Assistant Manager - Quality

Job Title-

Assistant Manager - Quality

About the Function-

Our Supply Chain and Manufacturing team are problem-solvers, sourcing, producing, and delivering our much-loved brands to delight customers around the globe. Over half of Diageo's 30,000+ people work in Supply Chain and Manufacturing. It's an intricate and sophisticated operation that's the product of logistical, manufacturing, and technical collaborations.

Our teams in 100 sites in over 30 countries cover production facilities, supplier relationships, customer collaborations and third-party agreements. We're committed to realising our 'Society 2030: Spirit of Progress' goals, to protect the environment and support our farmers and suppliers. Whatever your skills and experience, we'll help you to thrive in our inclusive culture.

About the team-

The Quality Lead function at Diageo sites is responsible for governing the Diageo Risk Standards of Quality all time and setting up the vision for progress in quality standards over the short, medium and long term. Primary responsibility being heading the site quality function for Quality Control, Quality Assurance and In-process quality.

About the role-

The role will need to operate within our SOA and be responsible for analysis and approval of Incoming and Outgoing products of site.

Defining the roadmap for progress of quality culture at site.

Enhancing food safety standards across the site operations.

Building the sitewide quality protocols.

As an Assistant Manager Quality, role is responsible for building the quality systems in accordance with GRMS guidelines, managing the indirect reports of the site for adhering necessary protocols of sampling, analysis, GMP, Food Safety, in-process analysis and finished product analysis.

Financial Accountability (Budget/Revenue)

Preparing annual quality budget for upkeeping, updating and maintaining the quality function assets for inspection, analysis and calibration.

Market / Function Complexity

India is a complex market governed by excise at each state along with FSSAI, Legal Metrology. Hence managing state specific requirements are essential.

Role Responsibilities-

• Responsible for customer satisfaction through implementing high quality standards in the product and the process.

• Responsible for working backwards to ascertain how to implement high quality in the product and the process to achieve consumer satisfaction.

• Responsible for maintaining and promoting quality in the factories, equipment, raw materials and finished goods.

• Responsible for Quality Assurance activities.

• Responsible for Quality Control and other control activities in the factories and material.

• Responsible for checking raw material used in production, packaging material and in process material and finished goods- accept or reject as per set quality standards.

• Responsible for designing the quality standards to be followed- of what is acceptable and what is not at the unit level and follow the same designed by HO.

• Assist in development of quality systems and communication to all the individuals and departments about the new system and take lead for the implementation of same at the unit level.

Responsible for approval of the packaging material and design at the unit level. • Device internal training for new recruits, introduce new systems in the unit.

• Undertake training and development of executives through interaction with the HR Dept.

• Initiate the process of Internal Audit for all procedures and systems.

• Obtain the ISO certification for the processes and products.

• Deal with the Government authorities with regards to regulations by excise, pollution board etc. and gain government approval.