Quality

Vermilion Cosmetics; Gurugram; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Vermilion Cosmetics is seeking a QA/QMS professional responsible for maintaining SOPs, QA records and batch documentation to ensure compliance across manufacturing and packaging processes.

The role includes reviewing BMR/BPR, IPQA records, QC reports and ensuring all checks are completed before release; investigating deviations and driving CAPA actions with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Must have QA/QMS experience in cosmetics/pharma industries.
• Strong knowledge of GMP, SOPs, and QA documentation practices.
• Experience with deviations, CAPA, root cause analysis, and investigations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and control SOPs, formats, specifications, master documents and QA records.
• Ensure proper document issuance, revision, retrieval and archival.
• Maintain Deviation, CAPA, Change Control and Non-Conformance records.
• Review BMR/BPR, IPQA records and QC reports for completeness and compliance.
• Ensure all required checks and documents are completed before batch closure/release.
• Ensure deviations and discrepancies are properly addressed before release.
• Record and investigate deviations and non-conformances; define CAPA with involved departments.
• Check CAPA effectiveness and recurring quality issues.
• Conduct regular GMP and QA audits of manufacturing, filling, packing and warehouse areas.
• Report non-compliance and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Review line-clearance and in-process quality records; monitor shade, filling, leakage, components, packing and coding.
• Coordinate corrective action with Production, IPQA and QC.
• Ensure adherence to product, shade and packaging specifications; review changes with QC, Production, NPD and Packaging teams.
• Support investigation of customer complaints, market complaints, returns and product defects; identify quality trends and CAPA for recurring issues.
• Maintain audit-ready QA documentation; support internal, customer and regulatory audits; track audit observations and closure.

Job description

Key Responsibilities

1. QMS & Documentation

• Maintain and control SOPs, formats, specifications, master documents and QA records.
• Ensure proper document issuance, revision, retrieval and archival.
• Maintain Deviation, CAPA, Change Control and Non-Conformance records.

2. Batch Documentation & Review

• Review BMR/BPR, IPQA records and QC reports for completeness and compliance.
• Ensure all required checks and documents are completed before batch closure/release.
• Ensure deviations and discrepancies are properly addressed before release.

3. Deviation, CAPA & Investigation

• Record and investigate deviations and non-conformances.
• Perform/coordinate Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Define CAPA with concerned departments and track timely closure.
• Check CAPA effectiveness and recurring quality issues.

4. GMP & Process Compliance

• Conduct regular GMP and QA audits of manufacturing, filling, packing and warehouse areas.
• Ensure compliance with approved SOPs and Good Documentation Practices.
• Report non-compliance and ensure corrective actions are implemented.

5. IPQA Oversight

• Review line-clearance and in-process quality records.
• Monitor recurring issues related to shade, filling, leakage, components, packing and coding.
• Coordinate corrective action with Production, IPQA and QC.

6. Product & Packaging Quality

• Ensure adherence to approved product, shade and packaging specifications.
• Coordinate with QC, Production, NPD, Packaging and Warehouse on quality issues.
• Review quality aspects of product/packaging changes.

7. Complaints & Quality Issues

• Support investigation of customer complaints, market complaints, returns and product defects.
• Identify quality trends and initiate CAPA for recurring issues.

8. Audit & Compliance

• Maintain audit-ready QA documentation.
• Support internal, customer and regulatory audits.
• Track audit observations and ensure timely closure.

Key Accountability

QMS Compliance | Batch Documentation | GMP | Deviation Control | CAPA Closure | Audit Readiness | Product Quality