Hiring Alert: FSQ Executive – General Mills India (Nashik, Maharashtra)
S General Mills India is looking for an experienced and dynamic FSQ Executive to join our team at the Nashik facility. This is an exciting opportunity to work with one of the world’s leading food companies, known for brands like Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Häagen-Dazs, and Nature Valley.
Location: Nashik, Maharashtra
Position: FSQ – Executive
Reports to: Asst. Manager – Food Safety & Quality
About General Mills
With $18.1B in global sales and 36,000+ employees worldwide, General Mills is among the top 10 largest food companies. We are committed to delivering high-quality products and fostering a culture built around ethics, teamwork, innovation, and growth.
Role Purpose
The FSQ Executive will work in rotational shifts and partner closely with the Platform team to uphold and enhance quality, food safety, and regulatory standards. This role ensures end-to-end compliance, continuous improvement, and capability building across the Nashik plant operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop FSQ technician teams across shifts.
- Provide expertise in regulatory compliance, sanitation, packaging, risk assessment, and FSRA.
- Support quality systems, HMM, reformulations, and new product trials/start-ups.
- Identify and implement product/process quality improvements.
- Conduct risk assessments and manage non-conforming product issues.
- Drive quality engineering principles—data analysis, sampling, and specification adherence.
- Train shop-floor teams on food safety, regulatory norms, applied statistics, and quality systems.
- Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, FSSC/GFSI, FSMA, and sanitation guidelines.
- Lead RCA and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Oversee FG release, sensory evaluation, batch traceability, allergen controls, and online verifications.
- Collaborate on daily reports, non-compliance communication, and platform updates.
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, or related fields.
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Ability to work in rotational shifts with weekend/extended hour flexibility.
- Strong understanding of product quality, sensory science, and food safety systems.
- Proficiency in CI tools, statistics, engineering principles, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
- Excellent leadership, communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
Why Join General Mills?
At General Mills, we live our values:
Do the Right Thing
Play to Win
Win as a Team
Grow & Inspire
Act Boldly, Move Quickly
Join a company that prioritizes people, growth, diversity, learning, and global impact.
Be part of a culture where you can challenge, grow, and make a meaningful difference.
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