General Manager QA AUDIT

Industry: FMCG Food & Beverages / Packaged Drinking Water

Job Title: Manager QA Audit

Department: Quality Assurance Other

Location: Andheri East, Mumbai

Experience: 10-12+ Years

About the Company

A leading Indian FMCG company engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of beverages, packaged drinking water and food products.

Role

Responsible for conducting QA, Food Safety and Quality System audits across plants, franchises, CFAs and vendors, ensuring compliance with applicable food safety and quality standards, and driving timely closure of audit observations and corrective actions.

Key Responsibilities :

• Responsible to ensure compliance of the units as per PAPL QA Systems and FSSAI standards.
• Number of plants, franchise, CFA and vendors audited
• Man-days of training conducted
• Submission of consistent, complete and accurate reports on time
• Measuring effectiveness of Training and Audits
• Supporting QA and plant team for effective closure of corrective actions in a timely manner.
• Analysis and presentation of the reports
• Conducting QA Audits pan India for Bailley water plants, Beverage manufacturing plants and franchises.
• Generating timely and error free reports.
• Assisting teams in forming auditing standards and designing checklists.
• Prepare, maintain and adhere to the Audit schedule
• Assisting all stakeholders for process improvements
• Designing training templates on food safety, quality and other management system
• Planning and conducting training programs for plants, franchises, in India

KNOWLEDGE IN DEPTH :

• Regulatory awareness, networking, committed, team player, customer focused.
• Exceptional presentation, writing and communication skills.
• Understanding of Food Safety laws, expertise in food safety-based standards, BIS,HACCP / ISO 22000 /FSSC 22000 implementation. Water Testing Methods and manufacturing process of Packaged Drinking Water
• Auditing and Training skills on ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate in Food Technology, Food Science, Dairy Science, Dairy Technology, Food Microbiology, and Food Biochemistry.
• Sound knowledge of Food Safety Standards like HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRC, etc.

TARGET INDUSTRY/COMPANY:

• Min 10 -12 yrs experience in a food industry
• Completed Lead Auditor training in various Food Safety Management Systems
• Auditing and Training experience of minimum 5 years in food industries
• Work experience in Beverage / Breweries / Packaged drinking water
• Certification bodies, consulting bodies
• Quality Auditors / Trainers from Beverage / Packaged Drinking Water Industries.