Quality Director, Personal Care

PLZ Corp.; Downers Grove (IL); On-site; USD 185,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Voluntary benefits

401k match

Paid time off

Bonus program

Job summary

PLZ Corp is seeking a Director of Quality to provide strategic quality leadership for Personal Care Solutions across North America. You will partner with operations, commercial, technical, and site leadership to strengthen quality systems and ensure regulatory readiness, driving continuous improvement and strong customer confidence.

Responsibilities include leading inspections, audits, CAPA, and quality initiatives, plus aligning quality priorities with business goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, or a related science.
• Minimum of 10 years of related experience in a metrics-driven manufacturing environment.
• FDA, OTC, GMP, and ISO 22716 experience required; strong regulatory knowledge.
• Experience in cleaning and sanitization policies and procedures.
• Microbiological knowledge and risk mitigation in manufacturing.
• Lab equipment experience (HPLC, GC, FTIR).
• Ability to travel up to 75% across North America.

Responsibilities

• Own quality oversight for Personal Care Solutions products in regulated environments.
• Ensure sites are inspection-ready with robust quality systems and documentation.
• Lead regulatory inspections, customer audits, and quality reviews.
• Partner with operations and leadership to align quality with business goals.
• Develop and improve quality standards and accountability across sites.
• Use data and metrics to identify risks and drive actions.
• Drive CAPA, root cause analysis, and deviation management.
• Apply DoE, FMEA, control plans, and risk analysis to improve quality.
• Coach site quality teams and foster continuous improvement.
• Champion quality improvements to protect consumers and add value.

Skills

Regulatory experience

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Auditing / inspections

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, or related science

Tools

HPLC

GC

FTIR

SAP or Oracle

Job description

PLZ is committed to product stewardship and innovation, strong ethical standards, sustainable operations and most importantly, the development of our people. Whether at our manufacturing facilities or corporate headquarters, PLZ prioritizes health and safety, and offers you the support you need to create the career you want, through engagement, equity and inclusion, and opportunity.

From household cleaning solutions to personal care products, and food to automotive lubricants, PLZ produces more than 2,500 different aerosol and liquid products in our facilities across the continent. We know that being the partner of choice for our clients starts with being the partner of choice for our employees. Learn more at www.plzcorp.com/careers or visit https://youtu.be/XYNIFpLQIJY

PLZ is hiring a Director of Quality to provide strategic quality leadership and cross-functional support for the Personal Care Solutions business across North America. As a member of the quality leadership team, this role will partner with operations, commercial, technical, and site leadership to strengthen quality systems, enable regulatory and customer readiness, advance continuous improvement, and ensure quality is embedded as a strategic driver of business performance, customer confidence, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibility:

• Own quality oversight for Personal Care Solutions products manufactured in regulated OTC drug and cosmetics environments, ensuring compliance with applicable 21 CFR Part 210/211, 21 CFR Part 11, ISO 22716, customer, and internal quality requirements.
• Ensure sites are inspection-ready through effective quality systems, procedures, documentation, training, data integrity, change control, and batch-related quality practices.
• Lead regulatory inspections, customer quality audits, annual quality reviews, and new customer quality requirements; ensure timely follow-up and sustainable corrective actions.
• Partner with operations, commercial, technical, and site leadership to align quality priorities with regulatory expectations, customer commitments, operational goals, and business growth.
• Establish and continuously improve quality standards, systems, and practices across personal care manufacturing sites with clear expectations for compliance, accountability, and execution.
• Use quality data, audit results, complaint trends, nonconformance data, and operational metrics to identify risks, prioritize action, and influence business decisions.
• Drive effective CAPA, root cause analysis, deviation management, nonconforming material review, rework coordination, and resolution of quality and compliance issues.
• Apply risk-based quality tools, including DoE, FMEA, control plans, hazard analysis, and structured problem-solving methods to improve process capability and product quality.
• Coach and develop site quality teams by setting expectations, building capability, reinforcing compliance accountability, and supporting a culture of continuous improvement.
• Champion quality improvements that protect consumers, strengthen customer confidence, reduce cost of poor quality, and support long-term business performance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, or a related science.
• Minimum of 10 years of related experience in a metrics-driven manufacturing environment, preferably in Personal Care and/or Pharmaceutical industry settings.
• FDA, OTC, GMP, and ISO 22716 experience required; strong knowledge of personal care quality and regulatory expectations preferred.
• Strong cleaning and sanitization background, including experience implementing cleaning and sanitization policies and procedures.
• Microbiological knowledge and risk mitigation in manufacturing environment required.
• Knowledge and use of laboratory equipment, including HPLC, GC, and FTIR.
• Ability to build strong customer relationships through clear communication, timely follow-up, and effective action plans.
• SAP or Oracle knowledge is a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 75% throughout North America.

Compensation: Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $185,000/year in our lowest geographic market up to $200,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits.

PLZ Corp offers a robust suite of benefits Including:

• Company paid Life and Short-Term disability.
• Voluntary benefits including additional life, disability, and hospital/accident insurance.
• 401k & company provided match.
• Paid Time Off
• Bonus incentive programs (Note, bonuses are subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status. EEOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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