QA/Food
Safety Team Leader - Emporia,
KS
080001006
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Description
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Hill’s Pet Nutrition is a $1.9
billion, global division of Colgate-Palmolive and the maker of Science
Diet® and Prescription Diet® brand pet foods. Our mission is to help
enrich and lengthen the special relationship between people and their pets
by providing the best, leading-edge pet nutrition technology, products and
expertise to pet owners, veterinary professionals and other key pet
professionals worldwide. Our company is a globally-recognized Best Place to
Work.
We invite applications for the
position of Quality Assurance/Food Safety Team Leader.
As a Quality Assurance/Food Safety Team Leader for
Hill's start-up dry food manufacturing facility in Emporia, KS,
you will lead the Quality Assurance Team to improve plant quality as they
support Operations and Manufacturing Services in assuring company quality
standards are met. You will be responsible for Continuous Improvement
of plant floor quality system, Training and standardization of quality
policies and procedures, Food Safety Compliance, Cleaning/Sanitation, Communications.
Responsibilities for this
position include:
- Leads the Quality
Assurance Team’s development through coaching, goal setting, and
leading by example daily activity applying High Performance Work Systems
(self-managing) principles
- Accountable and
responsible for meeting or exceeding plant’s safety and quality KPIs (Key Performance Indicators).
- Leads improvement in
Consumer Complaints through analysis, reporting, process improvement
implementation.
- Leads internal GMP,
quality standards, and systems audits for the facility and implement
changes to close gaps.
- Leads the Food
Safety Team and all food safety and sanitation activities for the
plant.
- Leads and coordinate
the pest control inspections for plant areas.
- Demonstrate ability
to take initiatives and resolve sanitation issues.
- Troubleshoots
quality issues and oversees continuous improvement for operational and
quality system improvements.
- Ensures that the
reporting of data and maintenance of records is documented.
Also, that the interpretation of the data is correct and that the
results are effectively communicated to appropriate individuals,
including management.
- Introduces
non-analytical quality procedures to the plant and new personnel and
is responsible for creating quality-related documentation that meets
company guidelines and procedures.
- Leads and monitors
HACCP program in the facility.
- Assists with
execution and follow up of regulatory, internal, and external audits
(i.e. FDA, USDA, state, AIB, Corporate, etc).
- Resource for the
suppliers/vendors certification process.
- Serves as liaison
between quality assurance and key stakeholders responsible for role
modeling the CP Values and Principles of with Respect.
- Other job functions
as assigned.
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Qualifications
and Competencies
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Basic Qualifications:
- BS degree in
Chemistry, Biology, Food Science or other related field
- Minimum of three
years in a food, feed, or pet food manufacuring
plant
- Minimum of three
years food safety experience.
- Minimum of three
years laboratory experience outside of an academic setting
- Strong knowledge of
Food Plant Manufacturing Processes, Quality Systems and Documentation,
and Statistical Process Controls
- Excellent computer
skills, including email, spreadsheet, and data base managment
Preferred Qualfications:
- Demonstrated
performance of project management and time management skills
- Excellent
analytical and problem solving skills
- Auditng
and Compliance Process
- Vendor Certificaiton
- Chemical Analyses
- Certification
in HACCP, GMP, Micro, Audits, etc.
- Excellent
computer skills, including email, spreadsheet, data base management,
and SAP
- American Society for
Quality certification as CQT, CQM, or CQE
Hill’s offers all employees:
- Highly competitive
pay
- Great employee,
domestic partner, and family benefits that start the first day of
employment
- Short-term and
long-term disability
- Company-funded
retirement plan
- Company matched 401k
- 14 paid holidays
- Annual tuition
reimbursement up to $10,000
- Annual paid vacation
- On-going training
- Opportunities for
advancement
- Highly professional,
ethical, drug free environment
At Colgate-Palmolive/Hill’s
Pet Nutrition, we care about people. Attracting, developing and
retaining exceptional talent are key global priorities. We proudly
offer global career opportunities and a world-class People Development
Program including mentoring, training and
work/life balance programs that ensure all employees have access to
professional and personal development opportunities. We continuously
strive to become a great place to work.
For more information about
Hill’s and Colgate, go to our websites at: www.HillsPet.com and www.Colgate.com
Apply
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Profile
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Job Field
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Manufacturing
and Supply Chain
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Locations
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US-KS-Emporia
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Organization
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Hill's
Pet Nutrition
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Schedule
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Full-time
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Shift
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Day Job
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Travel
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Yes, 10 %
of the Time
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Additional
Information
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Posting Date
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Nov 10,
2008, 03:37 PM, Montreal, New York, Washington
D.C. - (UTC -5:00)
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Company Car
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No
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Relocation
Eligible
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Yes
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Company
Statement
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Colgate-Palmolive
is a leading global consumer products company, tightly focused on Oral Care,
Personal Care, Home Care, and Pet Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in
over 200 countries and territories around the world under such
internationally recognized brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Mennen, Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex. Sorriso, Kolynos, Ajax,
Axion, Soupline, and Suavitel. At our Hill's Pet Nutrition division, makers
of Science Diet and Prescription Diet brand pet foods, our mission is to
help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their
pets by providing the best, leading-edge pet nutrition technology, products
and expertise to pet owners, veterinary professionals and other key pet
professionals worldwide. For more information about Colgate's global
business, visit the Company's web sites on the Internet at www.Colgate.com
and www.Hillspet.com.
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Equal
Opportunity Employer
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Colgate-Palmolive
Company is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of
the Colgate-Palmolive Company to provide employment opportunities, as well
as administer all terms and conditions of employment, to all qualified
persons on an equal basis. This position will be filled without regard to
race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, non-related disability or
veteran status.
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