EXECUTIVE N - QA

Asian Paints; Visakhapatnam; On-site; INR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Asian Paints in Visakhapatnam seeks an Executive – QA to join the Quality Assurance department. The role focuses on ensuring product quality through analytical testing and strict SOP adherence.

You will operate instruments such as GC, HPLC, FTIR, and particle size analyzers, perform in-process and finished goods testing, maintain quality records, and coordinate with production for safety and compliance. The candidate will handle SAP transactions, support calibration and maintenance, and

Qualifications

• Operate QA analytical instruments (GC, HPLC, FTIR, PSPA, pH meters, melting point testers).
• Knowledge of raw materials roles and quality attributes.
• Maintain accurate quality records and prepare reports.

Responsibilities

• Daily inspection and testing of raw materials and intermediates.
• Manage rejection of non-conforming materials.
• Troubleshoot equipment and coordinate with maintenance.
• Prepare month-end MIS reports and quality records.
• Conduct toolbox talks and ensure PPE usage.
• Ensure SAP entries and shift handovers are updated.
• Calibrate instruments and support preventive maintenance.
• Maintain hygiene and proper housekeeping on the shop floor.

Skills

GC & HPLC & FTIR operation

Particle Size Analyzer

pH meters

Melting point testing

QA record keeping

Safety & PPE compliance

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description:

External Job Description

Job Title : Executive – QA
Department : Quality Assurance
Grade: Executive N

KPI:

• Able to handle the modern analytical instruments like GC, HPLC, FTIR,
• Particle Size analyzer, pH meters and Melting point testing
• Have good knowledge about raw materials roles.
• Daily inspection and testing of Raw materials and intermediates
• Management of rejection of raw material if any
• Trouble shooting for equipment’s
• Job specific training to temporary workman’s and apprentices
• Preparation of Quality records and month end performance reports
• Conduct Tool Box Talk with team to ensure safety in the section
• Ensure safety rounds daily. Note the abnormalities and ensure that they are corrected
• Coordinate with other sections in case of any issues
• Ensure proper machine and shop floor hygiene
• Raise Breakdown Notifications if any in Maintain/SAP
• Update relevant Environmental/Quality records in the shift
• Carry out all required transactions and process records in SAP
• Plan for availability of consumables, raise requisition for consumables from Stores, monitor the Stocks Levels in
• the section
• Carry Out stock taking as per the requirements
• Ensure Machine Availability for Preventive Maintenance / Calibration
• Reuse paint/emulsion wherever applicable as per the requirements
• Do online Cost Centre Postings of waste declared in SAP
• Ensure compliance to WI / SOPs and strict adherence to 100% PPE usage
• Ensure compliance to QMS/EMS and SMS requirements and maintain necessary documented information
• Update Senior Officer on the progress of the work in the shift and other issues within the section
• Generating month end standardization MIS reports for water-based paints and emulsions
• Date analysis for improvement opportunities/initiatives, monthly sectional reviews
• Do AIG analysis, trend analysis, RM addition accuracy analysis, Manufacturing efficiency analysis
• Raise SFI and DCR wherever applicable
• Conduct process assurance audit across sections
• Microbial analysis of Raw material, production equipment’s and finished goods.
• Calibration and preventive maintenance of instruments
• Process water testing.
• Hygiene maintenance of production and packing section
• Hygiene maintenance of Microbila vulnerable Raw material storage tanks.
• Hygiene maintenance of microbiology lab.
• Instrument analysis. Eg: GC, FTNIR, HPLC etc