McCain Foods is hiring for the position of Analyst – Product Quality.

About The Company

McCain Foods Ltd. is a leading producer of French fries and potato specialities in the world.

McCain Foods (India) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of McCain Foods Limited in Canada.

Since 1998, McCain has been engaged in agriculture R&D and in the development of the frozen food market in India and the countries of the subcontinent.

Location

Mehsana, Gujarat

Position Title

Analyst -Product Quality

Qualification

Minimum Degree in Science/ B.Tech. in FT

Experience

Minimum 2 years in Quality Control Lab.

Age Limit

23- 28 Years

Competencies

A) Functional Competencies

•  He should have sound knowledge of lab equipment like Agtron, Fry Master, Moisture Analyzer, Balance, function of hot air Oven.
•  He should have knowledge of basic testing procedures like Product fry color, solid content, length, defect, length etc.
•  He should have awareness regarding GMP practices at McCain.
• Must be adept in use of MS Office 2000 or later, particularly Excel and Word, and ideally Access or similar database to basic level, Internet and email.

B) Behavioral Competencies

• Analytical and decision making skill
• Communication & Presentation
• Team Work

Job Description

Job Objective

• To supervise and control the end quality of finished product at McCain.
• Ensure that a high quality service standard is rendered to both consumer and factory.
• To analyze materials to ensure high quality finished product.

1) Quality Checks

• Ensure daily quality checks for lines.
• Check that all finished product that producing, comply with the McCain’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.
• Perform 4 hours sensory evaluation for specified finished products.
• Ensure metal detector working efficiency.
• Ensure packing quality checks like sealing, barcode.
• Ensure packing material weight.

2.0 Check finished product temperature, length, fry color, sugar end, defect, solid.

2.1 Enter daily sensory scores in electronic documentation.

2) Accept / Hold / Rejection

• Ensure that the 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 hold notes and downgrade the product in case of unsatisfactory finished product specification
• 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.

3) Neatness Of Workplace

• Ensure that the walls, walkways and floors are clean at all times during production.
• Ensure that the equipment in this section is clean at all times.
• All waste is disposed of in the correct containers and is removed / emptied into the appropriate waste areas.
• Ensure cleanliness of finished lab.

4) 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 or Production Executive.

5) Safety

• Ensure all equipment / motor covers are fitted securely.
• 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.
• All staff in the processing area is wearing Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE).

6) Other Duties

• Implement and monitor 5S in finished lab.
•  Calibrate instruments in-house.
•  Add new procedures, work instruction, formats in QA procedures.
•  Conduct outsources calibration for all QA instruments.
•  Feed Data in infinity.

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