Senior Executive - Quality Assurance

Role & responsibilities

• Handling the manpower in shifts.
• Conduct analysis on raw milk, in-process samples, and finished products per BIS and FSSAI guidelines; review and verify results by signing records.
• Manage chemical inventory, ensuring availability of working solutions and adherence to approved procedures.
• Analyze chemical parameters for in-process water, reporting concerns immediately; monitor weights for finished products and communicate findings.
• Operate laboratory equipment in compliance with guidelines, ensuring regular calibration and maintenance.
• Ensure compliance of finished products with specifications, and analyze keeping quality samples at required frequencies.
• Collect and review shift records promptly, along with swab samples in the absence of the microbiologist.
• Address and record customer complaints, communicate deviations for corrective actions, and maintain a customer feedback register.
• Conduct on-the-job training for sample collection team and lab assistants, promoting good laboratory practices and PPE usage.
• Collect and preserve reference samples, conducting random counter sample analysis on raw and finished milk.
• Implement FSMS protocols and maintain relevant records while monitoring distribution center and cold room temperatures, reporting deviations immediately
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve quality-related issues.
• Work in rotational shifts (24/7/365) to ensure continuous quality assurance processes

Key Technical Skill Requirements:

• Analytical knowledge for Physical, Chemical for Milk and Milk products.
• Handling knowledge of equipment like FT1/FT3, Gerber centrifuge, Hot air Oven, pH meter, Weighing balance and Moisture analyser.
• Knowledge in Food safety management systems implementation, legal requirements like FSSAI, AGMARK, BIS, EIA and legal metrology.
• Software skill: Experience in MS Office and ERP handling.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Education : B.Sc/M.Sc. (Inorganic/ Organic/ Analytical Chemistr / Dairy science/ Microbiology)
• Experience : Min 7 Years
• Industry: Dairy/ Food industry.