Job Title: Assistant Quality Assurance (QA) Manager

Department: Quality Assurance & Food Safety

Reports To: QA Manager / Head of Quality

Location: In office (Factory Operations) Delhi

Job PurposeOversee daily factory food safety, regulatory compliance, and quality operations. Drive full implementation of FSSC 22000 (v6), manage incoming Raw Material (RM/PM) testing, ensure statutory compliance, and lead specialized QC testing matrices for beverage and frozen product lines.

Key Responsibilities

- Regulatory & Legal Compliance: Ensure factory-wide adherence to national/international food laws, additive limits, and labeling rules. Manage factory licenses, product registrations, packaging artwork approvals, and serve as the liaison during government inspections.

- FSSC 22000 v6 & Systems Management: Implement and maintain FSSC 22000 v6, HACCP, PRPs, and OPRPs. Lead internal/external audits, non-conformance management, RCA, and CAPA execution.

- Beverage QC Matrix Operations: Oversee line testing for syrup, batching, thermal processing (Pasteurization/UHT), and filling. Monitor physicochemical parameters (Brix, pH, acidity, $CO_2$ volumes, viscosity), microbiological stability (yeast, mold, TAB), and Water Treatment Plant (WTP) quality parameters.

- Frozen Products QC Matrix Operations: Enforce cold chain monitoring across receiving, IQF/blast freezing, storage ($-18^circtext{C}$), and dispatch. Oversee testing for drip loss %, thaw stability, glazed %,



and high-risk pathogens (Listeria, Salmonella, psychrotrophs).

- Factory Operations & Floor Quality: Enforce strict hygiene, sanitation, GMP/GHP, and environmental monitoring programs (EMP). Conduct daily process audits, train production staff, and drive 5S/yield improvement projects.

- RM & PM Quality Control: Oversee receiving, sampling, and Certificate of Analysis (CoA) verifications for incoming ingredients/materials. Manage supplier rejections, vendor CAPAs, allergen control, and traceability systems.

- Key Qualifications & Skills:

- Education & Experience: Bachelor’s/Master’s in Food Technology, Food Science, Chemistry, or Microbiology. 5–8 years of food plant QA/QC experience (2+ years in a supervisory role), preferably spanning both beverage and frozen food lines.

- Certifications: HACCP Certified. Certified Internal Auditor for FSSC 22000 v6 / ISO 22000 is strongly preferred.

- Core Competencies:

- Proven track record as an Internal Auditor, with hands-on experience planning, conducting, and reporting on internal FSSC 22000/HACCP audits.

- Strong expertise in food regulatory laws, packaging compliance, and statutory standards.

- Hands-on knowledge of beverage parameters ($CO_2$, Brix, pH, WTP) and frozen matrix testing (IQF, drip loss, cold chain, psychrotrophs).

- Direct experience in FSSC v6 mandates (Food Defense, Food Fraud, Equipment/Waste Management) and factory CIP/COP systems.

📌 Assistant Quality Assurance Manager (New Delhi)
🏢 LQI
📍 New Delhi