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WE’RE HIRING | Assistant Manager – Quality Control
📍 Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
🏢 Company: Unilever Careers
💼 Job Type: Full-Time
🆔 Job ID: R-1183961
About the Role
Unilever is looking for a passionate and quality-driven Assistant Manager – Quality Control to join its Supply Chain team. This role is ideal for professionals with a strong background in quality assurance, laboratory operations, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement within the FMCG, food, personal care, or manufacturing sectors.
You will play a critical role in ensuring that products meet Unilever’s global quality standards while driving operational excellence and maintaining compliance with food safety and quality management systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee Quality Control laboratory operations.
- Ensure compliance with Quality Management Systems (QMS), GMP, and regulatory standards.
- Monitor raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods to ensure quality compliance.
- Conduct quality inspections, testing, and validation activities.
- Investigate quality deviations, non-conformances, and customer complaints.
- Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Support internal and external quality audits.
- Maintain accurate quality documentation and laboratory records.
- Collaborate with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, R&D, Engineering, and Production teams.
- Promote continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality and operational efficiency.
- Ensure adherence to food safety, hygiene, and environmental standards.
- Train and mentor team members on quality systems and best practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Technology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Chemical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Relevant experience in Quality Control or Quality Assurance within FMCG, Food Processing, Personal Care, Pharmaceutical, or Manufacturing industries.
- Strong understanding of Quality Management Systems (QMS), GMP, HACCP, ISO standards, and laboratory practices.
- Experience handling quality audits and regulatory compliance.
- Good analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Proficiency in MS Office and quality documentation systems.
Desired Skills
✔ Quality Control & Laboratory Management
✔ Quality Assurance (QA)
✔ GMP, HACCP & ISO Standards
✔ Root Cause Analysis (RCA) & CAPA
✔ Regulatory Compliance
✔ Food Safety & Product Quality
✔ Data Analysis & Reporting
✔ Cross-functional Collaboration
✔ Continuous Improvement
✔ Team Leadership
Why Join Unilever?
- Work with one of the world’s leading FMCG companies.
- Exposure to global quality systems and best manufacturing practices.
- Opportunities for learning, career growth, and leadership development.
- Inclusive, diverse, and innovation-driven work environment.
📩 Interested candidates can apply through the official Unilever Careers portal.
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