Quality Assurance Team Lead

📢 WE'RE HIRING | QUALITY ASSURANCE TEAM LEAD – FOOD MANUFACTURING

1000 Farms is looking for a Quality Assurance Team Lead to own and run the quality function at our coconut and organic food manufacturing facility near Coimbatore. This is a senior, hands-on role for someone ready to lead a QA/QC team, drive certification compliance, and take full ownership of quality from farm to finished product.

📍 Location: ~45 minutes from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (on-site)

💼 Role: Quality Assurance Team Lead

📋 Experience: 5–8 years (MUST HAVE) in food manufacturing / processing, including team leadership

💰 Salary: Commensurate with experience

🏠 Accommodation: Provided

🔑 Essential Requirement

Proven experience owning organic certification compliance end-to-end is mandatory — including hands-on management of NPOP / India Organic, USDA Organic, EU Organic and JAS Organic. You should have led certification audits, maintained full traceability, closed non-conformities, and coordinated directly with certification bodies.

🥥 Our Products

Virgin Coconut Oil | Desiccated Coconut | Coconut Sugar | Coconut Milk | Coconut Aminos | Coconut Flour | Spices & Other Organic Food Products

🎯 What You'll Own

• Lead and mentor the QA/QC team, setting standards and driving a quality-first culture
• Own quality control from raw-material receipt through processing to finished-product dispatch
• Manage organic certification records, segregation, audits and renewals end-to-end
• Oversee inspections, sampling and testing across raw materials, in-process and finished goods
• Maintain batch records, specifications, COAs, inspection reports and traceability systems
• Investigate deviations, non-conformities and complaints, and drive CAPA to closure
• Lead supplier quality evaluation and reviews
• Coordinate across Production, Procurement, Warehouse, R&D and Packaging
• Prepare for and lead external audits and customer inspections

🛡️ Food Safety & Quality Systems

Strong working knowledge of FSSAI, GMP/GHP, HACCP, SOPs, sanitation, pest control, calibration, traceability and recall systems, and lab documentation. ISO 22000 / FSSC 22000 / BRCGS implementation experience — strongly preferred.

🎓 Preferred Background

Degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Dairy Technology, Oil Technology or Quality Management. Experience leading quality for coconut products, spices or certified organic food is a strong advantage.

📩 To Apply

Share your updated CV via LinkedIn or email [email protected] , including:

• Current designation & total experience
• Team leadership experience
• Food manufacturing experience
• Organic certification experience
• Current & Expected CTC
• Notice period

The role is on-site (~45 minutes from Coimbatore), with accommodation provided along with statutory benefits. ESI, PF and Insurance provided

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