Food Quality Officer

DMart; Pithampur; On-site; INR 500,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

DMart in Madhya Pradesh seeks a seasoned Quality Assurance professional to lead raw material inspections, in-process QC, and finished goods checks across bakery, dairy, and grocery lines. You will ensure FEFO/FIFO, accurate packaging, labeling, and hygiene to uphold food safety standards.

Maintain QC documentation, drive CAPAs with production and purchasing, and support internal/external audits in a fast-paced FMCG setting.

Qualifications

• Experience: 4+ years in FMCG, bakery, dairy, grocery or any food industry.
• Qualification: B.Tech- Food Technology or BSc/MSc in related fields.
• Key skills include quality record management, process orientation, and product knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Raw Material Quality Checks and inspections of incoming materials.
• In-Process Quality Control to monitor weight, sealing, labeling, and hygiene on packing lines.
• Ensure FEFO/FIFO practices and perform line clearance checks before production runs.
• Finished Goods Quality inspections for net weight, labeling, shelf life, and seal integrity.
• Maintain inspection logs, QC reports, and non-conformance records; raise CAPAs with production & purchase teams.
• Support internal and external quality audits and assist in documentation & reporting.

Skills

Quality Record Management

Process Orientation

Product Knowledge

Education

B.Tech- Food Technology

BSc/MSc-Food Technology/Agriculture/Chemistry

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Raw Material Quality Checks
• Inspect incoming loose staples for quality parameters (moisture, infestation, purity, grain size, colour, odour, foreign matter).
• Verify supplier quality certificates and conduct sampling/testing.
• In-Process Quality Control
• Monitor packing lines to ensure correct weight, sealing, labelling, batch coding, and hygiene.
• Ensure FEFO/FIFO practices in usage of raw materials and packaging materials.
• Conduct line clearance checks before production runs.
• Finished Goods Quality
• Inspect packed products for compliance with defined standards (net weight, labelling, shelf life, seal integrity).
• Retain samples for shelf-life studies.
• Food Safety & Compliance
• Ensure the factory follows FSSAI, HACCP, GMP, and hygiene norms.
• Monitor pest control, sanitation, and staff hygiene.
• Support internal/external quality audits.
• Documentation & Reporting
• Maintain inspection logs, QC reports, and non-conformance records.
• Raise corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) with production & purchase teams.

Preferred candidate profile

• Experience: 4+ Years
• Industry: Preferably from FMCG, Bakery, Dairy, Grocery or any Food Industry
• Qualification: B. Tech- Food Technology/ BSc/MSc-Food Technology/Agriculture/Chemistry
• Key Skills: Proficient in Quality Record Management, Process Orientation & Product Knowledge.
• Age: Up to 31 years
• Functional Area: Quality