Quality Assurance Executive – Printing & Packaging Industry

Job Description

Executive – Quality (Offset / Gravure)

Experience :  0–2 years

Reports to :  Senior Executive – QA / QA Manager

Division :  Assigned to either Offset or Gravure

Role Summary

A hands-on and learning-focused role responsible for executing day-to-day quality operations across  incoming inspection, process quality, outgoing checks, lab tests, and documentation . The role supports the QA team in maintaining product quality, ensuring compliance with specifications, and detecting defects in Offset or Gravure printing.

Detailed Responsibilities

1. Incoming Quality (Offset & Gravure)

• Inspect substrates : paper, boards, flexible films, foils, metallized films, laminates, etc.
• Check parameters like GSM, micron, moisture, COF (for films), stiffness, gloss and smoothness.
• Inspect inks, varnishes, adhesives, coatings for shade, viscosity, batch quality and contamination.
• Check plates (offset) and cylinders (gravure) for scratches, dents, engraving uniformity.
• Verify supplier documents like COA, batch slips and compliance certificates.
• Raise NCR for incoming defects and quarantine non-conforming material.
• Update incoming inspection records in QMS / ERP.

2. In-Process Quality – Offset (if assigned to Offset division)

During Make-ready :

During Production :

3. In-Process Quality – Gravure (if assigned to Gravure division)

4. Outgoing Quality (Final QC)

5. Lab Testing Support

6. Documentation & Reporting

Required Skills & Attributes

Performance Indicators