Global Quality & Food Safety Manufacturing Leader

Perfetti Van Melle; Italia; Remote; EUR 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Perfetti Van Melle is seeking a Group RDQ Quality & Food Safety Manufacturing Manager to lead global quality standards across all production sites in Italy. You will define strategies, harmonize practices, and drive governance to ensure products meet quality and food safety requirements while supporting business growth.

The role requires 8–10 years in FMCG manufacturing quality, with deep knowledge of GMP, HACCP, FSSC 22000, and data-driven quality improvements.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Microbiology, or related field.
• 8–10 years of experience in manufacturing quality, food safety, or quality management in FMCG/food industry.
• Proven experience leading quality programs across multiple sites/regions.
• Deep understanding of food safety standards (GMP, HACCP, FSSC 22000, GFSI).

Responsibilities

• Define and deploy global manufacturing quality strategy, standards, and governance framework.
• Develop and maintain global procedures related to manufacturing quality and food safety.
• Harmonize manufacturing quality practices across all regions and sites.
• Align Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and R&D functions.
• Define and maintain global quality standards, controls, and QA requirements.
• Lead development of global methodologies for HACCP, process control, validation, and capability.
• Co-lead investigations on major quality incidents and implement robust corrective actions.
• Embed quality principles within the Integrated Work System (IWS).
• Partner with Operations Excellence to integrate quality into IWS pillars and governance.
• Support implementation of digital quality solutions and manufacturing analytics platforms.
• Define reporting standards, dashboards, and performance-monitoring systems.

Skills

Quality management

GMP knowledge

HACCP & food safety

Statistical process control

Lean / Operational Excellence

Digital quality platforms

Education

Degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Industrial Engineering or Microbiology

Tools

IWS

TPM

Lean Manufacturing

Quality analytics platforms

Job description

Perfetti Van Melle is seeking a Group RDQ Quality & Food Safety Manufacturing Manager to lead global quality standards across all production sites in Italy. You will define strategies, harmonize practices, and drive governance to ensure products meet quality and food safety requirements while supporting business growth.

The role requires 8–10 years in FMCG manufacturing quality, with deep knowledge of GMP, HACCP, FSSC 22000, and data-driven quality improvements.