QA Executive / Senior Executive Staples (Edible Oils & Honey)

Locations: Gurgaon / Jaipur

Function: Quality Assurance / Quality Control

Industry: Food & FMCG

About the Role :

We are hiring Quality Assurance professionals for the Staples category, with opportunities across Edible Oils and Honey.

The role requires hands-on experience in food quality assurance, quality control, food safety, manufacturing/processing, packaging quality and supplier/vendor quality. We are particularly interested in professionals who have worked directly with Edible Oils / Honey / Staples.

Key Responsibilities :

• Manage QA/QC activities for assigned Staples products, including Edible Oils and/or Honey.
• Monitor quality across raw materials, packaging materials, in-process and finished products.
• Ensure compliance with FSSAI, GMP, HACCP, FSMS and applicable food-quality standards.
• Monitor manufacturing, processing and packaging operations at plants/vendor locations.
• Conduct supplier/vendor audits, process audits and quality inspections.
• Review product specifications, test parameters, COAs and quality documentation.
• Investigate quality deviations and consumer complaints and drive Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA).
• Coordinate with suppliers, manufacturing partners, procurement, operations and internal quality teams.
• Support product trials, packaging validation and continuous quality improvement.
• Maintain quality records, SOPs, audit documentation and compliance reports.
  

What we are looking for:

• Degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Dairy/Food Engineering or a relevant discipline.
• Approximately 2–7 years of experience in Quality Assurance / Quality Control within Food, FMCG or food manufacturing.
• Strong preference for candidates with direct exposure to Edible Oils, Honey, Staples, Oils & Fats, food processing or private-label food products.
• Understanding of RM/PM/IP/FG quality, manufacturing processes and packaging quality.
• Working knowledge of FSSAI, HACCP, GMP, FSMS, or similar food-safety systems.
• Experience in vendor quality, supplier quality, audits, RCA/CAPA and complaint investigation will be advantageous.
• Candidates with edible-oil experience should ideally understand oil processing/refining, quality parameters and packaging.
• Candidates with honey experience should have relevant exposure to honey quality, food testing/processing, supplier quality or related product categories.