Group RDQ Quality & Food Safety Manufacturing Manager

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

Group RDQ Quality & Food Safety Manufacturing Manager

Luogo: Lainate, IT, 20020

Main Purpose of the role

The Global Manufacturing Quality Manager is responsible for defining, implementing, and continuously improving the global manufacturing quality standards, systems, and ways of working across all production sites. This role ensures that products are consistently manufactured according to company quality and food safety requirements, delivering superior consumer experiences and supporting business growth.

The role is accountable for establishing global standards, fostering operational excellence, and ensuring that manufacturing quality is embedded in daily operations across all plants.

What you will do

• Define and deploy the global manufacturing quality strategy, standards, and governance framework.
• Develop and maintain global procedures, policies, and requirements related to manufacturing quality and food safety.
• Establish harmonized manufacturing quality practices across all regions and production sites.
• Ensure alignment between Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Engineering, and R&D functions.
• Define and maintain global manufacturing quality standards, critical process controls, and quality assurance requirements.
• Lead the development of global methodologies for HACCP; process control; validation, process capability, and manufacturing quality control, among others.
• Co-Lead investigations related to major quality incidents and ensure robust corrective actions are implemented.
• Ensure that manufacturing quality principles are effectively embedded within the Integrated Work System (IWS);
• Partner with Operations Excellence teams to integrate quality requirements into IWS pillars, routines, and governance.
• Support the implementation of digital quality solutions and manufacturing analytics platforms.
• Define reporting standards, dashboards, and performance-monitoring systems.

Our Perfect Candidate

• Degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry, Industrial Engineering, Microbiology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 –10 years of experience in manufacturing quality, food safety, operations, or quality management within the FMCG or food industry.
• Proven experience leading quality programs in manufacturing environments across multiple sites and regions.
• Deep understanding of food safety standards, GMP, HACCP, FSSC 22000, and GFSI requirements.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing systems, statistical process control, quality assurance, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Experience with Integrated Work Systems (IWS), TPM, Lean Manufacturing, or Operational Excellence programs is preferred.
• Experience implementing digital quality and manufacturing systems.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Ability to influence and collaborate across multiple functions and cultures.
• Operational Excellence Mindset and Continuous Improvement Orientation;
• Performance and Data Driven Mindset.

The position offers a gross annual salary starting from 70,000€. Additional compensation and company benefits may also apply and will be discussed and defined during the selection process and on an individual basis.

Here in Perfetti Van Melle there is a culture of respect and valorization of diversity.

Therefore, applications, recruiting processes and development paths in the company are opportunities open to all people without any type of discrimination.