Quality Assurance Manager

Pramod Confectionary And Food Products; Gaya; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Pramod Confectionary And Food Products is seeking a seasoned Quality Assurance professional to lead QA/QC and QMS across a food manufacturing plant in India. You will establish and maintain quality policies, SOPs, and inspection plans, and drive CAPA and continual improvement.

The role requires 6–10 years in food quality with supervisory experience, including GMP/GHP, HACCP, FSSAI compliance and laboratory practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master in Food Technology, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry or related discipline with 6–10 years in food manufacturing quality and supervisory experience.
• Working knowledge of FSSAI, HACCP, GMP/GHP, internal audits, CAPA and laboratory practices.
• Experience leading QA/QC teams and implementing QMS in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain plant quality policies, SOPs, specifications, inspection plans and controlled records.
• Establish process quality checkpoints, product release criteria, deviation handling and change-control practices.
• Review quality trends, conduct management reviews and lead CAPA.
• Coordinate regulatory, certification, customer and internal audits; close findings within timelines.
• Oversee incoming material and supplier quality, sampling and acceptance.
• Manage in-process quality controls including line checks, sanitation, metrology and packaging integrity.
• Approve testing plans and review laboratory reports for moisture, salt, acidity and oil quality.
• Maintain calibration, validated methods and retained samples; authorize release/recall of finished goods.

Skills

Quality management

CAPA

Root cause analysis

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Food Technology/Science

Relevant supervisory experience

Tools

GMP/GHP

HACCP

FSSAI compliance

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Quality Assurance & QMS

• Develop, implement and maintain plant quality policies, SOPs, specifications, inspection plans and controlled records.
• Establish process quality checkpoints, product release criteria, deviation handling and change-control practices.
• Review quality trends, conduct management reviews and lead corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

Food Safety & Regulatory Compliance

• Implement and verify GMP, GHP, HACCP-based controls and applicable FSMS requirements (e.g., ISO 22000/FSSC 22000 where adopted).
• Ensure compliance with applicable FSSAI requirements, labelling, allergen controls, traceability and hygiene standards.
• Coordinate regulatory, certification, customer and internal audits; close findings within agreed timelines.

Incoming Material & Supplier Quality

• Define sampling, testing and acceptance criteria for raw materials, packaging materials, edible oils and seasonings.
• Monitor supplier quality performance, material non-conformances and supplier corrective actions.
• Ensure segregation, identification and disposition of rejected or on-hold material.

In-Process Quality Control

• Oversee critical process checks for frying, seasoning, moisture, weight, metal detection and packaging integrity as applicable.
• Verify line clearance, sanitation, pest control, foreign-body prevention and product changeovers.
• Coordinate with Production and Maintenance to contain process deviations and reduce rework, defects and wastage.

Finished Goods & Laboratory Management

• Approve testing plans and review laboratory reports for moisture, salt, acidity, oil quality and other product-specific parameters.
• Ensure calibrated instruments, validated methods, retained samples and reliable test records.
• Authorize release, hold, rework or rejection of finished goods according to documented authority and specifications.

Complaints, Traceability & Recall Readiness

• Investigate consumer/customer complaints, returns and recurring defects using root-cause analysis.
• Maintain batch traceability, mock recall exercises and product withdrawal/recall preparedness.
• Track complaint closure effectiveness and verify preventive actions.

People Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Lead QA/QC teams, allocate duties, build capability and conduct practical food-safety training for workers and staff.
• Partner with R&D, Purchase, Stores, Packing, Warehouse and Dispatch for trials, specification changes and quality improvements.
• Prepare daily/weekly/monthly QA MIS; drive reduction in customer complaints, rejection, process loss and audit observations.

Preferred candidate profile

Bachelors/Masters degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry or related discipline; typically 6-10 years in food manufacturing quality, including supervisory experience. Working knowledge of FSSAI, HACCP, GMP/GHP, internal audits, CAPA and laboratory practices.

Note:

Relevant field experience mandatory. Fresher and candidates who applied in the last 6 months need not apply.