Officer - Quality Assurance

Critical Success Factors :

• Education & Experience : Master's / Bachelor's degree in Food Technology and / or equivalent Life Sciences background.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience in quality management / operations in similar food processing units (Pulses / Dry fruits).
• Experience in working with third-party business models.
• Experience in preparing and implementing FSSAI / HACCP / FSMS in a food processing facility.
• Technical & Compliance Knowledge : Knowledge of FSSAI standards and analytical compliance for product and packaging.
• Experience in implementing and sustaining ISO 22000 / FSMS at 3P manufacturing facilities.
• Proven ability to drive Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) at all plants.
• Experience in driving FSSC and developing systems to meet export country requirements (FDA) in 3P units based on business requirements.
• Communication & Training : Imparting training to educate shop floor employees on GMP / Food Safety / FSSC 22000 requirements / FSSAI requirements.
• Ability to communicate effectively in Kannada / Hindi.
• Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement : Developing evaluation metrics and tracking the cost of poor quality across 3P manufacturing units.
• Taking proactive measures to reduce FG rejections and product recalls.
• Preparing detailed root cause analysis and mitigation plans for genuine customer / consumer complaints.
• Conducting process capability studies and other process improvement activities using TQM tools.
• Team Leadership & Development : Leading and inspiring the plant quality team by identifying gaps and defining the strategy for capability interventions at the plant level.
• Implementing KAIZEN and continuous process improvements at the units.

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Skills Required

Quality Assurance, Food Technology, Nutrition, Process Improvement, Analytical