Quality Assurance Manager

Job Opportunity: QA Manager – Sameerwadi Location

Godavari Biorefineries Ltd. (GBL)

Location:

Experience Required:

About Us

Godavari Biorefineries Ltd. (GBL) is a pioneering integrated biorefinery, committed to sustainable business practices and delivering high-quality products across sugar, chemicals, co-generation, and distillery divisions. At GBL, we foster innovation, ensure food safety compliance, and continuously strive towards excellence in all our processes.

Position: QA Manager

Quality Assurance (QA) Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain the

  Food Safety Management System (FSMS)

  .
• Ensure quality inspection plans for incoming raw materials, packing materials, intermediate, and final products.
• Conduct verification and validation of process flows in line with FSMS.
• Drive implementation of

  GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)

  and

  GHP (Good Hygiene Practices)

  .
• Oversee

  Food Safety and Customer Audits

  , ensuring compliance and readiness.
• Handle and minimize

  customer complaints

  through corrective and preventive actions.
• Ensure adherence to

  corporate customer requirements

  .
• Conduct

  sustainability audits

  for accreditations such as Bonsucro, SGP, Sedex, ISCC, etc.
• Ensure compliance with all

  legal, regulatory, and statutory requirements

  .
• Conduct

  verification & validation of CCP/OPRP

  before each production season.
• Maintain and update

  HACCP system

  based on hazard analysis and food safety concerns.

Qualifications & Experience

• Educational Background:

• B.Sc./M.Sc. in

  Food Science

  or

  Chemistry

  .

• Food Safety Certification courses

  (HACCP, FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, etc.) will be an added advantage.

• Experience:

• Minimum

  10 years of progressive experience

  in the Quality function.
• At least

  5 years in a leadership role

  heading Quality/QA function.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong knowledge of food safety standards, GMP, GHP, HACCP, and regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to handle audits and customer interactions with confidence.
• Strategic thinker with hands-on problem-solving approach.

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to lead the Quality function at a

  pioneering biorefinery

  .
• Be part of a company committed to

  sustainability, compliance, and innovation

  .
• Work in a collaborative environment where

  excellence and responsibility

  are valued.

Interested candidates can share their updated profile to acharekar.poonam@somaiya.com