Junior Manager QA- System and Certifications

Freshnfreeze; Sargodha Division; On-site; PKR 669,600 - 892,800; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company located in Pakistan is looking for a Junior Manager QA to oversee quality management systems and conduct internal audits. The successful candidate will have a BSc (Hons) or M.Sc (Hons) in foods technology and 3-4 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include auditing food safety practices, ensuring compliance with various regulations, and developing a food safety culture within the organization. This is a permanent position located at the Plant Site in Sahiwal.

Qualifications

• 3-4 years of QA experience in food manufacturing.
• Lead auditor on any GFSI recognized standard.
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Conduct GMP’s internal audits including pest control, cleaning & sanitation.
• Conduct internal audits against BRC, ISO 9001, and other standards.
• Review text for labels w.r.t. legal and customer requirements.

Skills

Quality & Food safety management system auditing

Good Communication

Command on Food safety and quality systems knowledge

Education

BSc (Hons) / M.Sc (Hons) in foods technology

Job description

Junior Manager QA- System and Certifications

• Location: Plant Site, Sahiwal
• Position Type: Permanent
• Qualification: BSc ( Hons) / M.Sc ( Hons) in foods technology
• Experience: 3-4 years of QA experience in food manufacturing
• Experience with implementation of Quality & Food safety Management
• Product or industry-specific experience
• Lead auditor on any GFSI recognized standard
• Knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements

Job Description:

• Conducting GMP’s internal audits including pest control, cleaning & sanitation, waste management, personnel hygiene, utilities, building & structure, canteen, cold store, calibration and foreign contamination control
• Conducting internal audits as required against BRC, ISO 9001, Kosher & Halal management standard and also some customer requirements like YUM, SQMS etc.
• Conducting internal audits on distribution and further logistics requirements and taking up with sales team for implementation of required corrective actions
• Conducting Packaging material and raw material (excluding Agri RM) audits and ensuring compliance to the supplier assurance program (including follow-up on the respective complaints/issues)
• Alignment with 3rd party certification bodies for external audits and maintaining all the quality related certifications
• Review of text for the label (whenever there is need to develop/change the label) w.r.t. legal requirements (including but not limited to PFA, SFA, PSQCA etc.) and/or any other customer specific requirement
• Fulfilment of regulatory requirements including PFA product registration, facility annual registration, PSQCA registration or any other (if needed)
• Conducting root cause analysis for all the complaints received from customers, maintaining the log and follow-up on the requirements
• Identifying training plan w.r.t. food safety standards and customer requirements and training the trainers on identified areas
• Developing food safety culture plan and conducting the activities accordingly
• Review of HACCP and related activities and meeting on monthly basis

Skills Required:

• Quality & Food safety management system auditing
• Good Communication
• Command on Food safety and quality systems knowledge.