Britannia

Space Food Club; Mumbai; On-site; INR 6,00,000 - 12,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in India is seeking a Central Quality Audit Officer to implement and oversee quality and food safety audits at manufacturing units and distribution centers. The ideal candidate will possess 5-6 years of relevant experience and a degree in Food Technology. Responsibilities include conducting audits, identifying compliance risks, and assisting in process improvements. This role is critical in ensuring that products meet the highest quality and safety standards.

Qualifications

• 5-6 years of experience in a food manufacturing facility handling systems and processes.
• Experience in quality and food safety systems audit is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conducting quality and food safety audits at manufacturing units and distribution centres.
• Assessment of compliance to regulatory requirements.
• Identifying key risks to quality and food safety.
• Assisting units in upgrading their systems and processes.
• Establishing correlation between process non-compliances and consumer feedback.
• Reporting audit findings and non-compliances.
• Follow-up with management for corrective action plans.

Skills

Food safety systems with ISO-22000 requirements

Food chemistry and microbiology

General manufacturing process & systems

Root cause analysis & corrective action planning

Presentation skill

MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Data analysis

Education

B.Tech/Postgraduate in Food Technology

Job description

Company Name
Britannia
Job Title
Central Quality Audit Officer
Job Location:
Ranjangoan, Pune

Description

Position Title: Central Quality Audit Officer
Location: Ranjangoan, Pune.

Key Job Responsibilities

Manufacturing unit & distribution centre audit

• Conducting Quality & food safety audits at manufacturing units & distribution centres to verify compliance to defined standards in process & systems
• Assessment of compliance to applicable regulatory requirements at manufacturing units & distribution centres
• Identifying key risks to quality, food safety & regulatory compliance in the manufacturing & distribution process
• Assisting units & distribution centres in upgrading their systems, processes & infrastructures towards addressing the inadequacies
• Establishing correlation between process & system non-compliances to the consumer feedback & quality scores which in turn would facilitate in addressing key issues impacting product quality & food safety.
• Communication of audit findings, non-compliances & key risks to unit or distribution centre management, regional operation & quality teams with adequate objective & documentary evidences.
• Reporting of audit non-compliances, risks & findings to all stakeholders within stipulated period after completion of audit
• Follow up with unit or distribution centre management & regional team for timely submission of corrective action plan with timelines & responsibilities.
• Sensitize stakeholders on critical non-compliances

Vendor quality audit

• Auditing the manufacturing process, quality & food safety systems & regulatory compliance for existing & new vendors of ingredients & packaging materials
• Assisting the vendors in upgrading their systems & processes towards addressing the inadequacies
• Communicating audit findings & critical issues with recommendations to purchase & other stake holders
• MIS, follow up, trend analysis on vendor audits, approval, performance and gap closure

Approval for new unit, line & product

• For assessing the gaps in proposed new units/lines & reporting the same to appropriate stakeholders at the construction stage
• In ensuring that the new units/lines or products are as per defined requirements & standards and the systems & processes adopted in the facility are capable of continuously meeting the quality & food safety standards of the company.

Market quality evaluation

• Participating in market sample collection and evaluation in order to determine the quality standards against top competition brands
• Reporting gaps & assisting units in linking those gaps to process, systems & infrastructure and closure of those gaps.

Process improvement initiatives

• Analysis of quality performance metrics of manufacturing units & initiate appropriate process improvement measures & projects to address the gaps
• Tracking the progress on a regular basis & provide inputs to units for successful completion of projects & initiatives within stipulated timelines.

Desired Competencies (Technical)

• Food safety systems with ISO-22000 requirements
• Food chemistry and microbiology
• General manufacturing process & systems
• Root cause analysis & corrective action planning
• Presentation skill
• Conversant with MS-Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), data analysis

Behavioural

• High degree of Conceptual and Quantitative skills
• Analytical and Articulate
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional stakeholders
• Ability to convince others through data & objective evidences
• Ability to collaborate and work in matrix organization
• Effective Communication

Education Qualification

B.Tech/Postgraduate in Food Technology

Experience

5-6 years of experience in a food manufacturing facility handling systems & processes. Experience in quality & food safety systems audit is preferred.

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