Quality Assurance Executive Staples

Job Title: Quality Assurance (QA) Executive Staples

Base Location: Salem, Tamil Nadu (need to travel on need base)

Experience Level: 2+ Years

Education : B.Tech Food Technology

Preferably : Male candidate willing to Travel Multiple Location with Staples Experience

CTC : 3L to 5L

Job Overview

The QA Executive will drive end-to-end quality control, regulatory compliance, and process standards across staple food product categories (Majorly Sabudana, Rice & Spices). This role is responsible for maintaining product safety, implementing FSMS/HACCP frameworks, conducting facility audits, and ensuring adherence to FSSAI and Legal Metrology regulations across RPCs.

Key Responsibilities

• Quality Assurance & Process Control: Oversee end-to-end quality checks for staples; manage pre-release testing and enforce strict compliance with cleaning, packaging, and labelling guidelines per FSSAI and Legal Metrology rules.
• Product Analysis & Testing: Perform routine physical and chemical testing on raw materials and finished goods to confirm adherence to target quality, safety, and sensory specifications.
• Facility Audits & FSMS Implementation: Conduct periodic internal audits of RPC facilities to enforce Food Safety Management System (FSMS), HACCP protocols, pest control measures, hygiene standards, and operational logs.
• Customer Complaint Management: Drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for customer quality complaints and collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Supplier & Vendor Quality Management: Partner with raw material vendors and processing partners to enforce quality benchmarks and support them in implementing FSMS and HACCP standards.
• Training & Capability Building: Plan and deliver regular training for facility staff and operational workers on Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), workplace safety, and personal hygiene.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Collaborate with sourcing, supply chain, processors, and regional operational teams to resolve quality issues and drive ongoing product improvements.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain complete, audit-ready quality control logs, compliance records, SOP updates, and testing reports across all processing operations.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Technology, Microbiology, Chemistry, or Agricultural Science.
• Experience: 2+ years of hands-on Quality Control or Quality Assurance experience in a food processing facility (prior experience in the Sago, rice or staples processing industry preferred).
• Domain Expertise: Strong functional knowledge of staple quality parameters (Sabudana, Rice, Spices, Dals, Pulses, Flours, Sooji) along with practical understanding of FSSAI, Legal Metrology, FSMS, and HACCP standards.
• Technical Proficiency: Working knowledge of MS Excel and MS Word for reporting, data logging, and documentation.

Core Competencies

• High degree of personal ownership, accountability, and proactive problem-solving skills.
• Strong interpersonal and cross-functional communication skills.
• Keen attention to detail and rigorous auditing approach.