Operations Leader

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #171335 - Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specialising in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

The Operations Leader is responsible for effectively leading all functions related to conversion production activities within the area and developing cross-functional partnerships to improve the plant's safety, quality, productivity, and reliability across a 24/7 operation. The Operations Leader will be accountable for maintaining effective KPI's, driving FP&R standards, following the Production Planning, and complying and leading conversion improvements in the areas of safety, product quality, operations reliability, absolute material losses and cost per ton.
 
What you will do:

• Manage labor resources and conversion cost.


• Maintain effective Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measurements for the plant, tracking and reporting tools, and establishes corrective action for continuous improvement.


• Manage Resources to achieve Area Operational Excellence Goals


• Lead the development of process improvements and optimization (throughput, losses, quality, and cost). 


• Leading the achievement of area KPIs by working with shift leaders and peer to translate business needs into daily operations and creation of technical solutions.


• Empower operational teams by way of training, information sharing, coaching, feedback, appraisals and delegation, to ensure the development of people, skills, teams and organizational capabilities.


• Support Quality Assurance in the area identifying quality defects and driving resolution internally and with suppliers to improve material quality.


• Ensure effective communication within the teams 


• Support plan and manage production schedule 


• Support Design and Implementation of new projects


• Implement Reimagine Strategies


• Deliver FTG Savings


• Understand and comply with Colgate's policies, safety standards, quality standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and FP&R standards.


• Support new technologies implementation


• Performs other duties as assigned


• Complies with all policies and standards

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree 


• Solid Experience in manufacturing environment 


• Experience Leading people


• Written and spoken english (at least Intermediate) 


• Communication skills 


• Strong analytical skills 


• Presentation skills 


• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) or Google Suite (docs, slides, sheets). 


• SAP system

Preferred Qualifications:

• Financial knowledge


• Production Planning understanding


• Plastics Injection knowledge

Our Commitment to Inclusion
Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives  to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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