Quality assurance specialist

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Job Title

QA Specialist

Position Overview

We're here to better our world with biology.

We are seeking a proactive and professional Quality Specialist as a team member who contributes to ensure successful delivery of regulatory compliance as well as continual improvement of Food Safety & quality Management System across functions.

Why Join Us

• Be part of a dynamic team dedicated to delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Opportunity to drive significant improvements in food safety and quality management.
• Contribute to the overall success and continuous improvement of our organization.

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Job Description

• Quality Specialist shall represent Food Safety & Quality during daily operations at Novonesis site and CMO management.
• Quality specialist shall ensure running daily business & FSMS improvements at site by collaboration with respective functions.
• The Quality Specialist shall contribute towards managing Quality operations at Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) for food as well as nonfood products (Ex. Agricultural products etc)     

Tasks and responsibilities

In this role you'll make an impact by:

Site Management -

• Ensuring compliance of FSMS, QMS standards & local regulations for site
• Periodic audits, closure & verification of effectiveness of closure
• Management of SAP related work and customer complaints
• Connect to collaborate within department as well as cross functional team i.e. locally & globally.
• Conducting training programs
• Identify, report and manage the quality risks of this site in daily work
• Implement the strategic directions of Quality(QLT) in pragmatic approach on site.

CMO Management (non food products) –

• Ensuring QMS implementation at CMO for food and nonfood products
• Ensuring business continuity by monitoring of material release
• Representing Quality function in development of new CMO, facilities, technologies and products.
• Periodic review of CMO through audits and inspections
• Handling customer complaints, supplier complaints and internal deviations as per process of Novonesis.

Basic Qualifications & Expertise

• Hold a university degree or postgraduate qualification in Life Sciences, Food Sciences, Biotechnology, Microbiology, or Biochemistry.
• Have 8-10 years of relevant work experience in the food, beverage, biotechnology, nutraceutical, or pharmaceutical industry.
• Proven experience in quality management.

Specific experience (as added advantage)

• Holding relevant Food safety & quality certificates
• CMO management

Supervisor responsibilities

Not applicable

Reporting lines

Reporting to Team Lead – Quality Assurance

Candidate profile

• Demonstrates integrity and honesty.
• Willingness to travel or relocate when relevant
• Self-motivated and strategic thinker.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities to work effectively with diverse teams.

Challenges in position

• Candidates have to work in Indian and global cultures and will have to learn the nuances and dilemmas across cultures.

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