Quality Engineer

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Job Title: Quality Engineer

Report To: Senior Manager Site Quality

Location: Independence, MO

Terms & Conditions: Full time, hybrid schedule, relocation support & international assignment are unavailable for this position.

ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world. 

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our, collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE

The Independence Quality Engineer ensures that the manufacturing process and finished products meet all regulatory requirements, as well as customer and company standards for food safety and food quality. This role involves optimizing processes, digitizing operations, conducting Kaizens, and implementing innovations related to quality and plant initiatives. The position reports to the site Quality Manager and supports continuous improvement with a focus on food safety.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Develop, lead, and drive optimization and Kaizens related to top plant and quality losses.

• Maintains, develops, and uses operational knowledge of various IT support systems used for Quality applications.

• Define Statistical Process Control methods for use in setting targets and limits for operational areas.  Manage and train plant in statistical methods for the analysis of production operations.

• Supports innovation funnel activities within the supply chain. Works with internal and external customers of the innovation.

• Manage 10 quality technicians’ roles and responsibilities

• Assess training and development needs for the Quality Technicians related to quality program.

• Manages and ensures compliance with the quality management system through communication, training, and internal/external audits at all levels.

• Lead data collection, analysis, and assignment to standard Quality loss trees in support of operational KPIs reporting.

• Implement and verify site calibration and maintenance program for inspection, measuring and testing equipment. Coordinate performance of lab equipment capability studies. 

• Co-lead Quality Pillar activities in UMS and provide additional technical expertise to the plant for trouble shooting quality issues.

• Utilizes SAP QM and Unilever specifications including SAP PLM & ECC and supports verification of use for quality purposes.

• Supports the implementation and verification of procedures to control non-conforming materials and products.

• Supports / participates in structured quality improvement activities related to customer, consumer issues and PQS gaps.

• Supports implementation and on-going verification of category / technology GMP as applicable to the site.

• Supports implementing and assessing of on-going compliance to in-take control program for received materials and packaging.

• Track and trend consumer complaint data to ensure focused improvement within gaps.

• Reports and communicates results, issues, and improvements to relevant stakeholders.

• Interprets, applies, and enforces all company policies, programs, regulations, and safety/Environmental rules.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering, or a related field.

• 1-3 years’ experience in related discipline; management level experience preferred.

• Programming proficient – Power BI, MS Office tools, SAP/ERP, Sharepoint

• Statistics experience – SPC knowledge

• Familiar with Quality/food safety programs including HACCP, SSOP, Integrated Pest Management, FDA cGMP, TPM/UMS

• Ability to apply mathematical operations using algebra, fractions, statistical analysis, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis etc.

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions with minimal guidance.  Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form.