PROFILE OVERVIEW & JOB SUMMARY

The Quality Manager for Brand Extensions (No/Low Alcoholic Beverages, Water, RTDs, Mixers) with expertise in Cans and Microbial areas and New Product Development (Alcoholic & Non-Alcoholic Beverages) is responsible for ensuring the highest quality standards across all stages of product development, introduction, and ongoing production. This role involves designing and implementing quality protocols, conducting assessments and audits, providing technical services and training, managing documentation, addressing customer feedback, and overseeing change control processes. The Quality Manager will collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulatory and quality requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Quality Assessments and Audits:

Conduct pre-assessments, regular audits, and visits to allocated units in the region as per defined frequency.
Ensure closure of GAPs and non-conformances (NCs) within agreed timelines.
Must be SMEs in Cans manufacturing to perform risk assessment wrt TP facility, Equipment, Processes
Must be experts in assessment of Microbial risk.

Quality Standards and Protocols:

Develop and implement quality standards and protocols for new product development and introduction.
Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies.
Conduct regular audits and assessments to maintain high-quality standards.
Must be strong in GMP requirements.

Quality Planning:

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain, to integrate quality requirements into product design and development.
Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and failure mode effects analysis (FMEA) to identify potential quality preventive measures.

Quality Control:

Establish and oversee quality control processes for new products, including incoming material inspection, in-process quality checks, and final product testing with expertise in microbial testing.
Develop and maintain quality documentation, including standard operating procedures (SOPs), work instructions, and quality control plans.
Must be strong in GLP requirements.

Technical Services and Training:

Provide technical services and training to manufacturing units on PRI protocols.
Ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and requirements with expertise in Cans manufacturing.