Plant QA | 10+ yrs | FMCG | Noida

MetaMorph; Dadri; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

MetaMorph seeks a senior Quality & Food Safety lead to independently guard product quality, safety, and regulatory adherence in an FMCG setting.

You will approve materials, block dispatch when required, and lead audits across internal, supplier, and regulatory domains. Strong CAPA, lab systems experience, and training capabilities are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10–15 years in food quality and safety.
• Strong HACCP, ISO 22000/FSSC 22000, GMP, and FSSAI knowledge.
• Experience in audits, investigations, CAPA, and complaint handling.

Responsibilities

• Protect product quality, safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Approve materials and finished products; stop dispatch when needed.
• Lead internal and supplier audits; prepare recall readiness.
• Manage lab testing, sampling, and batch release.
• Train factory teams on quality and food-safety requirements.
• Drive root-cause analysis and CAPA.
• Maintain HACCP and food-safety systems.

Skills

Quality assurance

Food safety

Regulatory compliance

Audit readiness

CAPA & root-cause

GMP & HACCP

Education

Food Technology / Microbiology / Dairy Technology

Tools

Laboratory systems

Audit management software

Job description

MetaMorph partners with organizations to scale and innovate by putting people at the center of their strategy. With experience across 220+ organizations, we help align talent, enhance capabilities, and build strong employer brands through data-driven insights and end-to-end support.

About our Client:

FMCG company

Role Overview:

• Independently protect product quality, food safety, consumer safety and regulatory compliance.
• Approve or reject raw materials, packaging and finished products
• Maintain HACCP, GMP and food-safety systems
• Ensure compliance with FSSAI and applicable export regulations
• Manage laboratory testing, sampling and product-release processes
• Investigate customer complaints and quality deviations
• Lead root-cause analysis, CAPA and recall readiness
• Conduct internal, supplier and external audit preparation
• Train factory teams on quality and food-safety requirements
• Stop production or block dispatch when product safety is at risk

KPIs:

• Product rejection and rework
• Right-first-time percentage Audit scores and audit closures
• Food-safety incidents
• Laboratory testing turnaround time
• Hygiene and GMP scores
• Batch-release compliance

Profile:

• Food Technology, Microbiology, Dairy Technology or related qualification
• Approximately 10-15 years in food quality and food safety
• Strong understanding of HACCP, ISO 22000/FSSC 22000, GMP and FSSAI
• Experience in laboratory systems, audits and complaint investigation
• Relevant frozen-food or snacks experience preferred
• Must have the confidence to independently challenge Production Non-negotiable authority: Can hold product, reject material, block dispatch and recommend stopping production.