Job description

Role Objective:

Quality Control of flour and Feed by inspecting, sampling, and analysis of raw materials, in-process and finished products and coordinate in product development.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Inspection and sampling of Wheat, Corn, Soyabean meal, Bran, Barley etc at seaport upon arrival of cargo ship as per inspection plan and procedures developed by QC team.
• Monitoring the quality of raw material in silos and store during the storage period, including control of pest and any degradation in the quality and reporting it to the concern department for appropriate actions.
• To develop and implement inspection plan, sampling plan and analysis plan for incoming raw materials, packing materials, in process and finished products.
• Analyse the samples of raw materials, in process and finished products as per the testing plan and report daily basis.
• To communicate and report on all conformances as well as non-conformances related to quality of raw material, packing material, in process and finished products.

• Inspection of flour and feed mill premises as per inspection schedule – daily, weekly and monthly or as and when required by the team/management.
• Implementation of good manufacturing practices to ensure production of high quality and safe products by the plant.
• To implement good laboratory practices to ensure safety and accuracy in the laboratory.
• ISO 17025, 22000, 9001 and IMS implementation in coordination with QC Manager, and work as Technical Coordinator.
• Raise and investigate NCRs, CCN in coordination with other team members.
• Coordinate with lab calibration of lab equipments, methods validation and uncertainty measurement of tests as per Methods validation and uncertainty in coordination with QC Manager, as Technical Coordinator.
• To keep inventories of all the chemicals, consumable and equipment’s required for AFT labs in coordination with   QC Manager and Lab Head.
• Coordinate in product development and R&D.
• Generating new product ideas.
• Ensuring that food safety and hygiene standards are met.
• Monitoring the use of additives in finished products.
• Ready to work on weekends, holidays, and over time as and when required.

Education: (Minimum)

Bachelor Degree in Food Science with specialization in cereal sciences.

Experience: (Years and nature of experience):

• Minimum 3 years of experience in Quality Department of flour and feed mills.
• Experience in Food Safety and quality system.

Special Skills & Knowledge:

• Strong flour technology knowledge and background
• Food safety and Food regulation knowledge
• Hands on lab analysis experience in flour and feed
• IMS knowledge and completion certificate for ISO 22000, 9000 and other related standards.
• Knowledge on GLP and ISO 17025
• Strong communicator and motivator along with a team 
• Knowledge Occupational hazards and safety precautions necessary in the workplace.
• Data management and reporting.
• Computer literacy
• Statistical techniques