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About our Client

premier market - ethnic foods and FMCG company

Role Overview

We are looking for a Plant QA Head to independently own product quality, food safety, regulatory compliance and administration for the manufacturing facility. The role requires strong experience in food manufacturing, along with hands-on exposure to international exports and export-market regulations.

Key Responsibilities

- Own quality, food safety and regulatory compliance across raw materials, packaging materials, production processes and finished products. - Approve or reject raw materials, packaging materials and finished products based on defined quality and safety standards. - Establish and maintain HACCP, GMP and food-safety systems across the plant. - Ensure compliance with FSSAI and applicable international food-safety and export regulations. - Own quality and regulatory requirements for international exports, with strong understanding of US FDA and European market requirements. - Lead laboratory testing, sampling and product-release processes to ensure timely and compliant batch release. - Investigate customer complaints, quality deviations and food-safety issues, and drive effective resolution. - Lead root-cause analysis (RCA), CAPA and recall-readiness initiatives. - Prepare for and manage internal, supplier and external quality and food-safety audits,



including closure of audit observations. - Manage quality-related documentation, compliance and administrative processes across the plant. - Train factory teams on quality, hygiene and food-safety requirements and strengthen quality culture across the plant. - Partner closely with Production and other plant functions to identify and resolve quality risks. - Exercise independent quality authority to hold products, reject materials, block dispatch or recommend stopping production where product safety or regulatory compliance is at risk.

Ideal Candidate

- 12-15 years of experience in Quality, Food Safety and Regulatory functions, preferably in the FMCG/Manufacturing/Pharma sector. - Degree in Food Technology, Microbiology, Dairy Technology or a related field. - Strong understanding of HACCP, ISO 22000/FSSC 22000, GMP and FSSAI. - International export experience is mandatory, with strong understanding of export regulations and food-safety requirements. - Hands-on exposure to US FDA and European market requirements is essential. - Strong experience in laboratory systems, quality audits, product release and customer complaint investigation. - Experience in frozen food or snacks is preferred. - 5+ years of administration experience, with robust organisational, documentation, compliance and stakeholder-management capabilities. - Proven ability to independently challenge Production and make quality-led decisions, including holding products, blocking dispatch and recommending production stoppage where required. - Strong leadership, analytical, problem-solving and cross-functional stakeholder-management skills.

📌 Plant QA Head I 12+ Years I FMCG/Manufacturing/Pharma I Noida
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