Site Quality Manager (Mira-VE)

Overview

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We are Reckitt. Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose is to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose, and we strive to make access to high-quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right, not a privilege.

In Research and Development, we have scientists, engineers, medical, clinical and regulatory professionals who work to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek opportunities by using science, entrepreneurial flair, and fearless innovation to develop and enhance our portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We act with responsibility and integrity, complying with regulatory legislation across the globe to ensure our products are safe, high quality, and compliant for our consumers.

The size of our organisation provides opportunities to learn and work in different functions within R&D, exposing you to diverse disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy to develop and grow within our organisation.

About The Role

You’ll lead the end-to-end Quality, Compliance, and Risk Management agenda at Reckitt’s Mira site — one of the company’s largest and most complex production facilities in Europe, producing sanitizers and household products. This role ensures full compliance with internal and external standards while building a culture of quality ownership, continuous improvement, and digital simplification to enable business performance, consumer trust, and GMP excellence.

Responsibilities

• Define and deploy the site’s Quality strategy in alignment with Reckitt’s global and regional standards, legal requirements, and ISO certifications (ISO 9001, ISO 13485, BPF, GMP, REACH)
• Ensure full audit readiness through robust QMS oversight and active management of internal, customer, and authority inspections (e.g., Italian MoH, notified bodies)
• Maintain strong documentation, deviation management, product release, change control, and CAPA processes, ensuring traceability and transparency via platforms such as SAP, Veeva, and Optiva
• Lead an advanced, highly automated QC operation, enabling efficiency, compliance, and data-driven product control
• Oversee analytical and microbiological laboratory activities, ensuring timely release, method compliance, and continual calibration of lab instruments
• Drive improvements in automation and digitization within the laboratory and in partnership with manufacturing
• Sponsor and drive Quality improvement projects across the site, including simplification of procedures, automation, and digital system optimization
• Collaborate on the execution of broader site programs, productivity initiatives, and deployment of digital factory solutions
• Identify and proactively mitigate quality risks by ensuring early detection, root cause analysis, and preventive actions
• Represent Reckitt in inspections and lead site-level responses and governance aligned with legal, customer, and internal standards
• Lead and coach a multidisciplinary quality team, fostering a culture of ownership, learning, and operational excellence

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry, Pharmacy, Engineering, or related technical field (Industrial Chemistry preferred)
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in Quality roles, with at least 3 years in a site leadership position
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001, 13485, GMP, and related quality and regulatory frameworks
• Strong problem-solving and data-driven decision-making skills
• Solid experience in managing audits, QMS deployment, and operational excellence programs
• Familiarity with modern Quality tools and systems (e.g., Veeva, Optiva / PLM), statistical tools (e.g., Minitab, JMP), MES systems, and ERP tools (e.g., SAP)
• Fluent in English (written and spoken) and Italian
• Excellent analytical thinking, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership

Skills for success

Leadership and Influence, Strategic mindset with operational agility, Risk-Based Thinking, Digitalization, Coaching and Development.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, we support our people through Employee Resource Groups and invest in wellbeing, parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We offer additional benefits in line with local markets and global share plans. For eligible roles, short-term incentives may be available to recognise outstanding performance. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay-for-performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that great people don't always tick all the boxes. We hire for potential as well as experience and encourage all qualified applicants to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

We’re not accepting applications from those not in VE, Veneto, Italy at this time. J-18808-Ljbffr