PepsiCo - Senior Manager - Quality Control (10-20 yrs)

Overview:

- This role will provide technical and Quality & Food Safety leadership for Channo COSO manufacturing site and help delivering AMESA sector QC vision "Drive Quality and Food safety Excellence to delight our consumers and customers."

- Responsible to ensure food safety plans and policies at Channo unit are in alignment with PepsiCo policies and India BU strategies.

- Develop and execute food safety strategies and plans in alignment with the Business Unit Strat Plan and in alignment with the PepsiCo Food Safety Policies.

- Ensure food safety requirements are fully understood at manufacturing site and provide training of all pertinent requirements and best practices around food safety.

- Provide SME support to maintain safe processes and products within the current portfolio and with future innovation.

- Nurture Q&FS culture to deliver sustained results on Q&FS.

Responsibilities:

- Develop and execute Q&FS strategic plans for site in alignment with India business unit Plan and PepsiCo Q&FS Policies.

- Ensure Q&FS requirements are fully understood at manufacturing site.

- Nurturing Q&FS culture to build sustainable quality performance.

- Lead troubleshooting and SME support efforts for products and processes.

- Ensure HACCP Plans are in place and effective in the site.

- Ensure PepsiCo Global Food Safety Standards are effectively implemented and periodically assessed for compliance.

- Ensure traceability of ingredients, materials and finished product is effective and the tracking can be accomplished in a timely manner.

- Ensure the site is capable to meet Q&FS requirements in terms of people, infrastructure, and process/building designs.

- Develop Q&FS capability build program through training need identification along training trg calendar.

- Continually assess and identify systematic issues found in Q&FS audits and ensure CAPA are developed in a timely manner.

- Ensure appropriate information is provided to enable an accurate measurement of food safety for BU within the 3D Quality program.

- Compliance to FSSAI requirements as nominee for FSSAI for Plant and WH.

Qualifications:

- At least a bachelor's degree in food technology/microbiology/Dairy Technology with a strong understanding of Foods manufacturing.

- Functional Experience: 3 - 4 years of experience and proven track record managing Q&FS within food manufacturing operations.

- At least 10-12 years of experience in food industry.

- Lead auditor certification in food safety management systems (ISO 22K, FSSC 22K) would be preferred.