Senior Manager - Quality & Food Safety - Guwahati Plant

Overview

• This role will provide technical and Quality & Food Safety leadership for Foods business and help delivering AMESA sector QC vision
• “Drive Quality and Food safety Excellence to delight our consumers and customers.”
• Responsible to ensure food safety plans and policies in the business unit are in alignment with PI and PepsiCo policies and strategies.
• Develop and execute food safety strategies and plans in alignment with the Business Unit Strat Plan and in alignment with the PepsiCo Food Safety Policies.
• Ensure food safety requirements are fully understood throughout the BU manufacturing sites and provide training of all pertinent PI requirements and best practices around food safety.
• Provide SME support to the business unit to maintain safe processes and products within the current portfolio and with future innovation.
  

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute food safety strategies and plans in alignment with the India business unit Strat Plan and in alignment with the PepsiCo Food Safety Policies.
• Ensure food safety requirements are fully understood throughout the BU and manufacturing sites.
• Provide training of all pertinent PI requirements and best practices around food safety,
• Assist in troubleshooting and SME support efforts for products and processes.
• Ensure HACCP Plans are in place and effective in the site.
• Ensure allergen management programs are in place where needed and is assessed.
• Ensure traceability of ingredients, materials and finished product is effective and the tracking can be accomplished in a timely manner.
• Ensure the business unit is capable to meet food safety requirements in terms of people, infrastructure, and process/building designs.
• Assist in resolving any capability issues in a timely fashion
• Continually assess this capability in light of new product/process/package innovation initiatives.
• Continually assess and identify systematic issues found in Food Safety audits and ensure improvement actions are developed in a timely manner.
• Ensure appropriate water and ingredient tests are conducted and results meet the specified requirements for food safety; take immediate corrective actions where deviations occur.
• Ensure appropriate finished product tests are conducted and results meet the specified requirements for food safety as directed by Support Center and/or government regulations.
• Ensure appropriate information is provided to enable an accurate measurement of food safety for BU within the 3D Quality program.
• Compliance to FSSAI requirements and nominee for FSSAI for Plant and WH/ CFA.
  

Qualifications

• At least a bachelor’s degree in science or engineering with a strong understanding of Foods manufacturing/B.Sc/M.Sc in Food Technology
• Functional Experience: Approx. 8+ years of experience and proven track record managing food safety within food manufacturing operations
• At least 10-12 years of Supply Chain experience in a FMCG industry (preferably food industry)
• Lead auditor certification in food safety management systems (ISO 22K, FSSC 22K) would be preferred