Company Description SusAgri Development Private Limited is an Indian organic sourcing and export company specializing in certified organic spices and agricultural products for global food manufacturers, importers, retailers, and private-label brands. The company works directly with over 4,692 certified organic farmers, ensuring sustainable, ethical, and traceable supply chains. SusAgri is certified under NPOP, USDA NOP, and EU Organic standards, with a strong focus on farm-to-fork traceability and international compliance.
The organization provides customized sourcing and bulk export solutions while maintaining rigorous quality assurance processes. SusAgri is committed to making sustainable agriculture commercially viable, improving farmer livelihoods, and delivering trusted organic products worldwide.
Experience: Minimum 7 years
Preferred Industry: Organic Spices / Food Processing / Agricultural Commodities
Job Location: Bangalore
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Quality Control Manager to oversee quality assurance, food safety, product compliance, and quality management systems for spices and agricultural commodities, preferably in the organic food sector. The candidate will be responsible for maintaining consistent product quality and ensuring compliance with domestic and international buyer requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage quality control activities for organic spices, including Turmeric, Red chili, coriander, Ginger, and other agricultural commodities.
- Inspect incoming raw materials, conduct in-process quality checks, and ensure finished products meet agreed specifications.
- Monitor critical quality parameters such as moisture, foreign matter, infestation, microbial load, pesticide residues, heavy metals, aflatoxins, and other relevant contaminants.
- Coordinate with accredited third-party laboratories for product sampling, testing, and analysis.
- Ensure compliance with applicable organic standards, including NPOP, EU Organic, USDA-NOP, and other relevant certification requirements, as applicable.
- Maintain product traceability, batch records, inspection reports, testing records, and quality documentation.
- Coordinate with suppliers, processors, and buyers on quality and compliance matters.
- Develop and implement SOPs, inspection checklists, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and quality improvement systems.
- Investigate customer complaints, non-conformities, and quality rejections, and implement effective corrective measures.
- Monitor cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, storage, and dispatch operations to maintain product quality and organic integrity.
- Support customer audits, organic certification audits, and export documentation requirements.
Candidate Requirements
- Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in quality control or quality assurance in the food, spice, agricultural commodity, or food-processing industry.
- Candidates with hands-on experience in organic spices and export quality compliance will be preferred.
- Good knowledge of food safety standards, quality specifications, sampling procedures, laboratory testing, and regulatory requirements.
- Familiarity with organic certification systems such as NPOP, EU Organic, and USDA-NOP will be an advantage.
- Experience handling buyer specifications, supplier quality assessments, audits, and quality-related documentation.
- Solid analytical, problem-solving, communication, and team-management skills.
- Proficiency in preparing quality reports, maintaining records, and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary commensurate with experience and suitability.
How to Apply
Interested candidates may share their updated CV at:
Email:
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Subject Line: Application – Quality Control Manager
- Please mention your current location, relevant experience, current CTC, and expected CTC in your application.
📌 Quality Control Manager – Organic Spices & Food Products (Bengaluru)
🏢 SusAgri Development Private
📍 Bengaluru