QA Manager - Food Manufacturing / Pilot Plant

Noraa & Co.; Indonesia; On-site; IDR 629,270,046 - 988,852,930; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful ownership in early-stage development

Close collaboration with management and cross-functional teams

Job summary

Noraa & Co. is seeking a QA Manager to help establish quality assurance systems for a new export-oriented food ingredient manufacturing pilot plant in Indonesia. The role involves ensuring regulatory readiness and food safety compliance, while developing necessary QA documentation and standards.

The ideal candidate should have experience in QA within the food industry, a strong understanding of HACCP and GMP practices, and excellent coordination skills. Joining this early-stage manufacturing venture offers meaningful ownership and direct mentorship from management as the project transitions to commercial operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in QA within food manufacturing or other regulated industries.
• Understanding of food safety systems and certification processes.
• Familiarity with BPOM registration or compliance documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain QA systems and compliance records.
• Support quality management and food safety implementation.
• Coordinate certification processes like GMP, HACCP, and ISO.
• Conduct internal audits and corrective actions.

Skills

QA experience in food manufacturing

Understanding of HACCP

Familiar with GMP practices

Strong documentation skills

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

About Our Client

Our client is preparing to build an export-oriented food ingredient manufacturing pilot plant. The company is looking for early team members who can help establish quality, commercial, finance, and accounting foundations from the setup stage.

About the Role

The QA Manager will help establish quality assurance systems, regulatory readiness, and food safety compliance for a new food ingredient manufacturing pilot plant.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain QA systems, SOPs, quality documentation, and compliance records.
• Support quality management and food safety implementation for the pilot plant setup.
• Prepare and coordinate certification or compliance processes such as GMP, HACCP, ISO, and related food safety standards.
• Support BPOM-related registration or compliance documentation.
• Support export-readiness documentation and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with production, QC, R&D, and management to embed quality standards into operations.
• Conduct internal audits, corrective actions, and preventive actions.

Requirements

• Experience in QA within food manufacturing, food ingredients, nutraceuticals, supplements, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industries.
• Familiar with GMP practices in the food industry.
• Understanding of HACCP, ISO, food safety systems, and certification processes.
• Familiarity with BPOM registration or compliance documentation.
• Exposure to FDA GRAS registration or export regulatory documentation is a strong advantage.
• Strong documentation, audit, and cross-functional coordination skills.
• Comfortable working in a build-stage or pilot plant environment.

Why Join

• Join an early-stage manufacturing build-up with meaningful ownership from the beginning.
• Help establish systems, processes, market access, and operating discipline for an export-oriented business.
• Work closely with management and cross-functional teams as the pilot plant develops toward commercial scale.