Global Quality & Food Safety Manufacturing Leader

Perfetti Van Melle; Lainate; On-site; EUR 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Perfetti Van Melle is seeking a Group RDQ Quality & Food Safety Manufacturing Manager in Lainate to define and drive global manufacturing quality standards across production sites, ensuring products meet food safety requirements and deliver superior consumer experiences.

You will lead global quality strategy, harmonize practices, implement HACCP and IWS, work with Operations, Engineering, and R&D, and oversee corrective actions for major incidents.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Microbiology, or a related field.
• 8–10 years of experience in manufacturing quality, food safety, operations, or quality management within FMCG/food.
• Proven experience leading quality programs across multiple sites and regions.
• Deep understanding of GMP, HACCP, FSSC 22000, and GFSI requirements.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing systems, SPC, QA and CI methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Define and deploy global manufacturing quality strategy, standards and governance across sites.
• Develop and maintain global procedures and requirements for manufacturing quality and food safety.
• Establish harmonized manufacturing quality practices across regions and sites.
• Lead investigations and implement robust corrective actions for major quality incidents.
• Embed manufacturing quality principles within Integrated Work System (IWS) and governance structures.
• Support digital quality solutions and manufacturing analytics implementations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Data-driven mindset

Education

Degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Microbiology, or a related field

Tools

Integrated Work System (IWS)

TPM

Lean Manufacturing

Statistical Process Control

Job description

Perfetti Van Melle is seeking a Group RDQ Quality & Food Safety Manufacturing Manager in Lainate to define and drive global manufacturing quality standards across production sites, ensuring products meet food safety requirements and deliver superior consumer experiences.

You will lead global quality strategy, harmonize practices, implement HACCP and IWS, work with Operations, Engineering, and R&D, and oversee corrective actions for major incidents.