Now we are looking for Quality Manager - Seafood Export.

Experience:- 8 to 10yrs

Key Responsibilities :

1. Online Quality Control (Process QC) :

- Monitor end-to-end processing activities (receiving, grading, peeling, deveining, cooking, IQF, glazing, packing).

- Ensure GMP, GHP, SSOP, and HACCP compliance on the shop floor.

- Supervise online QC inspectors and ensure critical control points (CCPs) are effectively monitored.

- Control product quality parameters such as size count, defects, temperature, yield, glazing %, and organoleptic quality.

- Verify traceability and lot integrity during processing and packing.

- Ensure proper calibration and usage of weighing scales, metal detectors, and thermometers.

- Take corrective actions for non-conformities identified during processing.

2. Compliance & Food Safety Management

- Ensure compliance with Export Inspection Council (EIC), MPEDA, FSSAI, and importing country regulations (US FDA, EU, UK, Japan, etc.).

- Implement and maintain HACCP plans, BRCGS/IFS/ISO 22000 (where applicable).

- Handle customer audits, third-party audits, and regulatory inspections.

- Maintain and update SOPs, quality manuals, and food safety documentation.

- Ensure compliance with social audits, hygiene audits, and internal audits.

- Manage residue monitoring, microbiological testing, and chemical controls.

3. Team Leadership & Training

- Lead, train, and develop Online QC and Compliance QC teams.

- Conduct regular training on food safety, hygiene, GMP, and export requirements for production and QC staff.

- Evaluate team performance and ensure adequate manpower planning.

4. Documentation & Reporting

- Ensure accurate maintenance of quality records, batch records, CCP logs, and audit reports.

- Review and approve COAs, lab reports, and shipment release documents.

- Prepare quality reports and MIS for management review.

5. Customer & Cross-Functional Coordination

- Coordinate with production, HR, engineering, and dispatch teams to resolve quality issues.

- Handle customer complaints, root cause analysis, and CAPA implementation.

- Support new product development and customer specification trials.

Key Skills & Competencies

- Strong knowledge of shrimp processing operations and export standards

- Expertise in HACCP, GMP, GHP, SSOP

- Sound understanding of EIC, MPEDA, FDA, EU regulations

- Audit handling and compliance management skills

- Leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities

- Documentation and analytical skills