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Food Safety Standards Manager

City: Evansville

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Research & Development

In Research and Development, we're full of highly skilled talents that include Scientists, Engineers, Medical, Clinical and Regulatory professionals - all working to create a cleaner, healthier world. With nine Centres of Excellence, we continually seek out new opportunities by using science, our entrepreneurial flare and our fearless innovation to develop and enhance our existing portfolio, never compromising on quality or performance.

We do the right thing, always, by ensuring we act with responsibility and integrity, by complying with regulatory legislation across the globe, whilst ensuring our products are safe for our consumers and are to the highest quality.

The size of our organisation means you'll have the opportunity to learn and work in different functions within R&D, giving you exposure to different disciplines, teams and environments. You will also have access to our Research and Development Academy, designed to develop our team and allow you to grow in our great organisation.

About the role

The Food Safety Standards Manager for Nutritional Products is responsible for developing, implementing, and continually improving global food safety standards, policies, and requirements across the nutrition product portfolio. This role ensures that all products-from formulation through manufacturing, packaging, and distribution – meet or exceed regulatory, customer, and internal safety expectations. The position provides strategic technical leadership, harmonizes food safety standards across regions, and partners cross-functionally to proactively identify and mitigate risks in the nutrition category.

Your responsibilities

Lead the development, maintenance, and governance of food safety standards and technical requirements across nutritional product categories (infant formula, medical nutrition, supplements, powdered and ready‑to‑drink beverages).
Establish and continuously update risk‑based food safety requirements aligned with global regulations, Codex Alimentarius, FSSC 22000, and hazard control principles.
Develop category‑specific and process design standards, including powder handling, allergen controls, and hygienic design.
Define and oversee critical food safety controls for high‑risk nutrition products, addressing microbiological, chemical (e.g., heavy metals), and physical hazards.
Partner cross‑functionally with R&D, Quality, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Regulatory teams to embed food safety requirements early in product and process design.
Provide technical guidance and support to manufacturing sites, co‑manufacturers, and suppliers to ensure compliance with category‑specific food safety standards.
Lead audits, assessments, and periodic reviews of food safety implementation across internal sites and external partners, driving corrective and preventive actions.
Analyze global food safety data, trends, incidents, testing results, and audit findings to drive continuous improvement, training, and capability building.

The experience we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Food Safety, Nutrition, or a related discipline; advanced degree (MS/PhD) preferred.
3–5+ years of experience in food safety, quality assurance, or regulatory compliance within the food or nutritional products industry.
Strong technical knowledge of microbiological, chemical, and physical hazards relevant to nutritional and high‑risk food categories.
Demonstrated expertise in HACCP, GMP, ISO 22000/FSSC 22000, and global food safety regulatory frameworks.
Experience establishing, implementing, or maintaining global food safety standards or quality management systems.
Background working with high‑risk or sensitive nutrition categories (e.g., infant or clinical nutrition) and complex global supply chains preferred.
Proven capability in strategic, system‑level problem solving, technical writing, and development of standards and requirements.
Strong communication, stakeholder engagement, data analytics, and risk assessment skills, with ability to lead effectively in a matrixed, global environment; certifications such as PCQI or HACCP Lead Instructor preferred.

The skills for success

Commercial Awareness, Business Partnership, Collaboration, Partnership building, Ability to challenge the status quo, Propose improvement, Accountability, Adaptability, Collaborator, R&D, Product Lifecycle Management.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Salary Range

USD $112,000.00 - $168,000.00

Pay Transparency

The base salary range for this role will vary based on experience in job and industry, training and education, skills relevant to the position, and other factors permitted by law. In addition to the base salary, the position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, which is subject to change each year. Reckitt offers eligible employees competitive benefits including medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life and disability insurance; paid time off for vacation, sick and Company recognized holidays; a 401(k) plan; 16-week paid parental leave or 26 weeks for the birthing parent; adoption and fertility support; tuition reimbursement; discounts; and much more. Our compensation and benefits packages aim to give our talent the reward, protection, and peace of mind they deserve. If reasonable accommodation is needed to complete your application, please contact NAtalentacquisition@reckitt.com. Reckitt is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

Nearest Major Market: Evansville
Job Segment: Nutrition, Counseling, Healthcare