Operations & Quality Control Manager

Location

Kolkatta | India

Job description

Job description

Designation - Operations & Quality Control Manager

Organization - Switchon Foundation

Location - Kolkata, West Bengal

Experience - 5 yrs & above years

About SwitchON Foundation & its Programs  

SwitchON foundation () is an award winning not-for-profit working since 2008 in the sectors of Sustainable Agriculture / Livelihoods, Renewable Energy Access and Environment & Climate Change. We are a leader in building social enterprises and ecosystems to create scalable and replicable impact. Two of our flagship programs are:

SwitchON foundation is certified as a Great Place to Work , and what makes us so

• An equal opportunity employer with a diverse and inclusive workplace
• Above 50% of the workforce are women in managerial and leadership roles 
• Follows a unique approach from influencing behavior to informing policy with a strong team of 175+ spread across 10 states.

1) Empowering the Energy - Water- Agriculture Nexus in East India (EEWA)- The Empowering Energy Water Agriculture (EEWA) program addresses the interlinkage between food, water, and energy in India, with the ultimate goal of achieving sustainable development of the marginalized communities

2) Clean Air Sustainable Cities (CASC)- The Clean Air & Sustainable Cities(CASC) program promotes public participation, influences policy change, collaborates with the government bodies, fosters awareness among children, youth, and civil society to combat air pollution and climate change.

We have expanded our focus from farmer livelihood development in India by promoting renewable energy solutions, organic farming practices and farmer producer organizations using regenerative agriculture promotion, to upskilling and capacity building, empirical research, policy advocacy and dissemination of information. 

Watch our Story - 15 Years of Impact and Innovation () and view our latest annual report () 

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain facility quality systems
• Oversee food sanitation and safety
• Maintain systems for checking and verifying process compliance to SPC, HACCP Food Safety Plan, Food Quality Plan, and Formula Control
• Ensure effective training in food safety and quality control training for plant team members
• Report findings of quality control audit to the General Manager
• Troubleshoot food safety and quality issues as they arise

• Work closely with legal and safety departments to ensure that activities remain compliant
• Oversee materials and inventory
• Conduct budget reviews and report cost plans to upper management
• Setting up of new/ advanced food processing machines.
• Training team in food processing & food safety.
• Managing FSSC22K/FSSCAI/Organic documentation, audit, and certification

Skills, Qualification & Requirements

• Bachelor/ Master Degree in Science degree, with an emphasis on food science, food engineering, chemistry, or related field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong skills in budget development and oversight
• Excellent ability to delegate responsibilities while maintaining organizational control of branch operations and customer service
• Strong Interpersonal Skills

Experiences

• Minimum 5+ yrs of experience

Annual CTC - Upto 4 Lakhs

(Compensation package will be in line with qualification, experience and last salary drawn)

Open to Travel

How to Apply - We are looking for enterprising professionals to join or lead initiatives / departments at SwitchON Foundation to solve the most pressing issues of today. 

Inspired candidates plz follow the below application process, 

Plz send your CV's along with covering letter with subject line ' Operations & Quality Control Manager 'to [HIDDEN TEXT]

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