Ministry of Women & Child Development, Food Testing Laboratory Jobs

[To be uploaded on MWCD's websiteJ F.No. ND-T-13/ U 2016-ND-TECH Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development Board) (Food

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Recruitment of staff on contract basis for four Food Testing Laboratories (FTLs) at Faridabad, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata under Food and Nutrition Board, Ministry of Women and Child DeveloPment.

The Food & Nutrition Board (FNB) is a technical support wing under Ministry of Women and Child Development. It has a countrywide set up comprising of Administrative and Technical Wings at Delhi, iour Regional Offices and Quality Control Laboratories at Faridabad, Mumbai, roiklta and Chennai and 43 Community nood & Nutrition Extension Units (CFNEUs) under the Regional offices, located in 29 States/ UTs'

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One Central Food Testing Laboratory at Faridabad and three Regional Food Testing Laboratories at Mumbai, Kolkata lnd Chennai have been set up in place of existing four Quality Control Laboratories, purpose of the Food Testing Laboratories is mainly to monitor/ improve the quality of Supplementary Nutrition_Food se_rved under ICDS scheme, testing of food items provided under douernmenf Schemes as per ]uidelines throughout the country and product certification for foods to be distributed in ICDS & MDM for quality & safety.

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To meet the enhanced technical requirements consequent to expansion of the activities of the new FTLs, the Ministry seeks to appoint on contract basis the following staff with qualification and expertise in the specific technical areas to provide technical and management support, Details of the positions are as follows: Sr.

Name of the Positions

No. of Positions Total RFTL CFTL

(03) 1.

lualiqr Control

Consolidated remuneration oer month

fualification, lxperience and rther details

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03

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55,000/-

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3perator/ Laboratory \ttendant

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25,000/-

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Data Entry Operator

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20,000/-

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Central Food Testing Laboratory located at Faridabad RFTL:Three Regional Food Testing Laboratory located at Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai

CFTL : One

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Appliiations from eligible candidates for the aforesaid positions are invited in the the certificates/mark enclosed pro-Forma (Annex-ure- II) along with self attested copies of addressed to the sheets of essential qualification and-exilerience, The application should be and Child Women of Ministry Deputy Director.(iNe), Food and Nutrition Board, Duly 110001. o"i"l,iprent, 3'd ilooi,:""van Vihar Building, Sansad Matg, New Delhi by 5.00 filled up application form along with relevant documents should reach the addressee PM on 29th March, 2019.

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applications Applications should be neatly typed as per the .proforma (Annexure-Il) and rejected' having any deviation from the prescribed proforma shall be summarily

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applications received after the due date will not be interview. Interuiews considered. Only sfrorilisted candidates will be intimated and called for an Regional Centres,.to of the shortlisted candidates may be'held at Delhi and/or at the respective incurred by be decided by the Ministry. The Ministry shall not pay/reimburse any expenditure Development, child and Women of the candidates for attending the interview. The Ministry assigning any Government of India reserves the right to reject any or all applications without

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t6o/11,;:ili-, (Dr. Prabh-a nrorJl Deputy Director (FNB) Tel: 2336 237618202

Annexure I

The details of qualification and experience required for the manpower to be recruited on contract basis Sl. Post No. 1. Quality Control Manager-Chemistry

Qualification & Experience 1. Quality Control Manager - Chemistry No. of Positions:

Four (04)

Essential Qualification and experience: Educational Qualifications: (i) M.Sc. in Chemistry/ Analytical Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ BioChemistry/ Food Technology/ Food Science/ Food Science and Technology from a recognized University or Institute.

Desirable: a. Ph.D. in any of the above relevant fields. b. Internal auditor course as per ISO/IEC 17025 Experience:

i.

Age:

5 to 7 years’ experience in the role of quality assurance/quality control executive in NABL quality control laboratory; should have adequate knowledge of: 

Relevant national and international food standards.

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Requirements and conditions for accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025.

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Conducting quality audits.

Not exceeding 45 years.

Location: One (01) each at Faridabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai Duties & Responsibilities: The Quality Control Manager will be responsible for

maintaining quality system and handling of quality tools, calibration and validation of equipment; proficiency testing and quality control check and conduct audits in the laboratory. He/She will also attend to any other work that may be assigned by the senior officers.

Hiring Process : Interview Duration and type of Contract: The position of Quality Control Manager - Chemistry will be filled up purely on contract basis for an initial period of one year with first six months as probation period. A performance appraisal at the end of six months will determine extension of the contract.

Reporting arrangement: The incumbent will report to the concerned Deputy Technical Advisor (DTA) and higher authorities.

Remuneration and payment terms:

02 Analyst

The consolidated remuneration will be Rs.65,000/- per month.

Travel expenditure, per diem and other cost incidental to the travel undertaken by the incumbent in connection with performance of duty will be reimbursed as per the norms and TDS will be deducted as per the Income Tax law. No other allowance would be reimbursed. The incumbent is eligible for 12 paid leave in a calendar year, excluding National Holidays and Gazetted Holidays observed by Central Government Offices at respective locations.

1) Analyst- Chemistry No. of Post:

05

Essential Qualification and experience: Educational Qualifications M.Sc. in Chemistry/ Analytical Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ BioChemistry/ Food Technology/ Food Science/ Food Science and Technology from a recognized University or Institute.

Desirable: a. Ph.D. in any of the above relevant fields. b. Internal auditor course as per ISO/IEC 17025

Experience: At least 2 years experience working in a NABL accredited food testing laboratory with areas of expertise in: i.

Proximate analysis of food products as per NABL accreditation, preparation of standard solution and its standardization, sample processing and safe storage of samples under custody, record maintenance.

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Operation of sophisticated analytical instruments; GC, HPLC, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, ICPMS, AAS etc. for their application for characterization of food components and safety and quality evaluation of food products, undertaking studies for shelf life and packaging studies.

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Calibration, intermediate checking, method validation, quality assurance and analysis of pesticide residues, PAH, PCBs, mycotoxin, antibiotic residue in various food items and water as per NABL accreditation.

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Chemical analysis of food products.

Age: Not exceeding 35 years.

Location: Two (02) at Faridabad and one (01) each at Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.

Duties & Responsibilities: The Analyst will undertake routine analysis of food products using chemical and instrumental methods, preparation of SOPs and other quality documents for NABL Accreditations, Equipment calibration and maintenance, development and validation of methods.

He/She will also attend to any other work that may be assigned by the senior officers.

Hiring Process : Interview Duration and type of Contract: The position of Analyst - Chemistry will be filled up purely on contract basis for an initial period of one year with first six months as probation period. A performance appraisal at the end of six months will determine extension of the contract.

Reporting arrangement: The incumbent will report to the Supervisory officer and higher authorities.

Remuneration and payment terms: The consolidated remuneration will be Rs.40,000/- per month.

Travel expenditure, per diem and other cost incidental to the travel undertaken by the incumbent in connection with performance of duty will be reimbursed as per the norms and TDS will be deducted as per the Income Tax law. No other allowance would be reimbursed. The incumbent is eligible for 12 paid leave in a calendar year, excluding National Holidays and Gazetted Holidays observed by Central Government Offices at respective locations.

2) Analyst – Analytical Chemistry No. of Post:

04

Essential Qualification and experience: Educational Qualifications M.Sc. in Chemistry/ Analytical Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ BioChemistry/ Food Technology/ Food Science/ Food Science and Technology from a recognized University or Institute.

Desirable: a. Ph.D. in any of the above relevant fields. b. Internal auditor course as per ISO/IEC 17025 Experience: At least 2 years experience working in a NABL accredited food testing laboratory with areas of expertise in: i.

Operation of sophisticated analytical instruments; GC, HPLC, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, ICPMS, AAS etc. for their application for characterization of food components and safety and quality evaluation of food products, undertaking studies for shelf life and packaging studies.

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Calibration, intermediate checking, method validation, quality assurance and analysis of pesticide residues, PAH, PCBs, mycotoxin, antibiotic residue in various food items

and water as per NABL accreditation. iii.

Preparation of standard solution and its standardization, sample processing and safe storage of samples under custody, record maintenance.

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New analytical method development and validation.

Age: Not exceeding 35 years.

Location: One (01) each at Faridabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.

Duties & Responsibilities: The Analyst will undertake routine analysis of food products using chemical and instrumental methods, preparation of SOPs and other quality documents for NABL Accreditations, Equipment calibration and maintenance, development and validation of methods.

He/She will also attend to any other work that may be assigned by the senior officers.

Hiring Process : Interview Duration and type of Contract: The position of Analyst – Analytical Chemistry will be filled up purely on contract basis for an initial period of one year with first six months as probation period. A performance appraisal at the end of six months will determine extension of the contract.

Reporting arrangement: The incumbent will report to the Supervisory officer and higher authorities.

Remuneration and payment terms: The consolidated remuneration will be Rs.40,000/- per month.

Travel expenditure, per diem and other cost incidental to the travel undertaken by the incumbent in connection with performance of duty will be reimbursed as per the norms and TDS will be deducted as per the Income Tax law. No other allowance would be reimbursed. The incumbent is eligible for 12 paid leave in a calendar year, excluding National Holidays and Gazetted Holidays observed by Central Government Offices at respective locations.

3) Analyst - Microbiology No. of Post:

04

Essential Qualification and experience: Educational Qualifications M.Sc. in Microbiology/ Chemistry/ Analytical Chemistry/ Biotechnology/ Bio-Chemistry/ Food Technology/ Food Science/ Food Science and Technology from a recognized University or Institute.

Desirable: a. Ph.D. in any of the above relevant fields. b. Internal auditor course as per ISO/IEC 17025 Experience: At least 2 years experience working in a NABL accredited food testing laboratory with areas of expertise in: i.

Operation of sophisticated analytical instruments; GC, HPLC, AAS, UV-VIS, FT-IR for their application for characterization of food components and safety and quality evaluation of food products.

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Microbiological analysis of various food products.

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Preparation of SOPs and other quality documents for NABL accreditations.

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New analytical method development and validation.

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Sample preparation, media preparation, sterilization, culturing of reference material, sample inoculation and day to day microbiological analysis.

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Disposal of media & culture, recording of all events in microbiology.

Age: Not exceeding 35 years.

Location: One (01) each at Faridabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.

Duties & Responsibilities:

The Analyst will undertake routine microbiological analysis of food products using chemical and instrumental methods, preparation of SOPs and other quality documents for NABL Accreditations, Equipment calibration and maintenance, development and validation of methods. He/She will also attend to any other work that may be assigned by the senior officers.

Hiring Process : Interview Duration and type of Contract: The position of Analyst - Microbiology will be filled up purely on contract basis for an initial period of one year with first six months as probation period. A performance appraisal at the end of six months will determine extension of the contract.

Reporting arrangement: The incumbent will report to the Supervisory officer and higher authorities.

Remuneration and payment terms:

3. Laboratory Operator / Attendant

The consolidated remuneration will be Rs.40,000/- per month.

Travel expenditure, per diem and other cost incidental to the travel undertaken by the incumbent in connection with performance of duty will be reimbursed as per the norms and TDS will be deducted as per the Income Tax law. No other allowance would be reimbursed. The incumbent is eligible for 12 paid leave in a calendar year, excluding National Holidays and Gazetted Holidays observed by Central Government Offices at respective locations.

Laboratory Operator No. of Post:

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Essential Qualification and experience: Educational Qualifications: Graduate with Chemistry as one of the subjects from a recognized University.

Experience: At least 1 year experience working in a NABL accredited food testing laboratory of repute with adequate knowledge in: i.

Preparation of reagents and chemicals, bacteriological

media, stains and standard test solutions. ii.

Labeling and executing the disposal of chemical and biological waste.

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Sample preparation and handling.

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Maintain inventory of laboratory supplies i.e. chemical, materials, glassware and other store items etc.

Age:

Not exceeding 30 years.

Location: Four (04) at Faridabad and Three (03) each at Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.

Duties & Responsibilities: The Laboratory Operator will be responsible for Preparation of reagents and chemicals, bacteriological media, stains and standard test solutions, Labeling and executing the disposal of chemical and biological waste, Sample preparation and handling, Maintain inventory of laboratory supplies i.e. chemical, materials, glassware and other store items etc., Upkeeping of glasswares, equipment/instrument through regular cleaning and maintenance. He/She will assist Analyst in day to day work in laboratory and also attend to any other work that may be assigned by the senior officers.

Hiring Process : Interview Duration and type of Contract: The position of Laboratory Operator will be filled up purely on contract basis for an initial period of one year with first six months as probation period. A performance appraisal at the end of six months will determine extension of the contract.

Reporting arrangement: The incumbent will report to the Supervisory officer and higher authorities.

Remuneration and payment terms: The consolidated remuneration will be Rs.25,000/- per month.

Travel expenditure, per diem and other cost incidental to the travel undertaken by the incumbent in connection with performance of duty will be reimbursed as per the norms and TDS will be deducted as per the Income Tax law. No other

allowance would be reimbursed. The incumbent is eligible for 12 paid leave in a calendar year, excluding National Holidays and Gazetted Holidays observed by Central Government Offices at respective locations.

4. Data Entry Operator

Data Entry Operator No. of Post:

04

Essential Qualification and experience: Educational Qualifications: Graduate in any stream from a recognized University.

Desirable: 1. Computer training or certification.

Experience: At least 1 year experience working with adequate knowledge in: i. ii.

iii.

Age:

Adequate knowledge of computer and computer application used in the offices.

Proven data entry work experience, experience with MS Office and data programs, experience using office equipment, like fax machine and scanner, excellent knowledge of correct spelling, grammar and punctuation, confidentiality.

Typing at the speed of 35 words per minute in English or 30 words per minute in Hindi on Computer (35 words per minute and 30 words per minute correspond to 10500 KDPH/9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word.

Not exceeding 35 years.

Location: One (01) each at Faridabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai.

Duties & Responsibilities: The Date Entry Operator will be responsible for i.

Entering all the relevant and important data through the computer and feeding in the database of the FTLs, maintaining the office record and other pertinent records confidentially.

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Compile, verify accuracy and sort information according to priorities to prepare source data for computer entry.

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Review data for deficiencies or errors, correct any incompatibilities if possible and check output.

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Respond to queries for information and access relevant files.

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Any other job assigned relating to the quality assurance, etc. by the higher authorities.

Hiring Process : Interview Duration and type of Contract: The position of Data Entry Operator will be filled up purely on contract basis for an initial period of one year with first six months as probation period. A performance appraisal at the end of six months will determine extension of the contract.

Reporting arrangement: The incumbent will report to the supervisory officer and higher authorities.

Remuneration and payment terms: The consolidated remuneration will be Rs.20,000/- per month.

Travel expenditure, per diem and other cost incidental to the travel undertaken by the incumbent in connection with performance of duty will be reimbursed as per the norms and TDS will be deducted as per the Income Tax law. No other allowance would be reimbursed. The incumbent is eligible for 12 paid leave in a calendar year, excluding National Holidays and Gazetted Holidays observed by Central Government Offices at respective locations. ******

Annexure-II

Application Form

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1. Name of Position applied for: 2. Location of the laboratory applied for: (Faridabad / Kolkata / Chennai / Mumbai / No choice) (Mark √ as per your choice) 3. Full name of the candidate (in capital letters): 4. Father’s Name: 5. Address: a) Permanent: b) Present: c) (i) Telephone/Mobile: (ii) Email: 6. Date of Birth and Nationality: 7(a). Educational Qualifications: (from graduation level onwards) Sl. No. (1)

Degree / Diploma (2)

Board/ Institution/ University (3)

Year of Passing (4)

% of marks obtained (5)

7(b). Degree/Diploma/Professional Qualification that needs to be considered as qualifying educational qualification in reference to the position applied for: Degree /Diploma Board/ Institution/ Year of Passing % of marks obtained University (1) (2) (3) (4)

Note: a. Candidate is required to mention one of the degrees from amongst those mentioned under Educational Qualifications that he/she wants to be considered as qualifying degree in reference to the position being applied for in the application. Information mentioned here will

be considered for short listing purpose as far as qualifying educational qualification is concerned. b. Marks must be provided in % form in column 4 and 5 of above tables. If marks obtained are in the form of CGPA/GPA etc., then either proper conversion formula of the concerned university/institution must be given or marks must be mentioned as converted into percentage form. Applications indicating marks given in CGPA/GPA form only will not be considered).

8. Other Trainings [Indicate significant trainings undergone since graduation under Sl. No. 7(a)– Educational Qualifications] 9. Work experience/Employment Record [starting with present position, list in reverse order every employment held since graduation, giving for each employment (see format here below): dates of employment, name of employing organization, positions held, ]: S. No (1)

From (Date) (2)

To (Date) (3)

Duration (Years.Months) (4)

Employer/ Organisation (5)

Designation (6)

Description Duties (7)

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Note: a. Exact dates of employment has to be filled in clearly in Columns 2 & 3. b. Duration in a particular employment has to be given in Years.Months e.g. If a candidate has worked for 2 years and 6 months in an organisation it has to be filled as 2.6 in column 4 and if it is 2 years and 11 months then it has to be filled as 2.11 in column 4.

10. Languages : [For each language indicate proficiency: good, fair, or poor in speaking, reading, and writing] 11. Work Undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned [Among the assignments in which the incumbent has been involved, indicate the following information for those assignments that best illustrate staff capability to handle the tasks listed under scope of work for the position]  Name of assignment or project: 

Years served:

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Location:

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Employer:

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Main project features:

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Positions held:

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Activities Performed:

12. Certification*: I, the undersigned, certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, this Application Form correctly describes myself, my qualifications, and my experience. I understand that any willful misinformation described herein may lead to my disqualification or dismissal, at any stage.

Date: Place: [Signature of applicant] Name: *Application with certification as above not duly signed by the candidate will be rejected at the outset.

Note: 1. Candidates must attach:-

a. Self Attested Certificates and Mark Sheets in support of the educational qualifications. b. Self Attested Experience Certificate from respective Employer clearly indicating the date of joining and date of relieving. For the current employment, a copy of employment indicating the date of joining.

2. Applications with insufficient information/without copies of certificates are liable to be rejected.

3. Applications submitted in revised/changed format or received after closing date will be summarily rejected.

4. A common merit list will be prepared for each position and posting will be decided on the basis of merit cum location choice given by the candidate(s).