Quality Manager at Reckitt Benckiser

Job Description At RB, our vision is a world where people are healthier and live better, so we’re always looking for the next breakthrough that can make a difference. You might not recognize our name, but you will be familiar with our brands – Scholl, Nurofen, Strepsils, Durex, Gaviscon, Dettol, Lysol, Finish, Vanish. They’re the products that protect your world. And we’re proud to call them our own. Headquartered in the UK, we’re a truly global company with operations in over 60 countries worldwide. Our health, hygiene and home products are sold and trusted in almost countries, bringing our vision to millions of people. Ranked in the Top 20 on the London Stock Exchange, our relentless drive to outperform has trebled our revenue since and quadrupled our market capitalisation. We’re just as demanding of our social and environmental impact too. We’ve cut our carbon footprint by 20% in just 5 years and set new targets; cutting water use by a 1/3, carbon by a 1/3 again, and for a 1/3 of sales to come from more sustainable products. It’s not PR – it’s progress. And we’re already well on our way to exceeding our targets. Competitive Salary & excellent benefits packageQuality counts here. Working in a fast-paced production environment, you’ll ensure we meet the highest quality standards. Every time. You’ll: Build relationships to improve current practices and prevent mistakesCreate training, technical manuals and auditsWork with colleagues and suppliers to ensure our brand reputationEnsure our customers can continue to depend on us for product excellence. Key Competency and personal attributes: Strong analytical skills with the ability to develop strategies, tactics and improvement plans Results-oriented and self-motivating with a bias for action and the capability to define, evaluate and manage risks to product qualityAbility to apply pragmatism, where this remains within quality and regulatory requirements, to support company bottom line resultsAbility to develop close partnerships with R&D, Procurement and Supply while maintaining strong sense of independence and confidence to always express own opinionExperienced in risk management and process improvement techniques including FMEA, root cause analysis, process mapping etcStrong auditing skills with extensive experience in conducting site audits and systems auditsDemonstrable background of driving change across a global organizationAbility to command respect across the organization. High level of confidence, action-oriented Technical skills to understand typical quality issues of household products and be able to lead a group to a solution You’ll succeed because……you’re committed to quality. You’ve a background in manufacturing as a team leader, a quality leader or a wealth of experience in healthcare manufacturing. You: Work best autonomously, taking ownership and initiative for your own resultsUnderstand quality controls, technical manuals and complaints processesAre diplomatic, constructive and tactful which means you can influence people to change and improve working practices and processesCollaborate effectively and can lead improvemen