Director of Quality and Hygiene

Director of Quality and Hygiene At Henkel, you will be part of an organization shaping the future through innovation, sustainability, and collaboration. With trusted brands such as Persil, all, Loctite, Snuggle, and Schwarzkopf and cutting‑edge technologies, you will have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow. About this Position This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower employees to bring the best laundry & home care and hair products to people around the world. Responsibilities Create and implement site short‑term and long‑term plans for Quality and Hygiene Systems. Act as Site Lead and Subject Matter Expert in Quality and implementing. Apply Quality and Zero Defect thinking in a large‑scale company environment. Serve as primary site contact for external customer quality audits, including action plan creation and execution based on findings. Develop and maintain capability within the plant to successfully host external audits by customers, third‑party audit companies, and regulatory agencies, avoiding disruption to the business. Lead implementation and oversight of an integrated ISO management system. Design, develop, and improve facility standards, quality methods, practices, and tools. Provide technical assistance to R&D, Purchasing, Engineering, and Manufacturing departments for new initiatives. Ensure hygiene capability is developed and maintained within the plant, working closely with the plant hygienist. Notify appropriate personnel regarding product defects as applicable to formula design, packaging design, etc. Provide both proactive and reactive input on potential or existing problems to resolve issues. Develop and lead site internal audit program to drive continuous improvement. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a related field. 10+ years of professional experience, including site‑manager experience in Quality, Hygiene, or both. Working knowledge of Quality fundamentals, principles, and core tools. Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement using applicable tools and theories such as process mapping. Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal, and presentation communication skills. Quality certifications preferred. Benefits Health insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision, and well‑being starting on day one. Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday, volunteer time, and flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy/sell program. 401(k) matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards, and student loan reimbursement. Family support: 12‑week gender‑neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships. Career growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills‑development courses, and tuition reimbursement. Salary The salary for this role is $140,000 – $200,000. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and this range may also be modified in the future. Henkel is an equal‑opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories. #J-18808-Ljbffr 6AM City, LLC