Manager – Quality Assurance – McCain Foods Limited Mahesana Gujarat
About the Job – Manager – Quality Assurance – McCain Foods Limited Mahesana Gujarat
Position Title: Manager – Quality Assurance
Position Type: Regular – Full-Time
Position Location: Mehsana
Grade: Grade 05
Requisition ID: 33888
We are passionate about food. But we’re even more passionate about our People!
This job contributes to McCain Food India’s success by managing the implementation and execution of Quality Assurance programs in manufacturing location extending to the marketplace to ensure the availability of safe, wholesome, premium quality finished products for our customers. Models and acts in accordance with McCain’s Food Safety and Quality Management System.
The job includes overall plant quality & packaging quality responsibilities, overall responsibility of Third Party Manufacturing as well as working closely to sustain the market Quality programme.
The position will be reporting to Director – Quality & Food Safety
Role & Responsibility:
- Analyzes Food Safety and Quality management systems including 3P
- Investigates internal/external consumer complaints, inquiries, regulator & share recommendation
- Analyzes Food Safety and Quality management systems across the Plant including 3P operations.
- Communicates effectively plant quality assurance standards.
- Interface with other functions to oversee updates of FS&Q Standard operating procedures, standards manuals and operational tools
- Validates Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s), audit data and corrective actions
- Leads investigation, resolution & corrective action for distribution related product safety & quality incidents
- Food distribution supply chain auditing.
- Ensure finished product is food safety and quality protected during storage & transportation activities.
- Ensures on-going regulatory compliance at plant, agronomy and 3P location
- For imported & exported product identify foreign governmental requirements and attains alignment with the receiving country.
- Conducts evaluation of damaged cases & periodic inspections of rented cold storages
- Responsible for Hold/Release of products produced at 3P manufacturing site.
- Works closely with Plant team and overall responsible for Packaging laboratory in the plant
- Ensures compliance to FSSAI requirements for McCain products at the 3 P site
- Implements and maintains various packaging related protocols.
- Collaborates with major end users and QSRs for Sensory Management activities
- Responsible for internal and external FS&Q Audits such as KEFSQ, SQMS, Yum! and AIB inspection
About You:
- Food Technologist/Master’s Degree in Science.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001; ISO 22000. Knowledge of FSSC 22000 is desirable.
- Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to FSSAI.
- Minimum 7-10 years in Food Industry, preferably frozen foods or temperature sensitive foods.
- Experience of implementing GMP and food safety/quality management system in food manufacturing, and/or distribution supply chain.
- Progressive experience of managing the development and review of information required to comply with food safety, quality management system and regulatory compliance requirements to assess and validate product safety/quality.
- Progressive experience within a quality assurance department including quality management, manufacturing product QA and distribution QA
Professional/ Technical Competencies
- Basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills required
- Knowledge of food manufacturing operations and QA programs.
- Knowledge of food technology, food microbiology, safe food handling procedures and foodservice sanitation practices.
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HACCP Principles,
ISO 9000, FSSC 22000, GFSI, regulations and applicable food codes for foodservice operations.
- Ability to design and conduct Quality and Food Safety Audits.
- Ability to apply sound technical principles to root cause analyses, problem solving and project management.
- Familiarity with product regulations, food safety, product labeling and nutrition science including FSSAI and Legal Metrology.
- Must possess the ability to coordinate and plan strategically.
- Success Framework Technical Competencies – Food Safety, Food Safety & Quality Management System, Business Knowledge, People Management & Development, Problem Solving, Quality Delivery
