We are hiring Quality Assurance (QA) Executive For a Leading FMCG Company in Mehsana
Job Title: Executive QA
Department: Quality Assurance (QA)
Experience Required: 5+ Years
Budget: Upto 14 LPA
Qualification: Minimum Graduate Degree in Science / Other Relevant Field
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: FMCG / Food Processing / Food Manufacturing
About the Role
To supervise and co-ordinate the quality aspects of processing and packing operation, ensuring the product is packed within the product specifications. To supervise and control both the raw and end quality of finished product. Ensure that a high quality service standard is rendered to both consumer and factory. To analyze materials to ensure high quality finished product.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Control & Product Inspection
- Set up the general requirements for QA specifications and standards for materials, processes as well as finished products.
- Ensure that the finished product has been tested appropriately to meet the required finished product specification.
- Ensure that raw materials used for production are as per specifications laid down by the organization.
- Evaluate production samples for conformance to specifications.
- Communicate any changes in quality with the QC and Production Executive.
- Verify hold notes, downgrade activities, and rejection notes for finished products outside satisfactory specifications.
- Communicate with the Production Manager, Plant Manager, and Store Manager in case of any rejection or hold.
Process & Quality Management
- Implement ongoing quality improvement processes by working with interdepartmental teams.
- Maintain product consistency throughout the product cycle through quality checkpoints and testing.
- Develop and manage quality assurance metrics for performance improvement.
- Coordinate with Engineering and Operations to ensure current products are transferred to production in accordance with approved data.
- Work with Production to solve customer/product issues as necessary.
- Control the overall cost of QA operations.
- Review current policies and implement plans to improve existing quality standards.
Quality Systems, Audits & Food Safety
- Participate in Quality Management System audits.
- Conduct supplier audits from time to time.
- Conduct CCP verification on a weekly basis.
- Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, and Stores regarding cleaning and food safety issues.
- Manage external laboratory testing requirements.
- Conduct audits, close audit findings, prepare reports, and determine corrective and preventive actions.
- Manage supplier performance and monitor closure of audit actions.
Documentation & Reporting
- Coordinate activities related to document control, including technical documents, drawings, and commercial correspondence.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date document registers.
- Generate document control reports as required.
- Ensure that controlled copies of the latest approved documents are available to the appropriate staff and suppliers.
- Create and maintain quality documentation, including quality manuals and procedures.
Training & Team Coordination
- Coordinate with shop-floor staff to achieve the desired end quality.
- Support Quality Chemists to ensure products and processes comply with the quality management system.
- Coordinate and manage the training and development plans of subordinates.
- Conduct regular training sessions to improve awareness of quality and food safety systems.
- Verify shift schedules for quality subordinates.
Safety & Continuous Improvement
- Ensure compliance with workplace safety regulations and use of required safety equipment.
- Maintain continual improvement activities such as 5S, Kaizen, and Lean methods.
- Calibrate instruments in-house.
- Update QA procedures, work instructions, and formats.
- Develop training to build quality awareness.
Candidate Profile
- Minimum 45 years of experience in a Quality Control Laboratory.
- Minimum Graduate Degree in Science or another relevant field.
- Awareness of GMP practices and food safety audits, including FSSC, HALAL, AIB, and KEQ.
- Good report-writing skills and strong analytical abilities.
- Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel and Word.
- Strong leadership, communication, presentation, coordination, planning, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to coordinate with Production, Stores, Maintenance, and other internal departments.
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