Food Safety & Process Control Manager

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Food Safety Management

• Develop and implement robust food safety systems across factories,

warehouses, vendors, and supply chain operations.

• Ensure compliance with:

• FSSAI regulations
• Legal Metrology requirements
• AGMARK/BIS standards wherever applicable
• Internal SOPs and food safety protocols

• Drive implementation and sustenance of:

• HACCP
• GMP
• GHP
• SSOP
• CAPA systems

• Conduct periodic food safety risk assessments across the value chain.

Process Control & Quality Assurance

• Define process control parameters for:

• Cleaning
• Grading
• Sorting
• Packing/Repacking
• Storage
• Transportation

• Establish quality checkpoints for loose and packaged grocery categories.

• Monitor critical quality attributes such as:

• Moisture
• Foreign matter
• Infestation
• Broken percentage
• Microbial limits
• Packaging integrity

• Develop and strengthen systems for batch traceability and recall

management.

Staples Categories Coverage

The role will oversee quality and food safety for categories including:

• Cereals, Breakfast cereals and Grains
• Pulses and Dals
• Sugar and Sweeteners
• Floors and Milling Products
• Dry fruits and Nuts
• Spices and Masalas/Branded Masalas
• Powder Spices
• Salt and Seasonings
• Regional Staple
• Packaged grocery categories

Vendor & Factory Quality Governance

• Audit vendors, mills, processing units, and packaging facilities.

• Develop vendor quality scorecards and approval mechanisms.

• Drive corrective and preventive actions for non-compliances.

• Ensure adherence to hygiene standards across:

• Manpower
• Equipment
• Infrastructure
• Pest control
• Water quality

• Coordinate third-party laboratory testing and certifications.

Supply Chain Quality Control

• Monitor food safety risks during:

• Procurement
• Transportation
• Warehouse storage
• Distribution

• Define warehouse hygiene and storage standards.

• Implement FEFO/FIFO controls and shelf-life management systems.

• Drive reduction in customer complaints, returns, and quality deviations.

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