Quality Area Lead - Jefferson City, MO

Job Title:  Quality Area Lead  - 3rd Shift

Hours: M-F 12:00AM to 08:30AM; Training will be held on day shift

Pay: $34.91/hour + Shift Differential ($6.28/hr) while working nights

TYPE:    HOURLY

Minimum Education and Experience: 

• College Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Minimum 3 years related work experience, preferably in a quality environment

General Scope of Position: The Quality Lead role will have ownership of the performance of quality throughout the LIV area. They are required to lead autonomously, motivate and develop their team. This role is the business facing lead for the area, ensuring partnership across End to End Supply Chain operations.

Job Skills/Tasks:

Essential Functions:

• Accountable for performance of the following:
  • Safety
    • 100% completion of risk assessments, SQC audits, SBO’s for direct reports.
    • World class execution of 5S and GMP within their area.
    • Team’s execution to the f-tag program.
  • Quality 
    • Lead Quality Technicians
    • Report and review E-Incidents to suppliers
    • Participate in Internal Auidt program
    • Investigate MQI’s with a cross functional team to prevent reoccurrence
    • Communicate holds to planning
    • Manage the rework area and instructions
    • Utilizes SAP QM and Unilever specifications including PLM and JDA TNT system and support verification of use for quality purposes.
    • Ensure all Area equipment validations are completed using IQ, OQ, PQ.
    • Calibrations of all department equipment
    • Owner of SOP and work instruction for Area to ensure updated regularly.
    • Supports effort to complete and maintain internal and external audits and certifications.
    • Responsible of traceability compliance and auditing to ensure compliance e.g includes annual mock recall exercises.
    • Ensures proper onboarding of new hires in department.
    • Oversee Cleaning and Disinfection execution on shift.
    • Supports and participates in Quality Pillar activities for UMS program.
    • Drives quality focused improvement activities, reducing quality losses.
    • Utilizes advanced knowledge of category and technology details and requirements to support site innovation and changes.
    • Supports the quality Digital agenda.
    • Ensure all supply’s are ordered in a timely manner.
    • All other duties as assigned.

• Productivity
  • Glidepath with area plan as well as overall factory plan.
  • Build strategic plan to execution targets for their department and program.
  • Utilization of shift handover checklist to ensure seamless communication across shifts.
  • Participation in daily Planning meeting to ensure alignment to area strategy.
• Cost/Labor
  • Manage area labor to budget.
  • Complete department payroll
• Data Integrity
  • Understand all quality data entry, and reporting.
  • Ability to coach others on proper usage.

Competencies:

Skills Required:

• Ability to develop leaders.
• Strong sense of self-accountability and thrives in an autonomous environment.
• Flexible work schedule to ensure support across their teams of varying shifts.
• Verified and demonstrated technical skills in manufacturing operations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Planning
  • Understand and utilize data to drive decisions and align resources.
  • Lead discussions and decision making.
  • Manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Leadership
  • Ability to gain buy-in and motivate their area team as well as cross-functional team members.
  • Execute performance escalation standards.
• Teamwork
  • One Team mindset.
  • Bias for Action.
  • Drives for solutions.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Refer to department specific PPE assessment

Promotional Progression:  (List and Describe)

• This is a developmental role that could lead to increasing leadership within Unilever.  In this role you will be challenged to develop your area leadership team and ensure performance across all shifts.  This position will require thorough knowledge of the operations environment and experience developing teams.   

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Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests,which may include drug screening, physical and background check.

*Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents

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