Operations Team Leader (Home Care Making)

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Established in 1806 as a small soap and candle business in New York City, Colgate-Palmolive is now a truly global company with products sold in over 200 countries and territories under such internationally recognised brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom's of Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Soupline, Haci Sakir, Suavitel, PCA SKIN, EltaMD, Filorga and Hello as well as Hill's Science Diet and Hill's Prescription Diet.

Colgate-Palmolive is a leading consumer products company that serves hundreds of millions of consumers worldwide with brands and products across four core businesses – Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition. We are committed to offering products that make lives healthier and more enjoyable, and programmes that enrich communities around the world.

Every day millions of people trust our products to care for themselves and the ones they love. Our goal is to use our technology to create products that will continue to improve the quality of life for our consumers wherever they live.

A career at Colgate-Palmolive is an excellent opportunity if you seek a global experience, constant challenge, and development opportunities in an environment that respects work/life effectiveness.

Job Title:  Operations Team Leader (Home Care Making)

Travel Required?:  No Travel

On-site

No Relocation Assistance Offered
# 160923 - San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico

Who We Are
Colgate-Palmolive Company is a caring, innovative growth company that is reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets and our planet. Focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition, we sell our products in more than 200 countries and territories under brands such as Colgate, Palmolive, elmex, hello, meridol, Sorriso, Tom’s of Maine, EltaMD, Filorga, Irish Spring, PCA SKIN, Protex, Sanex, Softsoap, Speed Stick, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well as Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

We are recognised for our leadership and innovation in promoting sustainability and community wellbeing, including our achievements in decreasing plastic waste and promoting recyclability, saving water, conserving natural resources and improving children’s oral health.

If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile and join our global team!
 

Job Summary: 

Primary responsibilities of the position include compliance with the daily production schedule, customer service, client, the financial performance of the area, the implementation of operational excellence initiatives (EOHS, quality, FP&R), employee relations and drive team development and performance. The OTL achieves success through collaborative partnerships with Supply Chain and leveraging the renewed focus of the company in agility, Supply Chain FEED

Main Responsibilities:

EOHS

• Demonstrates understanding, ensures compliance with, and applies corporate and management policies and procedures. Relevant site EOHS, including but not limited to minimum security requirements (MSB), lockout/tagout (LOTO), Hazardous Communications Requirements (HazCom)
• Participates in the implementation of EOHS principles and corrective actions through walks and a effective monitoring.
• Accurately completes workplace observations to standards
• Participate in incident reports and incident investigations
• Knows the emergency response plan and implements it when necessary

Quality

• Demonstrates understanding, ensures compliance with, and applies corporate and management policies and procedures.
• Know the basics of cGMP requirements and ensure compliance
• Performs and ensures good documentation practices.
• Actively participates in walks to identify problems and follow up on corrective actions.
• Knows proper storage and handling and ensures compliance
• Ensures line validation is completed: Knows basic cleaning and sanitation steps and is ensures they are completed correctly
• Prepare reports and monitor non-conformities
• Understands quality procedures and documentation requirements and ensures compliance.
• Ensures that technicians and operators follow standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Understand the Management of Change (MOC) process
• Effectively completes CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Actions) for any IF (Improvement Investigations). 

FP&R:

• Leverage the FP&R program, standards and guidelines to drive performance
• Management systems
• Facilitates shift change meetings to facilitate uninterrupted operations Understands and participates in the
• Standard daily meeting
• Use data analytics (OPERA, Tableau, etc.) to identify opportunities to drive performance to through immediate solutions and long-term improvements.
• Analyzes and understands the origin of material losses and implements actions to reduce them.
• Understand the AEM model to drive plant performance and operational KPIs.
• Knows 5S and VW principles and ensures they are consistently maintained
• Understand and participate in 5S inspections for your area.
• Planned maintenance
• Understand the planned maintenance process and how it affects production operations.
• Ensures execution of planned maintenance plans
• Supports activities to address equipment issues

Our Commitment to Sustainability
With the Colgate brand in more homes than any other, we are presented with great opportunities and new challenges as we work to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our business and create positive social impact. We are determined to position ourselves for further growth as we act on our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, 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 contact [email protected] with the subject "Accommodation Request" should you require accommodation.

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