Shift Executive

**Position Title**:Shift Executive - Microbiology

**Position Type**: Regular - Full-Time

**Position Location**: Mehsana

**Grade**: Grade 03

**Requisition ID**: 31587

**Job Details**:
Function/Department**:QA** Global Job Grade Job Title* : Shift Executive - Microbiologist

Region** **:APMEA** Global Grading System Job Code:
Global Job Grade : Evaluation Date : March 14, 2012

Global Pay Band : 3 Global Benchmark Job : Yes
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**_ Instructions for Position Summary_**_: Brief description of the primary purpose of the position, with emphasis on the outcomes or results expected (rather than what is specifically done). This should briefly describe why the job exists. Consider how you would describe the job to someone you’ve just met._

**Position Summary**:
To analyze incoming ingredients, in process, finished goods, environmental samples, air monitoring samples, water samples, human swabs to ensure the product and work place conforms to microbiological speciation laid down by the organization.

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Instructions for Responsibilities and Accountabilities_**_: List the major responsibilities and accountabilities of the position in order of importance with most important being first etc. Each item should describe what the person in this position have to accomplish at McCain. (i.e. what the job produces) as well as the key activities that lead to the outcomes:_

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**Responsibilities and Accountabilities**:
**QUALITY CHECKS**
- Ensure daily plating of samples.
- Check that all finished product that producing, comply with the company’s specification.
- Take the necessary samples as laid out per the QC procedure.
- Grade all finished product as laid out by the QC sampling procedure, record information on to all relevant physical and electronic documentation
- Perform adequate testing’s procedures on individual finished products.
- Performs environmental swabs of lines on a monthly basis.
- Performs air monitoring samples in the facility on a quarterly basis.
- Performs water analysis for microbiology as per frequency defined by the company.
- Daily reporting in electronic documentation.
- Responsible for external laboratory testing of various ingredients and finished products, as per the frequency defined by the company.

**ACCEPT / HOLD / REJECTION**
- Ensure that the Raw/In process/finished product have been tested appropriately to meet the required finished product specification. Communicate any changes in quality with the QC and Production Executive.
- Pass requisition for the accepted finished goods.
- Make rejection notes for beyond satisfactory limits of finished product specification.
- Communicate with production manager, plant manager, store manager, in case of any rejection or hold made.

**NEATNESS OF WORKPLACE**
- Ensure that the entire microbiological laboratory remains in hygienic condition and good repair at all times.
- Ensure that the equipment in this section is clean at all times.
- All waste is disposed off after autoclaving in the correct containers and is removed / emptied into the appropriate waste areas


**MAINTENANCE & GENERAL DUTIES**
- Report any defects in equipment performance to the Supervisor.
- Carryout simple adjustments to keep equipment running at optimal efficiency.
- Replace consumable parts as required and any other duties deemed reasonable.
- To perform any other reasonable work related tasks as instructed by the QC Manager.
- Responsible for preparing and maintaining the QA budget with respect to Microbiological costs

**SAFETY**
- No loose wires or electrical panels are open to the environment (Only engineers have access to electrical panels).
- All floors are kept dry to minimize slips.
- Use of appropriate Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE)..

**TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT**
- Conduct frequent trainings for awareness of various food safety systems related to microbiology, hygiene and GMP.
- .Schedule internal audits on regular intervals

**AUDIT’S**
- Conduct audits, including closing out audit findings, creating audits finding reports and determine proper corrective and preventive actions.
- Assisting the Quality Assurance Manager by acting as audit leader of assigned audits in microbiology

**OTHER DUTIES**
- Implement and monitor 5S in Micro lab.
- Calibrate instruments in-house.
- Add new procedures, work instruction, formats in QA procedures.
- Conduct outsources calibration for all QA instruments.
- Prepare the monthly reports and trend charts.

**_Instructions for Requirements_**_: Record the ideal qualifications for someone to take on this job (note: current incumbents may have different backgrounds). If you were looking to hire someone for this job, what background and qualifications would be required and/or desired ? T