Senior QHSE Manager

Rassense Private Limited; Tamil Nadu; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Rassense Private Limited in Chennai seeks a Senior QHSE Manager to drive quality, health, safety and environment across the South region, ensuring food safety, workplace safety, audits, training and incident learning are integrated with site execution.

You will translate policies into practical controls, oversee HACCP, HIRA, ISO 22000, and FSSAI requirements, and lead risk-based improvements with management reviews, audits, and certification readiness.

Qualifications

• Five years of relevant food industry QHSE experience.
• Ability to translate policies into practical controls.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills.
• Experience coordinating audits and certifications.
• Leadership in regional QHSE governance.

Responsibilities

• Own monthly QHSE MIS reporting for safety incidents and trends.
• Oversee audits, corrective actions, and snag-list closure.
• Prepare training matrices and induction programs across sites.
• Lead internal QHSE and vendor audits and lab coordination.
• Coordinate HACCP, HIRA, ISO 22000, and FSSAI implementation.
• Organize safety awareness events and maintain compliance documentation.

Skills

QHSE management

Food safety

Audits

Training

Incident investigations

HACCP

HIRA

ISO 22000

FSSAI

Regulatory compliance

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Microbiology

Postgraduate qualification in Food Technology

Postgraduate qualification in Biochemistry

Postgraduate qualification in Biotechnology

Related discipline

Tools

CRM tools

Workflow tools

Job description

Rassense Private Limited is seeking a Senior QHSE Manager to strengthen quality, health, safety, and environment standards across its South region operations. The role will connect food safety controls, workplace safety, audits, training, incident learning, and regulatory compliance with daily site execution. The organization values collaboration, ethical conduct, quality, shared growth, and long-term stakeholder relationships. Based in Chennai, this position will work with site teams, management, vendors, clients, laboratories, and regulatory stakeholders. The successful candidate will help make QHSE requirements practical, measurable, and consistent across food production and service environments. The role offers an opportunity to improve audit readiness, reduce repeat incidents, strengthen employee capability, support certifications, and build confidence among clients and operating teams through disciplined regional governance.

About the Role

Own QHSE performance across the South region, with Chennai as the base location. You will oversee food safety, workplace safety, audits, training, incident investigations, laboratory coordination, certification support, and corrective actions. The role requires regular engagement with operational sites and the ability to translate policies, standards, and regulations into practical controls. Success will be measured through improved compliance, timely closure of findings, stronger training completion, better incident learning, reliable documentation, and consistent implementation of HACCP, HIRA, and ISO 22000 processes. You will also lead awareness initiatives that reinforce safe, hygienic, and responsible operating practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Own monthly QHSE MIS reporting for workplace and food safety incidents, identifying trends and root causes that help management reduce recurrence and improve regional risk visibility.
• Manage daily and weekly reports, management reviews, corrective actions, and snag-list closure so site and client commitments remain visible, documented, and completed on time.
• Prepare training matrices, modules, and calendars while coordinating new-joiner induction, safety orientation, and refresher training across regional sites.
• Lead internal QHSE and vendor audits, coordinate food and water laboratory testing, and ensure findings are communicated and addressed effectively.
• Conduct HACCP and HIRA assessments, support ISO 22000 implementation, and coordinate ERC and HRC certification requirements with FSSAI.
• Organize awareness activities such as National Safety Day, Food Safety Day, and Global Handwashing Day to strengthen safety and hygiene behaviors.
• Working knowledge of QHSE systems, HACCP, HIRA, food safety controls, incident investigation, root-cause analysis, internal audits, vendor audits, and ISO 22000.
• Experience with FSSAI requirements, certification coordination, laboratory testing, compliance documentation, corrective actions, and client-facing QHSE communication.
• Strong reporting, presentation, written communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain technical risks clearly to operational teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, spreadsheets, MIS reporting, and structured review mechanisms used to track trends, training, findings, and action closure.
• Strong organization, prioritization, and multitasking skills, including the ability to manage multiple sites, deadlines, audits, incidents, and regulatory deliverables.

Additional Plus

• Experience managing QHSE programs across multiple food industry sites or regional operations, with evidence of improving compliance, audit outcomes, or incident performance.
• Familiarity with CRM or workflow tools used to track actions, stakeholders, follow-ups, and service or compliance commitments.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, weekends, holidays, and site visits when operational requirements or incident response demands it.

What You'll Bring

• A postgraduate qualification in Microbiology, Food Technology, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, or a related discipline, with at least five years of relevant food industry QHSE experience.
• Ownership of regional standards, corrective actions, audit readiness, incident learning, and certification support, with the discipline to follow issues through to closure.
• Practical field judgment to balance production realities with food safety, workplace safety, legal, certification, and client requirements.
• Clear communication and influencing skills for management reviews, incident reports, training sessions, audit findings, client updates, and cross-functional coordination.
• Confidence working with reports, laboratory results, inspection evidence, training records, and trend data to prioritize actions with the greatest safety and business impact.

Why Join Us

• Regional influence: Own QHSE outcomes across South India and help establish consistent standards across sites, directly improving employee safety, food safety, compliance readiness, and client confidence.
• Visible business impact: Your audits, training systems, incident investigations, and preventive controls will support stronger certification outcomes, fewer disruptions, and more reliable service delivery.
• Cross-functional leadership: Work closely with management, site teams, vendors, clients, laboratories, and regulators while building a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Meaningful scope: Combine strategic governance with practical field execution, ensuring that QHSE standards are not only documented but consistently followed in daily operations.

What We Offer

• A senior regional mandate based in Chennai, with the opportunity to influence QHSE systems across South region sites.
• Exposure to food safety, workplace safety, audits, certification, training, incident management, client coordination, and operational improvement.
• A role where practical QHSE recommendations connect directly to risk reduction, service reliability, compliance, and stakeholder confidence.