. Dairy Manufacturing Operations

- Manage day-to-day production activities and ensure smooth plant operations.
- Plan production schedules based on demand, raw-material availability and production capacity.
- Monitor the complete manufacturing process from milk reception, testing, standardization, pasteurization, homogenization, fermentation, filling, packing and cold storage.
- Ensure production targets are achieved while maintaining product quality and minimizing wastage.
- Monitor critical process parameters such as temperature, time, pH, acidity, fermentation conditions and cooling.
- Ensure proper handling and storage of milk, cultures, ingredients, packaging materials and finished products.
- Coordinate with maintenance for preventive maintenance and breakdown-related activities.
- Improve production efficiency, yield and manpower utilization.

2. Quality Control & Food Safety

- Establish and maintain QC controls for incoming raw materials, in-process materials and finished products.
- Ensure testing of milk, yoghurt/curd, ingredients and finished products as per approved specifications.
- Monitor microbiological, chemical and physical quality parameters.
- Ensure appropriate controls for TPC/APC, yeast & mold, coliforms/Enterobacteriaceae, E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella and other applicable microbiological parameters.
- Monitor product pH, acidity, fat, SNF, protein, moisture and other relevant parameters.
- Ensure proper sampling, testing, retention samples and COA documentation.
- Investigate quality deviations, customer complaints and batch failures and implement CAPA.
- Maintain hygiene and sanitation standards throughout the manufacturing facility.

3. HACCP, GMP & Regulatory Compliance

- Implement and maintain GMP, GHP, HACCP and food-safety systems.
- Ensure compliance with applicable FSSAI requirements and internal product specifications.
- Monitor CCPs/OPRPs and maintain relevant records.
- Conduct internal hygiene, process and quality audits.




- Ensure proper cleaning and sanitation of processing equipment, pipelines, tanks and filling areas.
- Coordinate with external laboratories for microbiological, chemical and other specialised testing when required.

4. Product Development & Process Improvement

- Support development and scale-up of current dairy products, particularly yoghurt, probiotic yoghurt, Greek yoghurt, high-protein yoghurt and functional dairy products.
- Conduct trials and establish commercial manufacturing processes.
- Work with R&D; on formulation, culture selection, fermentation parameters, shelf-life and sensory quality.

5. Team Management

- Supervise production and QC .
- Allocate manpower according to production requirements.
- Train staff on GMP, hygiene, SOPs, safety and quality procedures.
- Monitor employee performance and ensure adherence to work instructions.
- Build a strong quality and food-safety culture within the plant.

6. Documentation & Reporting

- Maintain production records, batch manufacturing records and QC records.
- Review and approve production and quality documentation.
- Maintain records of deviations, CAPA, complaints, cleaning, sanitation and calibration.
- Prepare daily/weekly production and quality reports.
- Monitor KPIs including yield, rejection, wastage, downtime, batch compliance and customer complaints.

Job Requirements:

- 5-6 years of relevant experience in dairy manufacturing, preferably in yoghurt/curd, fermented dairy or similar products.
- Strong hands-on experience in production operations as well as QC/QA.
- Experience in commercial-scale dairy processing and packaging.
- Practical knowledge of fermentation and starter-culture handling will be highly preferred.
- Experience with microbiological quality control and dairy laboratory testing.
- Experience with HACCP, GMP, GHP and FSSAI requirements.
- Experience in handling production teams and coordinating with QC, R&D;, procurement and maintenance.

Pay: ₹800,000.00 - ₹1,000,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

📌 Dairy Manufacturing Operations & Quality Control (Chittoor)
🏢 The Good Bug
📍 Chittoor