Department: QA

Employment Type: Permanent

Education
- B.Sc / M.Sc Food Technology
- Microbiology / Life Sciences / Fisheries

Skills
- FSMS, HACCP, Audits
- Seafood/Meat Processing
- Food Safety & Manufacturing

Job Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities for QA Executive Microbiologist Factory Role to manage the QA activities as per FSSAI and FSSC 20000 requirements and Microbiology Lab with the QA team.

The Executive Microbiology is responsible for ensuring microbiological safety and quality of raw materials, packaging materials, process water, environmental samples, in-process materials, and finished products through routine laboratory testing and environmental monitoring. The role supports compliance with FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, HACCP, FSSAI regulations, GMP, GHP, and internal Quality Management Systems by conducting microbiological analysis, maintaining laboratory operations, supporting verification and validation activities, and ensuring effective monitoring of food safety controls.

Key Responsibilities

Microbiological Testing
- Perform microbiological analysis of raw materials,



packaging materials, work-in-progress, process water, environmental swabs, and finished products
- Conduct routine microbiological tests including but not limited to:
- Total Plate Count (TPC)
- Yeast & Mold
- Coliforms
- Escherichia coli
- Salmonella spp.
- Listeria spp.
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Bacillus cereus (where applicable)
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Ensure all testing is performed using approved methods such as:
- FSSAI Manual of Methods
- ISO Standards
- BIS Standards
- APHA Methods
- AOAC Official Methods
- Interpret microbiological results and promptly report any deviations or out-of-specification (OOS) findings

Laboratory Operations
- Prepare, sterilize, and standardize microbiological media, reagents, buffers, and cultures
- Ensure proper storage, handling, and disposal of microbiological cultures and laboratory waste
- Maintain laboratory cleanliness, biosafety, and hous

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