Main Purpose of the Job
The Site Quality role implements Unilever specifications, standards and Quality
Management System (QMS) for quality assurance and controls in alignment with applicable regulatory requirements. This key Quality role ensures systems are in place to comply with local regulatory requirements and drives site Quality improvement activities to ensure product consumer safety & overall quality and address consumer / customer issues.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership, People, Culture & Linkage
Deploys UL Quality strategy and goals through site specific projects and targets
Provides Quality leadership to influence Site Q culture through activities to create passion for
products and brands, visibility for quality, and coaching of site leadership
Builds quality and consumer safety skills and knowledge through coaching and training of
factory team
Ensures Quality team has level of required skills and knowledge as appropriate to support site
quality programs
Builds Site Quality talent through recruiting, coaching and training
Participates as lead for Site Quality in Quality meetings and forums as needed
Participates as lead for Site Quality in virtual site network meetings and forums
Quality Systems Management
Ensures UL QMS is implemented locally to assure consumer safety and overall quality of the
final product being manufactured
Verifies compliance of site operations to UL QMS and other applicable quality related
requirements through program of internal audits
Ensures complete, accurate and onâ€time submission of annual Quality Verification program
selfâ€assessment
Ensures that Unilever and applicable external standards and requirements are accurately
represented in local procedures and work instructions
Reviews and analyzes site quality KPIs, loss trees, and data to understand quality performance
and identify areas for improvement
Ensures that site details for Interâ€Company Quality Agreements are provided to MCO
receiving the product, as appropriate to product being sourced
Ensures site maintains satisfactory standings and approvals for Unilever and applicable
customer required audits / certifications
HACCP, Hygiene, Cleaning
Develops, implements and updates site HACCP plan and preâ€requisite programs and ensures mitigation of consumer safety risks through HACCP validation and onâ€going verification
Testing & Measurement
Ensures quality of materials and packaging by implementing inâ€take control program (e.g. processes to receive, inspect, sample and approve for use, produce & maintain required documentation, reâ€control aged materials as needed, etc.)
Key Skills and Qualifications
University degree in technical discipline or Chemistry, Engineering, Food Science or Microbiology
4â€5 years’ experience in Quality or Manufacturing
Manufacturing experience
