Role Summary

This role is responsible for ensuring that raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods — including PE-coated/laminated paper, paper cups, plates, and other packaging products — meet defined quality standards, specifications, and customer requirements at every stage of the converting process.

Key Responsibilities

Raw Material Inspection
- Inspect and test incoming raw materials, including base paper, PE granules/resin, inks, adhesives, and other packaging inputs
- Verify GSM, moisture content, and supplier certificates/COAs prior to releasing materials for production
- Identify and flag/reject non-conforming materials in line with SOPs

In-Process Quality Checks
- Monitor the PE extrusion coating/lamination process, checking coating thickness (GSM), adhesion strength, gloss, and uniformity
- Carry out periodic checks during printing, slitting, cutting, and converting operations
- Identify defects such as pinholes, uneven coating, delamination, print misregistration, and web breaks
- Ensure machine parameters — temperature, speed,



and tension — remain within specified limits

Finished Goods Inspection
- Test finished products for seal strength, leak-proof performance (for cups/containers), dimensional accuracy, and visual quality
- Conduct sample testing, including burst strength, tensile strength, Cobb test (water absorbency), and heat seal strength
- Approve or reject batches prior to dispatch based on quality parameters
- Maintain quality records, inspection reports, and batch traceability

Documentation & Compliance
- Maintain QC checklists, inspection reports, and non-conformance reports (NCRs)
- Ensure compliance with applicable standards such as FSSAI, ISO, and BRC for food-grade packaging
- Support internal and external audits (ISO 9001, FSSAI, customer audits)
- Maintain calibration records for testing instruments

Customer Complaint Handling
- Investigate quality-related customer complaints
- Coordinate with the production team on cor

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