We are looking for an experienced and proactive Food Safety Team Leader to oversee food safety, hygiene, and quality systems at our Ester Gum production facility in Solan.

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable food safety standards, maintaining HACCP-based systems, leading food safety initiatives, and working closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and other departments to ensure safe and consistent manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead and maintain the Food Safety Management System (FSMS) for the manufacturing facility.

* Develop, implement, and periodically review HACCP plans, food safety procedures, and prerequisite programs.

* Monitor critical control points and ensure effective implementation of food safety controls.

* Conduct internal food safety, GMP, hygiene, and process audits.

* Investigate food safety deviations, non-conformities, complaints, and incidents and drive CAPA.

* Ensure compliance with applicable FSSAI, customer, statutory, and certification requirements.

* Coordinate external, customer, certification, and regulatory audits.

* Monitor plant hygiene, sanitation, pest control, personal hygiene, and environmental conditions.

* Lead food safety risk assessments for raw materials, processes, utilities, packaging, and finished products.

* Ensure proper documentation, records, traceability, product identification, and recall preparedness.





* Conduct food safety and GMP training for employees and contract workers.

* Work with Production and other functions to identify and minimize food safety risks during Ester Gum manufacturing.

* Review trends in microbiological, chemical, physical, and other quality parameters and recommend corrective actions.

* Promote a strong food safety culture across the site.

Candidate Profile

* Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, or a related field.

* Relevant experience in food ingredients, specialty chemicals used in food applications, food processing, or a similar manufacturing workplace.

* Good knowledge of HACCP, GMP, FSMS, food safety risk assessment, CAPA, and internal auditing.

* Familiarity with FSSAI requirements and food safety certification standards such as FSSC 22000 / ISO 22000 will be an advantage.

* Strong analytical, documentation, communication, and problem-solving skills.

* Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive compliance on the shop floor.

* Experience with audit handling and customer/regulatory requirements preferred.

What We Offer

* Opportunity to lead food safety operations at a specialized Ester Gum manufacturing facility.

* Cross-functional exposure across Quality, Production, R&D;, and Operations.

* A role with significant responsibility for strengthening food safety systems and compliance.

Pay: ₹32,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

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