Overview

Ensuring best quality of product and minimum customer complaints through stringent on-line quality control checks and finished product inspection. Implementing right quality control systems/standards for the processes, physical systems and environment. Trouble shooting during online production to minimize wastage and ensure quality. Responsible for maintaining GMP, GHK GLP and internal / external audits (HACCP, AIB, Personal Hygiene, Process audit) Root cause and failure analysis for quality defects and implementation of the corrective actions.
Responsibilities

Conducting online quality checks in the process area to ensure that all FLI standards of quality are followed during the production process

Conducting visual inspection for :

Ensuring that all key operating parameters of machines are in the specified range(Peelers, Fryers, Slicer for thickness average and range, Chip Conveyors, Seasoning Tumbler)
Ensuring optimum utilization of fryer oil
Conducting product weak link analysis according to stipulated frequency
Conducting regular quality wall meetings with S/I, Pkg leader & operatives for discussing quality defects detected online and then deciding the measures to rectify the problems
Ensuring PAE analysis is conducted by operatives every hour for all lines
Ensuring corrective actions are taken for all deviations in quality parameters
Communicating concern areas and corrective actions to the concerned shift in-charge and production manager promptly
Informing the Quality Manager in case test results indicate a crisis situation

Conducting online quality checks and finished products’ inspection in the packaging area to ensure compliance with Frito Lay standards of quality

Ensuring that the Quality Checkers conduct packaging quality analysis as per laid protocol
Conducting random film quality checks on the basis of any special complaints received from the production department




Communicating concern areas and corrective actions to the concerned operator, shift in-charge and production manager promptly
Consulting the quality manager in case of criticalities
Ensuring that the corrective action is implemented
Driving product Wall evaluation to ascertain product quality status.

Monitoring machines in the process and packaging area specifically for their effect on quality and ensuring minimum waste due to machine related factors

Ensuring that the slicer blade is changed as per defined frequency.
Ensuring that the peeler rollers/KKR parts are changed periodically to avoid any impact on product quality
Process capability studies are conducted for seasoning system and corrective actions are taken to improve Cp/Cpk in case found low

Maintaining accurate and comprehensive reports for communication to all the people concerned

Ensuring that the quality checkers make correct entry of leakage & weight in SAP for each shift
Circulating shift quality report consisting of key product & packaging quality parameters
Ensuring that the operators make PAE recoding in assigned format on hourly basis
Submitting a Weekly & Monthly Quality Report on key product & packaging quality parameters

Conducting housekeeping audit to ensure implementation of safety and hygiene practices in the entire plant.

Inspecting the process and packaging area to ensure that the working conditions like lighting, placement of material on the shop floor are as per standard requirements and that there are no unsafe conditions in the plant
Ensuring no spillage/unhygienic conditions around equipment





Handling the hold material for minimizing wastages

Ensuring that the hold material is cleared within 48 hours of hold-up
Awarding Red, White and Yellow Non Compliance Disposition (NCD) Tags to the hold material after detailed analysis
Reporting the status of the tags to the production department stating the reasons for hold-up

Ensuring adherence to statutory laws (Weights and Measures & FSSA ) and internal controls

Increasing awareness about statutory laws
Maintaining accurate statutory records
Compliance to I2C key controls

Effective resolution of customer complaints

Assisting the quality manager in analyzing root causes of complaint and developing a forward action plan
Implementing the action plan
Ensuring the complaint does not occur again

Documenting all quality procedures, systems, standards, findings, hazards and corrective actions systematically

Support in driving training agenda

Training to operatives for TPOD, seasoning, oil quality, meal quality, packaging quality
Leading LTI initiatives to ensure timely completion of trials and implementation of improved packaging configuration.

Qualifications

Chemistry, Food Tech Degree, Post Graduate in Food tech, Post Graduate in dairy technology

2 to 6 years of experience in Food/Beverage/FMCG industry

Exposure to food safety systems and ISO systems

Preferably Knowledge of HACCP/AIB and TPM.

Main interactions within & outside organization / External & Internal Environmental Factors – Key job roles both internally and externally that the job-holder interacts with on a daily, weekly, monthly basis.

What is the nature of the interaction? What are the complexities of the workplace in which this position exists?

Internal: Production department, Agro department, Finance department, HR department, Engg. Department.

External: CFA, 3P, Distributor, Sales

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