production Roles & Responsibilities

Roles held in dairy processing and cheese manufacturing, with the responsibilities and process scope attached to each position.

SAFILAIT

June 2024 – August 2025

Production Workshop Manager — Soft Cheese & Mozzarella

Ali Mendjeli, Constantine, Algeria

Supervision of the Soft Cheese and Mozzarella workshops, coordinating up to 12 operators and up to 5,000 L/day of cow's milk dedicated to cheese manufacturing.

  • Coordinated daily production activities and workforce allocation across both workshops.
  • Monitored key production stages and process parameters against product specifications.
  • Upheld hygiene, sanitation and food safety requirements throughout daily operations.
  • Supported troubleshooting of operational and process deviations with the team.
  • Ensured equipment readiness and workshop organisation before and during production.
Soft CheeseMozzarellaTeam LeadershipFood SafetyTroubleshooting

SAFILAIT

June 2024 – December 2024

Production Workshop Manager — Main & Mozzarella Workshop

Ali Mendjeli, Constantine, Algeria

Parallel responsibility across the Main and Mozzarella workshops, covering production activities, process compliance, quality and food safety.

Assumed additional responsibility for the Main & Mozzarella Workshop following the departure of the previous workshop manager, while continuing my existing responsibilities within the Main Production Workshop.

  • Oversaw production operations involving approximately 30,600 L/day of reconstituted milk, alongside fermented milk and dairy-based beverages.
  • Coordinated production teams and allocated daily tasks across two workshops in parallel.
  • Monitored process parameters and compliance with production procedures and hygiene requirements.
  • Supported troubleshooting of operational and process-related issues on the floor.
Reconstituted MilkFermented MilkProcess ComplianceProduction Coordination

SAFILAIT

June 2023 – July 2024

Main Production Workshop Manager

Ali Mendjeli, Constantine, Algeria

Daily management of the Main Production Workshop, a central area supplying the Mozzarella, Camembert and cheese preparation workshops.

  • Oversaw production operations involving approximately 30,600 L/day of reconstituted milk, alongside fermented milk and dairy-based beverages.
  • Worked with milk powder as a raw material in reconstituted milk production, including milk powder handling, reconstitution and standardization of fat and total solids to achieve required product specifications.
  • Coordinated workforce allocation, process flow and communication with downstream production areas.
  • Monitored process parameters, production progress, hygiene requirements and product quality.
  • Coordinated CIP operations of tanks and lines around production windows.
Milk Powder ReconstitutionStandardizationCross-Workshop CoordinationCIPProcess Control

TIDISLAIT

July 2021 – September 2022

Production Technician

Oued El-Atmania, Mila, Algeria

Support of daily dairy production operations, process monitoring and continuous improvement activities.

  • Monitored production processes for compliance with established procedures and product requirements.
  • Participated in process data collection, troubleshooting and improvement activities.
  • Worked with production and quality teams to identify operational issues.
Process MonitoringData CollectionContinuous Improvement

Process Scope

Milk Powder Handling & Reconstituted Milk Workflow

Worked with milk powder as a raw material in reconstituted milk production, including milk powder handling, reconstitution and standardization of fat and total solids to achieve required product specifications.

  1. 01

    Milk Powder Handling & Storage

  2. 02

    Milk Powder Reconstitution

  3. 03

    Fat Standardization

  4. 04

    Total Solids Control

  5. 05

    Reconstituted Milk Production

Career Journey

From Technical Exposure to Workshop Management

  1. 2019

    Dairy Production Intern

    SAFILAIT

  2. 2020

    Dairy Industry Intern

    SAFILAIT

  3. 2020

    Dairy & Cheese Production Intern

    Laiterie El-Tell (GIPLAIT)

  4. 2021

    Dairy Production Intern

    Edoughe (GIPLAIT)

  5. 2021–2022

    Production Technician

    TIDISLAIT

  6. 2023

    Food & Beverage / Food Manufacturing Internships

    Mahbouba · Bona

  7. 2023–2024

    Main Production Workshop Manager

    SAFILAIT

  8. 2024

    Production Workshop Manager — Main & Mozzarella Workshop

    SAFILAIT

  9. 2024–2025

    Production Workshop Manager — Soft Cheese & Mozzarella

    SAFILAIT

Earlier Internships

Food Production Intern

Mahbouba

March 2023

Food & Beverage Production Intern

Bona

February 2023

Dairy Production Intern

Edoughe (GIPLAIT)

April 2021 – July 2021

Dairy & Cheese Production Intern

Laiterie El-Tell (GIPLAIT)

November 2020 – December 2020

Dairy Industry Intern

SAFILAIT

April 2020 – August 2020

Dairy Production Intern

SAFILAIT

June 2019 – July 2019