QA Executive / Senior QA Executive

P D Navkar Bio Chem; Jigani; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

P D Navkar Bio Chem in Jigani, Karnataka seeks a seasoned Quality Assurance professional to lead QA, process control, audits, and food safety compliance in a manufacturing setting. The role emphasizes HACCP, GMP, and ISO standards, with strong focus on traceability and CAPA processes.

The candidate should have a relevant degree and extensive experience in quality documentation, supplier quality, and cross-functional coordination to drive continuous improvement in a food processing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, or related discipline.
• Certifications in Food Safety, HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, or Quality Management Systems preferred.
• 45 years of relevant experience in Quality Assurance in a food manufacturing or processing organization.
• Practical knowledge of FSSAI regulations and applicable food safety requirements.
• Experience in internal audits, customer audits, certification audits, and quality documentation.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, quality reporting, data analysis, and preparation of audit documentation.

Responsibilities

• Quality Assurance and Process Control: Monitor and ensure compliance with quality standards at all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, storage, and dispatch.
• Conduct in-process inspections and verify that products meet approved specifications and quality parameters.
• Review batch manufacturing records, production documents, and quality control reports.
• Ensure proper identification, segregation, and disposition of non-conforming products.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality Control (QC), Warehouse, and other departments to resolve quality-related issues.
• Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with applicable FSSAI requirements, food safety regulations, and internal quality standards.
• Implement and monitor food safety systems, including HACCP, GMP, GHP, and relevant prerequisite programs.
• Monitor hygiene, sanitation, pest control, personnel practices, and housekeeping standards across the facility.
• Support implementation and maintenance of applicable certifications and standards, such as ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, or other relevant food safety management systems.
• Ensure traceability of raw materials, packaging materials, work-in-progress, and finished products.
• Audits and Documentation: Conduct routine plant inspections, internal quality audits, and GMP/GHP audits.
• Support customer audits, certification audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Maintain and review SOPs, quality records, inspection reports, checklists, and food safety documentation.
• Track audit observations, coordinate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and verify their effectiveness.
• Ensure proper document control and compliance with approved procedures.
• Non-Conformance and Continuous Improvement: Investigate customer complaints, product deviations, process non-conformities, and quality incidents.
• Perform root cause analysis using appropriate problem-solving tools and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor product rejection, rework, deviation, and complaint trends and recommend improvement measures.
• Participate in risk assessments and food safety hazard analysis.
• Support product recall and mock recall exercises to verify traceability and recall preparedness.
• Supplier and Material Quality: Coordinate with Purchase, QC, and Warehouse teams to ensure compliance with approved raw material and packaging specifications.
• Support supplier evaluations, quality assessments, and supplier corrective action follow-up.
• Verify incoming material inspection records and ensure materials are released or rejected based on approved acceptance criteria.
• Training and Team Coordination: Conduct or coordinate training on food safety, hygiene, GMP, GHP, SOPs, and quality awareness.
• Promote a strong quality and food safety culture among employees and contract workers.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely resolution of quality issues and effective implementation of quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Process Control

Quality Documentation

Audit Experience

Food Safety

Regulatory Compliance

Team Coordination

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Food Technology/related

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Role & responsibilities

. Quality Assurance and Process Control

• Monitor and ensure compliance with quality standards at all stages of manufacturing, processing, packaging, storage, and dispatch.
• Conduct in-process inspections and verify that products meet approved specifications and quality parameters.
• Review batch manufacturing records, production documents, and quality control reports.
• Ensure proper identification, segregation, and disposition of non-conforming products.
• Coordinate with Production, Quality Control (QC), Warehouse, and other departments to resolve quality-related issues.

B. Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with applicable FSSAI requirements, food safety regulations, and internal quality standards.
• Implement and monitor food safety systems, including HACCP, GMP, GHP, and relevant prerequisite programs.
• Monitor hygiene, sanitation, pest control, personnel practices, and housekeeping standards across the facility.
• Support implementation and maintenance of applicable certifications and standards, such as ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, or other relevant food safety management systems.
• Ensure traceability of raw materials, packaging materials, work-in-progress, and finished products.

C. Audits and Documentation

• Conduct routine plant inspections, internal quality audits, and GMP/GHP audits.
• Support customer audits, certification audits, and regulatory inspections.
• Maintain and review SOPs, quality records, inspection reports, checklists, and food safety documentation.
• Track audit observations, coordinate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), and verify their effectiveness.
• Ensure proper document control and compliance with approved procedures.

D. Non-Conformance and Continuous Improvement

• Investigate customer complaints, product deviations, process non-conformities, and quality incidents.
• Perform root cause analysis using appropriate problem-solving tools and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor product rejection, rework, deviation, and complaint trends and recommend improvement measures.
• Participate in risk assessments and food safety hazard analysis.
• Support product recall and mock recall exercises to verify traceability and recall preparedness.

E. Supplier and Material Quality

• Coordinate with Purchase, QC, and Warehouse teams to ensure compliance with approved raw material and packaging specifications.
• Support supplier evaluations, quality assessments, and supplier corrective action follow-up.
• Verify incoming material inspection records and ensure materials are released or rejected based on approved acceptance criteria.

F. Training and Team Coordination

• Conduct or coordinate training on food safety, hygiene, GMP, GHP, SOPs, and quality awareness.
• Promote a strong quality and food safety culture among employees and contract workers.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely resolution of quality issues and effective implementation of quality improvement initiatives.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, or a related discipline.
• Additional qualifications or certifications in Food Safety, HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, or Quality Management Systems will be an advantage.

• 45 years of relevant experience in Quality Assurance in a food manufacturing or food processing organization.
• Practical knowledge of FSSAI regulations and applicable food safety requirements.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, GHP, SOPs, CAPA, root cause analysis, and risk assessment.
• Experience in internal audits, customer audits, certification audits, and quality documentation.
• Understanding of raw material inspection, in-process quality control, finished product release procedures, and traceability systems.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, quality reporting, data analysis, and preparation of audit documentation.

• Good communication, coordination, and interpersonal skills.