Senior Executive – Quality Control (Spices), 3-6 yrs exp, Chennai

Senior Executive – Quality Control (Spices), 3-6 yrs exp, Chennai
Location: Chennai, AmbatturDepartment: Quality Control (QC)Industry: Food Processing / Spices / FMCG

Job Purpose:
To ensure that all raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods are tested and meet predefined quality specifications. Responsible for daily laboratory testing, productdecisions, process monitoring, and supporting food safety initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

 Conduct physical, and chemical testing of raw spices, in-process samples, and finished products.
 Monitor critical control points (CCPs) and maintain in-process quality controls during production. Approve/reject raw materials and final products based on specification compliance. Ensure sample retention and maintain sample reference libraries for traceability. Perform routine laboratory analysis: moisture, ash content, volatile oil, microbial load, aflatoxin, pesticide residue, etc. Maintain all test records, inspection reports, certificates of analysis (COAs), and batch-wise quality documentation. Ensure timely reporting and communication of quality issues to the production and QA teams.Process and Compliance Monitoring Supervise hygiene and GMP practices on the shop floor.Troubleshooting and Corrective ActionsTeam Support and Training

Key Requirements:

B.Sc. / M.Sc. in Food Technology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Agriculture, or relatedfield.
3–6 years in Quality Control within the spices, food ingredients, or FMCG industry.
o Strong understanding of analytical techniques and laboratory operations.o Knowledge of food safety standards (FSSAI, HACCP, ISO 22000).o Familiarity with spice testing parameters (moisture, volatile oil, foreignmatter, microbial load, etc.).o Experience in laboratory equipment handling (oven, moisture analyzer, HPLC, Spectrophotometer,GCMS preferred).

Salary: 4-5 LPA

Interested candidates are requested to share their updated resumes to mdjinitha@gmail.com

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Day shift

Application Question(s):

• How many years o f experience in Quality Control within the spices
• Are you familiar to handle equipment like HPLC, Spectrophotometer,

Experience:

• in Quality Control within the spices: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person