Senior Microbiologist Quality Department

🔯 Position:- Site leader - Senior Microbiologist Quality Department🔯 Location:- Kalamb Himachal🔯 Salary:- 50 K🔯 Experience:- Minimum [5-6] years of working experience in plant microbiology laboratory of a pharma, cosmetic or food industry, with at least [2-3] years of experience in leading plant micro control program🔯 Qualification:- Master Degree in Microbiology

Key Responsibilities

☀️Perform microbiological testing of raw materials, water, in-process, finished products, and environmental monitoring samples in accordance with approved test methods & SOPs.☀️Oversee routine testing for microbial contamination and maintain aseptic practices in the laboratory.☀️Supervise, train, and mentor junior microbiologists and lab technicians on microbiological testing, SOPs pertaining to microbiological laboratory, Reporting of micro data & other microbiology related work.☀️Ensure micro compliance with applicable regulatory standards (e.g., FDA, ISO, HACCP, cGMP, EU regulations).☀️Supervise/lead site Cleaning & Sanitization program, Identify & execute areas of improvement☀️Develop and validate microbiological test methods (e.g., bioburden, endotoxin, sterility, pathogen detection).☀️Investigate deviations, out-of-specification (OOS) results, and contamination incidents; participate in root cause analysis and CAPA implementation.☀️Maintain and calibrate laboratory equipment and ensure availability of necessary supplies.☀️Prepare and review technical documents including SOPs, reports, and protocols.☀️Coordinate with cross-functional teams (Production, QA, R&D, Maintenance) to resolve microbiological issues and support continuous improvement.☀️Manage microbiological data, trend reports, and present findings to management.☀️Participate in internal and external audits and inspections.

👉🏻 Key Attributes

🔆 Certifications (preferred): Six Sigma, Lean, ISO Lead Auditor, ASQ Certified Quality Manager (CQM), or similar.🔆 Technical Skills: Basic knowledge of quality tools and methodologies (FMEA, SPC, Root Cause Analysis, etc.) Hand on working experience in data management tools like LIMS, DMS, ERP & MES Systems🔆 Regulatory Knowledge : Basic knowledge of industry regulations and standards relevant to IP, BP, USP, WHO GMP guidelines🔆 Soft Skills : Leadership, communication, problem-solving, result oriented with good interpersonal skills. Computer knowledge & proficiency in Microsoft tools like Word, Excel, Powerpoint is essential.Skills: regulatory compliance,technical documentation,training and mentoring,plant microbiology,microbiology,microbiological testing,method development and validation,plant micro control program,cleaning and sanitization,root cause analysis,food industry,,data management tools (lims, dms, erp, mes)