Licious is looking for for an experienced, adaptive, creative, interpid & adventurous Quality Assurance Head who's hyperexcited about performance & has sense of deep ownership and responsibility .

- At Licious, the TEAM is building India's 1st consumer tech food brand and the category we have chosen to disrupt to start with is the fresh meats and seafood category .

- This category is one of the largest consumer categories in the India retail landscape & offers tremendous opportunities to create a world class brand in India . The founding team at Licious comprises of Industry veterans who have successfully built large brands like Coca Cola, Oberoi Hotels, Reliance Retail, TESCO, SPAR, Jubiliant to name a few with in excess of 200 man years of hands on experience with building great businesses .

- Like they say, What helps people, helps business . We believe that at the heart of the company is our unflinching commitment to delivering world class quality of products to the urban consumer with the experiential aftertaste continuing well into the last mile by awesome customer service & great technology acting as an enabler .Give them quality. That's the best kind of advertising and that's been the story with Licious thus far, quite easily India's fastest growing consumer food tech brand . Come tell us about yourself if you feel aligned with the below Job description and be a part of our fantastic journey .

Job description :

- Control all the verticals in QA, viz. In Process Quality Control,, QC Analytics (Raw Material, In process material & Finished Goods), Quality Assurance Third Party Manufacturing Units & Vendor Audits), FSM (Food Safety Management), Market complaints & Front end audits(CFAs and carrying audits in market to check packaging quality).

- Develop and prescribe standards for all input, in-process and finished goods.

- Develop and prescribe testing and evaluation criteria for input, in-process and finished goods.

- Adopt latest technologies in quicker & reliable analysis of materials. Upgrade QC lab infrastructure.

- Develop and execute annual plans, budgets and KPIs for quality vertical appropriate to business needs.

- Adopt appropriate Quality Management systems including certifications.

- Demonstrate improvement in Quality Standards, Food Safety.

- Sustain Improvement.

- Develop and implement Quality and Food Safety Management Systems w.r.t OFSS (ORKLA Food Safety Standard)& FSSAI requirements.

- Report audit observations and ensure appropriate corrective actions & in time closure of NC if any.

- Handle and resolve all customer complaints with due care as per the set protocol.

- Set up review mechanism to continually improve Quality Systems.

- Carry out quality audits of suppliers and finished goods supply chain points with a view to ensure compliance and refine Standard Operating Procedures [SOP].

- Drive CAPA processes and procedures. Formulate contingency policy for product recall.

- Ensure quick footed response to all changes and ammendments in Food Laws w.r.t. International Business.

- Act as a facilitator in - Quality Enabling- by providing support to - Operations Development- on quality.

- Strong process orientation - In plant process that help operations conceive the relationship between an agreed process and quality.

- Provide a strong QA leadership role in creating and maintaining technical know-how for all product categories.

- Effectively be a quality leader and help ensure - Quality- in the entire value chain of Operations, ans bring in sharp focus on process adherence & quality.

- Communicate & co-ordinate with Marketing & Sales to have have appropriate understanding of quality and ensure adherence to systems/process.

Experience Desired :

- 9+ years of industry experience in Foods industry in Quality Assurance.

- 3+ years of leadership (as Head QA) and people management experience.

- Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 22000 or FSSC 22000.

- Experience in Setting standards : Quality / Design & adherence to SOPs quality & hygiene standards.

- Experience in categories that MTR operates in.

Our Promise To You :

- We will value self-awareness, intellectual honesty, judgment, empathy and positive energy over years of experience

- We are willing to roll up our sleeves and get our hands dirty

- We have no industry baggage and we are willing to try out new ideas

- We are always excited to hear from you

LICIOUS in news :

The Times of India : http://bit.ly/1NKBATP

The Hindu : http://bit.ly/1PrQDCm

The Economic Times : http://bit.ly/1Olxa8f

Yourstory : http://yourstory.com/2015/10/licious/

VC Circle : http://bit.ly/1Psyd6j

Bangalore Mirror : http://bit.ly/1YI2J1L

Salary range: 10 - 15 LPA

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