A leading food safety consultancy and inspection company is looking for a Junior Food Safety Inspector to join its growing team in Kochi. This opportunity is ideal for fresh graduates or candidates with early-career experience in food safety, food technology, microbiology, agriculture, quality assurance, or laboratory operations.
The role involves conducting food inspections, collecting product samples, preparing inspection reports, and ensuring compliance with food safety regulations and customer requirements. Candidates should be passionate about food quality, public health, regulatory compliance, and field inspection activities.
Job Responsibilities
- Conduct food safety inspections at factories, warehouses, food processing units, retail facilities, farms, and storage locations.
- Inspect food and agricultural products according to regulatory standards, client requirements, and food safety guidelines.
- Perform independent on-site inspections and quality checks across multiple locations.
- Collect and draw food samples for microbiological, chemical, and laboratory testing.
- Ensure proper sample handling, labeling, storage, and transportation procedures.
- Prepare detailed inspection reports, findings, observations, and documentation accurately.
- Coordinate with laboratory teams and inspection departments for testing and reporting activities.
- Verify compliance with food safety standards, hygiene protocols, HACCP procedures, GMP requirements, and quality systems.
- Monitor cleanliness, sanitation, product handling, storage conditions, and traceability practices.
- Support food safety audits, compliance assessments, and regulatory inspections.
- Maintain professional communication with clients, production teams, and internal departments.
- Follow company safety procedures during field inspections and travel assignments.
- Travel frequently across India for inspection assignments and site visits.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in:
- Food Technology
- Food Science
- Food Safety
- Microbiology
- Biotechnology
- Agriculture
- Dairy Technology
- Quality Assurance
- Related Life Science disciplines
- Freshers and candidates with 0–2 years of experience can apply.
- Knowledge of food safety standards, hygiene practices, and quality inspection procedures is preferred.
- Familiarity with HACCP, GMP, GHP, ISO 22000, and food compliance systems is an advantage.
- Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Basic computer knowledge and reporting skills required.
- Willingness to travel extensively across India.
- Physically fit and medically healthy for field inspection work.
- Strong observation, analytical, and documentation skills.
Preferred Skills
- Food inspection and sampling techniques
- Food quality assurance
- Food safety compliance
- Laboratory coordination
- Report preparation and documentation
- Regulatory inspection procedures
- HACCP and GMP knowledge
- Agricultural product inspection
- Problem-solving and attention to detail
- Team coordination and communication
Why Join This Opportunity?
- Excellent career growth in the food safety and inspection industry
- Exposure to food testing, laboratory operations, and regulatory compliance
- Opportunity to work with food manufacturing and agricultural sectors
- Hands-on field inspection experience across India
- Professional learning environment with industry-standard practices
- Build expertise in food quality assurance and food safety systems
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