Vestacy is a standalone company (carved out from Reckitt) with a clear purpose: to transform houses into homes. We’re home to some of the world’s most trusted brands (Air Wick, Calgon, Cillit Bang, and Mortein) helping millions of people care for the spaces they live in every day.
Backed by Advent, a leading global private equity firm, we have the freedom to think big and move fast. With almost 3,000 colleagues across 20+ countries, we see every person as a Founder, empowered to make bold decisions and shape what’s next.
We care for our company the way you care for your own home: with energy, passion, and pride. Here, you’ll find space to grow, opportunities to lead, and the support to thrive. Together, we’re building something extraordinary.
Supply Chain - Quality
Our supply chain is the backbone of our business. It's how we get our trusted products to people all over the world, safely and efficiently. And it's our talented and passionate teams that make this happen.
If you're looking for a career in supply chain, there's no better place to be than Vestacy. We offer a variety of exciting opportunities in all areas of the supply chain, from planning and procurement to manufacturing and logistics. You could join our Global Supply Planning team to develop and implement our global supply strategy, or work with our Procurement Centre of Excellence team to negotiate and manage our supplier relationships.
Our Manufacturing Excellence team help us improve the efficiency, quality and safety of our manufacturing operations, and our Logistics Excellence team develop new and innovative ways to distribute our products to customers.
About the role
As a Senior Quality Engineer working as part of the Derby Supply Chain team, you will focus on ensuring the integrity of product produced and despatched from the Derby site, maintaining full compliance with regulatory requirements and RB Global policies. You will provide guidance and education to all Derby site employees in key quality disciplines, drive improvement processes, and act as deputy for the Site Quality Manager on specific topics as directed. In addition, you will support members of the quality team to ensure that defined targets and deadlines are consistently achieved.
Your responsibilities
* Managing key information on site Quality performance measures (e.g. Consumer & Customer Complaints, DDN, CONQ), trend and provide improvement plans.
* Responsible to lead investigations related to consumer complaints, customer complaints and in-market issues and ensure that appropriate and timely actions are taken, including validation of effectiveness.
* Driving and implementing effective risk assessment processes for Derby site activities (e.g. FMEA, HACCP).
* Advising and driving compliance on production change activity using formal change management processes (QualityOne).
* Managing Derby non-conformance system across the site (QualityOne), ensuring that effective RCA and robust CAPA plans are in place.
* Ensuring the effective implementation of, and self assessment against, the Reckitt/EH Quality Manual and associated process specific manuals (e.g. Bleach, Aerosol, Micro).
* Providing site-wide training, education and guidance on quality requirements to supply teams.
* High level Supplier Quality Management, including supplier audit, audit schedule, approval and CAPA plans for more complex/significant deviations.
The experience we're looking for
* Ability to manage, coach and develop a team of 2/3 Quality Engineers.
* Minimum 3-5 years experiance in a fast paced food or FMCG environment.
* Knowledge/experience of automated production processes.
* Degree or equivalent in a science related discipline (e.g. Chemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacy). Candidates with relevant experience will also be considered.
* Ability to analyse, interpret and manipulate data
* IS/Technical skills and knowledge of computerised control systems.
* Knowledge and experience of Quality Management Systems (ISO9001:2015)
* Lead Auditor qualification (advantage but not a must)
What we offer
We believe great work deserves great rewards. That’s why we offer numerous local benefits and global benefits designed to help you grow and thrive, such as career mobility opportunities, a referral program, access to our online learning academy, mental wellbeing support, and short-term bonus incentives.
Equality
We believe the best teams are built like great homes: on strong foundations and room to grow. That’s why we hire for potential as well as experience. If you resonate with our purpose, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t tick every box. We’re committed to equal opportunity for all, regardless of age, ability, background, identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. Together, we create a space where everyone can thrive.
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