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Quality Assurance Executive to join a leading snacks manufacturing team in Mumbai. The ideal candidate will have 2–3 years of experience in the snacks or food processing industry and a strong understanding of quality assurance, food safety, raw material testing, and product development processes. This role is responsible for ensuring product quality, supporting new product development (NPD) trials, conducting analytical testing, and maintaining compliance with company quality standards and food safety requirements.
Job Responsibilities
Quality Assurance & Product Quality Management
- Execute quality assurance activities as per approved QA plans for snacks category products.
- Monitor manufacturing processes to ensure consistent product quality and adherence to food safety standards.
- Conduct inspections and quality checks on raw materials, work-in-progress products, packaging materials, and finished goods.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives for process optimization and finished product quality enhancement.
- Identify quality deviations and recommend corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
New Product Development (NPD) Support
- Participate in product development and innovation projects for new snack products.
- Conduct quality evaluations during NPD trials and pilot production runs.
- Analyze trial results and provide technical feedback to product development and production teams.
- Assist in validating product specifications, processing parameters, and quality requirements before commercial launch.
Raw Material Testing & Analytical Evaluation
- Perform analytical testing and quality assessment of agricultural commodities and raw materials used in snack production.
- Evaluate incoming ingredients for compliance with quality specifications and food safety standards.
- Conduct physical, chemical, and sensory analysis of snacks, bakery products, and related raw materials.
- Maintain testing records and ensure traceability of quality data.
Data Analysis & Reporting
- Analyze quality assurance reports from multiple manufacturing locations.
- Prepare trend analysis reports to identify recurring quality issues and opportunities for improvement.
- Monitor key quality performance indicators (KPIs) and generate management reports.
- Support root cause analysis investigations and quality improvement projects using data-driven insights.
Documentation & Compliance
- Maintain quality records, testing reports, and inspection documentation.
- Ensure compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), quality manuals, GMP, HACCP, and food safety regulations.
- Assist in internal audits, customer audits, and regulatory inspections.
- Review and update quality documents, specifications, and work instructions as required.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Coordinate with Production, R&D, Procurement, and Supply Chain teams to resolve quality-related issues.
- Support training programs related to quality standards, hygiene practices, and food safety requirements.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing product quality and operational efficiency.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Food Technology.
- 2–3 years of experience in the snacks manufacturing, food processing, bakery, or FMCG industry.
- Strong knowledge of snacks products, ingredients, and manufacturing processes.
- Experience in raw material evaluation, analytical testing, and quality control procedures.
- Familiarity with GMP, HACCP, Food Safety Management Systems, and quality assurance practices.
- Good understanding of quality documentation, SOPs, specifications, and quality manuals.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data analysis tools for quality reporting.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Knowledge of agricultural commodity quality assessment.
- Experience in NPD trials and product validation activities.
- Strong report-writing and trend analysis capabilities.
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