Quality Business Unit Lead

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #163918 - Tonganoxie, Kansas, United States

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing 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.
 

Job Summary

The Quality Business Unit Lead (BUL) position will join a new facility start-up for Hill’s Pet Nutrition, and will participate in start-up activities,developing systems, creating materials and supporting onboarding processes.  The Quality BUL will serve as the subject matter expert on Quality & Food Safety in low acid canned foods. They will be responsible for identifying and reporting Quality & Food Safety issues to management as well as communicating with Operations and Management teams regarding routine matters.

 

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

 

• Ensure proper focus is maintained on all quality checks performed by technicians; provide follow-up training, as needed.  

• Collaborate with Ops Team Lead and/or other BULs to coordinate necessary resources to address quality and food safety needs.

• Routinely evaluate product quality, including: seam integrity per FDA guidelines, product aesthetics, product identification and processing conditions.

• Responsible for ensuring all required product release records are reviewed for accuracy prior to releasing finished product for retail distribution and sale.

• Identify, segregate and block non-conforming product and assist in timely disposition of the material.

• Performs ATP and microbiological sampling for environmental and cleaning verification using aseptic technique. Troubleshoots issues and provides corrective actions for sanitation non-conformances.

• Assist in identifying quality gaps which need correction or improvement for key Quality systems including but not limited to Product Conformance, Raw Material & Product Traceability, Receiving, Storage, & Handling, Non-Conformance SAP system, and Internal / External Audits.

• Write or modify procedures to support quality compliance; provide follow-up training, as needed.  

• Meet routinely as a Quality Systems Team to discuss quality issues and address problem areas.  Issue resolution on shift as appropriate.

• Understands and is accountable for full compliance with EOHS, Quality, Food Safety and HR policies including the plant GMP policies. 

• Troubleshooting of equipment and / or processes when needed, e.g. NIR, Metal Detector, X-Ray.

 

Education/ Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent

• Willing and able to work any shift schedule, including nights and weekends