Head of Quality Assurance – Outsourcing Operations

Location: Bangalore
(with travel to East, Southeast, and West Asia, global vendor sites, USA and LATAM)
Company: Pakka
Team: USA
Commercial
Industry: Sustainable Packaging / Food Service Ware / Manufacturing
Job Type: Full time

About
Us

At Pakka,
we are committed to delivering eco-friendly, compostable packaging
solutions that meet the highest standards of quality and sustainability.
As we scale our operations globally, we are looking for a Quality
Assurance Head to lead and elevate our QA systems across outsourced
manufacturing partners.

Your
Mission

As
the Head of Quality Assurance – Outsourcing Operations, you will be
responsible for designing and implementing a robust, multi-tiered quality
assurance system that ensures all sourced materials, manufacturing processes,
and final products, supporting global norms and methods.

Key
Responsibilities
- QA & QC for outsourcing
operations including global vendor sites.
- Develop and implement
a four-tiered QA system tailored to vendor operations.
- Lead product




launches using best-in-class project management and
the five-stage gate process.
- Reduce rework, waste, and
non-conformance through in-line QA checkpoints and process controls.
- Investigate and resolve quality
complaints with structured root cause analysis and preventive
actions.
- Collaborate cross-functionally
with procurement, logistics, production, and R&D; teams.
- Ensure vendor qualification,
audits, and corrective actions are executed effectively.
- Maintain compliance
with international certifications and regulatory standards.
- Support technical
services for sales, marketing, and customer-facing teams.

What
You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical
Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Food Technology, or related field
(Master’s in Quality Management or Operations preferred).
- 10+ years of progressive
experience in QA/QC, ideally in manufacturing, food packaging,
FMCG, or industrial sectors.
- Prov

📌 Head of Quality Assurance – Outsourcing Operations (Bengaluru)
🏢 Pakka
📍 Bengaluru