Voortbouwend op een sterke erfenis van bijna 150 jaar, geven wij de toon aan om het leven elke dag opnieuw te verbeelden en te verbeteren. Vandaag en voor toekomstige generaties. Via onze innovatieve en duurzame merken en technologieën en via onze teams over de hele wereld. Henkel bekleedt leidende posities in zowel industriële als consumentenactiviteiten: Ons portfolio omvat bekende haarverzorgingsproducten, wasmiddelen, wasverzachters en kleefstoffen, dichtingsmiddelen en functionele coatings.
Quality Assurance Lab Manager
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About this Position
At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.
This position is with our Consumer Brands business unit – where we empower our employees to bring the best Laundry & Home Care and Hair products to people around the world.
Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.
What you´ll do
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of QA Laboratory Technicians while fostering a culture of quality, safety, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee day-to-day laboratory operations, including testing programs, laboratory methods, equipment reliability, and quality system compliance.
- Ensure Compliance with GMP, Health Canada, customer, and internal quality standards across laboratory and manufacturing activities.
- Manage laboratory equipment calibration, qualification, preventive maintenance, and vendor-supported service programs.
- Serve as the site quality expert for product for product specifications, formulas, raw material standards, and controlled quality documentation.
- Lead validation activities, annual product reviews, and stability programs to support product quality and regulatory compliance.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance laboratory efficiency, quality performance, and operational effectiveness.
What makes you a good fit
- Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Quality Assurance, or a related scientific field preferred.
- 5+ years of Quality Assurance, Quality Control, or laboratory leadership experience within a regulated manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience leading and developing teams while driving quality and compliance performance.
- Strong knowledge of GMP regulations, quality systems, validation principes, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Experience managing laboratory equipment calibration, maintenance, and quality documentation systems.
- Working knowledge of manufacturing operations, including blending, production, packaging, and warehousing processes.
- Strong problem-solving and root cause investigation skills; SAP and ISO 9001/14001/45001/50000 experience are a plus.
Some benefits of joining Henkel
- Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
- Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
- Financial: 401k 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
The salary range for this role is $110,000.00 - $120,000.00. This range represents the good‑faith minimum and maximum wages the Company reasonably expects to offer for this role at the time of posting. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for incentive pay or other forms of compensation, as applicable. The Company also offers a comprehensive benefits package as described above. Actual compensation will be based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, experience, education, training, and work location. This posting is intended to comply with all applicable state and local pay transparency laws.
Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.
At Henkel, we come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe the uniqueness of all our employees is the power in us. 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.
JOB ID: 26099881
Job Locations: United States, PA, West Hazleton, PA
Contact information for application-related questions: talent.acquisition@henkel.com
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Ik ben in verschillende baans geïnteresseerd. Kan ik tegelijk voor meerdere functies solliciteren?
Ja, maak gewoon je profiel aan via ons online sollicitatiesysteem. Zodra je online profiel volledig is, kan je voor meerdere functies solliciteren.
De vacature is in het Engels opgesteld. Moet ik ook in het Engels solliciteren?
Ja. Omdat Henkel een internationaal bedrijf is, werken we dagelijks samen met collega's uit verschillende landen en culturen. Engels is daarbij onze belangrijkste voertaal.
Daarom raden we aan om je sollicitatie op te stellen in dezelfde taal als de vacature. Zo verloopt de communicatie duidelijk en consistent gedurende het hele sollicitatieproces.
Krijg ik tijdens de sollicitatieprocedure feedback over de status van mijn sollicitatie?
Elke functie bij Henkel is uniek, net als iedere kandidaat. De juiste match vinden is belangrijk, zowel voor jou als voor ons.
Daarom streven we ernaar om een goede match te vinden tussen de kandidaat en het bedrijf. Je kunt de status van je sollicitatie op elk moment raadplegen via je sollicitatieprofiel.
Tijdens de hele sollicitatieprocedure houden we je op de hoogte van de voortgang en informeren we je over de volgende stappen.
Jouw traject bij Henkel begint met transparantie, open communicatie en wederzijds respect.
Kunnen medewerkers wisselen tussen functies, businessunits of landen?
Ja. Onze Triple Two-filosofie stimuleert medewerkers om tijdens hun carrière ervaring op te doen in verschillende functies, businessunits en landen.
We geloven dat uiteenlopende ervaringen bijdragen aan persoonlijke en professionele groei. Door in verschillende functies, teams en landen te werken, verbreed je je perspectief, ontwikkel je nieuwe vaardigheden en krijg je een beter inzicht in Henkel als wereldwijd bedrijf.
Bij wie kan ik terecht met vragen over mijn sollicitatie?
Ons recruitmentteam staat klaar om je te ondersteunen tijdens de sollicitatieprocedure. Heb je vragen over je sollicitatie, de procedure of een vacature?
Dan helpen we je graag verder en ondersteunen wij je waar nodig.