Industrial Visit to Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd

Event Name: Industrial Visit to Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd.

Objective: Industrial Visits enable the students to gain a better understanding of the HR practices followed in the industrial unit and how the classroom knowledge can be applied practically.

Outcomes: All the students had an insightful day as they got to know about various HR policies and practices followed at the company.

Report

Mr.Raghu Bojiboina, HR Manager, Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd., organized an Industrial Visit for the MBA students (Batch 2023-25) on 19th August 2023. Upon arrival at Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Srinivas, the Plant Incharge, held a brief introductory meeting in which he discussed the company's performance in the industry. All the students were then directed to the shop floor to gain a thorough understanding of the company's processes. The company provides a wide range of products to meet a variety of needs.

About the Company

Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. is a subsidiary of IFFCO Group, an international fertilizer cooperative. Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. manufactures and supplies baking solutions, including non-dairy cooking crème and whiptop cremes. Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. has its base office located in Gurugram, Haryana with the backend office based out of Bengaluru. The factory office is located in Hyderabad, India.

Product Portfolio

The product offerings of the Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. are divided based on their usage to pack the following:

• Whipped Crème
• Non- dairy Cooking Crème
• Bakery Premixes
• Baking Powder

Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. also plans to launch new products like ketchup, and chocolate that would add to their portfolio.

Understanding the Business Process:

• There is a quality control lab where testing of various products is done before the products are ready to be packaged. In the quality control lab, sugar level is checked. The incoming materials have to go through a particular standard and hence, the moisture level is checked.
• There are three types of analysis done in the quality control lab:
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Physical Analysis
  • Microbiological Analysis
• In the quality control lab, there is a laboratory incubator that helps to feed the micro- organisms.
• The transport test is done to ensure that the cream should not melt.
• The cream is kept in a cold storage in a temperature of -35 degree celsius
• After the final production of the cream is done, then the cream goes through scaling, packaging and then the final dispatch.

Human Resources Management

Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. has an employee strength of around 200. HR specialists oversee the organization's human resources at Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. and concentrate on putting policies and procedures into practice. The annual profit margin for Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. ranges from 9% to 11% of its total sales. In accordance with consumer needs, Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. creates only the highest-quality goods.

• At Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd., the term "recruitment" refers to the entire procedure of attracting, choosing, narrowing down, choosing, and appointing qualified applicants for jobs that are either temporary or permanent. Candidate selection is solely based on qualifications and abilities. They recruit from both internal and external sources.
• Selecting the best applicants from the pool of job applicants is the selection process. It entails the practice of extending job offers to the ideal candidates. Pristine India Foods Ltd.'s selection procedure includes the following steps:
  • Planning a job advertisement
  • Screening candidates
  • Candidate interviews
  • Verification and references
  • Final selection
  • Making a job offer.
• The exposure and experience aspect of the learning paradigm includes necessary training and seminars on a regular basis. Based on their performance reviews, Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. determines the employees training needs.
• Key performance indicators provide operational movement a direction, develop an analytical foundation for decision-making, and assist in focusing attention on what matters most. The performance of each employee is evaluated using key performance indicators by Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd.

Safety Practices

• The employees and the factory workers are provided training on the ground of the shop to escape any fire accident.
• All the employees are provided with a fire jacket so as to safeguard themselves from mishaps that could take place. There is a security office and an assembly for security.

Doubt Clarification Session

Once the students had gained an understanding of the process and human resources practices involved, Mr. Raghu Bojiboina, HR manager, and Mr. Srinivas, Plant Incharge, Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. organized a doubt- clearing session in which the students' questions were answered. In this session questions concerning multiple processes, machines, future business plans, and the HR practices that are followed in the company were answered.

(Factory Office of Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd.)

(Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd. Plant location)

(Machinery of Pristine Ingredients Pvt. Ltd)

(Group photo with the HR manager and plant supervisor)

(Group photo with the HR manager and plant supervisor)

(Group photo with the HR manager and plant supervisor)

(Group photo with the HR manager and plant supervisor)