Quality Assurance Manager / Food Safety & Quality Operations

Department: Quality Assurance & Food Safety Operations
Job Location: Delhi (Factory / On-site)
Job Type: Full-time
Experience Required: 5–8 Years
Industry: Food & Beverage Manufacturing / Food Processing
Reports To: QA Manager / Head of Quality & Operations
Salary: As per experience and industry standards

Job Summary

We are hiring an experienced and hands-on Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) professional for food and beverage manufacturing operations in Delhi.

The candidate will be responsible for daily shop-floor quality control, food safety compliance, production quality monitoring, process improvement, yield optimisation and implementation of FSSC 22000 v6 standards.

The ideal candidate must have solid practical experience in beverage manufacturing quality control, production-floor supervision, inline quality testing, GMP/GHP, HACCP and food safety management systems.

Experience in frozen food processing, IQF operations and cold-chain management will be an added advantage.

Important: This is a factory-based operational role requiring active involvement on the production floor, not a purely documentation or laboratory-based QA position.

Key Responsibilities1. Shop-Floor Quality Operations (Highest Priority)

- Supervise daily shop-floor quality assurance and quality control activities.
- Guide production line operators and shift teams to ensure compliance with SOPs, GMP, GHP and sanitation standards.
- Monitor inline quality parameters, including Brix, pH, filling volumes and seal integrity.
- Identify and resolve real-time production quality deviations.
- Coordinate with production teams to minimise downtime, product rejection and quality-related holds.
- Monitor production yield, wastage, scrap and process losses.
- Implement 5S, Kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Conduct line clearance and quality verification during product changeovers.
- Verify CIP/COP cleaning and sanitation effectiveness.
- Conduct daily shop-floor audits and process compliance checks.
- Train production operators on quality control procedures, CCP monitoring and food safety practices.

2. Beverage Manufacturing Quality Control

- Manage inline quality testing of beverage manufacturing processes.
- Monitor syrup preparation, batching, thermal processing and filling operations.
- Ensure quality control during pasteurisation and UHT processing.
- Test and monitor Brix, pH,



acidity and CO₂ levels.
- Monitor water treatment plant (WTP) quality.
- Conduct or coordinate microbiological testing for yeast, mould and thermophilic acidophilic bacteria (TAB).
- Ensure product consistency, process hygiene and quality compliance.
- Investigate quality deviations and implement corrective actions.

3. Frozen Food Quality Control (Preferred Experience)

- Monitor quality parameters across frozen food processing operations.
- Ensure cold-chain integrity during receiving, processing, storage and dispatch.
- Monitor IQF and blast-freezing operations.
- Ensure frozen product storage at required temperatures, including -18°C where applicable.
- Monitor drip loss, thaw stability and glaze percentage.
- Coordinate microbiological testing for Listeria, Salmonella and psychrotrophic microorganisms.
- Ensure proper frozen food handling and temperature control.

Note: Frozen food manufacturing experience is preferred but not mandatory.

4. Food Safety Systems & Compliance

- Implement and maintain FSSC 22000 Version 6 food safety management standards.
- Ensure compliance with HACCP, PRPs and OPRPs.
- Conduct internal quality and food safety audits.
- Identify non-conformances and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) for quality deviations.
- Maintain food safety documentation, audit records and quality reports.
- Support Food Defense and Food Fraud mitigation programmes.
- Ensure compliance with equipment management and sanitation requirements.
- Maintain batch traceability and product quality records.
- Ensure compliance with applicable national food safety regulations and labelling requirements.

5. Raw Material, Packaging & Vendor Quality

- Conduct raw material and packaging material quality checks.
- Verify Certificates of Analysis (CoA).
- Monitor supplier quality compliance.
- Coordinate vendor corrective actions and quality improvement.
- Ensure allergen control and material traceability.
- Support investigations of material-related quality deviations.

Required Experience





- 5–8 years of experience in Quality Assurance / Quality Control within food processing or food and beverage manufacturing plants.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a shop-floor supervisory role.
- Hands-on experience in beverage manufacturing quality control.
- Experience in inline quality testing and production process monitoring.
- Strong understanding of GMP, GHP, HACCP and food safety procedures.
- Practical knowledge of CIP/COP, sanitation verification and line clearance.
- Experience handling quality deviations, RCA and CAPA.
- Experience coordinating with production and maintenance teams.
- Working knowledge of FSSC 22000 and ISO 22000 food safety systems.

Educational Qualifications

Required:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in any of the following disciplines:

- Food Technology
- Food Science
- Chemistry
- Microbiology

Certifications

Required:

- HACCP Certification

Preferred:

- FSSC 22000 Version 6 Internal Auditor Certification
- ISO 22000 Internal Auditor Certification

Key Technical Skills

- Food Quality Assurance & Quality Control
- Beverage Manufacturing QC
- Shop-Floor Quality Supervision
- FSSC 22000 Version 6
- HACCP, GMP & GHP
- Inline Quality Testing
- Brix, pH, Acidity & CO₂ Testing
- Pasteurisation & UHT Process Monitoring
- CIP/COP Verification
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA)
- Internal Food Safety Audits
- Production Yield & Waste Reduction
- Raw Material & Packaging Quality
- Cold-Chain Management (Preferred)
- IQF / Frozen Food Processing (Preferred)

Preferred Candidate Profile

We are looking for candidates who:

- Have worked directly in food or beverage manufacturing plants.
- Can independently supervise shop-floor quality operations.
- Are comfortable working closely with production operators and shift teams.
- Can identify and resolve quality issues during live production.
- Have strong technical knowledge of beverage quality parameters.
- Understand food safety compliance and audit requirements.
- Have experience improving product yield and reducing rejection.
- Can manage quality documentation alongside practical factory operations.

Candidates with experience across both beverage and frozen food manufacturing will be given preference.

Work Location

Delhi – On-site Factory Operations

Candidates must be comfortable working from the manufacturing facility.

Pay: ₹50,000.00 - ₹70,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

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