The Quality Officer is responsible for ensuring that all plastic packaging products meet the company's quality standards and customer specifications. The role involves inspecting raw materials, monitoring production processes, conducting quality tests, maintaining documentation, and ensuring compliance with quality management systems and safety standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Inspect incoming raw materials to ensure they meet quality requirements.
- Monitor production processes to maintain product quality and minimize defects.
- Perform in-process and final inspections of plastic packaging products.
- Conduct quality tests such as dimensions, thickness, weight, sealing strength, printing quality, and visual inspection.
- Record inspection results and maintain quality documentation.
- Identify non-conforming products and initiate corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Investigate customer complaints and assist in root cause analysis.
- Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, GMP, customer specifications, and company quality procedures.
- Coordinate with production, maintenance, and warehouse teams to resolve quality issues.
- Calibrate and maintain quality inspection instruments.
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly quality reports.
- Participate in internal audits and support external quality audits.
- Train production staff on quality standards and inspection procedures.
- Promote continuous improvement initiatives to reduce defects and improve product quality.
- Ensure compliance with workplace safety and environmental regulations.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Polymer Engineering, Plastic Technology, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
- 3–5 years of experience in quality assurance or quality control in the plastic packaging or manufacturing industry.
- Fresh graduates may be considered for junior positions.
Required Skills
- Knowledge of plastic packaging manufacturing processes (blown film, extrusion, injection molding, thermoforming, printing, lamination, etc.).
- Understanding of quality management systems (ISO 9001, GMP, HACCP if applicable).
- Familiarity with quality tools such as 5 Why, Fishbone Diagram, SPC, CAPA, FMEA, and 7 QC Tools.
- Ability to use measuring instruments such as vernier calipers, micrometers, thickness gauges, weighing scales, and tensile testing equipment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Good documentation and report-writing abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and quality reporting software.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills.
- Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high quality standards.
Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹60,000.00 per month
Work Location: In person
