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Senior Manager - Quality & Food Safety - Guwahati Plant

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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

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