General Manager - Quality Audit - Food & Beverages/FMCG

GM - Quality Audit - Food & Beverages

Job Profile :

- The person shall be responsible for conducting the value added audits of the Beverage Manufacturing Units, Packaged Drinking water units, Raw Materials, Packaging materials Suppliers, CFA, Distribution Centres for Food Safety Management System Standard based on various food safety international standards like ISO 22000:2005, British Retail Consortium, HACCP, FSSC 22000, and Industry best practices

- The person shall be also responsible to ensure compliance wrt through audit for FSSAI Requirements

- The person is desired to also have an experience of Conducting QMS Audits ISO 9001-2000, Environment Management System (EMS).

- Should be capable of audit of the suppliers of Raw material & Packing materials.

- Should comply with the audit standards as laid down under PAPL - Quality Assurance System.

- Should be experienced as Management Representative as well as QMS, FSMS Auditor.

- Should be competent to provide with timely, complete and accurate reports of the current level of F&B quality and/or safety compliance or implementation

- Provide timely and accurate reviews of customer corrective action and closure

- Maintains appropriate audit credentials and pursues advancement of those credentials and other related credentials as needed

- To keep self-updated with latest regulatory requirements & technologies pertaining to Food Sector / schemes under audit.

- To be well conversant with International System requirements related to Food Safety standards

- The person shall prepare, maintain and adhere to schedule of audit activity.

- He shall prepare the reports and make presentations to and provide explanations of food safety documents to the plant team and the HO team as necessary.

Requirements :

- Good knowledge about various technologies being used in Food Processing industries

- Excellent communication, presentation and analytical skills

- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills

- Good interpretation skills about international standard requirements.

- Willingness and ability to travel extensively.

- Knowledge of Applicable regulatory and Statutory compliances

- Good Listening ability

- Good Team Player

- Good command over Computer( MS word, excel and power-point )

- Willing and able to travel

Qualification and Experience :

- B. Tech (Food Technology)/ M.sc in Microbiology/Chemistry (with Microbiology as subsidiary in graduation).

- Minimum 15 - 20 years of work experience in Food Industry preferably in Production & Quality Assurance, including at least two years of work in quality assurance or food safety functions within food / beverage production or manufacturing, retailing, inspection or enforcement, or the equivalent.

- Candidate experienced in beverage industry would be preferred.

- Preferable if candidate has successfully completed training in

- HACCP principles, hazard assessment and hazard analysis, and

- Food safety management principles including PRPs.

- Preferable if candidate has performed audits for HACCP, FSSC22000, ISO 22000 or ISO 9001 in the food industry