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JOB PURPOSE
Unilever is the place where you can bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. If you are willing to work in a fast moving and challenging environment, then this role is just for you!

The factory Quality Leader focuses on implementing, executing, improving and providing technical quality support to manufacturing, engineering, technical innovation management teams, Quality Management System (QMS) compliance, incident management, quality risk management and digital agenda.
Decision making directly impacts innovation success, consumer safety and quality of UL products in the factory, impacting UL reputation and brand equity.

On the side of Innovation, he/she is responsible for implementing innovation projects within the factory being the key interface between the R&D, where the products and packaging are designed and developed, and the Supply Chain, where they are manufactured and delivered to the customers.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE
Quality
•   Drive the Factory Quality Masterplan and Lead the factory to meet the Quality KPIs
•   Supports UL Quality strategy, governance and goals through Factory specific projects and targets
•   Supports that core technology equipment implementation, process changes and specifications meet local regulatory requirements and product quality needs
•   Provides Quality expertise, leading prevention and resolution of quality issues within factory team, MSO and R&D.
•   Supports ensuring Quality processes (to maintain consumer safety and product quality) are applied for all changes linked to innovation and other aspects (5S, supplier, product sourcing strategy, etc.)
•   Ensure that manufacturing sites can meet UL Quality standards by conducting technical capability assessments, intensive care and non-conformance monitoring and providing quality support for issue prevention and resolution.
•   Supports building Quality culture (coaching, training) within the Factory community
•   Lead Quality Audit Agenda with internal and external partners

Innovation
•   Leading projects from start (industrialization evaluation) to finish (finished good production), including working with other teams within the organization or external suppliers to ensure objectives are met.
•   Collaborating with other departments, mainly FLT, P&I, Engineering, Quality, R&D, Operations and Planning to facilitate the implementation of new formulations or packings.
•   Leading project risk assessment to anticipate any risks on Quality, Safety, Line Performance and product/production cost or Investments
•   Driving the site team to the project delivery accordingly to the network timelines
•   Coordinatinating MPT (Main Plant Trial) or Packing line trials ensuring the outcome is always matching the Unilever Quality standards.
•   Presenting trial results to the relevant project stakeholders.
•   Creating a culture of innovation within the company by promoting ideas to simplify and optimize the project implementation phase.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences & Qualifications
•   University degree in general sciences or technical discipline (preferred: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Food Science or Microbiology degree)
•   Appropriate functional business experience in manufacturing, engineering, supply chain or R&D with proven track record of connecting and delivering in multi-functional forums, project management, business process improvement and team leadership
•   Proven and recognized achievements in risk and change management
•   Depth of experience within Home Care

Skills
•   Well-organized, precise, and able to multitask with excellent prioritizing and time management skills
•   Analytic skill
•   Able to coordinate/lead a project/trial autonomously
•   Strong problem solving and creative thinking skills and attention to details, data driven (use data to support recommendation)
•   Resilience in working under pressure
•   Having a strategic thinking and business acumen approach
•   Ability to work on systems (SAP and similar)
•   Fluent in English and Italian mother tongue.

Leadership
• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Unilever embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all walks of life! This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.

Unilever is an organisation committed to equity, inclusion and diversity to drive our business results and create a better future, every day, for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. At Unilever we are interested in every individual bringing their ‘Whole Self’ to work and this includes you! Thus if you require any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of your application so that we can support you through your recruitment journey.

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