Team Lead- Quality Process

Role Purpose: To lead the end-to-end beverage processing operations ensuring consistent product quality, compliance with food safety standards, cost optimization, and adherence to Coca-Cola Operating Requirements (KORE) while driving a culture of safety, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

Production & Process Management:

• Plan, organize, and monitor day-to-day process operations for CSD, ASSP, and Juice lines.
• Ensure timely preparation of syrups, blends, and batches as per specifications and demand plan.
• Optimize process parameters for Concentrate and Sugar yield, efficiency, and minimal wastage.
• Maintain control over utilities (water, steam, compressed air, CO₂, CIP) supporting process operations.

Quality & Food Safety

• Ensure all operations comply with KORE, ISO, FSSC 22000, HACCP, and internal quality standards.
• Verify and document CCP/OPRP parameters during beverage preparation.
• Lead troubleshooting of quality deviations, implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Drive GMP, GHK, and sanitation compliance across the process area.

People Leadership

• Lead and develop a team of process operators/technicians.
• Conduct on-the-job training for process control, safety, hygiene, and troubleshooting.
• Build a high-performance, motivated, and safety-conscious team culture.
• Track and ensure QFS/BBQFS compliance in all processes.

Safety, Health & Environment (SHE)

• Ensure safe working practices across the process area, with zero accidents as the goal.
• Implement and monitor EHS standards, statutory compliances, and waste reduction initiatives.
• Promote sustainability through water, energy, and CO₂ usage optimization.

Continuous Improvement & Cost Optimization

• Analyze losses (material, yield, energy, CO₂, syrup) and implement cost reduction measures.
• Drive Lean, Kaizen, and TPM initiatives for improving productivity.

Coordination & Reporting

• Coordinate with Production, Quality, Utilities, and Maintenance teams for smooth operations.
• Support new product trials, process validations, and commissioning activities.

Key Competencies:

• B.Tech / B.E. in Food Technology, Dairy Technology, or equivalent.
• 8-10 years of experience in beverage operations.
• Strong knowledge of beverage preparation, syrup room, pasteurization, CIP, and utilities.
• Exposure to SAP/ERP/Dynamic systems and digital process control.
• Knowledge of regulatory and food safety compliances (FSSAI,ISO, FSSC 22000, GAO).