Quality Officer

Fortify Health; India; On-site; INR 753,000 - 1,016,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortify Health is hiring a Quality Officer to work across four locations in India. You will collaborate with flour mills to ensure fortified atta meets regulatory and safety standards, collecting data and guiding mill partners.

You will coordinate with internal teams and external laboratories to uphold product quality. The role involves travel and data-driven decision making within the Implementation department, reporting to the Senior Quality Officer.

Qualifications

• Fluency is required.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% of working days.

Responsibilities

• Sampling and data gathering for fortified wheat flour quality.
• Data analysis and reporting of results to teams and partners.
• Coordinate fieldwork and communications with mills and laboratories.

Skills

Fluency

Willingness to travel

Job description

Quality Officer (multiple locations)

Department: Implementation

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: India

Reporting To: Senior Quality Officer

Compensation: Rs79,223 / month

Description

About the role

The Quality Officer will collaborate with flour mills to ensure that the atta they produce is adequately fortified and adheres to regulatory standards. As part of their role, the Quality Officer will collect and analyse data, and provide guidance and advice to millers. Therefore, the work the Quality Officer does is key to our ability to provide our beneficiaries with a high quality product that meets all safety standards. They will closely work with other teams across Fortify Health and manage communications with external laboratory partners.

We are hiring for four positions across Ranchi, Rajkot, Rudrapur, and Indore based on requirements. Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and we encourage interested candidates to submit their applications as early as possible.

Key Responsibilities

The Quality Officer will be responsible for the following activities:

• Sampling and data gathering
  • Performing rapid quantitative iron testing in fortified wheat flour (using iCheck Iron, no prior experience of using iCheck Iron required) for all partner mills
  • Conducting quality control of fortification premix, maintaining the relevant QC documents, helping the operations team with vendor quality audits
  • Manage communication and plan fieldwork between all stakeholders involved in the quality assurance process.
• Data analysis and reporting
  • Analysing the data, interpreting the results and communicating the outcomes to respective team members
  • Coordinating with external testing laboratory partners for testing of the samples and reports
• Supporting mid and long-term research activities
  • Consolidate quality data and prepare periodic reports for internal use, sharing with external stakeholders like mill partners and funders.
  • Support exploration of future opportunities for study design and execution.

Please note that this job description is a guide to the work you will initially be required to undertake, but does not cover all of the duties the post holder may have to perform. Responsibilities will evolve over time, in discussion with the Senior Quality Officer.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Requirements

• Willingness to travel up to 50% of working days.
• Fluency