Role & responsibilities

- Raw Material Inspection

- Check incoming coco pith for moisture, impurities, fiber content, particle size, and color.
- Inspect raw material for stones, plastic, sand, roots, and other foreign materials.
- Ensure raw materials meet the required specifications before production.

- Production Quality Control

- Monitor quality at each stage: screening, washing/buffering, drying, sieving, mixing, and block compression.
- Check machine settings and compression parameters.
- Ensure production operators follow approved SOPs and quality procedures.
- Identify and report process deviations immediately.

- Finished Block Inspection

- Check weight, dimensions, moisture content, EC, pH, expansion/volume, density, and compression quality according to product specifications.
- Check blocks for cracks, loose material, improper compression, contamination, and inconsistent appearance.
- Approve or reject batches based on defined specifications.

- Laboratory Testing

- Conduct or supervise testing of coco peat samples.
- Maintain proper sampling procedures and test records.
- Verify testing equipment is calibrated and functioning correctly.
- Maintain traceability of test results to batch/lot numbers.

- Batch & Production Records

- Maintain QC inspection reports and laboratory records.
- Record rejected, reprocessed, and approved quantities.
- Maintain batch-wise quality documentation.
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly quality reports.

- Non-Conformance Management

- Identify defective or non-conforming products.




- Isolate rejected batches to prevent accidental dispatch.
- Investigate the root cause of quality problems.
- Coordinate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Monitor reprocessing and verify the quality after correction.

- Customer/Export Requirements

- Ensure products comply with customer specifications and agreed quality parameters.
- Verify packing, labeling, palletizing, and container loading requirements.
- Support preparation of quality documents required for export shipments.
- Handle customer complaints and assist in investigating quality-related issues.

- Team Supervision

- Supervise QC inspectors, laboratory staff, and sampling personnel.
- Allocate inspection duties and monitor staff performance.
- Train employees on quality standards, sampling, testing, hygiene, and SOPs.
- Ensure proper use of PPE and protected laboratory practices.

- Calibration & Equipment

- Maintain calibration schedules for weighing scales, moisture meters, EC/pH meters, compression/density testing equipment, etc.
- Ensure defective measuring instruments are removed from service.
- Maintain calibration and maintenance records.

- Process Improvement

- Analyze recurring quality problems and production losses.
- Work with Production and Maintenance teams to reduce defects.
- Improve consistency of moisture, EC, pH, density, expansion, and block weight.
- Participate in internal audits and continuous-improvement activities.

Preferred candidate profile

Must have at least 3 to 5 years experience in Quality Control

Willing to relocate

📌 Quality Control Manager (Thanjavur)
🏢 Hort Bio Technologies
📍 Thanjavur