Qc Manager

Job Title: Quality Control Manager
Industry: Plastic Manufacturing
Location: Por, Vadodara
Experience: 04-10 years
Reports To: Plant Head / Director

Job Purpose:
We are seeking an experienced Quality Control (QC) Manager to oversee, manage, and elevate the quality standards of our plastic manufacturing plant. The ideal candidate will ensure that raw materials, in-process components, and finished plastic products comply with both internal excellence and international regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

* Take complete responsibility for *Quality Control activities on the shop floor*.

* Ensure compliance with *FSSC 22000 requirements, GMP, hygiene and food-safety standards*.

* Conduct regular inspections of production areas and ensure that required QC procedures are actually being followed.

* Control *incoming raw material, in-process production and finished-product quality*.

* Establish and monitor product specifications, inspection standards and acceptance criteria.

* Handle *non-conformities, root-cause analysis, CAPA and preventive actions*.

* Ensure proper *traceability and batch identification* from raw material to finished product.

* Maintain and improve QC documentation, SOPs, checklists and records.

* Prepare the plant for *FSSC 22000, customer and internal audits*.

* Conduct internal audits and ensure audit observations are closed within defined timelines.

* Monitor *GMP, housekeeping, hygiene, pest-control and contamination-prevention practices*.

* Ensure measuring and testing equipment is properly maintained and calibrated.

* Investigate *customer complaints and quality issues* and implement corrective actions.

* Work closely with Production, Maintenance, Stores, Purchase and Management to continuously improve product quality.

* Train operators and production staff on quality requirements, hygiene and SOP compliance.

* Develop a strong *quality culture at the operator and shop-floor level*.

Candidate Profile

We are specifically looking for someone who is:

* *Hands-on and shop-floor oriented* willing to spend significant time inside the production plant rather than only managing documentation.

* Experienced in *FSSC 22000 / ISO 22000 / food-safety management systems*.

* Experienced in *plastic manufacturing, injection moulding, flexible packaging, food-contact packaging or a related manufacturing industry*.

* Strong in *QC systems, root-cause analysis, CAPA and process control*.

* Capable of independently handling customer, certification and internal audits.

* Able to identify problems on the production floor and drive corrective action with the production team.

* Disciplined in documentation while maintaining a strong practical approach to quality.