Microbiology Manager

Position Title: Microbiology Hygienist and QA Project Manager

Department: Quality Assurance

Location: Mariscala. Apaseo el Alto Guanajuato, Mexico

Reports to: Quality & Assurance Director

Scope / Brands: All facilities & critical systems

ABOUT THE WELLA COMPANY

Together, WE enable individuals to look, feel, and be their true selves.

Wella Company is one of the world’s leading beauty companies, comprised of a family of iconic brands such as Wella, Clairol, OPI, Nioxin and ghd. With 6,000 employees globally, presence in over 100 countries, Wella Company and its brands enable consumers to look, feel, and be their true selves. As innovators in the hair and nail industry, Wella Company empowers its people to delight consumers, inspire beauty professionals, engage communities, and deliver sustainable growth to its stakeholders.

For additional information about the Wella Company please visit www.wellacompany.com.

The Role 

Manage, and lead the execution of special manufacture projects in the site in terms of Quality.

Lead and continuously improve the site’s hygiene microbiological program control, to ensure the microbiological condition of RM, PM, Bulks, FG and critical system (water, air, surfaces and personal) to ensure product quality, consumer safety, and operational excellence.

This role ensures full adherence to Global Hygiene Standards, Microbiological Control System (MDM), and Sanitary Design Principles, while delivering hygiene-related projects with world-class performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead special manufacturing projects on the site, in terms of quality, project Management from definition till final validation, establish, maintain and follow the CPC special project, leading all areas involving all people (internal and external) and ensuing compliance in cost, quality and time. Report any deviation in predictive way.
• Lead Hygiene System: Manage and maintain the hygiene and microbiological control system in accordance with Wella, GMP, and ISO 22716 standards.
• Audit Sanitary Healthcare Design: Ensure compliance with Global standards.
• Ensure microbiological system: oversee environmental, water, and product monitoring programs to prevent microbiological hazards.
• Lead-OOS critical system regarding Micro in critical system.
• Lead micro–Continuous Improvement: Implement optimization projects using Lean, and Six Sigma.
• Build Training & Capability: Develop technical skills and leadership in cross-functional teams. Ensure the qualification of analysist regarding MDM.
• Audit Readiness: ensure corporate and regulatory compliance in internal and external audits.
• Lead Crisis & Deviation Management regarding micro in critical systems RCA and CAPAS.  
• Lead and execute the MRA (Micro risk assessment in the site) and lead the improvements to be preventive, CAPAS.
• Active participation in the validation and change control of cleaning & Sanitization as well in new initiatives.
• Promote the culture of Safety, Environment and Quality

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: business, master’s in microbiology, biotechnology, chemical engineering or affine, desirable certification in PMI, prince 2 or equivalent.
• Experience: 6-10 years in cosmetics manufacturing or health care products, leading multifunctional teams.
• Technical & project Skills, knowledge in leadership, Quality, GMP´s, ISO 22716, HACCP, FDA cosmetics, hygienic validation, cleaning and sanitization, HACCP, Risk Analysis, Clean Design, Microbiology, lead auditor.
• Leadership expectations: lead with purpose, execute with discipline, build capability, collaborate to win, drive innovation, act as owner,
• Languages: English (advance oral and written).
• Ability to solve problems: Analyzes data/facts to develop in insights and propose solutions and actionable steps.
• Business impact: This position ensures consumer trust, brand protection, and operational reliability through world-class special manufacturing project implementation regarding quality & hygiene systems and effective project delivery. The Hygiene Manager is a strategic enabler of Zero Defect & Zero Contamination Manufacturing, directly contributing to product quality, cost efficiency, and business continuity.