Quality Assurance Officer

United Breweries Ltd.; Sonitpur; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

United Breweries Ltd. is seeking an Officer Quality Assurance with 8–10 years of brewery QA experience to lead and mentor the QA team.

The role demands strong QMS/FSMS knowledge and the ability to oversee all QA functions across production, testing, audits and continuous improvement. You will manage QA data, ensure regulatory compliance, supervise analytical and sensory QC, and drive process improvements within the brewery operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8–10 years of experience in Brewery Quality.
• Sound knowledge of overall brewery operations and management.
• Strong knowledge and hands‑on experience in Quality Management Systems (QMS) and FSMS with ability to lead the QA team.

Responsibilities

• QA Reporting & Documentation: Maintain daily/monthly QA data, dashboards, KPI reports and quality records with accuracy and traceability.
• Quality Systems & Compliance: Support FSSAI, FSSC 22000, ISO, QMS, GLP/GMP, hygiene and process audits, ensuring statutory and food-safety compliance.
• Analytical & Microbiological Quality Control: Perform testing of water, wort, yeast, UT beer, BBT, finished goods, air, CO2 and process/packaging samples, including microbiological media preparation and result interpretation.
• Process & Yeast Quality Monitoring: Monitor pH, yeast cell count/viability, yeast propagation, CIP effectiveness and other critical in-process quality parameters.
• Sensory Quality Management: Conduct and manage daily sensory evaluation of UT beer, BBT and finished goods, including taint, Go/No-Go and dope taste through AXPERT.
• Packaging Quality Assurance: Monitor bottle washing, caustic strength, EBI/FBI, PU, labelling, carton packaging and overall finished-product quality on the shop floor.
• SAP & Material Quality Release: Ensure timely SAP quality release of Wort, BBT, Finished Goods and RM/PM GRNs after required quality verification.
• Audit, NC, CAPA & Complaint Management: Conduct supplier/process audits, manage RM/PM non-conformances and CAPA, and support timely investigation and closure of market complaints.
• Continuous Improvement & Trials: Support new product/process/commercial trials, CTC sample management, and provide QOSP/SOSF quality training to the CBU team for continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Brewery QA

QMS

FSMS

Tools

SAP

Job description

Position Title - Officer Quality Assurance

The candidate should have a minimum of 8-10 years of experience in Brewery Quality, with sound knowledge of overall brewery operations and management.

He should have strong knowledge and hands-on experience in Quality Management Systems and Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS), along with the capability to lead, guide, and develop the QA team.

Job Responsibilities – Quality Assurance

• QA Reporting & Documentation: Maintain daily/monthly QA data, dashboards, KPI reports and quality records with accuracy and traceability.
• Quality Systems & Compliance: Support the CBU team in FSSAI, FSSC 22000, ISO, QMS, GLP/GMP, hygiene and process audits, ensuring statutory and food-safety compliance.
• Analytical & Microbiological Quality Control: Perform testing of water, wort, yeast, UT beer, BBT, finished goods, air, CO₂ and process/packaging samples, including microbiological media preparation and result interpretation.
• Process & Yeast Quality Monitoring: Monitor pH, yeast cell count/viability, yeast propagation, CIP effectiveness and other critical in-process quality parameters.
• Sensory Quality Management: Conduct and manage daily sensory evaluation of UT beer, BBT and finished goods, including taint, Go/No-Go and dope taste through AXPERT.
• Packaging Quality Assurance: Monitor bottle washing, caustic strength, EBI/FBI, PU, labelling, carton packaging and overall finished-product quality on the shop floor.
• SAP & Material Quality Release: Ensure timely SAP quality release of Wort, BBT, Finished Goods and RM/PM GRNs after required quality verification.
• Audit, NC, CAPA & Complaint Management: Conduct supplier/process audits, manage RM/PM non-conformances and CAPA, and support timely investigation and closure of market complaints.
• Continuous Improvement & Trials: Support new product/process/commercial trials, CTC sample management, and provide QOSP/SOSF quality training to the CBU team for continuous improvement.